The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-17

to cOuni the votes. After taOuIaIlnS
;hr result, the managers shall certify
the same and forward the ballot box,
containing the ballots, poll list and al
other papers, except the club roll. re-
lating to such election, by one o their
number to ,he chairman of the county
committee within 36 hours after the
close CT the polls.
81. Each county committee shall
furnish tae managers al each voting
precinct two ballot boxes, one for State
officers, and United States senator and
one for county officers, congressman
ana SOLICITORS The managers, before
opening the polls, shall take and sign
ne OF owing oath: '1Ne do solemnly
swear that we will conduct this elec-
ton according to law and the rules Of
the party, and will allow no person to
vote whose name is not regularly en-
rolled in this club, and we will not as
sist any voter 10 prepare his ballot
and will not advise any voter as &C
how he should vote at this election
The managers shall direct each voter,
if requested, to the proper box for his
ticket, but the boxes in all cases shall
be marked in a suitable manner SO as
to designate in which box the respec-
tive tickets shall be placed.
3S. The managers at each box at
the primary shall require every voter
to pledge himself to abide the results
of the primary, and to support the
nominees of the party, and to take the
following oath and pledge, viz: 81 do
solemnly swear that am resident OF
lis club district and am duly quail
fed to vote at this election accor ding
to the rules of the Democratic party,
and that l have not voted before at
this election, and pledge myself to
support the nominees of the party,
State and national"
80. Each voter shall deposit in the
appropriate box ballot on which shall
be printed the names of the candidates
for the offices to be filed with the
titles of the respective offices. The
tickets shall be furnished by the State
committee for all except county Off
GERS, congressman and solicitors for
which the county committee shall fur
nish the tickets. Each ticket shall con-
tain the names of all candidates for
the respective Offices and no other tick
etcs shall be used. One ticket shall
contain the names of all persons rum
ming for the state Offices and United
States senator The other ticket shall
contain the names of all persons run
ming for members Of the general as
sembly. county offices, congressman
and solicitors No vote for the house
of representatives nor for county COM
missioners shall be counted unless it
contains as many names as the coun-
ty is entitled to representatives and
to county commissioners respectively.
Any ballot deposited in the wrong
box shall not be counted.
That in case the managers find more
ballots n the ballot box than names
on the poll list the managers shall
draw out the excess ballots and de-
stroy them.
49, At any election when the right
Of a person to vote is challenged, the
managers shall place the vote so chal-
lenged in an envelope and indorse
thereon the name of the voter and that
of the challenger, and the person so
challenged shall not be allowed to
vote, and the challenged votes shall be
hcpI SepdI Il>Le ana = pd4 I duQ IlOl EOGtif
ed, but tuurned over to the county
committee who shall at its first meeting
thereafter hear all objections to such
votes, and WltTe no person appears to
sustain an objection ma lie at the polls
the ballot shall be removed from the
envelope and mingled with the regular
ballot and counted, but where the chal-
leHgers appear, or produce witnesses
in support Of the challenge the com
mittce shall proceed to hear and de-
termine the question, and in al in
stances the voter shall have the right
of appealing to the State committee.
CANVASS
Al. The county committees shall as
semble al their respective court houses
on the morning Of the second day al
ter the election on or before y o'clock
noon to tabulate the returns and de-