The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1881-04-13
Town Meeting.
LANCASTER G. H., S. c., April 8, 1881

Court House for the purpose of nomi-
mating ticket for Intendant and
Wardcns of the town for the ensuing
term. On motion of Col. j. ID. Wvlie,
Rev. G y. Gardner was elected Chair
man of the meeting and Ira B. Jones,
Esq, as Secretary.
After the Chairman had stated the
object of the meeting, Col Wylie offer
ed the following resolution
Rcsolced, That the managers of the
coming town election for Intendant
and Wardens be required to have
two boxes on the day of election, one
for receiving the names of persons
voted for as lntendant and Wardens,
the other for receiving the votes on
the question of granting license, those
tavoring license voting "Licensc" and
those opposed voting No Licenee."
The following was offered b. J. Il.
Hunter, Esq us substitute and nc
cepted by Col. Wylie:
Hhegeas. n meeting Ct the voters of
| Lancaster Village has been called for
the purpose of placing in nomination
| the names of suitable men for Intend
ant and Wardens for said Village, the
present year, and making such rcgula-
| tions III regard TO the election as they
may feel authorized TO do. And in
order that Tic selection of Intendant
and WardCns shall have nothing to do
with determining the question of
License or no Lircensc, and that each
voter may have voice, and an equal
| chance with others in making a nomi-
nation of candidates. BE it therefore
Resolved 1st That the nomination
Of candidates for Intcndant and four
Wardcrs be r.a9c h. ballot, that
each voter shall deposit in the box
strip Of paper, on which Shall be tie
names of one man for Intendant, and
four ior Wa:dtng. Aud TIE man re
cciving the highest number of votes
for Intcndant shall he declared the
nominee for Intendant, and the four
men receiving the highest vote for
Wardens shall be declared the nomi-
nccs for Wardcns.
| --ilt Ios " .S INC sPDsc VI luis
meeting, that at the election for In
tendInt and Wardens, separate
apartment, or box, be prepared in
which each voter at said election, may
deposit ticket which will designate
his choice rs TO license or no License,
those i'll favor OF License writing on
their tickets. Liceuse' and those op-
posed to License, writing on theirs,
"NO Liccnsc' And those who may
be elected Town officers are requested
to carry out the will of the maority
voting on tho question CT Iiccnsc Oh
no License at said election.
On motion of Col. Wyle the above
resolution was amended SO as to require
n "n,Gjority' Of the votes cast-to nomi-
nate, instead Of "Me highest number" ."
The resolution was adopted.
The meeting then proceeded to bal
10: for lntcndant and Wardcns, which
resulted in nominating James r..
Hunter as Intcndant. None of the
persons voted for as Wardcnt having
received a majority Of the votes cast. =.
a new ballot was ordered for the nom
ination of Warlcns.
In order to save time, a motion was
made by Mr.. II. d. Twitty to recon
slider the resolution Of Mr.. Hunte;
providing for the manner of making
nominations az this meeting, so as to
amend the same by providing for the
appointment by the Chair of a COM
mittce to suggest suitable names for
the Office of Warden. Motion 10 re-
consider was adopted. Amendment
providing for a committee to suggest
names fer Wardeus gas adopted.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing committee: j. ID Wylic, J. F..
Mackey, II. ID. Twitty. d. A. Will
liams and j. r. Hunter, who retired
AMI after some deliberation returned
and reported tia: the committee had
unanimously agreed to recommend
the following names for the office of
Wardens: W. II. Burns, FcliE Nc.
Larnon. c. G.. McIlwain, colorcd, G.
G. Pettev, colored.
The committee further reported
through their chairman, Col. Wylic,
that they had been partly guided in
reaching the above conclusion by the
bal!o, just rad in the meeting for
Wardens, which the committee con-
strucd to indicate a disposition to give
the colored citizens of the town u
representation on the t;cket.
Ira B. Jones moved to receive and