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NOTICE Of ELECTION.
For Representative In Congress-, 3rd
CongressiODal District.

For Representative In Congress, 3rd
Congregational District.
State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Notice Is hereby given that the Gen.
eral Election for Representative In
Congress will he held at the voting
precincts fixed by law In the county Of
AbbevilIe, OH Tuesday. November 4,
1902, said day being 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 one year, In the polling
precinct in which the elect0r offers to
vote four months, and the payment six
months before any election Of any poll
tax then due and payable Provided,
That ministers In charge Of an orsan-
lied church and teachers Of public
schools shall be entitled TO vote after
six months residence in the State,
otherwise qualified.
Registration. .,
PAYMENT of all taxes, including poll
tax. assessed and collectible during the
previous year. The production Of q
certificate or Of the receipt Of the Of
ficer authorized to collect such taxes
shall be conclusive proof Of the pay
ment 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 Mana
gers can administer the oath to the
other Managers and to the Clerk q
Notary Public must administer the
oath 10 the Chairman. The Managers
elect their Chairman and Clerk.
P0lls at each voting place must be
opened at Z o'clock q. m. and closed at
o'clock p. NJ, except In the city OF
Charleston, where they shall be opened
at q. M. and closed at 6 p. IN.
| The Managers have the power to fill
vacancy, and IL none Of the Mana
gers attend the citizens eau appoint
from among the qualified voters the
Managers who, after being sworn, can
conduct the election.
At the close Of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed publicly
to open the ballot boxes aud count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same Ii com.
pleted, and make q statement Of the
result for each office and sign the same.
| Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman Of the Board, or some one
designated by the Board, must deliver
to the Commissioners Of Election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
lots and written statements Of the re-
suit of the election.
The following
| MANAGERS OF ELECTION
have been appointed to hold the elec:
ton at the various precincts In the said
county.
Abbeville-J. L. Clark, S. Graves,
II. T.. Wardlaw.
Autreville-L. o. Robinson, +. A.
Fleming.
Central School House-A. ]. Morri'
SOD, r. d. Purdy, D. p. Hannah.
Clatworthy Cross Raad-G. A. Han.
vey. Tate Bradley, c. 4. Wilson.
Bryant's Cross Road. p. Pratt
James Black, Walter Wilson.
Donalds-R. l.. Barmore. s. s. W.
Brown, y. s. Martin.
Due West-T. V. Miller, H. w. Cor
don, John Lover.
! Keowee-J. o. BranyaD, s. !. Gala
han, Will Ashley.
Lowndesville-Ira B. Bell, A. D.
BroadweII, P. n. Daniels.
Magnolia-R. 0. Bell, w. T. Lanier
A. A. Edwards.
McCormick-T. A. Box, J. P. Jen
nings, J. II. Gray.
Rock Spring A. Msyfield, w. L.
Laiimer, J. r Sheffield.
WillingtOn-FosIer Morris, 8. S.Mc
Bride. G, ID. Cowan.
Mt. Carmel-W. w. Black. G. Eos
ter Blackwell. W.. Derricoit.
The Managers at each precinct nam
ed above are requested to delegate ons
of their number TO secure boxes and
blanks for the election. They can bt
secured on and after November Isl, al
i Abbeville.
P. d. Klugh, Chr'm.
III. J. Power,
J. w. Young.
Commissioners of Federal Election
for Abbeville County.
Oct. II, 1902.