The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-10-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION,
For Representative in Congress Seventh
District


County of Lexington.
Notice is hereby given that the General
Election for Representative in Congress
will be held at the voting precincts fixed
by law in the county of Lexington. on
tuesday. November 4, 1902, said day be-
ing Tuesday following the first Monday,
as prescribed by law:
The qualifications for suffrage are as fol-
lows;
Residence in the State for two years, in
the county one year, in the polling pre-
cinct in which the elector offers TO vote
four months, and the payment six months
before any election of any poll tax then due
ana payable: Provided, That ministers in
charge OF an organized church and teach
ers of public schools shall be entitled to
vote after six months residence in the
stat OF, erwise qualified.
Registration.
Paym Mt of all taxes, including poll tax,
assessed and collectable during the pre-
vious year. The production of a certificate
or of the receipt OF the officer authorized
to collect such taxes shall be conclusive
proof of the payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening the
polls Managers and Clerks must take and
subscribe the Constitutional OATH The
Chairman of the Board of Managers can
administer the oath to the other Managers
and to the Clerk; Notary Public must ed.
minister the oath to the Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman aud Clerk
Polls at each voting place must be opened
at 7 o'clock o. M, and closed at clock
p. M, except in the city OF Charleston.
ypbora tbou choU he oropo5 Of
close at 6 p N.
The Managers have the power to fill
vacancy, and if none of the Managers at
tend the citizens can appoint from among
the qualified voters the Managers who al
ter being sworn, can conduct the election
At the close of the election the Managers
and Clerk must proceed publicly TO open
the ballot boxes and count the ballots there
in, and continue without adjournment un-
til the same is completed, and make state
ment Of the result for each Office and sign
the same.
Within three days thereafter the Chair
man of the Board. or some one designated
by the Board, must deliver to the Commits
sioners of election the poll list, the boxes
containing the ballots and written state
ments of the result Of the election
The following
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
have been appointed to hold the election at
the various precincts in said county:
Lexington-D, E. Ballentine, 7. G. Sturkie,
J. Ed Barre.
T. Drafts-D. T. Barr, D. S. Myzer, H.
N. Hammer.
Leesville-D. L. Gunter, NJ. Crouch, Levi
Pool.
Lewiedale-J. F. Leaphart, S. E. Taylor,
George R. Sease. Z
Gaston-D. E. Craft, J. P. Goodwin, C. C..
Goodwin.
Laird's Mill-W. @. Jackson, J. j. Boles,
Jesse Yon.
Irmo-D. F. Lorick, J. K. Leitner, A. n.
Dreher.
Ballentine-J. F. Shealy, Fl. A, Buckley, n.
D, Shealy.
Chapin-s. D. B. Lever, W. P. Betchman,
Noah Frick.
Efrd's Store-C S. Matthews, D. A. ,Kleck-
ley, L. B. Frick.
Peak-O. L. Mayer, Jno. A. Eargle, James
W. Eargle.
P.W. Shealy's Store-S.J. Miller, Jr.,,J S.
Reeder, B. D. Clark.
Hilton-J. G. Fulmer, J. J. Haltiwanger,
Joseph Epting.
Samaria-A. J. Boatwright, J. W. Grandy,
T. B. Barr.
Batesburg-H. A. Spann, C. 3. Kneece, J.
c. Glover.
Swansea-I. W, Hutto, L. P. Smith, Henry
Sharpe.
Red Store-J.J. Muller, }. E. saylor, Lee
! Muller.
Huffmann's Burnt Mill. F. Lyles, E. A,
Smith, L. C. Dunbar.
Brookland-R L Shuler, P Smith, S
Gunnel.
Spring Hill P Richardson, James 1
Slice, NJ Eleazer.
Folks School House, n Meetze, J E
| Folk, Lonnie Eleazer,
Red Bank-James NJ justice, Jacob A CAN'T
| James F Lown.
Brook-A L Hite, D L Taylor, o Addy.
St Andrews-G Leitsey, p E Huffmann
| " B Hook.
Edmuni-J A Kyzer, G N Lucas, W
| Coogler.
Pelion-H C Scofill. D W Bars, Murphy
| Hutto,
Crout's Store-George Oxner, 0 0 Drafts
John Dreher,
| The Managers of each precinct named
! above are requested to delegate one OF thei1
number to secure boxes and blanks for the
election. They can be secured on Satur'
day, November 1st, 1872 at the grand jury
| room in the court house from NJ. P. George,
S. p. GEORGE,
| H. A. LORICK,
| J. P. ABLE
| Commissioners of Federal Election for
Lexington County,
/ NJ. P. GEORGE. Clerk.
| October l3. 1901. 3T5l.
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