The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-10-27

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Il Owings.
Tumbiing Shoals Ed. johnson,
Joseph Lindley, J p Elledge.
M0untville-J G Miller, j w Payne,
ID w Lindsay.
Gross Hill-E G Watts, Geo. Proph-
ct, r j Bryson.
Hopewel1-Dr j w Williams, d r
Crawford, James G Miller.
C~linton--J p May, M w Milan, d
a Hipp.
Parsons Store-J e Garrett, b f
Leonard, j f Sloan.
POwer-R Stoddard, III j G Curry,
j III Owings.
Brewerton---B E Knight, J II Pitts,
j ID Knight.
Daniels Store---J b Bolt, S r b.
land, Adolphus Goddard.
Tip Topaz w Sims, G w Long,
Wash Saxon. "
Waterloo---S p league, w w Walk
er, II j Coleman.
Pleasant Mound--J r Martin, G II
Hughes, r d Suttles.
Reynosa-F M Pitts, w M Finney,
Edgar Johnson.
Laurens G H-R o Hairston, A F
Coleman, Y @ Hellams.
Langston's Church---W p Cooley, f
M Donnon, j II Todd.
Mount Pleasant-L A Henderson,
Wylie @ Smith, John Armstrong Mad
den.
Dials-J billiard Gray, ] r Hell
lams, j Rowland Willis.
Gray Court---J II Peden. ED Hen
derson, r S Knight.
The following provisions of the
election laws of South Carolina
are quoted and publined for the
information of the electors and the
instruction of the Managers:
"SEoTIoN 8. . Each box shall be
provided with a sufficient lock and
shall be publicly opened and in
spected 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 b OK
shall be labeled in plain and dis
tinct Roman letters with the office
or officers voted for, and the Man
ayers, on the demand of the voter,
shall be required Ito read to him
the names on the boxes. At each
precinct a space or enclosure, such
as the Managers of Election shall
deem fit and sufficient, shall be
rallied off or otherwise provided
with an opening at one end or 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 offices.
And the ballot box shall be so To-
Gated as to be in view of persons
outside of the polling'place during
the time of voting" The Federal
and State Managers respectively
shall also place their several boxes
at sufficient distance from each
other as in their Judgment may be
necessary.
SEC. 8. AT the>general election
for the year 1896, and all special
elections thereafter held up to the
S4st OF January, A. D. 1893, the
Managers of Election shall require
of every elector offering to vote at
such election, before allowing him
to vote, in addition to the produc-
ton of a registration certificate,
proof of the payment OF poll tax
six months before said election of
|any poll tax then due and payable
4. -. The production of q GER
~tificate or of the receipt of the Of
fcer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof of
the payment thereof"
In Section 5 it is provided: "And
in case all of the Managers shall
fail to attend at the time and place
appointed for holding iuch poll,
or shall refuse or fail toIact, or in
dase no Manager has been APP
pointed for such poll, j shall be
hwful for the voters present at
tle voting precinct plofe on that
FAY to appoint from among the
Qualified voters of sucA precinct,
Ehe Managers to act d Managers
lin the place and stead of the abb
psent Managers, and alE one of the
4 Managers SO appointq shall adj
minister the oath t the other
Managers; Provided, That in case
the legally appointed Managers at
tend in a reasonable time, they
shall take charge of ind conduct
the election"
Polls will be openIat A.. NJ,
and close at a p. Ny
One of the mafgers will be
designated as Chatham, and will
meet the Commissioners at Lau-
rens G, H., at 10 Plock, A. M,
Oct. 81st to take thoath, of office,
receive the boxes, afd instructions
for conducting theElection.
p. b. LOCKWOOD,
Chairman.
j. A. Jones,
w. Bl FULLER,
Commissioners aste Election. j,
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