The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-10-31

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Tor State and County Officers. and
Upon Proposed Amendment to
The State stitution. =
State of South Caroliua,
4 County of Union.

! County of Union. +
Notice is hereby given that tina gem
eral election foe State and County OIL
GERS will be held at tho voting precincts
prescribed by law in said County, on
Tuesday, November 5, 1902, said day
being Tuesday following the first Mon
day IN November, a. prescribed by law,
AT the said election a separate box
will he provided, at which qualified cleo
tors will vote upon the adoption or re-
lection of an amendment to the State
Constitution as provided in the follow
ing joint Resolution. 'H
A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section III of Article VII of the Con-
stitution of 1895, Relating to Counties
and County Government.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF South Car
oliDa: That tho following amendment
to Section H., Article VII. of the Con-
stitution, he agreed to: add to the end
the following words: that this section
shall not Apply to the following town.
ships in the following Counties: Dunk
lin and Oaklawn in the County Of Green
vile; the townships Of Cokesbury, Nine
ty Six and Cooper in the County of
Gre, nwood; Sullivan township IN the
County Of Laurens, Huiett and P,i g
Grove in the County of Salnda. sTh; t
tie corporate existence of said townships
Ike, and the same is hereby, destroyed
and all officers under said townships are
abolished and all corporate agents re.
moved.
Sec. 9. But the question of adopting
this amendment shall he submitted at
the next general election to the electors
as follows: Those in favor Of the
amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words plainly printed or
written thereon: constitutional amend
ment of Section Eleven Of Article Seven
of the Constitution, relating to Counties
and County Government Yes" Those
opposed to said amendment siall cast q
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 aud County Government,
No.o :
Approved the, esth day of February,
A. D. 1902. ~
Sec. Z. There shall he separate and
distinct ballots and boxes at this eiec-
tion for the following officers, towit: |.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. 2
Other State officers. 3. State Senator.
4. Members of the House of Represen.
tatiyes. 5. County officers, On which
shall be the name or names of the person
or persons voted for as such officers, re-
spec,iyelyy, pc lively and the Office for which they
Before the hour fixed for opening tho
polls Managers and Clerks must take
and subscribe the Constitutional oath.
The Chairman of the Board of Mana
gers can administer the oath to the
other Managers and to the Clerk; a
Notary Public must administer the oath
to the Chairman, The Managers elect
their Chairman and Clerk. '' -
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at o'clock a. m. and closed at
o clock p. m., except" In the city Of
Charleston, where they shall,be opened
at a. m. and closed at 6,p.,m. SIS 81,
The Managers have the power, to. fill
q vacancy, and If none of the Managers
attend the citizens can appoint from
among the qualified voters the Mana
gers, who, after being sworn, can con-
duct the election.r' ~ - rH.as'.
!, At the close Of the election. the Man
ayers and Clerk k must proceed publicly
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and. continue without
Adjournment until the same is complet-
ed, and make a. statement of the result
for each office and sign the same, ' ~
Within three days thereafter, the
Chpifman Of the Board, or some ono
designated by the Hoard, must deliver
to thei Com missionefs of Election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
lots and written statements of the re-
suit of the election.
The following .,1N.
,,sa MANAGERS OF ELECTION. ~
Union Ooirt House--E C., How,
w. T. Cunningham and a. S. Whilener.
Cross KeysTJ., w. Humphries, I. l..
Bobo and II, B, Murphy,
Black Rock@aJ. W. Wilson, j. E. Co.
field and Jule'Aughtry. ~ 90
= Carlisle &c. A. Jeter, J. d. Fleming
and j. p. Cain. '1t - |.r' r''. :
;Santuc-E. w. .7Jeter, A. W. Gilmore
and 8. l.. Crosby. ~ 81 -
Adamsbnrg Wv. Nj. Palmer, G. &.
Harris aud John Scales. p 'f,,' So
Kelton-S. II. Garner, d. ]. Farr and
JonesyiIlssWM: g. Gault,, D, j, Free,
Gibtes-C. N. Lawson, II. s. VIII
liams and Joseph Smith. !" Y =. fS,f
Coleraine-John Harrison, G. r. Pom
der and g. Whitehead. ~ 'T"r@'" a,'.i
West Springs-J. F. West, Wesley
Lawson and c., G.. Lancaster. 49,:
~ .ockhart Mills-y. H., Sprouse, Whit
Livings' on and w. B. Crawford.
Buffalo Mills-W. T. McKrssick, T.
A. Hightowcr and G. A. Betsill. - N
Monarch Miils-Arthur Sims, J. G..
Love ard A, B. Osborne. "p1l''
The Managers at each precinct named
above are requested 70 delegate one, Of
THEFT number to secure boxes and blanks
for the election. They can be secured
on and after Nov, !, 1902, at. Union
Court House. ..p y'i.ra6 RI,