Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-10-09

WILD one member OF Congress TO represent &
The State Mt large, and Representative
in the respective Congressional District.
AT the snid election the following
amendment to the State Constitutions will
be submitted to the voters for ratification
or rejection, to wit;
1st. Amendment rc1atfng to cliahigeS Of )
time Of holding general elections - 'f
Strike out tail of that portion Of Sec
tion NI Of Article 2, following tile words
eighteen hundred and seventy" occur
ring III the fourth and fifth lines, and in
sert the following: iaAnd forever there
after, on the first Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, in every
second year,;in such manndr ind at such
places as the Legislature may provide"
The msnnerof voting on this amendment
shall be as follows: Those in favor of
the amendment shall deposit.! q ballot
with the following words written or
| printed thereon I" Constitutional hAinenflL'
| mcnt-.Yes." Those opposed to sdid
amendment shall cnst,a ballot with the
following words printed thereon, Con
stitutional Amendment-No"
| zAmendmentre relating to the the f6tFtiIurs
increase of. the. public debt Of, the State,
as follows: Article XVI, ITO the end
that the public debt of, South Carolina.
maynot hereafter be increased without
the due consideration and free etsconsent
ofthe-people of f-.tl,e- State, the General
Assembly is, hereby forbiddenr to create
any further debt or obligation, either by
l the loan Of the credit of the State, by
guarantee, endowment or otherwise, Sex-
cept for the ordinary aud fciirrent ibusir,
ness Of the State, without first submitting
the question as to the creation of any !.
such new debt, guarantee, endorsscmeTt
or lean Of the credit, to hcpecple of this
State, alta general election; and unless
two-thirds Of the qualified, voters of ,this,
State, voting on the question shah be in
favor Of IL further debt, guarantee, en-
dorsemcnt or loan of this credit, none
shall be created or madc.n 'l7s'r' I" t-mf
The manner ofvoting on this amend.
ment shall be as ,folowss;. i;,;.h .td.,..,
! Those in favor ofthe amendment, shall
deposit Il ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon: ID dC6nsfitti-
tionui Amendment, Article 'NN1A-Yes.' -.
/ Those opposed to the e,amendmantssliali,
cast a ballot with tho following .wonls'
4 written or printed thereon ,"Cnnstitu-
tional Amendment, Article XVI-No."
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons
shall he closed on tllc day of election;
aud any person who shall sell any iiitoa-
icatng drinks on the;,duy of, .electio,,s
shall he guilty of Il .mislelncannr, and on
conviction thereof, Shall lie fipc,t III d d sum
not less thar one hundred dolIa'rs, or liz
imprisoned fora pcrintl not,lessttlan one :
month, norSmore than siX nlontlis. :fi,.sj a
IAsc Goiq.lissionsrs. and Managers of
Election, and each Of them, are hereby.
required, with strict regard to lie p1ro-
VISIONS o: the Constitution :tutf EiWs IF
the State, touching their duty in sucll
case, TO cause such elections to be held in
their respective counties on the duy
aforesaid, nnl to take all necessary steps
for the holding of such elections, aid III: +.
the nsccrtnining the persons who shnll
have been duly elected thcrcat. accord.
Ing to tie rules. rprinciplcaanA provisions
prescribed hy the Act and Amendment.
thereto, Aforesaid
In witness whereof | hive herc,!nto set o
my hand and causctl the great 'stalof
the State to be affixed, ut Golumbiu,
the 10th day Of Srptemhcr, a. d.,
1872, and in the .Ninety-scvcnth year
Of the Independence of the United
States OF America ~ ;!'i'aH0I 80
[Es.l ROBERT X. ,sCoTT,,Ys
| f. T.. CAEnozo, " ''N Govelnor..i y
Secretary of State es.f ''E t''",'r'H
Ih compliance with.the above, the PoMs
willabe opened at the following places .
and Tie following persons are hereby .ap,
pointed Managers of Election.
Avingc:s-D. X. Norris, JANUARY Nc
Mil, II. Richardson. st'i;s ~ .il3Gl
| Lcwisyil'e-Dr, G. r. Taller, Rov. n
H. Nv. Tatrant, pm. Jones. .ar;a,b Nj.
Jamten5wIA:R. Beckwith. Paul Co..
zrigls5s~D., q 11iidvorsna, Godfrey"
Murph, Israel McGovnn. 7''l '''a y H6h'
Fort Alo'te--s..D. Goodwin, j. G.
Duncan, jos. Stnart SI1 i,.I IHT
Broyns-J. d Jones, John H. .!Phil-L
lips. Frank Jamison., ,...;, ~,
Foslles-D|5 r. Fpgle, John Wanna.
maker, Ada,h r. Flood. ''A''''2' al :! E'If ;
Bears or -Four 'HolcsIW.o Bart6li,-
VII Logan, Andrew S. Ayers, pnnaol,i
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