Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-17

Amend Section 7, of Article
VIII, of the Constitution of South
Carolina, as follows: Add ut the
end; thereof the following words
provided, That the limitatiatior
imposed by this Section and BY
Section 5, Article w, of this Con.
stitution shall not apply to bonded
Indebtedness incurred by the citiet
# Columbia, Rock Hill, Charles
ton, and Florence, where the pro.
ceeds of said bonds are applied
solely for the purchase, establish
ment, maintenapce or increase OF
water works plant, sewerage sys.
tenn, gas and electric light plants,
where the entire revenue arising
from the operationtion of suct
plants or systems shall be devoted
solely and exclusively to the
maiutenance and operation of the
same, and where Tho question Of
incurring such Indebtedness is sub
mittcd 10 the freeholders and
qualified voters of such municipal
ity, as provided i'll the Constitu.
ton, upon the question of other
bonded indebtedness"
Amend the Constitution of South
Carolina by adding thereto the fol.
lowing to be known as ARTICLE l
of Amendments TO the Constitu.
ton: "Tbe General Assembly
General Assembly shall provide
by law for the condemnation,
through proper official channels,
of all lands necessary for the pro-
per drainage of the swamp and
iapds of this State; and shall also
provide for the equitable assess
ment of all lands SO drained, for
the purpose Of paving the expenses
of such condemnation and
drainage"
The said Amendments shall he
submitted in such manner that
the electors qualified to vote for
Members of the House of Re-
preseutatiyes shall vote for or
against each of such amendments
separately.
Amendments should lie OIL
Separate tickets. Ballots in
favor of the adoption of an amend
ment should contain the amend
ment voted upon in full, followed
by the word "Yes"; ballots oppos-
ed TO the adoption of an amend.
ment should contain the amend
ment voted upon, followed by the
word "No."
Polls at each voting place will
be opened at'7 o'clock A. n. and
closed at 4 o'clock P. n.
The following named persons
have been appointed Managers of
Election for State and County
offices, 70 wit:
Cheatham' 8 Store-Ben Thomas,
VIM Vance, T P Morgan, Sam
Cheatham, clerk.
Johnston-W ] Huiet, e R
Clark, M @ Norris. T R Denny,
clerk.
Landrum's store--E J Mundy,
p B Carpenter, w H Ryan, D V
Harris, clerk.
Liberty Hill-O D White, J M
Coleman, w w Medlock, A G
Cheatham, clerk.
Mathis Store-J L Miller, S G
Hammond, E B Mathis, J N Graf
ton, clerk.
Meriwether Hall-Sam w Gard
ner, Jr, Walter Cheatham, H D
Strom, H L Bunch, clerk.
Modoc-W A D Blackwell, G L
Blair, Charlie Key, ] NJ Bussey,
clerk.
Edgefeld-J N Fair, A A Wells,
W G QUITS, S NJ Smith, Jr, clerk.
Pleasant Lance C Mason, F. L
Zimmerman, Jerome Zimmerman,
S T Willisms, clerk.
Plum Branch w Blackwell,
H C Sanders, I'd Freeland, ] D
Corr ett, clerk.
Meeting Street-W B Lowrey,
] F Payne, J ] Padgett, ] II Cog.
burn. clerk.
Red Hill H Bussey, T A
Quarles, R L Boddie, L P Elan,
clerk.
Rehoboth-G F West, O strom,
T E Cochran, E G Winn, clerk.
Long Branch-Jas Horn, John
Derrick, W P Zimmerman, A c
Yonce, clork.-
Trepton-J F Bettis. L ] War
rem, w S Marsh, G A Long, clerk.
On day of Election the Managers
must organize by the election of
chairman and a clerk. The
Constitutional oath must be taken
BY each Manager before he can act.
and also by the clerk. The chair
man elected is empowered to
administer oaths.
The managers have the power to
FIJI a vacancy, and if none of the
man agers attend. the citizens; can
appoint from among the qualified
votes the managers, who, after be-.
Ing sworn, can conduct the elec'
tiop.
LtL, o1o,o of tho clocfion fha