Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-10
OFFICIAL.

TN pursuance of an act fthe General Assembly
i approved March |, 1870, entitled "An act pro-
viding for the general election and the manner of
conducting the same, amended by an actapproved
March II, 1872, an election will be held in the sew
eral counties of this State OH the THIRD WE'D
NESDAY, being the 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 United States, to witt Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Comptroller
General, Superintendent of Education, Adjutant
and Inspector General, members of the General
Assembly, Solicitors in the several judicial cir
cults, and for the various county Offices together
with one member Of Congress to represent the
State at Large, and Representatives in the respec-
tive Congressional Districts.
At the said election the following amendments
to the State Constitution will be submitted to the
voters for ratification or rejection, to wit:
1st. Amendment relating TO change of time of
holding general elections.
Strike out all of that portion of Section XI Of
Article 2, following the words "eighteen hundred
and sev ynty" occurring in the fourth and fifth
lines, and insert the following: "And forever
thereafter, and the first Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, in every second year,
in such manner and at such places as the Legis-
ature may provide" The manner of voting on
this amendment shall be as follows: Those in ia
vor of the amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words written or printed thereon,
Unconstitutional lAmcndmcnt-Ycs." Those oppos-
ed to said amendment shall cast ballot with the
following words written or printed thereon, "Con-
stnutional Amendment-No."
I'd. Amendment relating to the further increase
OF the public debt Of the State as follows: "Artcle
XVI, "To the end that the public debt of South
Carolina NAV not hereafter be increased without
the due consideration, and free consent of the peo-
pie of the State, the General Assembly is hereby
forbidden to create any further debt obligation,
either by the loan of the credit of the State, BY
guarantee, endorsement or otherwise, except for
the ordinary and current business of the State,
without first submitting the question as to the
creation ofany such new debt guarantee, endorse
ment or loan oftha credit, to the people of this
State, at general election and unless two-thirds
of the qualified voters of this State voting the
question shall be in favor of a further debt, guar
antee, endorsement or loan of this credit, none
shall be created or made"
The manner of voting on this amendment shall
be as as follows:
Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit
ballot with the following words written or prin-
ted thereon, Unconstitutional Amendnaent, article
XVI-Yes."
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast a
ballot with the following words written or prin-
ted thereon-"C Constitutional amendment, Article
XVI-No."
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons shall be
closed on the day ofelection, and any persons who
sell any intoxicating drinks on the day of election,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on convic-
q
one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for period
not less than one month, nor more than six
months. The Commissioners and Managers of
Election, and each of them, are hereby required,
with strict regard to the provisions of the Const-
tuition and laws Of the State touching their duty
in such case, to cause such elections to be held in
their respective counties the day aforesaid, and
to take all necessary steps for the holding of such
elections, and for the ascertaining and determin-
ing the persons who shall have been duly elected
DrlnclDleS
visions prescribed by the Act and Amendment
thereto. aforesaid.
In pursuance whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the State to be
affixed at Columbia, the 10th day of September,
A. D., 1872 and in the ninety-seventh year OF
the Independence ftLe United States of Amer
lea.
L. S.. ROBERT X. SCOTT,
~ Governor.
F. L. CARDOZO,
Secretary of State.
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