The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-10-27
Federal Election.
STATE OF sourl CAROLINA, {,
COUNTY OF LAURENs. I

Il REt6blOUd1 IJISGEfCN ItdtC vi pOuth SdT-
| DINA, in the So Cdgress of the Uuited
| States of Amerib. For two Presi-
Dental Electors Jt Large and Seven
Presidential EleSors, one for each DIS
trict, to be heldin Tuesday the Sd day
of November, 1876.
Notice is herqy given that an Elec-
ton will be he on Tuesday the 3D.
day of Novemhr, 1895, for the follow
ing officers to Ut:
For Congressman 4th Congressional
District for tB State of South Caro-
lima: For twdPresidential Electors at
large, and Seen Presidential Electors,
one for eao Congressional District.
The Polls sill be opened at such vot-
ing PrecinG as r established by law
att o'clochn the forenoon and close
at a o'cloa in the afternoon Of the
same day, nd shall be kept open dur
ing these burs without intermission
or adjourJlent. The Managers shall adj
ministerh oath to such voter that he is
qualife3o vote at this Election ac-
State aH that he has not voted during
this clifton.
Themanagers before acting shall
take te usual oath prescribed by law {;
they Jay appoint a Clerk who shall
takejhe same oath. The Managers of
election shall require of each elector
offdfng to vote at such election before
allowing him to vote the production of
a Registration certificate and proof of
TIM payment of Poll Tax six months
bdOre said election Of any Poll Tax
ten due and payable.
The following named persons are
breby appointed by the Federal Board
Al Commissioners for Laurens County
10 manage said Election, to wit:
NLaurens Court House, w Thomp-
Jon, j Irwin Coleman, p A Simpson.
I Clinton-J l. Hopkins, G. w Bailey,
w w Davis.
Reynosa-W 9 Bell, Robt Adair, L
w FERGUSON.
Langston Church-M A Summerel, j
M Clark, Walter Harmon.
Pleasant Mound-W II Drummond,
l. III Moore, j e Patterson.
Youngs Store-W II Dorroh, w G
Coleman, j. b. Higgins.
Parsons Store-W p Cocker, w B
Parson, e i Edwards.
Power-V A White, w S Power, j
w Dupree.
Gray Court-W r Cheek, E II Shell,
w III Barksdale.
Dials Church-P M Hellams, A j
White, G u Woods.
Shiloh-H l. Wallace, L S Bolt, b
f Lanford.
Woodville-W F Medlock, S o Babb,
i p Armstrong.
Tumbling Shoals-M B McCuen, w
A Baldwin, w l. Taylor.
Brewerton-W l Freeman, T. E Simp-
son, j A Balentine, Jr.
Martin, w l. Cooper.
Tip Tops A Taylor, j G Sims, w
A Anderson.
Mt. Pleasant M Pearce, Jr., j
d Hunter, j b Wharton.
Cross Hill-R d Nance, w S Turn
err, John Hollingsworth.
Mountville-M b Crisp, r II Dun
lap, b ii Paisley.
Hopewell-A G Workman, j l. Craw-
ford, Geo. Hopkins.
Waterloo-A G Anderson, II Is An
derson, III G Fuller.
The following provisions Of the
election laws of South Carolina
are quoted and published for the
information of the electors and the
instruction of the Managers:
"SEoTIoN s. Each box shall
be provided with a sufficient lock
anu ,e sonFaetd to show that it is empty
and secure and locked just before
the opening of the poll. The key
shall be returned to the Managers,
and the box shall not be opened
during the election. Each box
shall be labelled in plain and dis
tinct Rom,m letters with the Of
fee or OTHERS voted for, and the
Manages, on the demand of the
voter. hall be required to read to
him fe names on the boxes. AT
eacIprecinct a space OF enclosure,
sud us the Managers of Election
hall deem fit and sufficient, shall
l6e rallied off or otherwise provided
VI tin al opening at II end OF side
for the entrance of the voter, and
an opening at the other for his
exit, as a voting place in which to
hold the election for the State.
Circuit, County and Federal Off
S And the ballot box shall be
so located as to be in view of per
SOL Inside of the polling place
1ullhg 'lo lime of voting" Th'
Federal and SJs.a Managers res
pectively shall also piece thei
several boxes at sufficient distanc,
from each other as in their jsdg
ment may be necessary.
In Section 5 it is provide8: "Anc
in case all Of the Managers shall
fail to attend at enc time ant
place appointed for holding sucl
poll, or shall refuse OF fail to act
or in case 10 Manager has beer
appointed for such poll, it shall
be lawful for the voters present a
the voting precinct place on thar
day to appoint from among the
qualified voters of such prccinc'
the managers to act as Manager.
in the place and stead of the alb
sent Managers, and any one of the
Managers so appointed shall ad
minister the oath to the Other
Managers; Provided, That in cas-,
the legally appointed Managers at
tend in q reasonable time, they
shall take charge of and conduc'
the ~nlection