Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-11-03
NOTICE
OF
ELECTION
FOR
State and County Offices,
And for Amendments to
State Constitution.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF
LANCASTER.
NOTICE. is hereby gwen that an cleo
tion will be held at the several pre-.
cincts established by law in Lancaster
County, on
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1900,
For the following offices, to-wit: Gov
ernOr, lieutenant Governor, Secretary
Of State, Attorney General, Comp
tr0ller General, Adjutapt and In
speCtOr General, State Treasurer, State
superintendent Of Education. .one Rail
road Commissioners, one Circuit SOlic-
itor, two Representatives in the GEN
erai Assembly, Supervisor, Sheriff,
Clerk Of Court, Coroner. County Su-
itor.
Pursuant TO the Constitution of
South Carolina, and the terms OF Joint
RESOLUTIONS No. 3t0 and 341, approved
February -. A. ID. 1900 Acts of South
CarolinaS PIP. $40 and 671 !, an election
will also be held at the same time and
place for amendments to the COnstitu-
tion of South Carolina, as follows:
Amend Section 7. of Article VIII, OF
the Constitution Of South Carolina, rs
follows: Add at the end thereof the
limitation imposed by this Section
ard by Section 3, Article ", of this
Constitution shall not apply to bond
ed indebtedness incurred by the cities
Of Columbia, Rock Hills Charleston
and Florence, where the proceeds of
said bonds are applied solely for the
purchase, establishment, maintenance
or increase 0. water works plant, sew
ersGe system, and by the city OF
Georgetown, under the proceeds of
said bonds are applied solely for the
purchase, establishment, maintenance
or increase OF water works plant sew
erGge system, gas and electric light
plants, where the entire revenue aris-
ing from the operation of such plants
or Systems shall he devoted solely and
exclusively to the maintenance and
operation Of the same, and where the
question OF mourning such indebted
meas ia submitted TO the freeholders
and qualified voters OF such munich
pality, as provided in the Constitution,
upon the question OF other bonded in
dcbtedness."
Amend the Constitution OF South
Carolina by adding thereto the follow
ing to be known as "hrticle l OF
Amendments to the Constitution" 4:
The General Assembly shall provide
proper official channels, OF all lands
necessary for the proper drainage Of
the swamp end low lands OF this State
and shall also provide for the equi-
table assessment OF all lands so drained,
for the purpose OF paying the eTpen-
ses of such condemnation and drain
age
The said 4 mentments shall be sub
mitted IN such manner that the cleo
tors qualified TO vote for Members Of
the House OF Representatives shall
vote for oriag gsinst each OF such amend
msuS espHatSiy.
Amendments should be on separate
tickets. Ballots in favor Of the adop-
ti0n Of an amendment should contain
the amendment voted upon IN Iull,
followed by the word "Yes": ballot.
opposed TO the adoption OF an amend
me 81 shCIli contain the amendment
voten upon, followed by the word
"No."
Polls at each place vii. be opened
| ri o'clock =. 81.
The following named persons have
! hCna appointed
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
! for state and Comfy offices, to-wit:
Lauraster.--W ! Cunningham Clark
! RDD.naOo, Il c Crockett,
bF'h'i' N " ''Os'e'Do " A''tI3oD, ',
! ) i steele.
Va WycI.-R y Massey. Il y CIy.
! bUrr. = u TiHmau.
>aw Cut.---K / / Eiac%mon, r J
Flynn, y & Steel.
isht.--}"M Estridge, y II Shuto
Wm. CQrnr2.
TradescilIe.--H N Polk, J = Caruas,
" Z Urglar.
Taxahaw.-FM Lo~ery, NJ y John.
son 3 .'oCk.
Fiat Creck.--R I, Blackwell, G r
Cook Gardiner.
We'-h's.--R = Long, J C. Coau, ~ )
F.IlkcChe-ry,
Eershaw.--5 NJ Carson, 3 ~ Hilton,
y : Floyd.
TrimIs.- Ernest Tinsor,N 3 Small,
r r Bllrkmnn.
Heath Springs j vaughn w b
Grgce, ! K Thread.
ElEi0.--J 3 Harper, = T. Adams, J
! F!cmiEg.
Carme}.~-J II Kirk, Jas. A CGUthen,
- Caskey.
Montgomery.-J N williams, J B
Wilson, w b Howell.
Thornwell.--J II McClintock, j,
Wren Tillman, " j Williams.
ON day OF Election the Managers
must organize by the election OF a
| Chsirman and a Clerk. The Consti-
tutional oath must be taken by each
Manager before he OaB act and also by
the Clerk. The Chairman elected is
empowered to administer oRths.
The Managers have the power to fill
vacancy, and If none Of the Mana
gers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters the
| Managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close Of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed pub
| licly tc open the ballot boxes and count
| the ballots therein, and continue with.
| out adjournment until the same is
comnIatad and make q statpment NJ