The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-09-28
OFFICIAL.

TN pursuance ofan act of the General Aa-
Il sembly approved March l, 1870, entitled
IAN act, providing for the general election
and the manner Of conducting the same.
amended by All act approved Mrch IL, 1872,
| an election will be held in the several
ooonties Of this State on the THIRD
WEDNESDAY, being the 18th day of Octo-
Der, for the following State, Legislative,
County and Congressional officers, to serve
for the next two and four years, as provided
by the State constitution and acts of Con-
nor. 4ory estAarney General
secrstary Of State, State Trcasurcr, Comp
troller General, Superintendent or Eduoa-
tion, Adjutant and Inspector General, mem
bers Of the General Assembly, Solicitors in
the several judicial circuits, and for the
various county Offices, together with one
Member of Congress to represent the State
at large, and Representative in the respec
tiqe Congressional District.
At the said election the following amend
ments to the State Constitution will he CUB
mitted to the voters for ratification or rcjcc-
ton, to wit:
LIST. Amendment relating to change of
time Of holding general elections.
Strike out all of that portion of Section
Al OF Article 2, following the words
"eighteen hundred and seventy" occurring
In the fourth and fifth lines, and insert the
following: "And forever thereafter, on the
hrst Tuesday following the first Monday in
November, in every second year, in such
manner and at such places as the Legisla-
ture may provide" The manner Of voting
! on this amendment shall be as follows:
Those in favor Of the amendment shall de-
posit q ballot with the following words writ
ten or printed thereon, Consatufionai Amend.
S'ent-fes Those opposed to said amend
meet shall cast ballot with the following
words written or printed thereon, "Con,titu-
tion Amendment-No."
I'd. Amendment relating to the further in
crease Of the public debt of the State, as
| follows: Article XVI, ITO the end that
the public debt of South Carolina may not
hereafter be increased without the due con-
sideratIon, and free consent Of the people OF
the State, the General Assembly is hereby
forbidden to create any further debt or
| obligation, either by the loan of the credit
OF the State, by guarantee, endorsement or
| otherwise, except for the ordinary and cur
rent business Of the State, without first
submitting the question as to the creation of
any such new nebt, guarantee, endorsement
or loan of the credit, 70 the people of this
| State, at a general election and unless two
taiTds OF the qualified qetcrs Of this State,
voting on the question shall be in faaor of o
| further debt, guarantees, endorsement or
loan Of this oredi 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 writ
| ten or printed thereon, unconstitutional
Amendment. Article XVL-Yes."
Those opposed TO the amendment shall
cast ballot, with the following words writ
| ten or printed thercon--"C Constitutinnal
Amendment Article YVL-No."
All bar-rooms aud dainiing 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 misdemeanor, and on conviction there
OF, shall be fined in sum not less than one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for n
| period not less than one month, nor more
than six months.
The Commissioners and Managers Of
| Election, and each of them, are hereby re-
quired, with strict regard TO the provisions
| Of the Constitutin and laws of the State,
| touching their duty in such case, to cause
such elections to be held in their respective
counties on the day aforesaid, and 10 take
| ali necessary steps for the holding Of such
elections, and for the ascertaining the per
sons who shall have been duly elected there
at, accordinf TO the rules principles and
PfV'1otohS PaooOIipou ny tno Actbnu amend
rnent thereto, aforesaid. In witness where
Of i have hereunto set my hand and caused
tho great seal Of che State to be affixed
at Columbia, the 18th day OF September,
g. D., 1872, and in the Ninety seventh
year Of the Independence Of the United
States Of America.
LIS. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
~ Governor.
p. L. CARDOZO,
Secretary Of State.
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