The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-10-15
Notice of Election
For State and County Officers,
and upon Proposed Amend
ment to the State Con-
stitution.

| STATE OF soU1u CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
| Notice is hereby given that the general
election for State and County officers Will
BE- held at the voting precincts prescribed
by law in said County, on Tuesday, NoYem-
ber 4, 1862, 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 elecrors will
vote upon the adoption or rejection Of an
| amendment to the State Constitution as
provided in the following Joint Resolution.
A 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
| II. 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 Oaklawn in
the County Of Greenvlle: the townships OF
| Cokeebury. Ninety-Six and Cooper in the
| County of Greenwood; Sullivan Township
in th9 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.
| SEC. 2 But the question Of adopting this
amendment shall be submitted at the next
| general e!e ton to the electors as follows:
! Those in favor Of the amendment stall
| deposit a 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 ballot with the following words plain
! ly printed or written thereon: "Constltu-
tional amendment of Section Eleven Of
! Article VII OF the Constitution, relating to
Counties and County Government, No"
| Approved the 18th day of February, 4. D.,
1902.
SEC. :. Ttere shall be separate and dis
tie following officers, to wit: /. Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. ?. Other State
officers. 8. 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 can
administer the oath to the other Managers
and to the Clerk; Notary Public must ad-
minister the oath to the Chairman. The
Managers e'ect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be opened
at O'Clock a. m and closed at 4 o'clock p.
M. except in the city Of Charleston, where
they shall be opened at p. H., and closed ut
6p.m
The Managers have the power to fiji q
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 statement OF
tue result for each 0iIice 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-
sioDers 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:
Lexipgton-M. 2. George, II. n. Klecklcy
J.M. Craps.
I'll Drafts'-G f. Keislcr, Jesse Drafts
]. L. Hallman.
Leesvile-L. II, Shcaly, J S. Derrick, ".
E. Crosson.
Lewiedale-A. E. Craps, Henry Price
Jason Shesly.
Gastor-W. D. Pound, t. J. Fallaw, Irwin
jumper.
Lairds Min-v. S. n. JyiYaoa.. D. L. JEFF
coat, J. Il. JefTeoat.
Irmo-O. F. Nunamakcr, J. E. Lorick, Jr.,
Ms. Younginer.
BaIlentine-James Shealy. J. S. Meetze
! Backman BoukniSht.
Chapin-S. J. Clark. =. J. G, Lever J. Il.
Frick Esq.
Birds Store-J. D. Hitler. J. F. Epting.
Samuel Wiggus Jr.
Peak ". Amiek, W. f z. Haltwauger.
| II. p. Summer.
?. ". Shealy's-Jno A. Shealy, II. L..
! Younginer. e. A. Roland.
Hilton-H. H. Dreher. J. G. Hiller, Euce-
| phias Derrick.
! Samaria-R " B0atwrigh:. ". f. Quattle-
| baum, Wm. Westmoreand.
! Batcsburg-J. C. Sawyer, !. n. Reynolds.
! James Hite
Swansea-L j. Mack, Andrew Derrick. 2.