The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31
NOTICE of ELECTION
FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFI-
GERS AND FOR AMENDMENTS
TO STATE CONSTITUTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LAUREFS.

III blC SollllN OH 1lcSlaV, NOVpln-
Der 9th, 1900, for the following Offices,
to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Sec
rotary of State, Attorney General, Comp
ttoller General, Adjutant and Inspector
General, State Superintendent Of F6u-
cation, n Railroad Commissioner, one
Circuit Solicitor, one Senator, three
Representatives in the General Assem-
bly,, Supervisor, Sheriff, Clerk Of Court,
20 oner, County Superintendent of Ed
ucation.
Pursuant to the Constitution of South
Carolina, and the terms OF Joint Re
solutions Nos. $40 and 3ll, approved
Feb. 10Th, A. D.. 1900, (Acts Of South
Carolina, PIP $40 and 57l,) an election
will also be held at the same time and
place for amendments to the Constitu-
ton Of South Carolina, as follows:
Amend Section 7, of Article VIII, of
the Constitution of South Carolina, as
follows: Add at the end thereof the
following words; "Provided that the
limitations imposed by this Section
and by Section 8, Article ", of this
Constitution shall not apply to bonded
Indebtedness incurred by the cities of
Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston and
Florence, where the proceeds of said
bonds are applied solely for the pur-
chase, establishment, maintenance or
increase OF water works plantslOr SO wer-
age system, and by the city of George
town when the proceeds of said Bonds
are app! led solely for the purchase,
establishment, maintenance or in
crease of water works plants, sewer
age system, gas and electric lights
plants, where the entire revenue aris-
ing from the operation Of such plants
or systems shall be devoted solely and
nSnIlSlun1y fn th1 .-l
operation of the same and where the
question Of mourning such indebted
ness is submitted to the f~reeholders
and qualified voters Of such municipal
ity, as provided in the Constitution,
upon the question of other bonded in
debtedness
Amend the Constitution of South
Carolina by adding thereto the follow
ing to be known as "Article | of
Amendments to the Constitution;'
The General Assembly shall provide
by law for 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 provide for the equitable
assessments OF all lands so drained, for
the purpose of paying the expenses Of
such condemnation and drainage"
The said amendments shall be SUBJ
mitted in such a manner that the cleo
tors qualified to vote for members of
the House Of Representatives shall
vote for or against each of such amend
ments separately.
Amendments should be on separate
tickets. Ballots in favor of the adop-
ton OF an amendment should contain
the amendment voted upon in full, fol-
lowed by the word 'Nus;" ballots CD.
posed to the adoption OF an amend
ment should contain the amendment
voted upon, followed by the word
"No."
MANAGERS OF ELECTION:
For State and County offices, and for
Amendments to State Constitution, to
wit:
Laurens G. HI w Thompson, Fl
w Anderson, j b Brooks.
HUNTERS TOWNSHIP.
Clinton-TB Owings, w Murphy,
G o Smith. -
Hopewell G G Hopkins, Haync
Workman, J H Williams.
Mountville-M B Crisp, Hogan Notes,
John Grant. =
JACKS TOWNSHIP.
Sardis-J w G Bell, p NJ Pitts, p T.
Ferguson.
SCUFFLETOWN TOWNSHIP.
LangstOn's church-S NJ DonnOn. J u
billiard, w b Clark.
Ora-R Fleming, Fl Nj Hunter, w
B Hartman.
YoUNGs' TOWNSHIP.
Pleasant Mound w II Drummond,
) a Fowler, j f. Johnson.
Goungs' Store-W II Dorroh, w w
Wallace, John j Riddle.
Parsons Storo-Henry Pryor, Sea-
bron Parks, B f. Leonard.
DIALS' TOWNSHIP.
Power-H G Curry, Will Stewart,
James Curry.
Gray Court N Leak, CT owings,
III + Tumblin.
Dials' church-W r Harris, w A
Fopp. Morgan Gwinn.
Shiloh II Woln, Wister Simpson,
Pinkney Hellams.
Woodville John Curry, Willis Put.
man, Laurens Babb.
s~ULLIvAN's TOWNSHIP.
Tumbling Shoals-W A Baldwin, W
D Sullivan, j M Wood.
Brewerton-Jeff Jones, W. Freeman.
w s Knight.
WATERLOO TOWNSHIP.
Tip Top-W Anderson, A w Sims,
w A Anderson.
Daniels Store l. Jones, B L Hen
uCiSoi, wv " Cooper.
Mount Pleasant Williams, w w
Fowler, w l Miller.
Waterloo-Ben Anderson, w FL Gull
bertson, Thos. j. Coleman.
Ekom-Y G Cooper, A B GILBERT
son, NJ e Mcdaniel, Jr.
CROSS HILL TOWNSHIP,
Cross Hill-W b Fuller, B Goodman,
Tuck Madden.
On the day of election the managers
must organize by the election of a
Chairman and a Clerk. The Constitu-
tional oath must be taken by each
manager before he can act, and also
by the Clerk. The Chairman elected
Is empowered to administer oaths.
The managers have the power 20 fiji
a vacancy, and IL none of the managers
attend, the citizens can appoint from
among the qualified voters the mana
gers, who, after being duly sworn, can
conduct the election
AT the close OF the election the mana
gers and clerk must proceed publicly
to open In ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
Adjournment until the same Is com
pleted, and make a statement of the
result for each Office and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board, or some one
designated by the Board, must deliver
to the Commissioners OF Election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
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