Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-04


Election the poll list, the boxes
containing the ballots, and writ
ten statement of the result of the
election at his precinct.
The Managers of Election shall
require of every elector offering to
vote at such election, before allow
ing him to vote, i'll addition to the
production of his registration GER
tifcate, proof of the payment of
poll tax six months before said
election of any poll tax then due
and payable.
The Managers shall administer
to each person offering to vote, an
oath that he is qualified to vote at
said election, a :cording to the con-
stitution of the State, and thai he
has not already voted i'll said elec-
ton.
The following provisions of the
election laws of South Carolina
are quoted and published for the
information of the electors and
the .struction Of the Managers:
"SEcTIoN 8. Each box shall be
provided with a sufficient lock and
shall be publicly opened and in
spected to chow that it is empty
and secure and loc:. ed 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 he labeled in plain and dis
tinct Roman letters with the Office
or officers voted for. and the Map-
ayers, on the demand of the voter
shall be required to read 20 him
the names on the boxes. At each
precinct 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 ex-
| it, 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-
c5ted as to b. in view of persons
outside of the polling place du-
ring the time of voting The
Federal and State Managers res
pectively shall also place their
several boxes at sufficient dis
ltance 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
first of January, A. D. 1898, 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-
tiol of a registration certificate,
| proof of the payment Of poll tax
six months before said election of
| any poll tax then due and payable
:. :. :. The production of a certif-
cafe or of the receipt of the officer
authorized to collect such taxes
shall be conclusive proof of the
payment thereof"
In Section 5 it is provided
"Andin 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 in case no Manager has beer
appointed for such poll, it shall
be lawful for the voters present al
the voting precinct place on thai
day to appoint from among the
qualified voters of such precinct
the Managers to act as Managers
in the place and stead of the ab'
sent Managers, and any one of the
Managers so appointed shall ad'
minister the oath to the othel
Managers; Prooidea, That in case
the legally appointed Managers
attend in a reasonable time, they
shall take charge of and conduct
the election"
The following named persons
have been appointed to manage
said Election by the Board of Com
missioners of Election for Edge
field, county, to wit:
Managers can designate one ot
their own members to act as clerk
Timmerman-S w Scott, Johr
Bryan, A NJ Herrin,
Ward's-A Horne L V Claxton
| J D Williams.
Jehnston-W ] Huiet, Robert
Clark, w B Cogburn.
Trenton-Willle Holland, Ar
thur swearingen, w F Roper.
Pickens-J w Reece, W e Do
hey, O L Dobson.
Wise-D D Brunson, Julian
Carwile, T J Lanham.
Meeting Street-M B Hamilton,
L. S. Lewis, Whit Lowery.
Pleasant Lanes T Williams,
N D Zimmerman, M B Byrd, Jr.
Trapp's Store-W G Collins, Jno
Cook, r P Holloway.
Halulwanger's Store-Frank Ell
enburg, w J Clark. j c Kinard.
Rehoboth-Jas L Gileblist, r A
Cochran, ] Wesley Cheatham.
Plumb Brancn-F P Wells, c B
Walker, I w Latham.
Modoc-Jno Morgan, Jno Brun-