The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-17
NOTICE of ELECTION
FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFF,
GERS AND FOR AMENDMENTS
TO STATE CONSTITUTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LAUREFS [

SOUST1 OF LAUREFS.
NJ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN
~ that an election will be held at
tn" several precincts established by law
in Laurens County on Tuesday, Novcm-
Der 9th, 1900, for the following offices,
TO wit:
Governor, Lieutenant-G overnor, Sec
retary of state, Attorney General, Comp
troller General, Adjutant and Inspector
General, State Superintendent of Fdu
cation, one Railroad Com missioner, one
Circuit Solicitor, one Senator. three
Representatives in the General Assem-
bl ;, Supervisor, Sheriff, Clerk of Court,
Go oner, County Superintendent Of Ed.
ucation
Pursuant to the Constitution of South
Carolina, and the terms OF Joint Re-
Feb. 10th, A. D. 1900, (Acts OF South
Carolina, PIP $40 and 571,) 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 6, Article ~, OF this
Constitution shall not apply to bonded
Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston and
Florence, where the proceeds OF said
onds are applied solely for the pur-
chase, establishment, maintenance or
increase 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
| exclusively to the maintenance and
operation OF the same and where the
question of mourning such indebted
ness is submitted to the freeholders
and qualified voters of such municipal-
| ity, as provided in the Constitutions
! 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 Constitutions"
"The General Assembly shall provide
by law for the condemnation, through
| proper offic' al channels of all lands,
| ncceSsary 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 sub
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-
ion Of an amendment should contain
the amendment voted upon in full, fol-
lowed by the word Yea" ballots Cd.
posed to the adoption of an amend
mrnt 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, II
| w Anderson, j B Brooks.
HUNTERS TOWNSHIP.
Clinton-T B Owings, WP Murphy,
G O Smith.
Hopewell C G Hopkins, Hayne
| Workman, H Williams.
Mountville--M B Crisp, Hogan Notes,
| John Grant.
JACKS TOWNSHIP.
Sardis-J w G Bell, P NJ Pitts, p f
Ferguson.
| SCCFFLETOwN TOWNSHIP.
| hanBStOn' s CnurCn-S M DOnnOn, /
Dillard, w B Clark
Ora-R Fl Fleming, M Hunter, w
B Harman.
YOUNGS' TOWNSHIP.
| Pleasant Mound-W II Drummond
j a Fowler, E Johnson.
4oungs' Store-W T Dorroh, w w
Wallace, John j Riddle.
Parsons Store-Henry Pryor, Sea
bron Parks, B e Leonard
DIALS' TOWNSHIP.
Power-H G Curry, Will Ste wart,
James Curry.
Gray Court N Leak, G L Owings
FL + Tumblin.
Dials' church-W r Harris, w A
Ropp, Morgan Gwinn.
Shiloh Fl Wolff, Wister Simpson
Pinkney Hellams.
Woodville-John Curry, Willis Put.
man, Laurens Babb
SULLIvAN'S TOWNSHIP.
Tumbling Shoals-W A Baldwin, "
ID Sullivan, j NJ Wood.