The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION
For State and County Officers. and upon
Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution
STATE or SourH CAROLINA,

veinber 4. 1902, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday in November,
AS prescrb d by law
At the said election separate box will
he provided, at which qualified electors
will vote upon the adoption or rejection
,f all amen,l,ncn, to the State Consti,u
ton as provided in the following Joint
Resolution.
\ JOINT Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section III of Article VII. of the Con-
stitution Of 1895, Relating to Counties
and County Government
SUCTION l. BE it resolved by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of South Caro-
lima: That the following amendment to
section H., Article VII, Of tie Constitu-
ton, be agreed to: add to the end thereof
;he following words: that this section
shall not apply to the following townships
i'll the following Counties: Dunklin and
oaklawn i'll the County of Greenville; the
townships of Cokesbury, Nincty-Six and
Cooper i'll the County Of Greenwood, Sui.
ivan Township i'll tu- County of Laurcns;
tluiett an1 Pine Grove III the County Of
:Saiuda. That the corporate existence of
sad townships be, and the same is here
by, destroyed and all officers under said
townships are abolished and ali corporate
agents removed.
SIC 2. But the question of adopting
This amendment shall be submitted at the
| next general election to the electors as
follows: Those III favor of the amend
| ment shall deposit a ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly printed or written
thereon. Unconstitutional amendment of
Section Eleven of Article Seven Of the
| Constitution. relating to Counties and
County Government, Yes" Those op
posed to said amendment shall cast a bal
| lot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "ConStitu-
tional amendment Of Section Eleven Of
Article VII of the Constitution, relating
| 10 Counties and County Government, No y
Approved the 2Sth day Of February,
! a. ID. 1902.
SEC. I. There shall be separate and dis
unCt ballo,s and boxes at this election
| for the following officers, to wit: /. Gov
| clnor and Lieutenant Governor ; Other
state officers. ). State Senator. j Mem
oers of the House OF Representatives s.
County officers On which shall be the
| name or names Of ;hc person or persons
voted for as Snch officers, respectively.
and the office for which they are voted.
Before the hour fixed for opening the
polls Managers and Clerks must take and
SuhSCri t the Constitutional oath The
Chairman ui the Board of Managers can
administer the oath to the other Man
ayers and 10 the Clerk: a Notary Public
must administer the oath to the Chair
man. The Managers elect their Chair
ulan and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened al o'clock a. III. and closed at
O'Clock p. Ill, except in the city of
Charleston. where they shall be opened
at 7 a III. and closed at D. III.
The Managers Lave the mower 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 Sw rIl, can conduct the cleo
ton
at the close Of the election, the Man
| ayers and Clerk must proceed pub icly to
| open the ballot boxes and count the bal
| lots therein, and continue without ad.
| journmcnt until the same is completed,
| and make 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
10y 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 EIECTIoN
have been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts i'll the said
| county:
| Ncwberry-G. $. Nolan, Claude Domi.
| nick, Floyd Bradley.
Fac,ory-r u Baxter, Mel Campbel |,
Brooks IIulchinson'
Helena--Geo p. Hill, b. l.. Julian, ].
W. l.. Arthur.
Mt. Bethe-S. J. d. Price, J. d. Nance,
Joe. Mcl!rown
Giymphvillc-Morm Ruff, Jno. i.
Cromer, Newton Darby
Maybinton-J. B Richards. +. /. May.
bin, W " Lyles
Whitmire-J Gist Settler, Zack Subcr.
| lno w. Scott.
| Cromers-Lalnbert Chand cr, Henr,
Burton, Bachmau Cromer
! Jalapa-S NJ Duncan, Vim w. Farrow,
David Spcarman
| l.ongshores-J S. Floyd Jr., Cothran
l.ongshore, John HendAx.
WI Jams j. w. Sanders, J. w. Ropp,
j w. Reid
Utopia Arthur Wer,s, J. w. Reagin,
J. l.. Thrailkill
Prosperity B Fellers, NJ. NJ
Bedenbaugh. B. 7. Yonns.
Hendrix Mi'l-Noah l.. Moore, w. p.
Pugh, John n Garrett.
Slighs-l: T. Sigh, Ira Miller, J. II.
| w. Long
| Jolly Street p NJ. B. Livingston, 7. D.
H. kibler. J. =. Cannon.
| Central School House &C. w. Sheaiy,
ii Seybt, Joe Stockman
| Ponlaria-H I Counts, Richard Hipp,
Ju iius Koon.
| Walton Bachman Suber, w. b Gra-
ham, r l. Crooks,
ST Phil ip'-R G. Sligh, w. X. Kohn,
M. L. Wicker.
Little Mountain--D c. Boland, G, T.,
Wheeler, Geo. w. Farr.
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
and after Thursday, October goth, at ].
| w. Whites store.
| S {, MERCHANT,
| J. N. FEAGLE,
| B Il LEITZSEN,
commissioners Of State and County
Election for Newberry County.
October 18TH, 1902.