The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-16
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,


In. pursuance OF an Act Of the Genera
l. Assembly, approved March /, 1870, enti.
tied IAN Act providing for the general cleo
ton and the manner of conducting tho samo."
an election will be held in tho several Coun-
ties of this State on tho THIRD WEDNES-
DAY, being the 10th day, of October, for the
following State, Legislative, County and
Congressional officers, TO servo for the next
two and four years, aR provided by tho State
Constitution and Acts OF Congress of the
United States. to wit: Governor, Lieutenant.
State, State Treasurer, Comptroller General,
Superintendent Of Education, Adjutant and
Inspector-General, members of the General
Assembly, Solicitors in the several Judicial
Circuits, and for the various County Offices,
together with ono member of Congress, to
represent the State at large. and Representa-
tives in the respective Congressional Dis
tricts.
At tho said election. the following amend
ments to the State Constitution will be sub
mitted to the voters for ratification or rrjcc-
tiOn, to wit:
lat. Amendment relating to change OF
time OF holding general elections.
Strike out all OF that portion of Section II
OF Article II, following the words eighteen
fourth and fifth lines. and insert the follow
ing: "And forever thereafter, on the first
Tuesday following tho first Monday in No
vember, in every second year, in such manner
and at such places as the Legislature may
provide" The manner of voting on this
amendment shall be as follows: Those in favor
Of tho amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words written or printed thereon:
unconstitutional Anenomem- Yes" Those op
posed to said amendment shall cast ballot
With the following words written or printed
thereon: Constitutional! Amendnent-No."
I'd. Amendment relating to the further in
crease of tho public debt of the State. as fol-
lows: Article XVI-"To the end that The pub
lie debt of South Carolina may not hereafter
be increased without the due consideration
RI f~an Of
| the General Assembly is hereby forbidden to
create any further debt or obligation, either
by the loan of the credit OF the State, by qua
rantee, Enforcement or otherwise, except for
the ordinary and current bueiness OF tho
State. without first submitting the question
as to the creation Of any such new debt, qua
rantee, endorsement or loan of the credit, to
the people Of this State, at a general election;
and Unless two-thirds of the qualified voters
! OF this State voting on tho 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 a ballot with the following words written
ed OF Pr'nrea rea, thereon; s .C9siuf'o"at Amend
Thoae opposed to theamendment shnll cast
ballot, with the following words written or
printed thereon: Unconstitutional amendment,
Article ITI-No."
AL bar-rooms and drinking saloons shall be
closed on the day OF election and any person
who ehall sell any intoxicating drinks on the
| day OF election, shall be guilty of misdc-
meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
fined in q sum not less than ono hundred dol
| lars, or be imprisoned for period not less
| than one month, nor more than six months.
The Commissioners and Managcra of Elec-
| ton, and each of them, are hereby required,
with strict regard to the provisions OF the
Constitution and laws OF the State, touching
| their duty in such case, to cause such elec-