The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-09-26

TN pursuance of an act of the General Assem-
L bly, approved March /, 1871, entitled AN
act, providing for the general election anu ie '
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, Leglsla-
ture, County and Congressional officers, to serve
for the next two wears, as provided by the State
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 Win
one member of Congress to represent tne ot:Ie
at large, and Representatives Ill the resPec'i'e
Congressional Districts.
AZ the said election the following amend
ments to the State Constitution will be submit
ted to the voters for ratification or rejection, 10
wit: q.
LIST. Amendment relating to change OF time oil
holding general elections.
Strike out all of that portion OF Sectlon Al OF
Article 2, following the words eighteen hun
dred andgseventy' occurring in the fourth anu
fifth lines, and insert the following: And for
ever thereafter, on the iirst Tuesday following
the first Monday in Novem Der, IN every secolo ,Iu
year in such manner and at such places as the
Legislature may provide" The manner OF vo-
ting on this amendment shall be as 1ollows !:
Those in favor of the amendment shall dcposlt
a. ballot with the following words Wrltten OF
printed thereon, Unconstitutional A1lendnae,at-,,
Yes.n Those opposed to said amendment snail
shall cast ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon, ACoestatut'onaS
A7neadnent-No."
I'd. Amendment relating to the further IN
crease of the public debt OF tne State as Ml ,Ti
lie debt of South Carolina may not herealter
be increased without the due consideration
and free consent of the people OF the otaoe, tne
General Assembly is hereby torDldden 10 ere
ate any further debt or obliganon eitner oy tne
loan Of the credit of the State, by guarantee
endorsement or otherwise, except for the Or
dinary and current business of the state, wltn-
out first submitting the question as TO the crea-
ton of any such new debt, guarantee, ehocIse-
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, elldors ement or loan Oh
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 ballot with the following words written
or printed thereon, Unconstitutional An,endnlent,
Article XVL-Yes."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast
ballot, with the following words written oss OF
printed Constitutional -ADae'adnent,
Article XVL-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
a 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 and laws
of the State, touching their duty in such case,
to cause such elections to be held in their re-
spective counties on the day aforesaid, and to
take all necessary steps for the holding of such
elections, and for the ascertaining and deter
mining the persons who shall have been duly
elected thereat, according to the rules, princi,,
Piles 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 of Sep
tember, A. D., 1872, and in the Ninety-sev-
enth year of the Independence of the United
States of America.
(- ROBERT K. SCOTT,
LIS. Governor.
+. L. CARDozo, Secretary of State.
Sept 26, 1872 IL