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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I
!..- ExEcJITIvE DEP aRTMENT.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I,
.a-- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. !
BN pursuance of an act of the General
IL Assembly approved March /, 1870,
entitled IAN act, providing for the general
election and the manner ofconductingthe
same, amended by an Act approved
March II, 1871, an election will be- held
in the several counties Of this State on
10th day Of October, for the following
State, Legislative, County, and Congress
sional officers to serve for the next two
and four years, as provided by the State
constitution and acts of Congress Of the
Unised States, to wit Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Acknowledgement, See
troller-G General, Superintendent Of Edu-
cation, Adjutant and Inspector-G General,
members of the General Assembly, So:
licitors in the seveIal judicial circuits,
and for the various county offices, to-
gether with one Member Of Congress to
represent the State at large, and repre-
|sentatives in the respective Congression
al Districts.
At the said election the following
amendments to the State Constitution
"
fcation or rejection, to witt. : u. :; l.
1st. Amendment relating to change
of time of holding general Elections. =
Strike out all of that portion of Section
XII of Article following the words
"eighteeen hundred and seventy" oc-'
curing in the fourth and fifth lines, and
fifth lines, and insert the following:
"And for ever thereafter on sthe first
fol Mnn1QU n
November, in every second year, in such
manner and at such places as the Leg.
islature may provide.s The manner of
voting on this amendment shall be as1
follows: Those in favor of the amend
ment shall deposit ballot with1the fol-
lowing words written orprinted thereon,
Constitutional amendment Yes. "
Those opposed to said amendment shall
cast q ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon, "ConStitu-
tionM Anaendaaent-No."
I'd. Amendment relating to. the fur
ther increase of the public debt of the
State as follows: Article XIV, ITO the
end that the public debt of South Caro-
lima may not Hereafter be increased with
out the due consideration, and free con-
sent of the people of the State, the peo-
is hereby forbidden to create any fur
ther debt or obligation, either by the
loan of the credit of the State, by guar
antee,, endorsements or otherwise, except
for the ordinary and current business of
the State, without first submitting the
question as to the creation of any such
new debt, guarantee endorsement or
loan of the credit, to the people of this
ctofo Of nd
two-thirds of the qualified voters of
in favor of further debt, guarantee,
endorsements OF. loan Of this credit, none
shall be>created or made" =.
The manner of voting on this amend
ment shall be as follows: @:t''.,
Those in favor of the eamendmentshal
deposit ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon, "Co,astitu-
tional amendment, article XVI Yes"
Those opposed to the amendment
shall cast q ballot, with the following
wolds written or printed thereon, "Con-
stitutiondL 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 in
toXicating drinks on the day of election
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined in
a sum not less than one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned for a period not less
than one month, nor more than six
months. =. Il ....y.
The Commissioners or Managers of
Election, and each of them, are hereby
required, with strict regard to the pro-
visions of the Constitution and laws of
the State, touching their duty in such
case, to cause such elections to he held
in their respective counties on the day
aforesaid, and to take all necessary steps
for the holding Of such electionon, and
for the ascertaining and determining
the persons who shall have been duly
elected thereat, according to the rules,
principles and provisions prescribed by
the Act. and Amendment thereto, afore-
said. =; .-....., ....ir. ...It
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great seal
of the State to be affixed at Columbia,
the 10th day of September, Al. D. 1872
and in the ninety-seventh year of the
Independence Of the United States of
America. ~! -~..- .':'..I.t i'''
Is: ROBERT X: ScoT1; SSSsE9s,.
+. L. CARDozo, IT,.
Secretary of State. ..g
N. GOLDSMITH. P. KIND.