The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-28
FEDERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, !
SUMTER COUNTY.
An ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON
n Tuesday, November Sd, 1896, at the
legally established voting precincts in the
County of Ssmter, South Carolina. for a
Representative Of toe 7th Congressional Dis
trict in the 55th Congress of the United
States, aud for the une1pired term of the
Saith Congress and for Presidential Electors.
The polls shall be opened at o'clock in
he forenoon and close at O'Clock in the
feruoou Of the day Of election, and shall be
kept open continuously during these hours.
without intermission or adjournment; and
the Man. gers of the respective precincts shall
ad minister to each person Offering TO vote, 40
oath that be is qualified to vote at shis cleo
ton according to the Constitution Of this State
and that he had not voted durog this election.
At each precinct space or enclosure such as
the Managers shall deem proper and sufficient,
shall be rallied off or otherwise provided with
an opening for the entrance of the voter ut one
end or side and An opening at the other for
his exit, as polling place. But one voter
shall be allowed 10 enter any polling place at
one time, and no one except the Managers
shall be allowed to speak 10 the voter While
in the polling place casting his vote.
The Managers of the Federal Election shall
not hold in the same apartment or in con-
junction p ilh the Managers Of the State elec-
tion, hut shall be at such Convenient dis
tance as the Managers may deem proper.
In case of the failure of the Managers 10 at
tend any one or more Managers is authorized
to appoint other persons to fill and complete
the Board of Managers: and 10 case Of failure
of all of the Managers to attend, then the
voters of such precinct are authorized TO Sc
lect Board Of Managers from among their
number.
The following named persons haveibeen ap-
pointed 10 manage said election NJ the
Board of Federal Comm issioaers of Election
for Sumter Cau' ty, 10 wit:
LIST oE MANAGERS FOR SUMTER c.UNTY FEDERAL
Sumter No ii B Roach, Edgar Skinner,
and Geo W Reardon.
Sumter No 2-B D Mitchell, T S Stuckey,
and u H Fields.
Sumter No "a D Moses, " Burst and
F G Stoney.
Sumter No 4-M Kavanaugh, II Bloom
and A B Hayes
S'ateburg-J A Boykin, J W Belvin and
Friday Kershaw'
Provideuce-W H Scales, L R Jennings
and R H Roach.
Rafting Creek L Gillis, 0 Sanders Jr.
I'D Prince James
3ishopville-F Descbamps, n Spears
and " L De"nis.
Mauville-W K Crosswell, ] Ed Stuckey:
Warren Dick
Bossards-EF Blu VS., R P Stackbouse
and P B Brurer.
Mayesville-E B Muldrow, Ed Smith
and A Middleton.
Lynchburg-W Talon, Jones and
J P Aston.
Sbiloh-E A F Chandler, W J Keels and
Gadsden T Evans.
Coucord-G W Mahoney, James G White,
AID Lawrence W. Frierson.
Privsteer-J L Neil, Sumter D Richardson
and Campbell
Smi,hville-S E Belviu, R Rembert and
Wesley Gambol
Wedye6eld-PYtec Mellett, Scriven Moore
and R H Richardson
Reid's Mile Richboarg, A A Brearley
aod Leerand James.
ST Charles-S LaCoste, E u Cooper
and Wesley Williams.
6tOOm f1lIl-O DulBesS oeuo'"o, ~ 80
dis and Daniel Rich.
The different Boards Of Managers will
NEE, at once and organize by electing one of
their number hairmau, who is hereby noti-
fed and required to meet the Commissioners
of Election, at Sumter Court House, on Sat-
urday, October the alst, 1895, for the pur-
pose Of being sworn in, receive the eoxes,
poll iista, registration books. etc., for con-
ductipg SAID election
The managers of election are requested to
briog in the election returns and deliver same
TO the Commissioners, on Wednesday, Novem-
Der the 4tb, 1896.
The Managers are also requested to furnish
the Commissioner with their per diem and
mileage at the same time, as this will save
much delay in get,icg the pay for their SER
vices THOS G.. MCLEOD.
Chairman
W. A. JAMES.
D. E WELLS.
Federal Commissioners OF Election for
Sumter County.
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