The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-10-09
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DGrAETIEHT.

IN pursuance Of IN aci Of HE Gene :,
| Assembly approved March |, 1870, rntiile
| "An act, providing for the geacrt! elcclio
aEI the ITanElcr Of conducting the >.,n!c
a:'cnd"d by an act approved Marcia -
lS.2, an election will te hcid in Tie sever,
counties Of this State on the THIRD WE'D
NESDAI, being the lGtiI day cf October
| tor th" i:i!o"'ii,s State, Legislative, Coun
| 8 and Congressional officers, 10 serve toI
! the next rwo AMI 'u'r wears, as provided
BY the Stale constitution and acts ot Con
gresS OF the United States, to wit: Gov
crnor. Lieutenant Governor, Attorney Gene.
raj, Secretary of State, State Treasurer,
Comptroller General, Superintendent 0!
EIwca,;on, Adjutamt and Inspector General,
members OF the General Assembly, Solici-
tors in the several judicial circuits, a;.l for
tic various coUHty offices, together With
omc Member of Congress TO represent the
State at large, and Representatives i'll the
respective Congressional Districts.
IT the said election the following amend
mems to tnc State Constitution vii! be
S:.mrtHU To the voters for ratification or
ri 'c'io", to VT:
1t. A'u"#':m".;ts relating to change Of
time OF i!o:'ii"" genera: elections.
StTNc or; u,i That pnr:On oi Hcc;i0H ~
OF .I!tic'c ,, !o:io"iug the wuri> "c;E..;vc:i
hundred ana Scvc"::" occE:rn@ il tie
l:.%rf;l ana iifih lin"-. a:ii i::r: liz ioi-
loving: And forever thereafter, or the
first TG?$,!a; following Ia" first Mo.:,;.y in
November, ia ever; SECOND year, in such
mai:f:rr ;:tI ~ Srcl, places ;:s the i.rc!s,a
tU:& HI.:y pvny:;!r. The !aanncr OF voting
OH hi. a:nru:myHf shall be - follows
TarSc in favor Of the amendment shall
deposit a bai!o. wiki the ioiioa i:- words
written or printed thereon, "Cona...ariun:l
Amendmert--Y">.' Those ol?o,o'; % said
shall! Cast i ballot viii tie
following words written or printed thereon,
"ConSt;tati2al! Anendm"D:--N"."
2d. Amendment; relating 70 the further
increase oE the p%h!:c ':":,i o: Tie State. aS
follows: Article XVI, go tic cnd that ;hc
public debt ot South Carolina may 40;
hereafter be Increased without the due con-
$ileratioa, and free consent Of the people
of tie State, tie GeCc!al Assembly is here
tv forbidden to create any further debt or
obligation 10y the loan Of the credit Of the
STATE, BY guar nlce, endorsement or other
wise, except for the ord:narv and current
business OF tile State, without first submit
ting the question rs 70 the creation o! any
s"ch rev debt, guarantee, endorsement o.
Ioau Of The credit to tha people ofthiS Sta;a,
4: = general election and unless two-thrds
CT the qualified voters of thi- State voting
or the question snail be III favor Of 4 FIR
thcr debt, guarantee, endorsement: o. loan
Of Ibis crcii:, noue si!ai! bc created o:
madc.'
Toc manner orvotng on !lis amendment
shall I've rs follows:
Those in favor Of the amendment shall
deposit ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon, unconstitutional
Article NEI-Ycs."
Those opposed to tie amendment Shall
cast a ballot with the following words writ
ten O.! printed Observation-Disclosures
Amendment Article NYI.-No."
All ha:.ToomS and drinking slloons shall
De closed On the day of election, and any
person who shall sci! any Intoxicating drinks
On TIE d2E Of election, shall Is gulir OF
aad Gil conviction thereof, |
shall be fined IN a suE Eot less than one
hundred dollars, or bc imprisoned for Il
period not less than one mo%:h, no" more !
han six months. !
The Commissioners and Managers Of
Election, and each Of them, are hereby
required, with Stric: regard to the provisions
Of the Constitution and laws Of the State.
touching their duty in such ca.e, TO Cause
such elections to be held IL their respective
counties on tie day aforesaid, and TO take
I'll necessary steps for the holding of
such elections, and for the aScertaining and
determining the persons who shall have
been duly elected thereat, according 70 the
rules, principles and provision prescribed
oy the -Act and Amendment thereto, arore-
said.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand aud caused the Great Seal
OF the State to be affixed, at Coum-
.l.S 5. bia, the 10th day Of September, A. D.
1872, and in the nincty-scvcnth year
of the independence Of the United
States of America
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
F. L. CARDcZo, Secretary Of State.
Sep. %, 39-at.