Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-10-02
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT: D ;


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.: l}et a
Tn pursuance of an act of The General
Assembly approved March 4, 1870, en-
titled can act, providing for the genera
election and the manner of conducting
the same, amended by, an act npprove,lS !
Marck ~, 1872, an election will be held
in the several counties of this State on
the THIRD WEDNESDAY,, beng tho
10Th day OF October, for the following
State, Legislative; County and Congress
sOna officers, to serve for the next two
and four years, as provided by the State
Constitution and acts Of Congress of tile
United States, 20 wit: Governor, Lieu
tenant-Goyernor. Attorney-Ga,eral, Sect
rotary of State, State Treasurer, Comp
General, Superintendent. # lisuca-
ton, Adjutant aud Inspector General,
members of the General Assembly, So
lic.;ors i'll the several judicial circuits, and
for the various county offices, together
will, OH. member otCorgrcss 10 repiesen.
the State ut large, and Representative
i'll the respective Congressional District
at the said election the following
amcu,l:ncnt' to tne S,:tc Constitution will
be submitted 10 the voters for ratification
or rejection, 10 Wit:
1st. Amendment relating to change of
time OF holding g,nrrai. election
Strike out all of that l,utt!on of See
ton y vi Article 3 i;gl5M;,sg the words
"csh,ccn hundred and seventy" occur-
ring in The fourth and fifth lines, and in
s;si tha following: AMI forever, there
aztec, oil tile first tuesday tolnwilg tic
first Monday in Novcnla,r. III every
second year, III such ni:iiiier AID at4sl,ch
places rs tie Legislature. may plovi,c"
lie tniier ot voting M. selssignciit
Shall be as .,hlows.: These iii i,avdr If
ne amendment shall deposit !, ballot
III the following words written ,,nr
= ihcrenn, Unconstitutional 4alifelid-
i. Mt Yes" Those oppo<e,i,. II, said Z
an., Dnncn; SHAH cast !; iralnt with tile
allowing words printed thcrcuii, Con
III loti:l Amrnin,ci.t-Nn."
zd. .Amoidmeni rc!,:tinr tntbc further
n case ot' the pnbli drbt ot' the state,
follows: Article XVI, TO Tie end
that the public dybt OF south Carolina
may not hereafter be ncl aS,d .Mithout
the due cen liberation, IN! irte consent
o! the rcopi. of Tie Stai~. he Central
A.s,inhiy l. hereby icrplAdy.n TO create
ANY lur;icr debt or obligation, either by
the loan of the credit of the State, Ly
guarantee, endowment or otherwise cx-
ccpt Tor the ordinary and, currclt b,l>i- {
ness of the state, without first submitting
the QUESTION as to the creation Of any
st'h new debt, guarantee, endorsement
or lean of tile credit, to the people OF this
State, at n general cotton; and unless
two-inirns oi the qualified voters of this
State, voting OH the question shall be in
avor OF II iu!thcr dcbt, guarantee, en-
dorscmcnt or loan oi this credit, nores
shn.l be created or made"
The manner Of voting.6n this amend
ment shall he as follows: ,.g !;
Those Ill favor OF the amendment shall
deposit Il Luiot with the following words
written or printed thereon: "Cunstitu-
tionnl Amendment, Article NNI-Yes."
These opposed to / he amendment shall
cast a ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon "Cons1it;,- !,
tional Amendment, Article XV.TNo.p
All bar-roons ant! drinking saloons
shall be closed ON the day OF election,
and any person who Shall sell any intox-
icating drinks on the day of election.
shall be guilty of a misdemcanor, and on .
conviction thereof, shall he fined in n sum
not less than one hundred dollars, or he
imprisoned for period not less than one
month, nor mere than six months.
The Commissioners and Managers, of
Election, and each of them, are hereby
required, with strict regard to the pro
visions os the Constitution and laws Of
the State, touching their duty in such
case, to cause such elections to be held in
their respective counties on the day
aforesaid, and to take ali necessary steps.
for the holding ofsuch elections, and Tor
the ascertaining the persons who shall
have been duly elected tliercats accdfhs
ing to the rules, principles and provisions
prescribed by the Act and Amendment
thereto, aforesaid 4,
In witness whereof | hrve hereunto set
my hand and caused the great sealrof
the State to be atrixcd, at Columbia, :
the 10th day of September, A. b.
1872, and in the Nipety-scycnth years
OF the Independence of the, United
States Of An.c.>
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