Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-10-03
TO SECURE GOOD MANAGEMENT.
Special Instructions to Managers OF Election
Constitutional Amendments.


The Democratic Executive Com.
mittee has decided to print the tick
cts to be used by the people in voting
for the two proposed constitutional
amendments in the coming general
election.
Secretary of State Cooper is max
ing every possible effort this year to
have the commissioners Of election
and the managers conduct the cleo
tion strictly in accordance with the
election laws Of the State. TO this
end he has had every possible blank
prepared for each precinct in the
State, and has prepared the folio wing
special instructions which should be
of material value to all commission
ers and managers
INSTRUCTIONS TO MANAGERS.
Managers are directed to provide
separate box for the two amend
mcnts to the State Constitution sub
mittcd at this election. This box
should be plainly and distinctly la
bellcd. The return Of this election
should be made in duplicate, as in
the election Of State and county
officers, and separately attested by
the managers, tickets, etc, being re-
turned to the county board Of can
vassers as in other elections. Elcc-
tors qualified to vote for members OF
the General Assembly are qualified
to vote at this election, electors be-
ing allowed to vote upon each
amendment separately.
Duplicate poll lists should be kept,
and duplicate returns and statements
made. One Of each should be sealed
up and transmitted with the boxes,
ballots, oaths, etc, to the County
Board of Canvasscrs, and the other
retained by the managers.
Especial care must be used in fill
ing blanks. All numbers Of votes
cast should be written out in words
at full length, in addition to Roman
characters. Thus, "two hundred and
ten (210D"
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls managers and clerks must
take and subscribe the constitutional
oath, which should be returned to
the County Board of Canvasscrs
with other papers. The chairman OF
the board of managers can admins
ter the oath to the other managers
and t. the clerk Notary Public
mus, administer the oath to the
chairman. The managers elect their
chairman and clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at o'clock a. m., and closed
at 1 o'clock a. m, except in the city
Of Charleston, where they will be
opened at a. m. and closed at & D. m.
The managers have the power to
fill vacancy, and if none Of the
managers attend the citizens can ap-
point from among the qualified vot-
crs the managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
Each clerk of the board must keep
a poll list, which shall contain one
column headed "Namc Of Voters"
and the name Of each clcctor voting
shall be entered therein. Duplicate
poll Its must be kept at each pre-
cinct.
At the close of the election, the
managers and clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make a state
mcnt Of the result for each Office and
sign the same.
Within three days thereafter the
chairman Of the board, or some one
designated by the board, must de-
liver to the commissioners Of election
the poll lists, the boxes containing
the ballots and written statements OF
the result of the election.
Managers Of election are not re.
qnircd under the present Constitu-
ton to seal up and transmit to tho
Secretary Of State certified copies o
returns Of the election for Govcrno,
and Lieutenant Governor, but ar,
now required to make their returns
for these Offices to the commission
crs Of election, who transmit then
to the Secretary Of State.
Managers should send boxes, etc.
to the County Board of Canyasscr
at the earliest possible moment.
The managers are allowed 81 PEI
day while actually employed, anc
5 cents per nile while going to anC
returning from (both Ways tn,
Court House for boxes and deliver
ing returns, and in going to and re
turning from thcpolIs TO their homes
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