Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
ELECTION NOTICE
For Member Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.

For Member or the House OF hepre'
sentatives.
An ELECTION will be held or
n TUESDAY, the FOURTEENTH
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897, at the le
gally established polling precincts IN
York county, for member Of tht
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, fol
said county, to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Representative Law
son K. Armstrong.
The following persons have been ap'
pointed managers of the election:
Antioch-W. H. Dunlap, j. B. Davis
J. s. Sandifer.
Bethany-Felix Quinn, L. A. McGill
John McMackin.
Bethel. Hope Adams, w. N. Wal
lace, R. NJ. Barnett.
Blairsville-T. A. Gwinn, J. N. Rus
sci, w. G. higgins.
Bullock's Creek-Kelly Inman, w. E
Good, T. P. Ratchford.
Clark's Fork-J. c. McGill, w. NJ
Faulkner, John L. Martin.
w. D. Moore.
Coates's Tavern-T. E. Patton, r. w
Edwards, j. D. Cline.
Ebenezer-s. c. Fewell, J. B. Nicely
J. B. Fewell. =,
Forest Hid. G. Boyd, L. w. Louth'
ian, B. c. Warren.
Fort Milo. T. Crook, J. r. Blanken'
Hickory Grove-Preston B. Love, T.
M. Whisonant, w. II. Whisonant. -
McConnellsyille- F. Ashe, j. L,
GLADDEN., o. L. Sanders.
Newport-A. M. Black, s. 2. Pierce, F.
Rock Hill-w. H. Stewart, T. C. Beck.
bo,,, Poua
sharon-R. b. Hope, T. M. Hope, j.
Smyrna~R. W. whitesides, F. D.
Horn, J. E. Plexico.
Tirzah-E. Meek Williams, ]. F. Sad
ler, Jr., ]. r. Conner.
Yorkville-C. H. Sandifer, L. r. Will.
liams, w. J. Neil.
In case all of the managers shall fail to
attend at the time and place for poll al
any precinct, or shall refuse or fail to act,
or in case no manager has been appointed
for such poll, it shall be lawful for the
voters present at the precinct voting place
on election day, to appoint from among
the qualified voters OF such precinct, the
managers to act as managers in the place
and stead of the absent managers. and
any one of the managers 80 appointed
shall administer the oath to the Other
managers: Provided, That in case the
legally appointed managers attend In
q reasonable time, they shall take charge
of and conduct the election.
The polls will be opened at SEVEN
O'Clock in the forenoon, and kept open
without intermission or adjournment,
until FOUR O'Clock in the afternoon, al
which time the polls shall be closed and
the votes publicly counted:
Every elector is required to vote at the
polling place at which his reglstratlor
certificate entities him to vote. :,
The managers shall administer to each
person Offering to vote, An oath that he Is
qualified to vote at this election, accord,
ing to the constitution of this State, anC
that he has not voted during this election
In addition to the oath, the managers o.
election shall require of every elector Of
fering to vote at this election, before al
lowing him to vote-in addition to the
production of registration certificate
proof of the payment of poll tax slz
months before said election of any pol
tax then due and payable. The produc'
ton of certificate, or Of the receipt o.
the officer authorized to collect poll taxes
shall be conclusive proof Of the paymen
thereof.
re- The poll tax receipt that it is neces
sary to present to the managers, or proc
of the payment of poll tax, is for the yea
1896.
@- Within three days after the election
the chairman of the board of managers
or one of them to be designated in writ
ing by the board, shall deliver to tn
commissioners Of election, the poll list
the box containing the ballots, and
written statement of the result of th'
election in his precinct.
GS- One of the managers from each o
the polling precincts above named, ii
hereby required to meet the Commission
ers of Election, at the court house il
York vile, on SATURDAY, THE 1lTE
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897, to receive
instructions for conducting the election OF
the FOURTEENTH DAY OF DECEM
BER, 1897, and to receive the ballot box
Come prepared to take one box.
J. NJ. TAYLOR, Commissioners
A. w. GLADDEN, Election.
r. G. MOORE,