The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-31

names shall De written or printed, ~
partly written or partly printed and il
printed, IN black ink, and such ballot shall
| be folded so as - conceal the name ol
names thereon, and so folded sha! be de
posted in a box to be constructed, kept
and disposed Of as hereinafter provided
and no ballot of any other description
fonul in any bal!ot-box shall be counted.
At each precinct space or inciosu!e,
such as the managers deem proper AID
sufficient, shall BE- rallied Off or otherwise
provided with on opening for the entrance
of the voter OF one end or side, aud ap
opening ut the other end for bis exit, as 3
polling place. But one voter shall be al
lowed to enter any polling place at Il time.
and no one except the managers shall be
allowed to speak to the voter while IL the
polling place casting his vote.
Each clerk of the poll shall keep a poll
list which shall contain column headed
| Names OF Voters" and the name ot each
rlec:or voting shall be entered IN such
column.
At the close OF the election the managers
and clerk shall immediately proceed pub
licly to open the l,allot box and count the
! votes therein, and continue such count,
without interruption or adjournment, nEti!
the same is completed, and make statement
Of the result and sign the same. II, in
coanting, two or more like ballots shall be
found fol led together compactly, only one
shall be connted, and the others destroyed.
but if they hive different names, all shall
be destroyed and none counted. If more
ballots shall he found III the box upon
opening it than there are Ialnes on the poll
list, all the ballots shal be returned to the
box and thoroughly mixed together, and
ore of the managers or clerk shall, with
ont seeing the ballots. draw the!cfrom and
imm mediutely destroy as nlnny ballots. as
there are in excess Of the number Of names
on the poll list Within three days there
after the chairman OF the boa-;l Of mar
ayers, or one of them, or some ether suit
able person, appointed Us meSSt niger IN
writing and taking The oath prescribed
for the managers, silul deliver to the COM
misHinners OF election tie poll last, The box
containing the ballots aud written state
ment OF tic res"t of tLe election in tie
precinct
Every person who, being appointed
com II iSSiOner or manager OF election, OF
clerk to either the board of managers or of
commissioners, shall serve without com
pensution, and who shall refuse or fail to
act as Such, without lawful excise, or VIC,
acting rs such. shall fail to open 4 poll at
the time and place required of them by
this net, or to keep the same nl1"n "s hcicln
required, shall be punished by Il tn- rot
eXcre,ln. one Thousand dollars, or by im-
prisonmrnt in Jill not exceeding twelve
months. or both III the discretion: Of the
cuIrt.
PINEWOOD.
E. p GedrlinSS, p L. Hodge,
j. D. Hoyie.
FORESTON.
". T. p Slro't. j. II. E.unes,
c. I. Rlscway.
JORDAN
J. Z. Kelly, J. Elhc!. DAVIS,
H. G.. P;uwden.
NEW ZION.
S. G.. Tnl hrv.M., G. I. Nui,ham.
". =. Kennedy
Pax K~N!LLE
J. ". ) cCauiey. :. NJ j." ~ n,
Ar:hurN. Fei,!.r.
SUMMEETON
4. J. k:rlbou.@. Il. l.e;;'''i e,
Il IT. Davis
FORK
c. l.. Emanurl. W. |. H'r'il "l,
W. h. Co;".
MANNING
D NJ. Dra,il:n.n. =. H. l'avis,
l.. :. Erwin.
Oan Il the ai,.rc.namci iniir.ag"r: at
each box Will call npnn IL" cii:.l:n';!r OF
tie boar. TT elrrt'"n comm!. s;"n"!S =:
Manning b. ,wc:.n .insr,! ID a:.d August
10, 1895, to receive ,!:r ballot b-N. roll list
and i,S;rn*:i"ns an't be I:!s!:iir !.
LOUIS .,rrLLr, Chairnan, commissioners
S. W McISrosH, OF
j. NJ BARwrcK, Election.
Manning, $. c., July 81, 1895.