The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.

MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
Pursuant to an order of ]. B. Kearse,
Supervisor for Bamberg county, calling
upon the Election Commissioners Of said
county to prepare for an election on the
dispensary question, in said county of
Bamberg, to be held August 10th, 1907,
the following are appointed as managers
of said election:
Bamberg- C. E. Bamberg, C. A. Mil
hous, J. A. Byrd.
Denmark H. Atterberry, J. P.
Storne, C. T.. Bamberg.
Ehrhardt-J. E. Mcmillan, ]. E. Bish-
op, j. A. Peters.
Farrell's Store-J. C. Smoak, j. E.
Stokes, w. w. Connolly.
Govan-J. H. Lancaster, w. II. Col
lins, J. A. Lain.
Kearse-L. A. Brabham, H. W. Chit
ty, w. K. Best.
Midway-A. J. Hunter, J. B. Smith,
M. Smoak, Sr.
Olar-W T. Cave, Jimmie Morris, j.
J. Brabham.
The managers shall take and subscribe,
before any officer authorized to admins
ter oaths, the oath of Office prescribed
by the constitution for such officers.
Managers may appoint a clerk to assist
them IN the discharge OF their duties,
who shall take the oath prescribed before
the chairman of the board of managers.
The managers shall elect one of their
number chairman of the board, and the
chairman is empowered to administer
the oaths to the other members.
The polls shall be opened, at the voting
places designated above, at z o'clock In
the forenoon, and shall close at 4o'cleck
in the afternoon of the day of election.
The managers shall administer to each
person offering to vote an oath that ne
is qualified to vote at this election accord
ing to the constitution of this State and
that he has not voted during this election.
The voting shall be by ballot, which
ballot shall be of plain white paper two
and half inches wide by five inches
long, clear and even cut, without orna-
ment, designation, mutilation, symbol
or mark of any kind whatsoever except
the words "For Sale" or Against Sale"
printed thereon in black ink and such
ballot, shall be so foldedas to conceal the
words printed thereon, and SO folded
shall be deposited in box provided for
that purpose, and no ballot of any other
description found in the election box
shall be counted. Each box, which must
be provided with sufficient lock, shall
be publicly opened and inspected to show
that it is empty and secure, and locked
lust before the opening of the poll. The
keys shall be held by the managers, and
the box shall not be opened during the
election.
The managers of election shall require
of every elector offering to vote at any
election, before allowing him to vote, in
addition to the production of a registra-
ton certificate, proof Of payment Of all
taxes, including polltax, assessed against
him collectable during the previous year.
The production of a certificate or of the
receipt of the officer authorized to col.
lect such taxes shall be conclusive proof
of the payment thereof. -,
Each clerk of the poll shall keep a poll
list which shall contain one column head
ed ''Names of Voters, and the name OF
each elector voting shall be entered by
the clerk in such column.
| At the close of the election the man
ayers and clerk shall Immediately pro-
ceed publicly to open the ballot box and
count the ballots therein, and continue
such count, without adjournment or IN
terruption, until the same is completed,
and make such statement of the result
thereof, and sign the same, as the nature
of the election shall require. If, IN
counting, two or more like ballots shall
be found folded together compactly, on
ly one shall be counted, the other must
be destroyed. If more ballots shall be
found, on opening the box, than there
are names on the poll list, all the ballots
shall be returned to the box and thor
oughly mixed together, and one Of the
managers, or clerk, shall, without seeing
the ballots, draw therefrotn and imme-
diately destroy as many ballots as there
are in excess of the number OF names
on the poll list.
Within three days thereafter the
chairman of the board Of managers, or
one of them, to be designated IN writing
by the board, shall deliver to the com
missioners of election at Bamberg c. II.
the DOLL list, the boxes containing the
ballots, and a written statement OF the
result of the election in his precinct, and
the oath forms signed by the managers
and clerks. All these regulations must
De strictly observed:
The managers will call at the Court
House on Saturday before the election
for the boxes and tickets.
J. F. CARTER,
H. B. GRIMES,
M. N. RICE,
Commissioners State Elections.
Bamberg, S. c., July 80, 1907.