The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-16

cinct fortnt care and custotl y OF which
the managers receiving tie same shall
he responsible aud which they shall!
return to the supervisor OF registra-
ton within three days after the close
Of the election ana no elc>;or shall be
entitled to vote whose name iSnot reg
istered as her2inbefore CT. already pro-
vided by law and who does not pro
duce his registration certificate at the
polls where he Offers 70 vote.
Sec. 9. i'or tie purpose OF the said
election it shall be the duty Of the
Governor and he is hereby authorized
and empowered. At least thirty days
before election, 20 appoint for each
county three neutrality-suspicious.:
which commissioners shall ;.S>em5!eat
| the county seat at least two weeks be-
fore the date of said election, and or
ranize themselves into & board ofcom-
missioners by elccting one OF their
members as chairman and take the
oath prescribed IN Section 80, Arlcle2
of the Constitution, and tie oath
fagainst duelling, and they may elect
some suitable person as clerk ana the
chairman shall administer to him the
eaths aforesaid. and all of sad oaths
shall be fiiet; IN the Office OF the clerk
of the Court. of General Sessions and
Common Pleas. andif there be no such
duly qualified clerk III any county,
then in the office Of the Secretary OF
State. The said commissioners shall
appoint three managers OF election for
each precinct in their county, rs now
provided by law. and notify them By
| mail of said appointment, and Snail al
so have published q notice OF election
and names ofmanageTs as now proylo-
| ed By law for general elections. Inc
F.; said commissioners shall make requ!sl-
ton uDon tie coiln:v supervisor tor
one ballot box for each precinct IL
| their couuty. toh> constructed as iefe-
matter directed. ana the county super
visor shall furnish Tie same, to be PAD
for bv the county board or commas
siorers out OF any county funds not
otherwise appropriated.
| Sec. 10. One OF the managers ap-
pointed. as provided in the preceding
$500 sssaass sailsssa01S's 81
election, procure from the CommiS-
sioners of Election, the ballot box, pa,
pers and registration book Of his pre-
cinct. The board OF managers for each
precinct shall meet on or before the
dav Of election and organize them
selves into 4 Board Of Managers by
electing one of theirnumher chairman
and some suitable person clerk. The
!, chairman may then administer the
oath prescribed in article Il, section 80,
of the Constitution, and the oath
against duelling to each melnbe,
of the board and the clerk may
in turn administer the same c2ths tc
the chairman. The said oaths may be
administered b: any other otlicer ai,
thorized to administer oathS and shall
! be filed in the Office Of the cleH.l OF the
Court Of Common Pleas and General
Sessions, and if there be no such duly
qualified clerk in any county then IL
the clficc OF the Secretary Of State.
Sec. II. The polls shall be open at
such places as are now designated and
, pointed BIZ law, at s o'clock IN the
! ! forenoon of the day of election and
! closed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon OF
the same day. and shall be kept open
during these hours without internls-
sion or adjournment, and the mana
gers shall administer to each person
offering to vote an oath that he is
qualified to vote a. this election &C
cording tothe Constitution and laws OF
the State. and that he has not voted
during the election.
, Sec. II. The deputy State constables
and other peace officers of each county
!, shall at this election act as now pro
vided by law for general elections.
Sec. IS. The voting shall be by bal
; lot. which ballot shall be of plain
white paper, two anda half inches
wide by five inches long, clear and
. even cut, without ornament, descrlp-
, ton, mutilation. symbol, erasure or
mark of any kind whatsoever except
the names of the persons voted for,
: which names shall be written Or print
ed, or partly written or part printed
and ;fprinted, in black INK, and such
Ballot shall be folded so as to conceal
the name or names thereon, and so
folded shall be deposited in a box, to
;, be constructed, kept and disposed of
, as hereafter provided, and no ballot OF
any other description found III any
ballot box shall be counted.
5 Sec. II. An opening shall be made
: in the lid of each election box large
enough for single ballot to be IN
serted at one time, through which op-
, ening each ballot proper to be received
shall be inserted By the person voting
, and no other. Each box shall be pro
vided with a sufficient lock and key,
and shall bepublicly opened and IN,
{ spected to show that it is empty and
, secure, and locked before the opening
of the poll and the key returned to
the managers ofelection, and SAID box
/ shall not be opened before the hours
| for voting. At each precinct a space OF
| inclosure, such as the managers deem
proper and sufficient, shall be rallied
off. orotherwise provided with an op,
| ening for the entrance of the voter at
one end or side and an opening at the
: other for his exit, as a polling PLACE.
But one voter shall be allowed to enter
any polling place at q time, and no
one except the managers shall be al
lowed to speak 10 the voter while IN
the polling place casting isvote. :,
Sec. Is. Each clerk OF the poll shall
keep poll list, which shall contain a
column headed Names Of voters
, and the name OF each elector voting
shall be entered in such column.
Sec. 16. At the close Of the election
:. the managers and clerk shall inmedi-
ately proceed publicly to open the bal
lot box and count the votes therein,
land continue suc! count without IN
, terruption or adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state
! ,,ap+ Of tho pac1rlt an;; SION the same