Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-10-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION
For State and County Offlces and for
Amendments to State Constitution.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, |

county on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,
| 1900, for tho following Offices, to-wit:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Score
tary of State, Attorney General, Comp
trollcr General, Adjutant and Inspector
General, State Treasurer, State Superin-
tcndcnt of Education, ono Railroad Com
missioner, ono Circuit Solicitor, one Son
ator, two Representatives in tho General
Assembly, Supervisor, Shoritf, Clerk Of
| Court, Coroner and County Superinten-
dent of Education
Pursuant to the Constitution of South
carolina, and tho terms of Joint Resolu-
tions No. $40 and 3il, approved February
10Th, a. d.. 1900, Acts of South Carolina,
pp. $40 and 57l, an election will also bo
held at tho same time and place for
amendments to the Constitution Of South
Carolina, as follows:
Amend Section 7, of Article VIII, of
the Constitution of South Carolina, rs
follows: Add at tho end thereof the fol
lowing words: provided, That tho limi-
tation imposed by this Section and by
Section 5, Article ", of this Constitu-
tion, shall not apply to bonded indebted.
ness incurred by tho cities of Columbia,
Rock Hill, Charleston and Florence,
where tho proceeds of said bonds are
applied solely for the purchase, estab-
lishmcnt, maintenance or increase of
water works plant or sewerage system;
and by the city of Georgetown, when the
proceeds of said bonds are applied solely
for tho purchase, establishment, main
tcnancc or increase of water works plant,
sewerage system, gas and electric light
plants, where the entire revenue arising
from the operation Of such plants or
systems shall be devoted solely and ex-
cluSively to tho maintenance and opera
ton of the same, and where the question
OF incurrng such indebtedness is sub
Mite % the frcoholdcrs and qualified
<,Te t,nIk =
i'll the Constitution, upon tho question of
other bonded indebtedness.
Amend the Constitution of South Caro-
lima by adding thereto the following to
be known as "Article Of Amendments
to the Constitution: "rhc General AS
scmbly shall provide by law for the con-
dcmnation, through proper official chan
drainage Of the sawmp and low lands of
this state; and shall also provide for tho
| equitable assessment of all lands SO
drained, for the purpose of paying the
expenses OF such condemnation and
, drainage"
The said Amendments shall bo sub
mttcd in such manner that the electors
qualified to vote for Members of tho
llousc of Representatives shall vote for
or against each of such amendments
separately.
Amendments should be on separate
tickets Ballots in favor of tho adoption
of an amendment should contain tho
amendment voted upon in full, followed
by tho word YES" ballots opposed to
the adoption Of IN amendment should
contain tho amendment voted upon, fol-
lowed by the word "No."
Polls at each voting place will be
opened at clock A. NJ. and closed at
4 o'clock =. NJ.
The following named persons have
k,l - r
State and County Offices and for Amend
mcnts to State Constitution, to-wit:
Fair Play-M G Barton, Samuel j
Grubbs, S W Lindsay.
South Union--John w Shclor John |.
Rccdcr, NJ w Gibson.
Earlc's--J A Brown, j II Whtworth,
u a Grant.
= TobHGnamF 7 bSi,1ia- L sitton' sr, R A Moore,
Oakway-W r Boardcn, p ellis,
Clayton Harris.
Fricndship-N w Grant, II l. Cox, G
n Cothran.
Sencca-John Myers, w A Barron,
James l. GrssOp.
Kichland-J Paul Stribling, w II Hub
bard, w III IIughs.
Wcstminstcr-A l. Gossett, w M Kay,
a w Singleton.
Fort Madison R Jonos, John p
Arvc, j ID Hull.
Tugaloo Acadcmy-C = Walker, John
w Lylcs, Portman Powell.
Holly Springs-W II Chambers, p
Hare, Rowland Cobb.
| DamaScuS-GcOrgc MathesOn = X
Phillips, III w Arvo.
Double Springs Simon Hunt, Henry
Long. w Barker.
Cherry IIill-C NJ Ridley, w a Kcllcy,
William E Orr.
Little Rivcr--D d Alexander, jeremiah
II Cantrcll, j N Nicholson.
Tamosscc-J Rankin, II M Kelly, j
ID Iittlcton.
Jocasscc-John ri Whitmiro, w II
Glazcncr, John nj Crow.
Salcm-J w Grant, II B Robertson,
Frank IIcaton.
High Falls-Thos w Grogan, G NJ
White, John S Cox.
West Union-A ii Ellison, G w Wick
life, JcfI l.. Moscr
Wallalla-S n Pitchford l. II Rim,
rodt, NJ A Jatfcrson.
NcwryR A Sanders, w ii Crawford,
j ]. Parker.
Clemson Colcgc--H c Routh, John f
Calhoun, A G Gordon.
On day of Election tho Managers must
organize by the election Of a Chairman
and Clerk Tho Constitutional oath
must be taken by each Manager before
he can act and also by the Clerk. The
Chairman elected is empowered to adj
minister OathS.
The Managers have the power to fiji a
vacancy, and if mono of tho Managers at
tend, tho citizens can appoint from
among the qualified voters the Managers,
who, after being sworn, can conduct the
election.
a the close Of tho election, tho Mana
gers and Clerk must proceed publicly to
open the ballot boxes and count the bal
lots therein, and continue without adj
journmcnt until tho same is completed,
and make statement of the result for
each Office and sign the samo.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman Of tho Board, or some ono dos
ignatcd by the Board, must deliver to
the Commissioners of Election tho poll
lists, the boxes containing the ballots
and written statements Of tho result of
the election.
One Of the above named Managers at
each precinct must call upon tho Board
Of Commissioners at Walhalla Court
House on Saturday, November Sd, 1000,
to receive ballot boxes, poll lists and in
structions, and to be qualified.
s. III. MARET,
w. w. BURLEY,