The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-03
OFFICIAL.

TN pursuance of an act of the General Assem-
/ bly, approved March l, 1870, entitled AN
act, providing for the general election and the
manner of conducting the same, amended py
an act approved March II, 1872, an election will
be held In the several counties Of this State on
the THIRD WEDNESDAY, being the l6th
day of October, for the following State, Legisla-
ture, County and Congressional oIlcers 70 sslte a
constitution and acts of Congress OF the United
States. to wit: Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State. state
Treasurer Comptroller General, Superlnten-
dent of Education, Adjutant and inspector
General, members of the General Assembly,
Solicitors in the several judicial circuits, ana
for the various county offices, together with
one member of Congress to represent the State
at large, and Representatives in the respective
Congressional Districts.
At the said election the following amend
ments to the State Constitution will be submit
ted to the voters for ratification rejection, to
wit:
holding general elections.
Strike out all of that portion of Section Xl OF
Article 2, following the words eighteen nun,
dred and seventy" occurring in the fourth ano
fifth lines, and insert the following: "And for
ever thereafter, on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, in every second
year. in such manner and at such places as the
Legislature may provide" The manner of vo-
ting on this amendment shall be as fouoWs
Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit
ballot with the following words written or
printed thereon, Unconstitutional Amendment
Yes" Those opposed to said amendment shall
shall cast a ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon, Unconstitutional
Amendmen5-No."
crease Of the public debt Of the State, as fol-
lows: Article XVI, ITO the end that the pub
lie debt of South Carolina may not hereafter
be increased without the due consideration,
General Assembly is hereby forbidden to ere
ate any further debt or obligation, either by the
loan of the credit of the State, by guarantee,
endorsement or otherwise, except for the or
dinary and current business of the State With
out first submitting the question as to the crea-
ton of any such new debt, guarantee, endorse
ment or loan of the credit, to the people OF this
State, at general election; and unless two-
thirds of the qualified voters OF this state vo-
ting on the question shall be in favor OF fur-
ther debt, guarantee endorsement or loan or
this credit, none shall be created or made"
The manner of voting on this amendment
shall be as follows:
Those in favor of the amendment shall de-
posit a ballot with the following words written
or printed thereon, Unconstitutional Amtmdnaent,
Article XVL-YeS."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast a
ballot, with the following words written or
printed thereon Constitutional Amendment,
article XTL-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 misdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in
sum not less than one hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned for period not less than one month,
nor more than six months. The Commission
ers and Managers of Election, and each OF
them, are hereby required, with strict regard
to the provisions Of the Constitution ana laws
of the State, touching their duty in such case,
to cause such elections to be held in their re-
specye counties on the day and sltS to
elections, and for the ascertaining and deter
mining the persons who shall have been duly
elected thereat, according to the rules, princl,
ples | and provisions prescribed by the Act and
Amendment thereto, aforesaid.
In pursuance whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the State TO
be affixed, at Columbia, the 10th day Oh, Sep
tember, A.. D., 1872, and in the Ninety-sev,,
enth year of the independence of the United
States of America.
~ ROBERT Z. SCOTT,
LIS. Governor.
F. l.. CARDozo, Secretary of State.
Sept 26. 1872 II