Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-11-17
regulations as provided for by law for

regular and general elections. That
the commissioners of election shall ap-
point managers of election as provided
for by law, who shall be sworn before
entering upon the discharge of their
duties as provided for by law, and they
shall open and close the polls as pro-
vided for by law. In case no voting
place now established by law shall exist
in any part of the territory by reason
of the voting place of the voters r.sld-
ing in this territory being on the out
side of the lines of the proposed new
county, the commissioners of election
shall in that event open the regular and
usual voting place for these voters on
the outside of the territory of the pro-
posed new county and the election shall
be otherwise conducted there just the
same as if the said voting place were
located on the outside of the territory
of the proposed new county; provided,
however, the managers of election shall
be careful not to allow ony one to vote
at said voting place unless he resides
and lives within the territory of the
proposed new county, and be otherwise
qualified to vote at such election ac-
cording to law.
The managers of election when the
polls shall have been closed shall pro-
ceed without interruption to count and
tabulate the same; they shall make
written return of the number of votes
cast for and against the formation of
the new county, as we'll as upon the
same thereof, and the location of the
county seat therein; they shall sign,
seal and certify to the managers the
result of said election; the same to-
gether with the ballot box, ballot and
poll lists and everything else apper
tanning to said election shall be by
them forthwith turned over to the COM
missioners OF election as required by
law; that the commissioners of cleo
ton for each of said old counties shall
as provided by law tabulate the vote
and declare the result of the election
and make due and proper return there
of as required by law to the Clerk of
the Court of their respective counties,
to the Governor of the State and to the
Secretary of State, in all of which
careful and detailed compliance with
the law is enjoined and ordained.
13. That the commissioners of elee-
tion of each of the old counties do
forthwith inform j. E. Bradley, Secre-
tary and Treasurer Of the petitioners
seeking to form said new county of the
amount of money necessary to cover
the costs of the expenses OF said elec-
tion, and the said j. E. Bradley, as
treasurer, shall forthwith deposit with
the Clerks of Court of each Of the re-
spective old counties said amount 80
designated by said commissioners and
any other and further amount which
may be necessary under the law to
meet and defray the expenses of said
election as provide for by law.
Ia. That the board of registration
for Greenwood county, for the pur-
poses of said special election and in
view OF the fact that the Legislature
has established two new polling places
in Greenwood county witlin the terri
tory proposed to be cut off from said
county, wherein heretofore no voting
places have existed, to-wit: At B. G..
Talhert' store in Troy township and at
T. B. Bells in Callison township, do
afford'an opportunity to all the quail
fed electors in said area where mere
tofore as aforesaid no polling places
have existed, to register or transfer to
J said two polling places provided no
transfer or registration shall be made
by said board within thirty days of the
date upon which said election is or
dered to be held; and provided further,
that the law governing transfer and
registration be carefully observed in
this matter. The said commissioners
shall provide the usual books of regis
tration for said two new polling places
and furnish the same to the managers
of election for said voting places on
the day of the election as provided for
by law.
IN TESTIMONY THEREOF l have
! hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be affixed
at Columbia, this 10Th day of Octo-
ber, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen,
of the independence OF the United
States of America the one hundred
and fortieth.
RICHARD I. MANNING,
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima.
By the Governor:
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