WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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missioners of Dorchester county are hereby author-

ized and directed to appoint three judges for said

election, which shall be conducted in accordance

with the requirements of the law regulating elec-

Election-
how conduct-

tions, and the poll and registration books used at

ed.

the last general election for district number one,

or the Fork, of said county, shall be used by said

judges to determine the qualification of voters;

provided further that said voters shall reside within

that part of district number one, or the Fork,

included in this act, and the judges of election, or

a majority of them, shall be satisfied that said

voter resides within said territory, either from

their own personal knowledge or from satisfactory

evidence furnished by parties offering to vote;

and the sheriff of Dorchester county shall give at

least ten days' notice of said election, as to the

Give notice
of election.

time and place of holding the same, by advertise-

ments in two newspapers published in said county,

and he shall furnish the said judges of election

with the necessary poll books and registration

lists, the same to be made out by the clerk of the

Circuit Court for Dorchester county from the

registration books for district number one afore-

said now in his office; and at said election the

ballots shall have written on or printed upon them

Ballots— how

the words "For the stock law," or "Against the

prepared.

stock law ;" and if it shall be ascertained and re-

turned to the clerk of said Circuit Court by the

judges of said election that a majority of said

votes were cast " For the stock law," then the said

clerk shall immediately make proclamation of

said result by notice in two newspapers published

within said county, for one week; and ten days

How effective

after said proclamation this law shall go into effect.

Approved May 3, 1882.