The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-21
FEDERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
STATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA, I

AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON
n Tuesday, November 80, 1896, at the
legally established voting precincts in the
Couoty of Samter, South Carolina, for a
Representative of toe 7th Congressional Dis
trct in the 55th Congress of the United
States, and for tie unexpired term Of the
54th Congress and for Presidential Electors.
The polls Shall be o. ened at o'clock In
the forenoon and coae al O'Clock in the
afternoon Of the day Of election, and shall be
kept opeo continuously during these hours.
without iuiermission or adjournment; and
the Man gers of the respective precincts sha IL
administer 10 each person offering 10 vote, n
oath that he is qualified 10 vote at this cleo
ton according to the Constitution OF this State
and tha. he bad not voted dnrng this election.
Al each p,eciucr space or enclosure such as
the Managers shall deem proper and sufficient,
ehall te rhied # or otherwise provided with
opening for 'be entrance of ,h~ voter 1T one
end or side and opening at the other for
his exit H. po!fiTg place. But one voter
shall he allowed 10 enter any polling place at
one time, and no one except the Managers
ehall be allowed TO speak 10 the voter while
in The polling place cns'ing biz vote.
The Managers Of the Federal Election shall
not hold in TIE same apartment or in con-
junction i,h the Managers of To. State cleo
,ion, but shall te at such convenieut dis
In case of the failure of the Managers TO n.-
tend any one or more Managers is authorized
to appoint other persons to 6ll and complete
the Board of Managers: and in 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 follow ing named persons have been ap-
pointed 20 manage said election by the
Board of Federal Comm issioners of Election
for Sumter Cau'.ty, TO wit:
LIST OF MANAGERS FoR SUMTER CUNTY FEDERAL
Sumter No. ii Roach, Edgar Skinner,
and Geo " Reardon
Sumter No 2-B D Mitchell, T S Stuckey,
and N n Fields
Sumter No 3-A D Moses, W Hurst and
F G Stoney.
Sumter No An C Kavauaugh, H B Bloom
and A B Hayes
Sra,eburg-J A 2oykin, , W Belvin aud
Friday Kersbaw'
Provdeuce-W Scales, R Jennings
and H Roach.
Raf,ice Creek L Gillis, T o Sanders Jr
and Prince James.
Bisbopsille-F Descbamps, J NJ Spears
eud W L De"nis.
Mauville-
Bossards-E Burrows, R P Stsckbouse
aud P B Bruner.
M,resv;ile-E Mnidrou E6 n Smith
and A Middleton.
Lynchburg-W A Talon, Jones aud
J P Als,on.
Sbifoh-E A Chandler, " J Keels and
Gadsden T Evans.
Coucord&G W Naboney, James G White,
aud Lawrence W. Fre!son
Privsteer-J L Neil, Sum.er Richardson
and Campbell
Smithgilie-S E Belvin, R C Rembert and
Wesley Gam5o
Wedge 6e,d-Pe,er Mellett, Scriven Moore
and R H Richardson
Reid's Mile Richbonrg, A A Brearley
aod Leerand James.
ST. Cbarlss-S D " LsCoste, II Cooper
and Wesley Williams
Bloom Hill Burgess Jenkins, W J Ar
dis and Daniel Rich
The different Boards of Managers will
meet at once and organize by electing one Of
their number hairman, 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 boxes,
poll lis,s, registration books, etc., for coc-
ducting said election
The managers of election are requested to
bring in the election returns and deliver same
to the Commissioners, on Wednesday Novem-
Der the 4tb, 1896.
The Managers a:e also requested to furnish
the Commissioner with their per diem and
mileage at the same time, as this will save
much delay in getting 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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