The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-28

OFFICIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
~ that an election will be held on Tues
day the Sd day OF November, A. D. 1896, for
the following officers, 10 wit:
For Congressrnan for the Third C3ngress,
ional District of the State OF South Carolina
in the Fifty-ffth Congress Of the United
States of America; for two Presidep tia ]
Electors at Large; and for seven Presidential
Electors being one Presiden tial Elector from
each Congressional District
The polls shall be opened. at such Votlng
places az shall be designated, at O'Clock
In the forenoon, and close at 4 O'CLOCK
in the afternoon of the same day OF electlon,
and shall be kept open during those hours
without entermission or adjournment ana
the Managers shall administer TO each per-
son Offering 10 vote an oath that he Ia quail
fed to vote at this election. according to the
Constitution OF the State, and that he mas
not voted during this election.
The managers shall take and subscribe pe-
fore any officer authorized 10 administer
oaths, the following oath.
II do solemuly swear (or afilrm( that l. am
duly qualified, according to the Constitution
OF this State, to exercise the duties OF the Of
flee to which have been elected, Tor appoint
discharge the duties thereof, and preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution or this
State and Of the United States. 90 iurtner
solemnly swear Tor affirm) that l have not
eighteen hundred and eighty-one, engaged In
a duel as principal or second or otherwise
and that 1 will not, during the term Of office
to which 1 have been elected (or appointed)
engage in q duel as principal or second or
otherwise. SO help me God"
The managers may appoint clerk to assist
them in their duties who shall take the oath
Speeial attention Of the Managers is calle
to Section of IAN act to provide
for holding elections In this State, approved
the 9th day of March, A. D. ls96' which
reats at ah remeroI eiection for The wear
1896, and all speciat elections thereafter
held up to the first day of January. A. ID;
1898, the Managers of Election shall require OF
every elector offering to vote at such election
before allowing him to vote. In addition 10
the production of a registration certifhcate,
proof of the payment OF poll tax six mon tn
before said election Of any poll tax then Que
and payable.
which reads as follows: -
At the close of the election the Managers
and clerk shall Immediately proceed publicly
| TO open the ballot box and count the oailols
| therein, and continue such couut, without ao'
| iurnment or Interruption, until the same ls
completed and make such statement or The
result thereof and sign me same, as ohe i1a, na
shall be counted upon which there snail ap
pear the name Of an officer or the name OF q
| person in connection with an ONCE otheI
| Than that which the box in which such bal
lots is found shall be design ated and LABELED
| II In counting, two or more like ballots shal
be found folded together compactly, only one
| shall be counted, the other must be destroy
ed but they bear different names al 10 ha JUS !
he DESTROYED and none counted. II more pal
| lots shall be found on opening the box tnar
there are names on the poll list, all the baliott
shall be returned to the box ana thoronghIS
mixed together, and one OF the Managers OF
the clerk shall, without seeing the ballots
draw thereirom and Immediately destroy Il!
many ballots there are In excess OF tne nun
Der OF names os on the poll list. Wtnln tnres
/ ffar Z "A HOQrQ
| Managers, or one OF them 10 be designated II
writing by the Board, shall deliver 10 the Com
missioners of Election the poll list. the Do2e'
containing the ballot and written siatemen
of the result of the election Ia bis precinct.
| And also to Section 2 OF IAN act TO provlde
offenses against the election laws" approved
March 9th, 1896 which reads as follows:
If any OF the Commissioners or mGnngep, G,n,s u,
| of Election, or any member OF the State OF
County Board OF Canvassers. or any Inemoel
of the Board of Registration. or supervisor
OF Registration, or any officers on Wnotl
uny duty is imposed by the electloh or Iegis
tration Jaws, shall be guilty OF any Wllllu
neglect OF the same, and be thereof convicted
he shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeano
| punishable by fine not exceeding five nun
dred dollars or lmprls onmen al nafu iaoo'
The following named persons nave peep ap
poipted TO manage said Election by tn'
| Board of Commissioners OF Election Tor 40
beville county. TO wit: ..,,.,,,,
| OduhSeis VI CSoSA"i SANS''oA ~,
Abbeville C. H.-G. H. Moore, NJ. N. Patter
son, IT. Nj. Christian.
M Mt; Gar@el@W; W., II. Brough, Dock May
WlIlington-Oscar Gown, Samuel Cowan
Cokesbury--s. c. Merriman, G. Moore s
| +. Herndon. N, ,...
W; Ninely:slx"R' IN, Ws F. McCaslIn. G. Med. Miller
James Rogers. r
| w. Matiison.
Due West-John Black, l.. 5. BurtoD, haH9
Donnald.
Antrevillc-J. w. Power, r. O. McAdams
Sam Wakefield. r
| Lowndesville- George Wilson, 5. f. Epps
| Enoch Nance. .
Magnolia-D. l.. Wardlaw, j. S. Norwood
| w. +. Lanier. ~ ,
Robinson. -~ -~ ,
Clatworthy's Cross Road-T. P. Thomson, j
R. Brown, Jr., Andy Crawford.
] McCormick-J. +. Edmunds, j. W. Turnage
T. 4. Box. ~
HodgeGs-J. A. McCord. R. J. Nickels, L. X
TroyNW. r. Bradley, F. T. Young, J. L
l Russell. $50
Bradley. H. Chlles, Jr.. E. W. WATSON
James McQuerns. =,
Jones-W. T. Jones, j. H. Blackwell, J. Fl
Oulla. ~
Verdery-J. l.. White, ]. v. Scott, HIllerJ
| Devln.
The Managers appointed are requested Il
designate one of their number as Chairman
who must meet the Commissioners OF Elec
A Ilo ,rf Friday QnC