The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-09
OFFICIAL.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
pursuance OF an Act Of the Genera
tied IAN Act providing for the general cleo
tion and the manner Of conducting the samo, +"
amended eI @ by ym an A Act approved March 12 1879.
as &c 9t9I ion. vii be held in the several Conn
DAY, being tho 10th day, of October, for the
following. State, Legislative, County and
congressional tH M officers, to serve for tho next
Constitution and Acts OF Congress OF the
United States, to wit: Governor, Liout enant-
Governor, Attorney-General, Secretary Of
state, State Treasurer, Comptroller G eneral
Superintendent OF Education, Adiutant and
1nspector-General, members Of tho General
Assembly, Solicitors in the several Judicial
Circuits. and for tho various County Offices,
together with one member OF Congress. to
represent the State at large, and Representa-
tives in the respective Congressional Dis
tricts.
At the said election the following amend
mcnts to the State Constitution will be cub
mitted to the voters for ratification OF r.jrc-
ton, to wit:
1st. Amendment relating to change OF
time of holding general elections.
Strike out all OF that portion of Section II
of Article II, following the words eighteen
hundred and seventy" occurring in the
fourth and fifth lines. and insert the follow
ing: ,'And forever thereafter, on the first
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
vember, in every second year. in such manner
and at such places as the Legislature may
provide" The manner OF voting this
Of tho amendment shall deposit ballot with
tho following words written or printed til hercon:
unconstitutional Amenc cnient- Yes" Those OPP
posed to said amendment shall cast ballot
with the following words written or print ed
thereon: " Constitutional An,endn,ent-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 the pub
lie debt of South Carolina may not hereafter
be Increased without the due consideration
and fres consent OF the people OF the State
the General Assembly is hereby forbidden to
create any iurther debt or obligation, either
by the loan OF the credit OF the State, by qua
rantee, endorsement or otherwise, except for
the ordinary and current business or the
state, without first submitting tho question
as to the creation OF any such new debt, qua
| rantee. endorsement 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 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 of voting Oh this amendment
shall be as follows:
Those in favor Of the amendment shall de-
posit a bnllot with the following words written
or printed thereon: Constitutional Amend
naent, Article XYI-Yes."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast
ballot, with the following words written or
printed thereon: Constitutional Amend,aent
Article XVL-N0"
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons shall be
closed on the day Of election, and any pcr- on
who shall sell any Intoxicating drinks or the
meanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be
fined in q sum not less than one hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned for period not lesa
than one month, nor more than six months.
The Commissioners and Managers of Elec.
tion, and each OF them, are hereby required,
with strict regard to the proyisions of the
constitution and laws OF the State, touching
their duty in such case, to cause such cleo
tions to be held in their respective Counties
on the day aforesaid, and TO take all neces-
sary steps for the holding of such elections.
and for the ascertaining and determining the
persons who shallhave been duly elect ed tin ere-
at, according to the rules, principles and pro-
visions prescribed by the Act and amendment
thereto, aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal Of
the State to be affixed, at Columbia
IL. 8. tho 10th day Of September, A. D. 1872,
and in the ninety-scvrnth year OF the
Independence OF the United States of
America. ROBERT X. SCOTT,
Governor.
F. l.. CAnDozo, Secretary Of State.
Sept 18