The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-21
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

ExECUTlYE DEPABTMTNT.
IN pursuance OF an Act Of the General
i Assembly, approved March /, 1879, enti-
tied IAN Act providing for the general eloc-
tion and the manner Of conducting tho same"
an election will be held in the several Conn.
ties Of this State ON the THIRD WEDNES-
DAY, being the 10th day, OF October, for the
following. State, Legislative, County and
two and four years, as provided by the State
Constitution and Acts OF Congress of the
Onlted States, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant
state, State Treasurer, Comptroller. Generai.
superintendent OF Education. Adjutant and
lnspector-G G eneral, members OF the General
Asecmbiy, Solicitors i'll the several Judicial
Circuits. and for the vnrious County Offices,
together with one member Of Congress. to
represent the State Mt large, and Representa-
tricta.
At the said cl. ction, the following nmona-
ments to the State Constitution will bc sub
mitted to the voters for ratification or rejec-
ton, TO wit:
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 tho
ing: 'And forever thereafter, on the first
Tuesday following tho frat Monday in No
vember, in every second year. in such manner
s.;a. and At spch places as the Legislature may
amendment shall be as fUll 40: Those in favor
OF the amendmont shall deposit q ballot with
the following words written or printed thereon
Unconstitutional Amen, nent- Yes" Those op.
posed to said amendment shall cast ballot
with tho following words written or printe
thereon: CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
I'd. Amendment relating to the further fn-
crease OF the rublic 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 the due considera ton.
the General Assembly is hereby forbidden q 10.
create any further debt or obligation, either
by the loan OF the credit OF the State, by qua
rantee, endorsement or otherwise, except for
state, without first submitting the question
| as to the creation Of any such new debt. oua-
rantee. enforcement or loan of the credit to-
the people OF this State, at general election;
OF this State voting on the question shall be-
IN favor Of further debt, guarantee, en-
dorsement or loan Of 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
naent, Article XVI-Yes."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast
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 shall sell any Intoxicating drinks on the
day OF election, shall be guilty Of q misde-
maos5no!r' aid. on conviction thereof. shall be
lars, or be imprisoned for period not less.
than one month, nor more than six months.
The commissioners and Managers OF Flee
ton, and each OF them, are hereby required
With etrict regard to the provisions OF the
Constitution and laws Of the State, touching
| their duty in euch case, to cane such cleo
tions to be held in Their respective Cunn,ies
on the day aforesaid, and to take AL neces-.
sary steps for the holding of such elections,
and fur tho asccrt aiming and determining the
persons who shallha been duly elected ii ere
at, according to the rnlos, principles and pro-
| visions prescribed by tie Act and amendment
thereto, Aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, I have horounto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal OF
the State to be affixed, at Columbia :.
Il. 8. the 18th day Of September, A. D. 1879.
and in the ninety seventh year OF the.
Independence OF the United States OF
America. ROBERT Z. SCOTT,
Governor.
F. L. CARDozo, Secretary Of State.