The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
Notice or
-E1.ection
State aud County Officers and for
Amendments 10 State Constitution,
STATE OF SOUTH CARDINAL
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

4,
COUNTY OF SUMTER,
NOTICE is hereby given that an election
will be held at the several precincts establish
ed by law in Sumter County, en-
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1900.
For the following officers to wit: Governor.
Lieutenant Cove, nor, Secretary of State. At
torney General, Comptroller General. Adiutant
and Inspector General, State Treasurer, State
Superintendent Of Education, one Railroad
Commissioner, one Circuit Solicit, r. Eve Repre.
ssntatives in the General Assembly Supervisor
Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, County Su
perintendent of Education.
Pursuant TO the Constitution of South Car
olins, and the terms Of Joint Resolutions No.
34O and 34l. approved February 19.h, A d 1900,
Acts OF south Carolina. PIP. $40 and 57I], an
election will also be held at the same time and
place for amendments to the Constitution of
South Carolina, as follows:
Amend Section Z, of Article VIII, of the
Constitution Of South Carolina, as follows:
Add at the end thereof the following words.
"Provided, That the limitation imposed by this
Section and by Section 5, Article w, nf this
Constitution shall not apply to bonded udebt.
ednos3 inccrred by the cities Of Columbia
Rock Hill, Charleston aud Florence. where the
proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for
the purchase, establishment, maintenance or
increase Of water works plan. or sewerage sys.
tenn; and by the city of Georgetown, when the
proceeds of said bonds nre applied solely for
the purchase, establishment, main tenance or
increase of water works plant, sewerage sy stem.
gas and electric light plants, where the entire
revenue arising from the operation of such
plants or systems shall be devoted solely and
exclusively to tho maintenance aud operation
OF the same, and where the question Of incur.
ring such Indebtedness is submitted to the
freeholders and qualified voters of such munci
pality, as provided in the Constitution, upop
the question Of other bonded Indebtedness
Amend the Constitution of South Carolina
by adding thereto the following to be known as
"Artice Of Amendments, to the Constitution,
"The General Assembly shall provide hy law
tor the condemnation, through proper official
channels, Of all lands necessary for-the proper
drainage of the swamp and low lands of this
State; and shall also provide for the equitable
assessment Of oil lands so drained, for the
purpose of paying the expenses of such con.
demnatiOn and drainage"
The said Amendments shall be submitted
In such manner that the electors qualified to
vote fer Members of the House Of Representa-.
tiyes shall vote for or against each of such
amendments separately.
Amendments should DO on separate tickets.
Ballots in favor Of the adoption of an amend
fhent should contain the amen dment voted upon
in full. followed by the word Yes, ballots
OppONd to the adoption Of an amendment
should contain the amendm ent voted upon,
followed by the word "No."
Polls at each voting place will be opened at
O'Clock A NJ, and closed at 4 o'clock NJ.
The following named persons have been
appointed
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
nfE co.
ments to State Constitution, to wit:
Sumter Cour: House, No l-CL Cuttino. W
c Venning, A A Bradham.
Sumter Court House, No 2-L Parrot, NJ
ID Moore, JnO S Richardson.
Sumter Court House, No 3-Jno Clifton, Al
Moses, Jas Hachell.
Sumter Court House, No At NJ Keels, D
w Owens, j W Atkins.
Stnteburg-W D Frierson, d v Nelson, F.
Burgess.
Prov,lence-R NJ Brown, II A Rafield, A
W WeIion.
Rafin. Cresk-JnO W Young, d V Keels,
Ellison Bar6ed.
BishopviIle-W II Dickson. J O Durant, J
d Stuckry.
Mannville-H W Rembert, J N Bramlett,
Sam Scarborough.
Bossards-M J Michau, J X Bracy, T j
DuBose
Mayesville-w B Cooper, R F DesChamps,
F McElveen.
Lynchburg-J W Mccoy. j W Wilson, b A
Keels.
. Shiloh-Silas Truluck, W Keols, Dozier
Friorson.
Concord-J W Mahoney, " l. Bruuson, W
w Kinney.
Privateor Staiion-W o Cain, VI y Rivers,
ii II Wells. =.
smithville-J NJ Ross, l. White, ] D
Evans
Wedge6cld-F B Bradford, l. Ducom,
James Caldwell.
Reeds Mill-W NJ Cooper. A A Brearley, W
Moulre Reed.
st ChArles-W L Green, X & Wells, A Finn
Shaw.
Bloom Ilill-E W Nettles. 0 D Harvin, J II
Christmas
If any OF the above cannot serve they will
please notify Mr. II A Moses Immediately.
On day cf Election the Managers must or.
ganizs by the election Of u Chairman and a
Clerk. The Constitutional oath must be taken
by each Manager before be can act and also by
| to administer Oaths.
The Managers have the power to fill a
vacancy, and If none Of the Managers attend
tho ci tzens can appoint from among the quail
fled voters the Managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the election. the Managers
and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the
ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and
continue without adjournment until the same
is completed, and make Il statement of the
result for each Office and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter the Chairman
of tho Board, or some one designated by the
Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of
Election the poll lists, the boxes containing
the ballots aud written statements Of the re-
sui: Of tho election.
One Of the above named Managers at each
precinct must call upon the Board Of Commits.
sioners at Sumter on or befare Saturday, No.
vember tho third, 1900, to receive ballot boxes.
poll lists and instructions, and to be qualified.
W. +. KOLB,