The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-10-05
OFFICIAL.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF
ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY ORAsoEBuRs s. C.

onANe.puno COUNTY ORAsoEBuRs sc.
October Sd, 1872.
Notice is hereby given TO the voters of
Orangcburg County. that in pursuance of an
| act OF the General Assembly approved March
|, 1870, entitled IAN act. providing for the
! general election and the manner Of conduct
ing IN" same. amenie,i by mn &c, approved
March H. 1872 an election will be held in
thc county OF Orangeburg Mt the usual
| Polling precincts mentioned below on the
THIRD WEDNESDAY, being the 10th d ~
OF October, for the following State Legislu-
tive, County and Congressional officers. to
serve Tor the next two and four years, rs
| provided by the State Constitution and acts
OF Congress of the United States, to wit:
Governo', Lieutenant Governor, A.torn v
General. Secretary of State, State Trcasur-
or, Comptroller General. Superintendent o:
Education, Adjutant and Inspector General.
| one Seuator, five members OF the House of
Representatives, one Solicitor for the First
Judicial Circuit, ohe Judge OF Probate.
Sheriff, o School Commissor or. n Coroner.
Three Co p,y Commissioners a member Of
Congress for The Third Congressional Dis.
| trict. also one member Of Cong ress from the
| State at large, and, al the said ecc ion the
| Following amendments to the State Const:tu-
ton viii be submitted TO the voters for
raiihcation or reyection, TO wit
ISL. Amtn-ment relating to change OF
time of holding general elections ---- = - -
strike out all OF that portion of Session
al OF Article 2, following ths words
| eighteen hundred and seventy occurring Z,
IN The fourth and ftth lines, and insert the
| ioiio"ing And forever thereafter, on the
| INST tuesday following the first Monday in
| November, In every second year, in such
manner ana nj such places the Legisla-
ture may provide The manner of voting
on THIS amendment shall be as follows,
Those in favor OF he amendment shall de-
| posii n ballot with the following words writ
Ten or printed thereon, Cons 'iiuhondl
A'nendment-- Ies.' These opposed to said
amendment shall cast n ballot with the fol-
lowing words written or printed thereon,
| Unconstitutional Amendment-No. E-t -r
=. Amendment relating to the further in
crease Of the public debt of the State. ~
| follows: Article XVI, "To the end that the
public debt OF South Carolina may not here
alter be increased without the due consider
alton, and free consent of the people of the
Stale, the General Assembly il hereby for
! hidden 10 create any further debt or obiiga-
| lion, either by the loan of the credit of the
| State, by guarantee, endorsement or ether
wise, except for the ordinary and current
business Of The State. without first submit
:;"s :ac I::Ss::Gc a. ~ The creation of anv
| such new debt. guarantee, endorsement or
| loan OF the credit, 10 the people Of tins
State. Of n general election and unless two
thirds Of the qua'ifed voters of this State
voting on the question shall be in favor of
! further debt, guarantee, endorse menf or
loan of the credit, none shall DC created or
| made"
The manner of voting this amendment
| shall be as folews:
| Those in favor of = amenlo, aholl 4
posit u ballot with the following words writ
ten or printed thereon, ..ConsGt Amend
ment, Ariicie YFi-Ies."
! Those opposed to the amendment sb III
east ballot, with the following words tit
| ten or printed thereon, Cons. utionai A ..td-
ment. Art.eie HVI--,'o."
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons shall
be closed on the day of election, and any
person who shall sell any intox &C ating drinks
on TIE day OF election, shall be guilty of
misiemennor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be hmed in sum not less than one
hundred dollars, or b. imprisoned not less
| than one month nor more than six months
! The managers of Election at each Pre-
cinct will be furnished with box wtici,
shall be publicly opened and inspected. 10
see that it is empty and secure, and then
locked, just before The opening of the Polls.
| by two or more dcsinteresteu parties, and
| 'he Keys TeiurnCu tne managers, and shall
no, be opened during the Election. AT the
close of the Election the Managers and
Clerk shall immediately proc eed publicly TO
| open the ballot box and count the ballots
| therein, and continue such count count with
| out adjournment or interruption until the
same Is completed, and make auch statement
Of the result thereof, and sign the same as
nature OF the Election shall require, if in
counting two or more like ballots should be
found islded together compactly. only one
shall be counted and the others destroyed,
but if they bear different names, the same
shall be destroyed aud not counted. If
more ballots sHoud be found on opening
the box. than there are names on the poll
: list, all the ballots shall no returned TO the
| box, and thoroughly mixed together, and
one OF the Managers OR the Clerk shall with.
out seeing the ballots draw therefrom and
Immediately destroy asmauy ballots as there
are in excess Of the number Of names o n
| the poll,list. tHta ts..r
Within three days thereafter the Chair
man or one of the managers to he desiRna-
ted in writing by tho Board, shall deliver o
the Commissioners OF Election the polrl,st.
the boxes containing the ballots, and written
statement of The result OF the Election In his
precinot. The Polls shall be opened ut
Il O'Clock in the forenoon and closed nj
g o'clock in tho ait ternoon, on the aaididay
Of Election. and shall be kept open, during
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