Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-10-10
OF FICIAL.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
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TN pursuance Of an act of the General
i Assembly approved March !, 1870,
entitled "An ect, providing for the gen.
eral election and the manner of conduct
ing the same, amended by an act APP
proved March II, 1872" an election Will
be held in the several counties OF this
State on the THIRD WEDNESDAY,
being the 10th day of October, for the
following State, Legislative, County and
Congressional officers, to serve Cor the
next two and four years, as provided by
the State constitution and acts o. Coll
gress Of the United States, to wit: Gov
ernor. Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary of State, State Treas
urer, Comptroller General, Superinten-
dent of Education, Adujutant and In
spector General, members OF the Gene
raj Assembly, Solicitors in the several
judicial circuits, and for the various
county offices, together with one Mem
ber Of Congress to represent the State at
large, and Representatives i'll the respect
i've Congressional Districts. -
At the said election the following
amendments to the State Constitution
will be submitted to the voters for ratifi-
cation or rejection. to wit:
list. Amendment relating to change Of
time of holding general elections.
Strike out all of that portion of Sec
ton XI of Article 2, following the words
.eighteen hundred and seventy" occur
ring in the fourth and fifth lines, andln
sert the following: "And forever there
after. on the first Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, iE every sec
ond year, in such name: arI at such
places as the Legislature may provide"
The manner OF voting on this amend
ment shall be as follows: Thosoin favor
of the amendment shall deposi; ballot
with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. orprint-
ed thereon, Constitutional Gmendment
Yes" Those opposed to said amend
ment shall cast ballot with the follow
ing words written or printed thereon,
Constitutional anendnent-No."
I'd. Amendment relating to the furthor
increase of the public debt OF the State,
as follows: Article XVI, "To the end
that the public debt Of South Carolina
may not hereafter be increased without
the due consideration, and free consent
of the people of tho 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 currentb bust
ness of the State, without, first submit
ting the question as to the creation OF any
such new debt, guarantee, endorsement
or loan of the credit, to the peopleof this
State, at a general election ;; End unless
two-thirds of the;quaiitled voters OF this
state voting on the question shall be III
favor of q further debt, guarantee, ell
dor.sement or loan Of this csedit, none
shall be created or made"
The manner of voting OH this amend-;
ment .,hall be as follows:
Thosa in favor of the an1endmept shall
deposit a ballotwith the following words
Written or printed thereon, s.. Constit,!.
tional. Amendment, article 1Kx!-T-E Ees,,s !,
|. Those opposed tothe amendlnent snail
cast ballot, with the .ioliowlng words
written or printed thereon, Constltm,
tioa,al Ameld n'eat, -4rt'cte ApI-A0."
ALL sbar-roolps and dra1liilng saloons
shall be closed on the day OF election,
and any person who shall sell any m
toxicating drinks on the day or elecSlon,
shall be guilty of Il misdemeanor,G ana on
conviction thereof, shall be hned ma
sum not less than one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned for period not less
than one mOntI, uoA iiioio she1L GA
months. The Commissioners and Man
ayers of Election, 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 elections to be
held in their respective countieson the
day aforesaid, and 10 take all necessary
steps for the holding of sucp elections,
and for the ascertaining and determining
tho persons who shall have been duly
elected thereat, according to the rules,
principles and provisions prescribed by
the Act and Amendment thereto,S afore-
said.
In pursuance whereof, I have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the great seal
of the State to be affixed, at Columbia,
the letn day of September, a. D., lS12,
and in the Ninety. seventh year OF the
independence of the United States of
America.
Governor.
+. L. CARDoZo,
Secretary of State.
CO. 2t IN