The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-21

OFFICIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
" that an election will be held on Tues
day the Sd day OF November, A. ID. 1885, Tor
the following officers, 10 wit:
For Congressman for the Third Congress
ional District OF the State OF South Carolina
In the Fifty-ffth Congress OF the United
Electors at Large; and for seven Presidential
Electors being one Presiden tial Elector from
each Congressional District
The polls shall be opened. at such voting
In the forenoon, and close, at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon OF the same day OF election,
and shall be kept open during those hours
WITHOUT entermission or auIournmenI ~ eh anu anu
son Offering 10 vote an oath that he is quail
fed TO vote at this election. according TO the
Constitution OF the State, and that he has
not voted during this election.
The managers shall take and subscribe be-
fore any officer authorized 10 administer
oaths, the following oath.
II do solemuly swear (or affirml that 1 am
duly qualified, according to the Constitution
of this Slate, to exercise the duties OF the OIL
flee 10 which have been elected, (or appoint
ed } and that will, to the best or my aolllly'
protect, and defend the Constitution or thls
State and of the United States. do further
solemnly swear Tor affirm) that have not
since the first day OF January IN eea ane Sea1 an
a duel as principal or second or otherWlse,
and that l will not, during the term OF once
to which have been elected !(or appolnted)
engage In q duel as principal or second or
OF herwlse. So help me God.
them in their duties who shall take the oatn
% Special attention of the Managers is called
to Section OF IAN act to provide
for holding elections in this State, approved
the 9th day OF March, A. D. 1897 which
featS AT ii ths t0Isel general election for the year
1896 and ali speciat elections thereafter
held up to the first day OF January. A. d.
1885, the Managers of Saie reHSiIe
before allowing him 10 vote. In addition 10
the production Of registration certifncate.
proof of the payment OF poll TAX SIX mon ths
before said election of any poll tax then due
and payable.
And also to Section IL of the same act
which reads as follows:
Al the close OF the election the Managers
and clerk shall Immediately proceed publicly
10 open the ballot box and count the baliots
therein, and continue such couut, without ad-
Iurn ment or Interruption, until the same is
com mpe ted, and make such statement or The
result thereof, and sign The same, as the ma
ture of the election shall require. No ballot
shall be counted upon which there shall ap-
pear the name of an officer or the name OF
person in connection with an Office other
than that which the box In which sucn pal
lots is found shall be designated ana laoeled
If In counting, two or more like ballots shall
be found folded together compactly, only one
shall be counted, the other must be destroy
ed but they bear different names all must
be destroyed and none counted. II more pal
lots shall be found on optning the box tnan
there are names on the poll list, all the ballots
shall be returned to The box and thoroughly
mixed together, and one OF the Managers or
the clerk shall, without seeing the oallota,
draw thereirom and imm mediately destroy as
many ballots there are in excess OF the nun
her of names OF on the poll list. Within three
days thereafter the Chirman OF the Board ol
Managers. or one OF them 10 be designated In
nx, . hal Roc rd % fN0m
nissioners of Election the poll list the boxes
containing the ballot and written statement
of the result of The election In his precinct.
And also to Section OF An act 10 provide,
offenses against the election laws" approved
March 9th, 1896 which reads AS follows:
If any OF the Commissioners or Managers
of Election, or any member OF the Siaie or
County Board OF Canvassers. or any member
of the Board of Registration. or Supervisor
of Registration, or any officers on whom
uny duty is imposed by the election or regis,
tratton laws, Shall be guilty Of any willfnl
neglect of the same, and be thereof convicted,
he Shall be deemed guilty OF a msdemeanor
punishable by fine not exceeding five hum
dred dollars or imprisonment at hard labor
not exceeding one year.
pointed TO manage said Election by the
Board OF Commissioners Of Election for Alb.
beville county. to wit:
Managers of Federal election Tor AooeVliie
Abbeville C. H. &C. Fl. Moore, NJ. N. Patter.
son. r. Nj. Christian.
Mt: CarneI-W; H. Brough, Dock May
Willington-Oscar Gown, Samuel Cowan,
Cokesbury-s c. Merrlman. ]. c. Moore. y.
Greenwood-C. A. c. Waller. ]. w. Lites,
w. r. Mckinney:
ponaids-L. A. Shannon, WI Donnald, j.
W. MattisOn.
Due West-John Black, l.. S. Burton, Maxy
Antreville-J. w. Power, R. o. McAdams,
Lowndesvile- George Wilson, s. F. Epps,
Enoch Nance.
MagnolIa-D. l.. Wardlaw, ]. s. Norwood
w. +. Lnnicr.
Clatworthy's Cross Road-T. P. Thomson j..
r. Brown, Jr.. Andy Crawford.
McCormick-J. F. Edmunds, j. w. Turnage,
#. A. Box.
Hodges. A. McCord. R. ]. Nlckels, L. X.
Troy-W. T. Bradley, F. T. Young, j. L..
Russell.
Jones-W. r. Jones, ]. H. Blackwell, J. H.
OuIla.
The Managers appointed are requested to
designate one Of their number as Chairman
who must meet the Commissioners OF Elec.
Saturday the 3Oth and 3lst of October A. d.
1896, at 10 o'clock q. m. for the purpose OF
being sworn in. receiving bexes and instruc-
tions for conducting the election.
Nj. E; Holllngsworth, Chairman.
:. o. Young,
John II. Sanders,
Board of Commissioners for Congress iona
Election.