The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-04
OFFICIAL.

N pursuance OF an Act OF the Genera
y Assembly, approved March l. 1879. enti-
lieu lieu AN ACT providing for the general cleo
ton and the manner Of conducting the same"
amended by an Act approved March 12, 1872.
an election will be held in the several Coun.
ties OF this state on the THIRD WEDNEs.
following. State, Legislative, County and.
congressional officers, 10 serve for the next
Two Two anu iour years: as vided by the State
constitution and Acts OF Congress of the
united States, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, A:tcrma? General, Secretary of,
state, State Treasurer, Comptroller-Ge General.
Superintendent Of Education, Adjutant and
lnspector-General, members Of the General
Assembly, Solicitors in the several judicial
circuits, and for tho various County Offices.
| together with one member of Congress to
represent the State at large, and Representa-
tives in the respective Congressional Dis
| tricts.
At tho said election. the following amend
ments to the State Constitution will be sub
ton, to wit:
1st. Amendment relating to chanee OF
time OF holding general elections.
strike out all OF that portion OF Section IL
hundred and seventy" occurring In the
fourth and fifth lines. and insert the follow
mLe ing: and forever thereafter, on the first
1nesSaay 1aeSany following the first Monday in No.
and at such places as the Legislature may
provide" The manner OF voting on this
amendment shall be as follows: Those in favor
OF Of the & amendment shall deposit ballot with
| the tollowing words written or printed thereon:
| ConSafuftoiaat amend n1ent- Yes" Those on
posed to said amendment shall cast ballot
VITA the following. words written or printed.
thereon: Constitutional Amendment HIo
"a. Amendment relating to the further fn
crease OF the public debt of the State. ae fol-
lows: Article XVI-"To the end that .he nnh-
nc aeDt OF South Carolina may not hereafter
be increased without tho due consideration
and tree consent of the people OF the State.
the General Assembly is hereby forbidden tn
create any further debt or obligation. either
~ Inc loan OF the credit of the State. by qua
| rantee, endorsement or otherwise, except tor
the ordinary and current business Of the
state, without first submitting the auestion
al TO the creation OF any such new debt, qua
lantee, endorsement or loan OF tho credit to
| the peopie Of this State, at a general elt ctinn.
ana unless two-thirds OF the qualified yotere
OF this State voting on the question ahall be
III favor OF further debt, guarantee. en-
dorsement or loan of this credit none .hslr
be created or made"
The manner Of voting on this amen6m mont
| shall be as follows:
Those in favor Of the amendment eball de-
posit ballot with the following words written
or printed thereon: Constitutional Amend
nsens Article XVI-Yes."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast
ballot, with the following words written or
printed thereon: Constitutional Amendment
article -IVI-No
All bar.rooms and drinking saloons shall be
closed on the day OF election and any person
who shall sell any Intoxicating drinks on the.
day OF election, shall be guilty Of misde-
mcanor, and. on conviction thereof shall be-
hned III sum not less than one hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned for period not less
th1n one month, nor more than six months.
The Commissioners and Manager. of EIec-
ton, and each of them, are hereby required.
with strict regard to the provisions OF the
Constitution and laws Of tho State, touching
their duty in such case, to cause such cleo.
TONS to BIZ held in thor respective Ccnnties
OH tho day aforesaid, and to take ali neces.
sAry steps for the holding OF euch elections.
and for the easctrtaining and determining the.
persons who shall have been duly elected Il srt-
at. according to The rules, principles and pro-.
Visions prescribed by the Act and amendments:
thereto. aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal OF
the State to be affixed. at Columbia.
IL. 8. the 10th day Of September. A. D. 1872.
and In the ninet. seventh year OF the
Independence OF the United States Of,
America. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
F. L. CARDozo, Secretary Of State.
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