The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-13
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

IN pursuance OF an Act OF tho Genera
4 Assembly. approved March l, 1870. enti-
tied "An Act providing for the general cleo
ton and the manner of conducting tho same. "
amended by all Act approved March 12. 1872,
an el. ction will be held in the several Coun-
ties OF this State on tho THIRD WEDNES.
DAY, being the 10th day, OF October, for the
| following State, Legislative, County and
Congressional officers, TO servo for the next
two and four years n provided by tho State
Constitution and Acts OF Congress OF the
United states, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney-G eneral, Secretary of
State, State Treasurer, Comptroller General,
Superintendent of Education. Adjutant and
Inspector-General, members of tho General
Assembly, Solicitors III tho several Judicial
Circuits, and for tho various County Offices,
| together with ono momber OF Congress to
represent tho State at large. and representa-
tives in tho respective Congressional Dis
| tricts.
at tho eaid election. the following amend
J ments to tho State Constitution will be sub
milted to tho voters for ratification or rejcc-
ton. TO wit:
1st. Amendment relating to change of
time OF holding general elections.
| Strike ont all OF that portion of Section IL
hundr,d and seventy" occurring in tho
fourth and fifth lines and insert tho follow
ing: ''And forever thereafter, on the first
nesday following the first Monday in No
| vember, in every second year, in such manner
and at such places as the Legislature may
provide" Tho manner of voting on this
| amen ent shall be as follows: Thoec in nfaver
OF tho amendmont shall deposit a ballot with
tho following words written or printed thereon:
Constitutional Amen ment- l'cs." Those op.
posed to said amendment shall cast ballot
with the following words written or print cd
thereon: " Constitutional iAn,endnent-No"
! I'd. Amendment relating to the further IN
| crease of the public debt of the State, as fol-
lows: Article XVI-"To the end that .he pub
| lie debt of South Carolina may not hereafter
| be increased without tho due consideration
| and FREQ Of tha npOpIa f,f bn Sfot
tho General Assembly is hereby forbidden to
| create any further debt or obligation. either
by the loan OF the credit OF the State, by qua
| rantee, endorsement or otherwise except tor
the ordinary and current business OF the
State. without first submitting the question
| az to the creation OF any such new dobt, qua
| rantee, endorsement or loan of tho credit, to
| the people of this State, at a general election;
| and unless two-thirds Of the qualified voters
Of this State voting on the question shall be
in favor Of o further debt, guarantee, en-
dorsement or loan of this credit, mono shall
be created or made"
Tho 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: Constitutional Amcnd-
n,ent, Article XVI-Ies."
Those opposed to the am endment ehall ca at
a ballot, with the following words written or
printed thereon: Unconstitutional Amendment,
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons shall be
closed on the day Of election. and any person
| who ehall cell any Intoxicating drinks on the
day OF election, shall be guilty OF misdc-
meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
fined in sum not less than ono hundred dol
lars, or DO imprisoned for period not less
than one month, nor more than six months.
The Commissioners and Managers of Elec-
ton, 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 cleo
tions to be held in thoir respective Counties
on the day aforesaid, and to take all necos-
sary. steps for the holding Of such elections.
and for the ascertaning nd determining the
persons who hoshallhavo hccn duly elected th ore-
at. according to the rnlos, principles and pro-
Visions prescribed by tho Act and amendment
thereto. aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, I havo hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Soal of
the State 10 bo affixed. at Columbia.
IL. g. the 10th day Of September, A. d. 1872.
and in tho uinoty-seventh year of the
Independence OF the United States Of
America. ROBERT X. SCOTT,
Governor.
F. L. CAnDozo, Secretary of State.
Sept 18