The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1900,


win be held at the several precincts cstaoilsh
ed by law in Sumter County. on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1900,
For the iollcwiag 2ficeIs to Wit y overho''
Lieutenant Governor. Secretary OF state Al
torney General. Comptroller General, ao)u'ah'
and fnsrectcr General. State Trea:u!'r, state
SUPERINTENDENT q: Education. oae Railroad
Commissioner. one Circuit Solicitor. fve Repre-.
sen tatiyes in the General Assembly. Supervisor,
sheriff. Clerk of Court. Coroner, County gu
perintendent of Education.
Pursuant 10 the Constitution of Sonth Car
olna, and the terms OF JOINT hesoiu.lons 40 ao'
Ya0 and 34l. approved February 18Th, a 1890,
Tacts of South Carolina pp sc and SD an
ele.ti,n will also be held at the same t'ne and
place for amendments 10 the Constitution O.
South Carolina. rs follows:
Amend Section :. of Article VIII. of the
Constitution of South Carolina. as follows :
Add at the end thereof the following "o.ds,
"provided, That the limitation imposed by TINS
Section and by Section 5. Article ~. "f TINS
Constitution shall not apply TO BONDED 'ndebt.
edress incarred by the cities CT Columbia.
| Rock Hill. Charleston and Florence. where the
proceeds of said bonds are applied solely Tor
The purchase, establishment, maintenance Or
| increase
,em and by the city of Georgetown, when the
proceeds CT said bcnds are applied solely for
! the purchase establishment, maintenance or
increaee of water works plant. sewerage system,
gas and electric hight plnptS. where the entire
| revenue arising from the operation 1T such
n]ants or systems shall be devoted solely and
| exclusively 10 the maintenance aud operation
of the sa me, and wnere the question Of incur.
r;no srch Indebtedness is submitted to the
freeholJiers and qualified voters of such mun!cl
pa,ity, as provided in tre Constitution, upon
the question OF other bonded iudebtedt ess.
Amend the Constitution Of South Carolina
bv adding thereto the following to be known al
article # amendments to he Constitution
The General Assembly shall provide hy law
for the condemnation. through proper official
| channels of all lands necessary fer the proper
| drainage of the swamp and low lands OF 'hls
State and shall also provide for the equitable
assessment of all lands so Grained, for the
purpose Of paying the expenses OF such con
dennation and drainage"
The said Amendments shall be submitted
in such manner that the electors gua!ified to
vote {, Members Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes shall vote for or against each OF such
| amendments separately.
| Amendments should be on separate tickets.
Ballots in favor of the adoption of an a~ead
| fient should contain the amendment voted upon
| in t,ll. followed by the wcrd Yes. ballots
opposed to the adoption OF an Amendment
should contain the amendment 7oted upon,
followed by the word NO.
Polls at each voting place will bc opened at
o'clock A NJ, and closed at 4 O'Clock NJ
The following named persons have been
appointed
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
for State and County Offices. and for Amend.
ments to State Constitution. to Wit
Sumter Cour; House, No &c Cut,ino. W
Eennng, Bradham.
Sumter Court House. No Il ! Parrott, NJ
Il Moore. Jno $ Richardson.
Sumter Court House, NJ 3-Jno Clifton. A d
Moses. j., Ilatche
Sum.er ou,t House, No 1T N hee!s, D
" Owens J W Atkins
S.a;ebur--W D Frierson. D V Nelson. + ?
Burgess.
Providen.e-R NJ Brown. II 4 Eatfed,
w Weldon.
Rafting crcek-Jno W Young, D Y Kees.
Ellison Barfeld.
pishopvil!e-W II Dickson. J Durant. J
Stuckry.
Mannville-H W Rembert ! NJ Eramlett,
>am Scarborough.
Bossards-M J Michau, J Il Braey. }
DuBosc
Mavesv!le-W Cooper. K pesChamps,
} 7 McElveer.
Lvnchturg-J Mccoy W Wilson. B
keels.
shiloh-silas Trulack. W J kecls. Dozier
Frersou.
concori-l W Maboney, W L Brauson, W
W Kinney.
priva;eer station--w 0 Cain, NJ Z Kivsrs
| II II Wells.
smi;hviIIe-J VI Ross. L a White, J D
Evans.
Wedseaeld-F B Bradford. Z J. Duc2m.
James Caldwell.
Reeds Mill-W " Cooper. a 4 B.carley, W
Noui,ris Reed.
St Cha.les-W Gree:, Z Wells, Finn
| Shaw.
Bloom lIill-E " Net;c<. o D Iarvin,J II
Christmas
If any Of the above canno; serve they will
please notify Mr Il :. Moses Immediately.
On day ci Election the Managers must or
yanize hy the election OF Il Chairman and a
Clerk The Cons:ituilona! oath must DC taken
by each Manager before be can act and also by
the Clerk The Chairman elected is empowered
to administer oathS.
Tie Managers have The power 10 ill a
vacancy. and If none c: ihe Manager attend
,he citizens can appoint from among the qa;l
fed voters TIE Managers, who, after being
sworn. can conduc, :he election.
Al The close of the election. the Managers
and Clerk must proceed publicly TO open the
ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and
cont:nu. without adjournment until the same
is completed. ard make statement of the
result for each Office an.i sign The same.
Within ,!..ee days thereafic.. the Chairman
of the Board. OF some one designated by The
Board. must deliver I" the Commissioners Of
Election the poll l.ts. the boxes containing
the ballots and written statements OF the re-
sui; cf the election.
One cf the above named Managers at each
precinct must call upon the Board Of Coinm;s-
sioncrs at Sumter on or bctare Saturday, No
vcmber the third. 1900, to receive ballot boxes,
poll lists and instruct ms, and to be qualified.
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