The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-10

voring the issuance of bonds shall
deposit in box to be provided
therefor ballot :on which shall be
printed the words, 'For permanent
road bonds in the sum of four hun
dred thousand dollars-Ies;' and
those opposed to- the issuance of said
bonds shall deposit in such box bal
lot on which shall be printed the
words, "For permanent road bonds
in the sum of four hundred thousand
dollars-No." And there shall be
ballot to be voted for the IL members
to compose the highway commission
of cIewberry county, one from eacn
township. The ballot shall be OF
plain white paper and of sucn width
and length as to contain the names
of the officer or officers and question
or questions to be voted for or upon,
clear and even cut, without orna-
ment, designation, mutilation, symbol
or mark Of any kind whatsoever, eA-
cept the name or names Of the per-
son or persons voted for and the OF
flee to which such person or per-
sons are intended to be chosen, and
all special questions, which name Oh
names, office or Offices, question or
questions, shall be written or printed
or partly written or partly printed
(eycept that special question or ques-
tions shall be printedD thereon IN
black ink; and such ballot shall be
so folded so as to conceal the name
or names, question or questions,
thereon, and so folded, Shall be ds-
posted in box to be constructed,
kept and disposed OF as prcvl/d by
law, and no ballot Of any other de-
scriptio:. found in either of SAID
boxes shall be counted. The COM
missioners of election shall provide
for each voting place sutilclent
number Of boxes to meet the re-
ouiremcnts Of the election. An open
ing shall be made in the lid OF each
box not larger than sufficient for
single ballot to be inserted therein
a. ore time, through which each bal
lot received proper to be placed III
such box shall be inserted by the per
son voting, and by 10 other. Each
box shall be provided with sufficient
lock, and shall be publicly opened
and inspected, to show that 1t IS
empty and secure, and locked Just
before the opening of the poll. The
kew shall be returned to the man
agcrs, and the box shall not ., open
ed during the election. Each box
shall be labeled in plain and distinct
Roman letters, with the office or OF
l:ccrs, question Or questions, Vot2c
for, and the managers, on the demand
cf the voter, shall be required to read
10 him the names or questions on the
boxes. At each precinct spavc or
enclosure, such as the managers OF
election shall deem fit and sufficient,
:haII be rallied off or otherwise pro-
vidcd With an opening at one end or
side for the entrance Of the voter,
and an orening at the other for his
exit, as a voting place in which to
hold thc election, and the ballot box
shall be so located as to be IN view
Of persons outside of the pollln"
place during the time Of voting. But
one voter shall be allowed to enter
any voting place at q time, and no
one except the managers shall be a.
lowed to sneak to the voter while IN
the voting place casting his vote.
At the close of the election tn"
managers and clerk shall Immediately
proceed publicly to open the ballot
box and count the ballots therein,
and continue such count, without
adiouornment or interruption, until
the same is completed, and make
such statement of the result thereof:
ard sign the same, as the nature OF
the election shall require. NO bal
lot shall be counted upon which there
shall appear the name of an Office or
the name of person in connection
with an Office other than that for
which the box in which such ballot
is found shall be designated and
labeled. If, in counting, two or more
like ballots shall be found folded to-
gether compactly, only one shall be
counted; the other must be destroy
ed; but if they bear different names,
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