The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-24
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

EAECUTIFE
TN pursuance OF an Act Of tho Genera
i Assembly. approved March /, 1870, enti-
tied IAN Act providing for the general cleo
ton ana the manner OF conducting tho same."
an election will be held in the several Coun.
ties Of this State on the THIRD WEDNES-
pay, being the 10th day, OF October, for the
following. State, Legislative, County and
Two and four years, as provided by the State
constitution and Acts of Congress Of the
URlted States, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General, Secretary Of
State, State Treasurer, Comptroller. General.
superintendent Of Education, Adju.ant and
!nspector-Gcneral,m members Of the General
assembly, Solicitors in the several Judicial
Circuits, and for tho various County Offices,
together with one member Of Congrcs TO
riepreaent the State 1t large, and Represents
tricts
At The said election, the fol]oyinc amend.
ments to the State Constitution will be cub
ml,ted to the voters for ratification or rejec-
ton, to wit:
1st. Amendment relating to change of
time OF holding general elections.
Strike out all OF that portion Of Section IL
OF ,ra,r. Article II, following the words eighteen
ing: 'And forever thereafter, on the fret
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
vember, IN every second year, in such manner
and at such ;, places as the Legislature may
amendment shall be as follows: Those in favor
of the amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words written or printed thereon:
Constitutional dnehoH1eHt- Yes" Those op-
posed to said amendment ehall cast ballot
with the following words written or printed
thereon: CONSTITUTIONAL lAmendnent-No."
"a. Amendment relating to tho further In
crease OF the public debt Of the State, ss fol-
lows: Article AvI-"To the end that the pub
iic debt OF South Carolina may not hereafter
be increased without the due consideration
ana s;lt free consent Of the people of the State,
create any further debt or obligation. either
ny the loan OF the credit of the State, by gna-
rantee, endorsement 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. oua-
rantee, endorsement or loan Of the credit. to
the people of this STATE, at general eleotion.
and an 1, unless @ two-thirds Of the qualified voters
of this State voting on the question ehall be
IN favor of further debt, guarantee. en-
dorsement or loan Of this credit, none shall
bo created or made"
The manner OF voting on this amendment
shall be as follows
Those i'll favor Of the amendment sh all de-
posit ballot with the following words written
or printed thereon: !" Constitutional An,cnd-
nent, Article -iVI- Yes"
Those opposed to the amendment shall cast
ballot, with the following words written or
printed thereon: Constitutional Amendment
-irttcte GVI--No
~AAA ohl baiOOQe shall be
cloeed on the day of election, and an, person
VINO shali sell any Intoxicating drinks on the
day or election, shall be guilty OF msde.
mennor, and. on conviction thereof, ehalI be
hned in Il sum DO. less tn an one hundred dol
ars, or be imprisoned for period not less
than one month, nor more than six months,
The Commissioners and Manager. Of Llec.
tIon' ana each OF them, are hereby required,
with strict regard to the provisions or the
Constitution ard laa 8 OF the State, touching
tnelr duty In such case, to canse such cleo
tions to be held in Their respective Counties
on the day aforesaid, and to take all neces-
sary steps for the holding of such elections.
and for the ascertsii'ing aud determining the
persons who shallhave been du uly elccted ii ere
at, according to the rules rrineples and pro
visions prescribed by the Act and amendment
thereto, aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and cansed the Great Seal Of
the State to be affixed, at Colum bia,
IL. 81 the 10th day Of September, A. D. 1872,
and in the ninety seventh year Of the
Independence OF the United States of
America. ROBERT X. SCOTT,
Governor.
T. l.. CARDozo, Secretary Of State.
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