Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
ELECTION NOTICE
For State and County Officer

An ELECTION will be held on TUESDAY,
n THE SECOND DAY OF FNOVEMBER, 1886
at the legally established polling precincts in
YORK COUNTY, for the following Officers, to
wit:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF
State. ATTORNEY General, Comptroller General
Adjutant and -Inspector-G General, State Treasur-
er, State Superintendent of Education, Four
islature, Probate Judge, School Commissioner,
and three County Commissioners.
And at the same time and places, vote will
be taken on the following two Constitutional
amendments:
The first is to amend Article TX, Section IA,
and reads as follows:
"Any debt contracted by the State shall be by
loan on State bonds or stock, of amounts not
less than one hundred dollars each, bearing in
terest payable semi-annually, and payable with
authorizing such debt. A correct registry of all
such bonds or stock shall be kept by the Treas
urer in numerical order, so as always to exhibit
the number and amount unpaid and to whom
The change contemplated by this amendment
is to make the bonds mot less than $780, in
stead of mot less than $780, as the law now is
and to change the time within which the debt is
to be paid from 20 years to so years:
The Second is to substitute the following for
Sections four and five of Article II, of the Con-
stitution, and reads as follows:
"Section 4. The House of Representatives shall
consist of l24 members, to be apportioned among
the several counties according to the number OF
inhabitants contained in each. An enumeration
of the inhabitants for this purpose shall be made
in 1891, and shall be made in the course of every
tenth year thereafter in such manner as shall be
by law directed: Prov,ded That the General AS
sembly may at any time in its discretion, adopt
the Immediately preceding United States census
as true and correct enumeration of the inhab-
itants of the several counties, and make the ap-
portionment and assignment of Representatives
fN rnsl
enumeration Provided however, This amend
ment shall not prevent the General Assembly
from providing for an enumeration and appor-
tionment prior to 1891, in the manner provided
by law
The object of this amendment is to save the
expense of taking the census, by adopting the
census of the United States.
The polls will be opened at Z o'clock, A. NJ,
and kept open without intermission or adjourn
ment until o'clock, P. NJ, at which time the
votes will be publicly counted.
The managers shall administer to each person
offering to vote, an oath that he is qualified to
vote at said election, according to the Constitu-
ton of this State, and that he has not already
voted in said election.
The following named persons have been ap-
pointed managers of election for State and Coun-
ty Officers, to wit:
Bethany-John L. Davies, L. r. McGill, A. c.
Stroup.
Bethel-S. D. Stowe, S. A. Glenn, w. +. Camp
Blairsville-J. T. Whitesides, II. j. Sherer, R..
T. Higgins
Gill, VIM. r. Davies.
Buffalo-R. E. Porter, Jonathan Moore, c. c.
Webber.
Bullock's Creek-James c. Ashe D. w. Fow-
Ter, d. J. Good.
Clay Hill. r. Wood, r. G. McCaw, A. A
Barron.
Coates Tavern-John D. Cornwel, II. M.
Lineberger, j. WVlie ROddeY.
Carroll.
Cark's Fork-T. J. Thompson, R. w. Smith,
Newman Plaxico.
Fort Mill. A. Withers, c. 7. Crook, D. G..
Kimbrell.
Hickory Grove-D. J. Smith, w. C. White
sides, J. n. McGill.
McConnellsvile-J. A. Erwin, w. n. Ashe,
j. Oscar Moore
McElwee's Mill-R. E. Sadler, J. R. Logan,
w. H. Moore.
Rock Hill. J. Waters, w. G. Reid, w. S.
May.
Thompson's Mild. J. Glenn, Jr., Il. E. Har-
per- John a. Glenn.
Yorkville-J. f. Lowry, j. Bolivar Scott, r.
J. Withers.
Niy~ One of the managers from each of the poll
ing precincts above named, is hereby required to
meet the Commissioners Of Election at the Court
House in Yorkville, on SATURDAY, THE
BOTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1856, to receive in
structions for conducting the election on the End
day Of November, 1886, and to receive the ballot
boxes. Come prepared to take the boxes-four
in number.
HENRY MASSEY, Chain. Commissioners
w. E. ERWIN, of
JOHN l.. RAINEY. } Election.
October 20 ~ 1t