The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-03
Notice Of Election.

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y petition having been submitted to
rs ny Il majority Oi The ircchOl,rrs of
I he lowii of lcltun praying that an
election be- ordered To ascertain whrth-
or the Charter ni he said Town ought
or ought not 10 b' amended in the par
tlcular hereinafter set forth and such
election having been ordered. notice is
hereby given:
hat an election will be held on he
lith day of january, 1900 10 decide
whether Section :! OF tlIc Act to Hcncw
and Amend the Charter Of The Town
of l'rlton. approved December ~ 1889.
should or should not be amended so MS
10 read rs follows:
SEcrI"S >. Tie rown Shall be gov
crncd by an Intcn,l;Int and four War
dcn>. one warden for each ward, who
Shall l,r qualified electors therein and
VIII" shall be elected on the second
Monday in January y. ID. 1901, and on
he siIii' day in each year thereafter;
the present ncumbcuts To hold office
until such election is Iadand mntiltlcii-
S.ucc'sa''is Have qualified. They shall
be known and styled :. I'I,r Town Conn
ell Of Hclton." and by this name may
pleaded, in any Court of this State.
They shall hold their Offices until their
successors shall have been elected and
qualified. All persons voting ut such
election shall be qualified electors nm
der the laws of this State and shall
have resided within the said State,
County and Town for the terms pre-
scribcl by law and shall be duly regis
tered. NOpcrSOn shall be allowed to
vote for Intcn,lant or any Warden mt
such election who shall not have met
all he requirements of law in regard to
residence and registration and who
shall not produce the tax receipts rs
required by the laws now i'll force.
Said Town shall he divided into four
wards which shall be numbered and
bounded as follows:
the center of the Southern Hallway
where the Southern Hallway iitcrsccts
the Town limits on the North and runs
thence in an Eastcrly and Southeastern
~ direction along he boundary of said
Town To the middle of he Coolcy's
Bridge Road. Thence West along the
middle Of the said Coolcy's Bridge
Road to- the center of the Columbia 4.
Grccnvillc Railroad; thence up the
middle of said Railroad North 10 the
beginning corner.
WARD NO. 2-lScgins at the mid
die OF the C0Oley's Bridge Road, where
1t intcrSects with the Town limits, runs
thence South and Southwest along the
Town boundary line to the middle of
the Southern Hallway, thence up the
middle OF said Railway to the corner Of
Ward No. L.; thence along the line of
Nard No. |. Ill the middle of COOley's
Bridge Road to the beginning corner.
WARD No. ."-Bcgins at the mid
die Oh the Son lcrn Railway ut its in
tcrsccti0n Of the Town limits on the
South, runs thence along the Town
limits ln The middle Of the Anderson
Branch nr the Southern Railway at its
intersection with the Town boundary
line. thence along the middle of tho
sail Anderson Branch of the Southern
hallway i'll Il SOutlcaSt,Jlv direction
till the middle of the main line OF the
Southern Railway is reached, thence
way to the beginning corner.
WARD NO 4-l,rgins at ii point in
the center of the Anderson Branch Of
the Southern Railway where it inter
sccts with the Town limits, runs thence
along the center of the said Rnilrond
to where the line reaches the center of
the main line of the Southern Railway,
thence up the center OF said Railway
to the Town limits, thence in IL West
erly and Southwesterly direction along
tho Town boundary line to the begin
ming point.
All electors who are qualified to vote
at the foregoing election shall bc cnti-
tied to vote for Intcndant; no one shall
vote for any Warden who shall moi be
IL resident and qualified clcctor of the
ward from which Snch Warden is elect
ed, and who shall not have resided in
such ward for six months next prcccd-
ing si!cn election. One Warden shnll
he elected for each ward, who shall be
Il duly qualified clcctor therein and
who shall have resided therein for six
months next preceding his election.
books of Registration will be open
at the store of Campbell Il Gambrcll,
from . Il. III. to 4 y. III. on each day,
beginning with the ith day Of .Jann-
AIRY. 1900, and ending the 18th day of
JanUarv, 1900.
The tickets or ballots shall br of tho
usual size and form prescribed by law,
and there shall he printed on those
favoiinE such amendment the words
"Amcnlmcnt- lcS. And on those
| opposing such amendment the words
"Amcn,imrnt No
The election shall take place at the
Storcof Campbell X Ganbrcll in the
Town Of l'clton,,S 5. G., on the date
mentioned, and The polls shall he open
cd from Il. m. TO u. M.
Il. j. Gambrcll. &. W. Cox and NJ.
l.. Grcr are hereby appointed Mama
gers.
j. Il. RICE. Intcn,lant.
w. X. STRlNGER,