The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22

by section 80, article IL, of the Con-
stitution, aud the oath with regard to
duellipg, before the chairman of the
board of managers. The commissioners
aud managers at their first meeting
respectively, shall proceed to organize
as board by appointing one of their
number chairman of the board and
such chairman, in each instance, is EN-.
powered to administer oaths
Sec 4 The polls shsll be opened, at
such voting places as shall be desig-
mated, at I o'clock in the forenoon. and
close at 4 o'clock in the afternoon Of the
day Of election, spd shall be kept open
during those hours without intermis-
sion or adjournment :; aud the managers
shall administer to each person Offering
to vote an oath that he is qualified to
vote at this election, according to the
Constitution Of this State. and that he
has not voted during this election.
Sec s. The deputy State constables,
and other peace officers of each county,
are required to be present during the
whole time that the polls are kept open,
aud until the election 10 completed !;
they shall! prevent all interference with
the managers, act under their direc-
tions, and see that there is 20 interruption
of good order. If there should be more
than one polling place in any county,
the State constable is empowered and
directed to make such assignment of his
deputies and other peace officers, to
such polling places, as may,
IL his judgement, best subserve the
purposes of quite and order. All the
barrooms. saloons and other places for
the sale Of liquors by retail shall be
closed at 6 o'clock of evening proceed
ing the day Of such election, remain,
closed until 6 o'clck in the morning Of
the day thereafter, during which time
sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibit
ed.
Sec. 6. The voti ug shall be by ballot
which ballot shall be of plain white
paper, two aud a half inches wide by five
inches long, clear and even cut without
ornament. designation, mutilation, sym.
bol or mark Of any kind whatsoever,
except the name or names of the per-
sons voted for, and the Office to which
such person or persons are intended to
be chosen, which name or names, or
officer or officers. shall be written or
printed, or partly written or partly
printed. thereon. 10 black ink !; aud
such ballot shall be 80 folded as to con-
ceal the name or names thereon, and 30
folded, shall be deposited 10 box TO be
constructed, kept and disposed Of as
hereafter provided /; and no ballot of any
other description found in aoy election
box shall be counted.
Sec 7. There shall be separate and
distinct ballots for the following officers,
to wit: l. Governor and lieutenant
governor. 2 Other State officers. 8.
Circuit solicitor. 4 State senator. 5.
Members Of the house Of representa-
tives. 6. County officers. T. Repre-
sentatives in Congress. s Presidential
electors, on which shall be the name or
names Of the person or persons voted
for as such officers. respectively. and
the Office for which they are voted,
respectively. Whenever vote is to
be taken 90 any special question or
questions, box shall be provided,
properly labeled for that purpose, and
the ballots therefor shall be depos-
tied therein.
Sec. S. The commissioners of election
shall provide for each election precinct
sufficient number Of boxes to meet the
requirements of the foregoing section.
In any case in which voting precinct
contains part of more than one congress
sional district, if DO other provision be
made by law, the commissioners of
election for the county 10 which sucn
precinct is situated shall provide there
for separate boxes for every congress
sionsl district within which the said
precinct may be, and each voter at
such precinct shall deposit his ballot for
member of congress in the box pro-
vided for the congressional district
within the limits Of which be may re-
side. An opening shall be made in
the lid of each box rot larger than
sufficient for single ballot to be
inserted therein at one time, through
which each ballot received proper to be
placed iu such box shall be inserted by
the person voting, and by no other.
Each box shall be provided with suf.
fcient lock, and shall be publicly open
ed aud inspected, to show that it is
empty aud secure, and locked just be-
fore the opening Of the poll. The keys
shall be returned to the managers, and
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