The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-10-22
Notice of Election
For State and County Officers,
and upon Proposed Amend
ment to the State Con-
sitution.
STATE OF South CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
Notice is hereby given that the general
election for State and County officers will
bs held at the voting precincts prescribed
by law in said County, on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 4, 1902, said day being Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, as prescribed
by law.
At the said election separate box will be
proyided, at which qualified electors will
vote upon the adoption or rejection Of an
amendment to the State Constitution as
provided in the following Joint Resolution.
4 Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section II of Article VII. of the Constitu-
ton of 1895, Relating to Counties and
County Government.
SECTION I. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
That the following amendment to Section
H., Article VII, of the Constitution, be
agreed to: add to the end thereof the fol-
lowing words: that this section shall not
apply to the following townships in the FOL
lowing Counties: Dunklin and Oaklav 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
| corpotate existence of said townships be.
and the same is hereby. destroyed and all
officers under said townships are abolished
and all corporate agents removed.
DIT fhnr Of 110
amendment shall be submitted at the next
general ele tion to the electors as follows:
| Those in favor of the amendment shall
| deposit ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon "Consti-
| tutional amendment of Section Eleven OF
| Article Seven Of the Constitution, relating
| to Counties and County Government, Yes"
| Those opposed to said amendment shall
cast a ballot with the following words plain
ly printed or written thereon: "Constitu-
tional amendment of Section Eleven Of
| Article VII OF the Constitution, relating to
| Counties and County Government, No."
| Approved the 18th day of February, A. D.,
1902.
| SEC Z. There shall be separate and dis
| tinct ballots and boxes at this election Tor
the following officers, to wit: l. Governor
| and Lieutenant Governor. ?. Other State
| officers. g. State Senator. 4. Members OF
| the House of Representatives. 5. 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
| polls Managers and Clerks must take and
| subscribe the Constitutional oath. The
! Chairman of the Board of Managers cam
| administer the oath to the other Managers
| and to the Clerk; Notary Public must ad
minister the oath to the Chairman. The
| Managers eject their Chairman and Clerk.
| Polls at each voting place must be opened
| at O'Clock O. m. and closed at o'clock p.
| m, except in the city Of Charleston, where
| they shall be opened at p. NJ, and closed at
6p. m.
The Managers have the power to fill a
vacancy and'if none of the Managers 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 Managers
and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the
ballot boxes and count the ballots therein,
and continue without adjournment 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
| man Of the Board or some one designated
by the Board, must deliver to the Commis-
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 precints in the said county:
Lexington-M. P. George, N. n. Kleckley
J. NJ. Craps.
TT. Drafts-G. +. keisler, Jesse Drafts,
J. L. Hallman.
Leesville-L. II, Shcaly, J. S. Derrick, ".
E. Crosson.
Lewiedale-A. E. Craps, Henry Price,
Jason Shealy.
Gaston-W. D. Pound, +. J. Fallaw, Irwin
Jumper.
Lairds Mill-V. S. n. Jcfreoat, D. L. jeff
coat, J. r. Jefrcoat.
! lrmO-O. NuQdHlukcT, lIOl y 80,
Ms. Younginer.
Ballentine-James Shealy, J. S. Meetze.
Backman Boukn;ght.
Chapin-S. J. Clark, B. J. G, Lever. j. H.
| Frick Esq.
Ehrds Store-J. D. Hitler. J. T. Epting,
Samuel Wigsus, Jr.
Peak-T. W Amick, W. + 2. Haltiwanger.
| H. ?. Summer.
P. ". Shealy's-Jno. A. Shealy, N. L..
| Younginer. T. A. Roland.
Hilton-H. H. Dreher. J. G. Hitler, Euce-
phias Derrick.
Samaria-R W Boatwrisht, ". E. Quattle-
! baum, VIM. Weatmoreland.
Batesburg-.T. c. Sawyer. J. N. Reynolds,
James Bite.
Swansca-L J. Mack. Andrew Derrick, P.
E. Hutto.
Red Storc-E. J. Roof. J. 4. Wolfe, D..
| Frank Jumper.
Huffman. 3. MI. Kelly Day. J. +. Gun
| ter. J. V. Gun:er.