Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
For State and County Officers and
Upon Proposed Amendment to
the State Constitution.
The State of South Carolina, I
County of Oconee,


IN General Election for State and
County officers will be held at the voting
precincts, prescribed by law, in said
County, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER d,
1902, said day being Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, as pre-
| soribed by law.
be provided at which qualified electors
| will vote upon the adoption or rejection
| of an amendment to the State Constitu-
ton as provided in the following Joint
Resolutions:
A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section II of Article VII Of the Con-
stitution of 1895, Relating to Counties
and County Government.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State OF South Caro-
lima: That the following amendment to
Section II, Article VII of the Constitu-
tion, be agreed to, add to the end thereof
the following words: That this Section
shall not apply to the following Town
and Oaklawn, in the County of Greenville;
the Townships Of Cokesbury, Ninety Six
and Cooper, in the County of Greenwood;
Sullivan Township, in the County of
Laurens; Huiett and Pine Grove, in the
County of Saluda. That the corporate
existence of said Townships be, and the
same is hereby destroyed, and all officers
under said Townships are abolished, and
all corporate agents removed.
Section 2. But the question of adopting
this amendment shall be submitted at the
next General Election to the electors as
follows: Those in favor of the Amend
mont shall deposit ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly printed or written
thereon: Unconstitutional Amendment of
Section Eleven of Article Seven of the
rnI tn n,,I
County Government, Yes" Those op
posed to said amendment shall cast a
ballot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Constitu-
tional Amendment of Section Eleven of
Article Seven of the Constitution relat-
ing to Counties and County Government,
No."
Approved tho 2sth day of February,
A. D. 1902.
Section Z. There shall be separate and
distinct ballots and boxes at this election
for the following officers, to-wit: /. Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor; 2. Other
State Officers; 8. Mem bers of the House
of Representatives; q. County Officers.
On which shall be the name or names of
the person or persons voted for as such
officers, respectively, and the office for
which they are voted.
Before the hour fixed for opening the
subscribe the Constitutional oath. The
Chairman of the Board of Managers can
administer the oath to the other Mana
gers and to the Clerk. A Notary Public
must administer the oath to the Chair
man. The Managers elect their Chair
man and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at O'Clock a. m. and closed at 4
O'Clock p. M, except in the city of
Charleston, where they shall be opened
at q. m. and closed at 6 d. m,
The Managers have the power to fill q
vacancy, and if none of the Managers at
tend 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 Mana
gers and Clerk must proceed publicly to
open the ballot boxes and count the bal
lots therein, and continue without ad-
Journment until the same is completed,
and make statement of the result for
each Office and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter the Chair
mated by the Board, must deliver to the
commissioners of Election the poll list,
the boxes containing the ballots and
written statements of the result of the
election.
The following
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
have been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts in the said county ::
Cherry HILL. A. King, G. M. Ridley,
Jr.,. Henry Alexander.
Clemson College-H. G. Routh, Burns
Gillison, j. b. Whitten.
Damascus-M. II. Lee, II. j. Carter,
G. G. Arve.
Double Springs-W. j. Barker, w. II.
McAlister, j. w. Vissage.
Earle's-W. N. Bruce, w. II. Hunt, P.
A. Grant.
Fair Plays. P. stribling, J. o. Sim
mons, B. j. Marett
Friendship-G. N. Cothran, III. E.
Cox, w. M. Campbell.
Fort Madison-J. r. Jones, j. A.
Cook, j. w. Lyles.
oI1; High FsllsIo. q Sc G. White, Edward
Holly Springs-W. w. Burnside, d.
1. Chambers, Hardy Blackwell.
Jocassee-A. l.. Whtmire, Henry Glaze
ner, Lee Grow.
Little River-C. M. Lay, Milton Mich
olson, j. 1. Alexander.
Newry-J. H. Bryan, w. Fl. Crawford,
w. F. Ashmore.
Oakway-W. M. Lemmops, r. e.
Gambrell, j. III. Mason.
Richland-J. P. Stribling, VIM. Foster,
&C. K. Werner.
salem-E. A. Perry, M. A. Moss, w.
B. Quinn.
seneca-Y. G. Langston, B. A. DAILY,
G. s. Hamilton.