The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-10-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

For Representative in Congress, Second
District-State of South Carolina a-Coun-
ty of Bamberg.
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 Bamberg on
Tuesday, November 4, 1902, said day be-
ing Tuesday following the first Monday,
as prescribed by law.
The qualifications for suffrage are as
follows:
Residence in the State for two years, in
the county oneyear, in the polling precinct
in which the elector offers to vote four
months, and the payment six months be-
fore any election of any poll tax then due
and payable: Provided, That ministers in
charge of an organized church and teach
ers of public schools shall be entitled to
vote otter six months residence in the
State, otherwise qualified.
Registration.
Payment of all taxes, including poll tax,
assessed and collectible during the pre-
vious year. The production of a certifi-
cate or of the receipt Of the officer author
lied to collect such taxes shall be conclu-
sive 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 ad-
minister the oath to the chairman. The
managers elect their chairman and clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4
o'clock p. m., except in the city of Charles
ton, where they shall be opened at Z a. m.
and closed at p. m.
The managers have the power to fill a
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 elcc-
ton.
At the close of the election, the man
ayers and clerk must proceed publicly to
open the ballot boxes and count the ballots
therein, and continue without adjourn
ment until the same is completed, and
make a statement of the result for each
office and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter, the chair
Lliu VI tHC pOdid, VI oou1S OuO uCoiS lbeSd
by the board, must deliver to the Com
missioners 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:
Bamberg-J H. Hadwin, H. w. Adams,
R. Frank Mcmillan.
Midway-H. w. Walker, w. D. Bes-
singer, A. J. Hunter.
Farrelps Store-G. w. Farrell, G. W.
Hunter, N. P. Smoak.
Ehrhardt-G B. Clayton, W. H. Kinard,
W. E. Sease.
Denmark. G. Bchling, L. L. Cox, J.
j. Fogle.
GoVan-J. B. Zorn, L. J. Hartzog, w.
J. Rodgers.
OlarSJ. U. Morris, W. H. Warn, W. E.
Sadler.
Kearse's Mill. A. Peters, Sr., G. B.
Kearse, L. A. Brabham.
The managers at each precinct named
above are requested to delegate one of
their number to secure boxes and blanks
for the election. They can be secured on
Saturday, November 1st, 1902, at the court
house in Bamberg.
E. T. LAFITTE,
I. w. CARTER,
RS. SIMMONS,
Commissioners of Federal Election for
Bamberg County.
Bamberg. S. c., October II, 1902.