The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-31
sPRocnAMAT1oN. Gov. Moses has is.
sued the following proclamation:

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In pursuance OF an Act Of the Gene
entitled .'An Act providing for the
general election and the nanner Of
conducting the same. amended by an
Aot approved March IL. 1872, an eco.
tion will be held in the several Coun-
t!ea OF this State, on Tuesday, the
third day OF November, eighteen hun
dred and seventy.four, for the follow
ing State. Legislative, County and
Congressional officers, to serve for the
next two and four years, as provided
by the State Constitution, the statutes
Of the State and the Acts of the Con
gress OF the United States, to wit:
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, mem
bers Of the General Assembly, School
Commissioners, County Commission
ers and Probate Judges in the several
Counties, together with one member
Of Congress for each Congressional
District in tho State. Also, for one
Representative in the Forty third Con.
gress, from the Third Congressional
District in the State. to serve as such
member until the 4th of March.
eighteen hundred aud seventy i've, to
ill the vacancy occasioned BY the re-
signation of the Honorable r. B. Ell
liott, late member of Congress from
the said District. Also. for such
County offioers-Clerks, Sheriff., etc
as are required to fill vacancies ex-
listing in certain Counties. Atthe said
election the following amendments to
the State Constitution will be sub
mitted to tue voters OF tue State for
ratification or rejection. to wit:
| First Amendment relating to the
boundary line Of Pickeus and Oconee
Counties, as follows: "That Section 3
OF Article II Of the Constitution OF
the State. be amended by striking out
the words White Water River in the
hfth line OF said section, and inserting
in the place thereof the words sTaxa-
Way River" The manner of voting
on this amendment shall be as follows:
| Those in favor Of theamendment shuil
| deposit ballot with the folio wing
words written or printed thereon:
Constitutional amendment; yes. ;
Those opposed to said amend ment
shall deposit ballot with the follow
ing words written or printed thereon:
Constitutional amendment; no.
| Second. Amendment relative to the
terms Of Office Of Comptroller. Gene
raj. Adjatant and Inspector-G General,
Secretary OF State, Treasurer, Attor-
ney-ieneral and Superintendent of
tiducation, to wit: "Strike out of Sec.
ton % of Article III the word -four,
occurring in the third line, and insert
the word two, 10 that the section of
tho Constitution will read, when
amended, as follows: Section %
There shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the State a Comptroller
General. Secretary Of State, State
Treasurer, Attorney General, Adjutnnt
and Inspector. General and Superin-
tendent of Education, who shall hold
their respective Offices for the term Of
two years, and whose duties and com.
pensation shall beprescribed by law. Z"
The manner of voting on this amend
ment shall be as follows: Those in
favor OF the amendment will deposit q
bnllot. with the following words writ
ten or printed thereon: Constitutions al
amendment; yes Those opposed to
said amendment shall deposit ballot
with tho following words printed or
written thereon: constitutional
amendment; no.
Third. Amendment relative to the
increase Of the debt of Counties, cities
and towns, to wit: "Article XVII.
The General Assembly shall not au-
thorize any County. city. town or
village to become a stockholder in, or
to loan its credit to any company, as.
sociation or corporation, for any
amount in excess OF five per centum Of
assessed value of the taxable property
OF such County. city. town or village,
expressed in an election duly held ac.
cording to law"
The manner of voting on this
amendment shall be as follows, to wit:
Those in favor of said amendment
shall deposit ballot with tue follow
ing words printed or written thereon:
constitutional amendment, Article
XVII; yes" Those opposed to said
amendment. shall cast O ballot with
the following words printed or written
thereon: Unconstitutional amendment,
Article XVII; no."
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons
shall be closed on the day of election,
and any person who shall sell any in.
to1lcating drinks on the day of elec.
ton. shall be. under the law, deemed
guilty of-a misdemeanor, and, on con-
viction thereof. will be fined in a sum
not less than 800. or be impriso ned
for period not less than one or moro
than six months.