The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-20
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIVE DEpARTMPEr

4
i Assembly. approved March /. 1879, enti-
| tied IAN Act providing for the general eiec-
.ion .ra ana the manner of conducting the same"
1y y hs Act h5 March T.
tics OF this state on the THIRD WEDNEB.
PAY, boing the 10th day, Of October, for the
EfHiiowlng State, Legislative, County and
Ctongresscnal officers, 10 serve for the next
two and four years, as provided by the State
constitution and Acts OF Congress Of the
URlted htates, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant
state. state Treasurer. Comptroller- eneral,
superintendent Of Education Adjutent and
| uspcctor-dcneral, members of tho General
1AssemDiy, snllcitors i'll the several Judicial
tlrcui's and tor tho various County oflicee,
| toSe'hcr with ono member Of Congress to
rtpr resent the State at large, and Kepresentn-
| tivGa in the rcspcctyc f,oprros.;nn.i r.;
tricts
at tho said election. the following amend
ments 10 the State Constitution will be sub.
mitted t." the voters for ratification or rejec.
ton, to wit:
lst. Ame ndmcnt relating to chance Of
time of holding general elections.
SiriNn out all OF that portion Of Section II
Of A,Iiclo II, following the words eighteen
fourth and fifth lines. and insert the follow
ing: And forever thereafter, on the first
tuesday following tho fret Monday in Nor.
vembcr, in every second year. in such manner.
provide" Tho manner :. voting on this
amendment shall be as follows: Those in faver
OF the amendment shall deposit ballot with
tho following words written or printed thereon:
| I'CohS!dutt0fol Amemf n'ent- Yes" Those op-
posed to said amendment shall cast ballot
VITA the following words written or printed
thereon: " Constitutional AnlendnlentA No."
"a. Amendment relating to the further IN
crtase OF the rublic debt of the State, as fol-
lows: Article XVI-"To the end that .he pub
nc debt OF South Carolina may not hereafter
Do INCREASED without the due consideration
| ana Tres consent Of the people Of the State
the General Assembly is hereby forbidden to
create any further debt obligation, either
by the loan OF the credit of the State. by p,rs:
rantee, endorsement or otherwise excent for
the ordinary and current business OF the
state. without frat submitting the question
az I'd the creation OF any such new debt, qua
rantee. endorsement or loan OF the credit. to
| tue peopis of this State, at general election.
and unless two-thirds OF the Qualified voters
or this State voting. ON the question shall be
III 1avur OF further debt, guarantee. en-
d"rscment or loan of this credit. none shnll
bt created or made'
The manner Of voting on this amendment
shall BIZ follows:
Those in favor Of the amendment shall de-.
poHit ballot with the following words written
or printed thereon: Constitutional Amend
meat. Arti"le &FI-l'es."
| Those opposed tD the am mendment sbull "a A.
6aiiot, with the flowing words written or
printed thereon: Constitutional Amendment,
I1Tttcte L FI-NO"
All bar rooms and drinking saloons shall be
closed on the day uf election and any person.
VINO slIa'i sci: any Intoxicating drinks ON tho
day OF election, shall lie guilty Of misde-
Meanor, aid on conviction thereof, ehali be.
fined in a SUN nut less than ono hundred dol
isrh, or DO imprison'd for period not less
IMAM one month. Nor more than six months
mo commissioners and Alanarer- of EIec.
ton, ana each oi them, hereby required.
Win strict regard to the provisions OF the
CONSTITUTION anu laws o! the State, touching
| their duty in snch case, to cause such efcc,
| non, I" oe Held III tier RESPECTIVE la unties
ON the day Afor' ,h, and to take ell nuces-
Aary steps Tor the huldiug of such eicc,iors
| anu f"r the arc 1T aiming and determining the
persons wlorhalliiavc ice:. .:uly clcctc ii eie-
ut according to ihc rules. rinrip.ts and pIo-
Visions prescribed by the Act ana amendment
thereto AZORES aid
In testimony whereof, 1 have herrunto eet
my hand and caused the Great Seal Of
thc State To be- affixed, at Columbia,
| l.. $. J the l6;h day "f S.ptt mber, A. D. 1872,
ana III the ninet. seventh year OF the
Independence or tho United States of
Am.ilca. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
n, Governor.
F.L CAnDozo. Secretary of State.