Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-10
FOR
State and County Offices.
And for Amendments to
State Constitution.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF
LANCASTER.

NOTICE is hereby given that an cleo
tiOn will be held at the seve. al pre-
ciTCts established by law in Lancaster
County, on
6 1900,
Fer the following Offices, to wit Gov
ernor, Lieutenaut-G Governor, Secretary
Of State, Attorney General Comp
iroller General, AdjutanU and IN
sprctor General, State Treasurer, State
uperintendeut OF Education, one Rail
road Commissioner. one Circuit SniiC-
ltor, two Eepres entatives in the C"u-
eral Assembly, Supervisor, Sheriff,
Clerk o. Court, Coroner, County ,,d-
pPrintcndont Of EGucstion and SuiiC-
itOr.
Pursuant TO the Constitution Of
South Carolina, and the terms OF Joint
resolutions No $40 and 34l, apprOyCd
February 10. A. ID. 1900. Acts OF South
CAROLINE. PIP. $40 and 57ll, an elect jon
will also be held at the sama time and
place for amendments to the COnstitu-
ton OF South Carolina, as follows:
Amend Section Z. OF Article Wiz. of
the Constitution Of South Carolina. as
follows: Add at the end thereof the
following words. "PrOvided, That the
limitation impose d by this section
and BY Section 5, Article ", of this
Constitution shall not apply to bond
ed indebtedness incurred by the cities
of Columbia, Rock Hill. Charleston
ana Florence, where the proceeds Of
said bonds are applied solely for the
purchase, establishment, maintenance
or increase Of water works plant, sew
er&Gp system, gas and electric light
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 nf the same, and where the
question of inCurring such indebted
ness is submitted to the freeholders
and qualified voters Of such munich
pality, rs prCvid ell in the Constitution,
upon the question of other bonded in
deb,edr pSS."
Amend the Constitution of South
Carolina by adding thereto the follow
Ing 10 be known as ARTICLE | OF
ArIeudments to the Constitution"
"rhe 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;
ana hal! also provide for the Puui-
table assessment of all lands so drained,
for the purpose of paying the eXpen-
Sps or such condemnation and drain
age.
The said Amendments shall be sub
mittrd in such manner that the cleo
tors qualified to vote for Members Of
the House Of Representatives shall
vote for or gainst each Of such amend
ments separately.
Amendments should be on separate
tickets. Ballots in favor Of the adop-
tiUn Of an amendment should contain
the amendment voted upon in iull,
followed by the word "Yes"; ballots
opposed 10 the adoption of an amend
meut should contain the amendment
vOten upon, followed by the word
"NO."
Polls at each place will be opened
at o'clock a. Nj.
The following named persons have
been appointed
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
for state and County offices, tO-wit:
Laucaster.--W Cunningham, Clark
Robinson, r G. Crockett
B2lalr.~-R " DOster,J w Patterson,
! ID Steele.
Van Wyck.-R Ii Massey. N Cly-
burn. f u Iillman.
New Cut.-R + l. Blackmon, r J
Flynn, IL c Steele.
Dwight.-W NJ Estridge. w Fl Shute
VIM. Carnes.
Tradesville.-u NJ Polk, j F Carnss,
w r HegIar.
TaXahaw.-FM NJ Lowery, NJ n John
son A Cook.
Flat Creek.--R l. Blackwell, G. X
Cook j f Gardner.
Welsh's.-R F Long, ] G Coan, w y
Faulkenberry,
Kerahaw.Sj NJ Carson, B a Hilton,
r , Floyd.
Primus. Ernest Hinson,N Small,
II B BIackmOn.
Heath Springs.-W J Vaughn, w b
Bruce, j X Threatt.
Elgin.-J b Harper, L Adams, j
A Fleming.
CARMEL II Kirk, Jas. A Cauthen,
j X Caskey.
MoDtsomery.--J n williams, j b
Wilson, w B Howell.
ThOrnwRll.--J III McClintock, j,
Wren Tillman, w j Williams.
On day of Election the Managers
must organize by the election OF a
Chairman and Clerk. The Consti-
tutiOnal 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 to nil
a vacancy, and if none Of the Mana
gers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters the
Managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed pub
licly to open the ballot boxes and count
the ballots therein, and continue with
out adjournment until the same is
completed, and make statement Of
the result for each Office and sign the
same.
within three days thereafter, the
Chairman e the Board, or some one
designated by the Board, must deliver
to the Commiss ssiOnrrs of Election the