The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-28
NOTICE OF STATE ELECT TIoN
And appointment Of Managers Of
the Same.

the. Same.
NOTICE is hereby GIVEN THAT AN
election will be held in Sumter County,
S. g., on the third day of Novem Der, 1896,
| for the following State officers:
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor. q.
Other State Officers. Circuit Solicitor Sd
Judicisl Circui, Mernters Of the House
OF Representatives. 5. Clerk Of Court. g..
Sher #. T. County Superintendent; OF
Schools 8. County Supervisor. 9 Coro-
ner.
The following persons have been appointed
Managers at The several voting precincts to
coniuct said election
sUMrET PRSCINCTs
Ward ii II ReAmea, H Darr, S u
Pring!e.
Ward 2-EM Pitts, S F Flowers, A P Viz
son.
Ward 3-R S Bradwell, Chas Thames, F
A Folsom.
Ward &C Stubbs, J u Wingate, R X
Wilder
S,a,esburg-P F Melles,, VIM Sanders,
DesSausure Bull.
Providence E Gaillard. J Edwin =.
bert, W Boykin.
Rafting Creek-JE E DuPre,T T Wilder James,
T ] Mcleod.
Bishopsille-J Kilgore, C S James, " R
Dixon.
Mannvlle-L L Baker. F Montgomery,
D A Stuckey.
Bossards-M J Mchau, NJ Dick, T ]
Baker
Mayesvil'e-J N Hudson, W Rhodes,
Roht DrsChamps.
Lyucbburg-J Rbare, J Clark, N l.
Keels
Shiloh-R A Friersop, T B Rbame, H
Truluck
Concord-J Brogdon, J J Brupsop, J j
Britton.
Privateer-W o Cain, j N Jackson, " E
Kob
Smitbville-J D Evans, Geo W Jones, "
H McCathern.
Wedge6eld-Frea Mellett, Wm B Trouble
field, W Weldon.
Reids Mill-M R Mathis, " N Reid, ]
Shaw.
S, Cbares-W E Green, Ewing Wilson,
JW Montgomery.
Bloom Hill-R N Ovens, Olden Harviu,
Geo T Geddiogs.
The following provisions Of the election
laws Of South Carolina are quoted and pub
lished for the information Of the electors and
The instruction o. The Managers
"Sec. g. ... Each box shall be pro-
vided with a sufficient lock and shall be
| publicly opened and Inspected to show that it
is empty and secure and locked just before
the opening Of the poll. The key shall be
retrroed to the Managers, and the box shall
not be opened during the election. Each box
shall te labeled io plain and dsticct Roman
letters with the Office or officers voted for,
and the managers, on the demand Of the
voter, shall be required TO read to him the
names on the boxes A each precinct
space or enclosure, such as the Managers of
election shall deem FL aud suf6cieot shall he
rallied eff or otherwise ssprovided with an
opsniog at one cod or side for the entrance of
the voter, and an opening at the other for his
exit as voting place q which to bold the
election for the State, Circuit, County and
Federal Offices. And the ballot box shall be
so located as TO be in view of persons out
side of the polling place during the time of
votng.' The Federal aud State Managers
respectively shall also place their several
boxes at sufficient distance from each other
as 10 their their judgment may be necessary
'sSec 9. At the general cleo ion for the
year 1896, and all special elections thereafter
held up 10 the first of January, A.D. 1898,
the Managers of Election sha! require of
every elector offering to vote at such election,
before allowing him to vote, in addition to
the production Of a registration certi6cate,
proof Of the pay uent of poll tax six months
before said election Of any poll tax then due
and payable. ........The production Of
certificate or of the receipt of the officer at.
thorized to collect such taxes shall be con-
elusive proof of the payment thereof"
In Section it is provided Aud in case
all of the Managers shall fail to attend at the
time and place appointed for holding such
poll, or shall refuse or fail to act, or iE case
no Manager has been appointed for such poll,
it shall be lawful for the voters present at the
voiiue precinct place on that day to appoint
from among the qualified voters of such pre-
cinct the Managers 10 act as Managers ia the
place and stead of the absent Managers, and
any one Of the Managers 80 appointed shall
administer the oath TO the other Managers
Provided. That in case the legally appointed
Managers attend in reasonable time, they
shall take charge of and conduct the elec.
tion.'
The polls will be opened at 7 a. M, on
Tuesday, Nov 3, 1896, and will close at
p. m.
The Managers hereby appointed for each
precinct may also appoint a clerk to assist
then who shalt take the prescribed oath be-
fore the chairman Of the board.
The Managers herein named are hereby
noti6ed of their appointment as herein set
fo-th The commissioners will hold another
meeting on Friday. the 30!h day of October,
at which time tie Managers will please call
for boxes, instructions, ETC., and also to take
the prescribed oath. Five boxes 10 be at each
W.P. WELDON, Chairman,
EDWIN WILSON,
A G WARREN, Clerk,
icsi.pors cf Electinn