The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-10-10
OFFICIAL.
STATE or SOUTH-CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


TN pursuace of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, approved March /, 1870, entitled " An Act
providing for the General Election and the man
ncr of conducting the same, amended by an
Act approved March l2, 1872, an election will
be held in the several counties Of this State on
the THIRD WEDNESDAY, being the 10th day
of OCTOBER, for the following State, Legisla-
tive, County and Congressional officers to serve
for the next two and four years es provided by
the State constitution and the acts Of Congress
Of the United States, to-wit: Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, .Attorncy-GenerI; Secretary
of State, State Treasurer, Comptroller Gener-
al, Superintendent of Education, Adjutant and
Inspector General, members OF the General AS
sembly, Solicitors in the several Judicial Cir
cults, and for the various County Officers, to-
gcthcr with one Member Of Congress to repre-
sent the State at large, and Representatives in
the respective Congressional Districts.
At the said election the following amendments
to the State Constitution will be submitted to
the voters for ratification or rejection to-wit:
1st. Amendment relating 10 change Of time Of
holding general elections. ...... ....y.....
Strike out all of that portion of SectionM Of
Article 2, following the words g: :.eighteen hun
,dreland seYsntyS OCCURRING In the foitrth and
fifth lines, and insert the following: sand 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" Themanner Of voting
on this amendment shall be as follows: Those
who favor the amendment shall deposite bal
lot with the following words written or printed
thcrcon:'is CoysTITUTIoNAL AMESDMEHT-YEs."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast q
ballot with the following words written OF print
ed thereon: t'CoSsTITuTloSAL ,AaESDNEsT-
No." '' %. 20 -
i Cd. Amendment relating TO the further in
crease of. the public debt Of the State, as fol-
lows: Article XVI. "To the end that the pub
lie debt of South Carolina may not hereafter be
increased without the due consideration, and
free consent tof-tho- people OF. the. State, the
General Asscmblyis hereby forbidden to create
s,y further debt ~ obligation, either by loan
of the credit of the State, by guarantee, endorse
ment or otherwise, except for the ordinary cur
rent business of the State, without first submit
tinpthe question as to the creation Of such new
debt, guarantee endorsement or loan of the
credit, to the peopleof this State at general
telection; and unless t%o-thrds Of the qualified
votors Of this Statc voting on the question shall
be in favor Of a further debt, guarantee, en-
dorsement or loan of this credit, none shall be
created or made" ~
The manner ofvdting on tins amendment shall
be as follows: %" '"'-
Those in favor Of the amendment shall deposit
q ballot With the following woraswritten or prin-
ted thereon: ~ CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
ARTICLE XVIgYEs." Sc
Those opposed TO the amendment shall cast q
ballot, with the following words written or prin-
ted thereon: "OoSsTITUTIoSAL AMENDMENT,
ARTICLE XVI. 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 n misdcmeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in q
sum of not less than one hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned for Il period Of not less than one
month, nor more than six months. The Commits
sioners 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 ease, to
cause such election to be held in their rcspcc-
two counties OH the day aforesaid, and TO take
all necessary steps for the holding Of such cleo
tions, and for the ascertaning and determining
the persons who shall have been duly elected
thcreat, according to the rules, principles and
provisions prescribed by the Act and Amend
ment thereto aforesaid @I.S :"
In pursuance whereof, I have hercunto set my
hand and cansed the great seal of the State
to be affixed, at Columbia, the 10th day Of
September, 1872, and in the nincty-seyentl
year of the Independence of the United States
| of America.
IL. 81 ROBERT X. SCOTT,
4 9. Governor.
F. L. CAnDozo, Secretary of State.
Sept. 26. 3t