The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
August: 20, 1895
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Dac.ra!.%r u, 1891, :t ,.icct:or viii b" :ei'l
a: !!.r sc"Cr! ..re";T..'ts established by i:tST
in C!a,a::,i,.r couaty on t::r t:4irsl rres',a:
ii August, anGo Dom;ri cis::;ee:; l,:;;!-
tircd and nirety-.ivc, w!:icil is TIE twe;i-
Il =: day thereof, for fonr delegates t. ::
convention 0: ;hc reop,e Of South Caro-
liza, w:4ic;. is hereby orlaiaed TO be Is
selnU;el in the city OF Columbia Oh the
second Tuesday Il. September IN the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and aincty-siye, tor tie purpose Of re'';S-
irg, amending o: charging the conatitn-
ton Of the State.
Every male citizen of the United States
all OF this State of the age Of q years not
lnboring nndcr the disabilities named i! Tie
constitution of the S;ate and duly qualified
to vote nnGcr the existing laws OF the
State and daily rcGiStarc;! .S now required
by law, IS entitled to vote.
ct suci. election 10 eicctor shall be en-
tilted 70 vote whose name is not registered
rs provided by law. and who does not pro-
daca his registration certificate at the polls
where he offers /" vote
The polls shall be open at sTch places as
are COW designated and appointed by law
1t cight O'Clock in !he forenoon Of the day
Of election and closed at four O'Clock in the
afternoon of the same day, and shall b"
kept open during these hours without
lutermission or adjournment, nn:. the Man
ayers shall administer to each person ctfer-
ins to vote al oath that be is qualified TO
vote at this election according 10 the coz
stitution and laws Of the STATE, and that
hc has not voted during tie election.
One Of tic managers hc:e;a:tte: ap
pointed shall, previous TO the cay oI cleo
tor, procure from The commissioners Of
election the ballot box, papers and regis
tratiou booI; for his precinct i;:c board
of managers for each precinct >hnit meet
on or before the day OF e:"ction md or
oauZc themselves into a board Of mar
ayers by elccti2c one CT their number
chairman and some sC:tb;e person Is
clerk. Tie chairman may then administer
the OATH prescribed IN article Il, section 50,
Of the constitution &nG the oath against
lueiirg 20 each member of the b.::..,: &El
the clerk, and the clerk nay !2 ;uln aG-
minister tie same oaths to the chairman
The sa;;i ouths may be Administered by
any oti:-c uili:cr authorized to administer
oaths, and shall he fled IN the Office Of the
clerk Of Court of CommcH Pleas and Ger
eral Sessions.
T:e vo:n>: stall be by b.:liot which bal
10. shall be OF plain white PAPER two and
a haf inches wide By five :;:'i'5& :ong,
1 clear and even cut, without o-2a!a-r;. de-
script:on, mutilation, symbol, eyasare, OF
mark of any kind whatsoever "%cent the
names Of the persons voted toT. w..cl
names shall be written or printed, -
partly written or partly pEntal. @2d i:
printed, n black ink. and suci! ballot s:;s !
be folded so as 70 conceal the EaG2e CT
names thereon, and 50 folded shall be ,e-
posted in box 70 be constructed, Lc,.
and disposed of az hereinafter provide,
and no ballot cf any other t.eScript:c1
found in any al:ot-boX sha! be counted.
1t each precinct a spGc" OF inc!osH:c.
such IS tie n,;;naSerS ;i"tn proper ;.!:;i
sufficient. shall !ae r;,;ietl Gil or otherwise
provided with ~ oner:rg fox the entr&ace
Of the voter - one cii,i or side, lnd al
opc!:iny at the other end 10y his exit. aS =:
pol!:ng place Bat ore voter SI2a! be al
loved to enter any polling pace at 4 ti:ar.
and 40 o::e excep: tie n::s!ager7 s:i:i! lo
allowed: TO Sre.,!i 20 III" voter willie n the
polling p:te casting i:is vote.
Eth cicrE CT the POI! SHALL kee? q Po.'
list. winch shall contain Il rolam!: headed
Names Of Voters" and tie name Of each
,lec.cr voting shall Dc entered n such
co.umH.
st tie c.ose o. the election the manager.
and clerk shall Immediately proceed pnb-
licly to open the ballot box and c"nnt The
votes therein, and continue such count
without interruption or adjournment, until
the same is com pleted, and make statement
Of the result, and sign the same. If, IN
counting, two or more like ballots shall be
roard fol led together comract!g, only CT"
shall be connted, AID the others destroyed.
bit = they have different names, eli shall
be DESTROYED ani none counted. II more
ballots si:al! be foanl III the box upon
ioDe2ing i: t.:an there arc names Oh The POD!
III, ri! Inc tailotS shall be retained 20 In"
box and thoroughly mike! together, ard
ore Of tie manaGers or clerk shall With
or. se~i1g the ballots, drew the.e!ronl a!isl
;i.::!eIia;t}y destroy IS many ballots IS
here IRE i. excess OF TIE nl;mber OF n&@!e:;
"a t!.e sol! LIST. Within three days there
Inter the c,lai::sl.n CT the board Of :at>-
,scrS. or one Gf tiIelG or some othCr SUIT
aa'a rerSan. appointed a. messenger ~
y.;;i..c. and tax ng the oath prescribed
;,.r dc managers, sha,! deliver 10 ;ha co:a-
r:;:.;o,:rYs of election the poll l:::t, tie box
ca..t:;ninc tie ballots. and a written st:tH-
nl,rt q; the res,,!: Of the election in ;i.r
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