The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-07-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Office ounty commissioners, !
LanCas er, & III July 10. ,99

Pursuant to at Act of the Legisla-
ture OF March / 1899. an election is
hereby rdered to be held at Lancas &,
ter, Kershaw and Heath Springs on
the second Tuesday In August, next
3th day of the in0;i:h, for public cot :
ton weigher in each Of said towns
Polls will be ope e. at such places as
have been designated at Ia. m and
clore at 4 -. m. Tn following mana
gers ar appointed tn Conduct said elec-
ton. to wit:
Lancaster Born B. Cousar, r.. G..
Cro"k T. aud Wren TiIrman.
herShdU Reuben authen, Robert
Aoams, udrew ,ole
He'ith Springs-S. = Bennett, II III
Horton Cau'neu
All laws no~ of force, defining the
powers aud duties ot Managers Of eltc-
uons are applicable To tins election. -
niGnage's may take the oath before
aN> Officer authoriZ d to administer
an OaLu.
Managers shall administer to each
person offering TO vote All oath that he
IL qualified To vote "a, tnis election, ac-
cordlng To the OHstItuIion of tins
State aud that he has not voted durIug
this election
al qualified electors are entitled to
vote al this lection. The person re-
ceiving the highest number If votes in
each OF "a towns shall he declaTed
the pub ic cotton W igher fer each of
sa'd Iowus. respectively
Tickets may be either printed or
written and must he furnished by the
candid ues
The following rules and regulations
have been made fo, the government of
pubic cotton weighers in each OF said
towns:
Ii sha be the duty of each wCigher
to pr'vid scales for weighing cotton
Eacn weigher tO. said cotton mar
ket~ shall test his sea es every morn-
aug before wei: hing any cotton, so az
tC Insure accuracy IN Weighing
II shall be The futy of each weigher
TO weigh promptly. iaiTly and impair
tiai,y y a Cotton sod Ia SAID markets
respectively, issuing his own ticket
showing he W, ighr of each bale OF
cotton we eghed by him. and 10 mum.
Der tn same.
Ii small be he further duty Of each
weigher TO adj juSt any difference be
tween -e'Iers aud buyers IA to wet cots
ton, mixed or false packing aud to
settle any other question of difference
betwe-n buyer aud seller
Each elected weigher shall devote
his exclusive attention 20 the duties of
his Office during tue main marketing
season, but from the first day Of April
To the 10th dav of August he may ap
pOin. a Deputy if he so desires.
In case OF sickness or other cause n
weIghrr may appoint n deputy who
shall take, before entering upon his
duties the usual oath of Office in the
manner required of the we CHER.
The elected weigher shall he respon-
sible on his bond for the Onicial acts
of his deputy.
Each weiRher shall receive as CONS
penssIi'n for his ssI vices five cents for
each bale weighed by him, the same
TO he paid by the sell lr
Before entering upon the duties of
his off1ce, each weigher shall be Iegalr
ly sworn to discharge the duties of the
pOsitIon by some officer authorized to
administer oaths, and shall enter into
bond In the sum OF One Thousand
Dollars for faithful performance OF his
duty, which bond shall be approved
by the County Board OF Commission
ers. GARDNER
Sup'r. ana Chr. Of Bd.
l. J. PERRY, Clerk.