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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

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For State aud County Omeers. and
upon Proposed Amendments 10 the
Consultations.
State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Notice Is hereby given that the gen.
eral election for State and county Of
ficers will be held at the voting pre-
cincts prescribed by law in said County,
ON Tuesday, November 4, 1907, said
day being Tuesday following the first
in November, as prescribed
by law.
At the said election q separate box
will be provided, at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection of an amendment to the State
Constitution as provided In the follow
ing Joint Resolution.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section II Of Article VII.
Of the Constitution Of 1895, Relat-
ing to Counties and County Gov
ernment.
Section /. Be Is resolved ny the
General Assembly Of the State OF South
Carolina: That the following amend
ment to Section II, Article VII, Of the
Constitution, be agreed to: add TO the
end thereof the following words: that
this section shall not apply to the fol-
lowing Counties Dunkltn and Oak
lawn in the County OF Greenwich the
tow nships of Cokesbury, Ninety-Six
and Cooper in the County Of Green
wood Sullivan Township In the Coun-
" Of Laurens Huiett and Pine Grove
In the County Of Saluda. That the
corporate existence Of said townthips
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 adopt.
ing this amendment shall be submitted
ut the next general election to the cleo
tors as follows: Those In favor OF the
amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words plainly printed Of
written thereon Constitutional amend
inert of Section Eleven OF Article
Seven Of the Constitution, relating tG
Counties and County Government
Yes" Those apposed to said amend
ment shall cast q ballot with the fol
lowing words plainly printed or writ
ten thereon: Unconstitutional amend.
ment Of Section Eleven Of Article VII
OF the Constitution, relating to Coun
ties and County Government. No"
Approved the 18th day Of February
A. d. 1902.
Sec. Z. There shall be separate and
distinct ballots and boxes at this elec
ton for the following officers, to wit
l. Governor and LieuteDant-(3overn
g. Other State Officers. 3. State Sena
tor. 4. Members Of the House Repre-
sentatives. 5. County Officers. Or
which shall be the name or names o
the person or persons voted for rs such
officers. respectively, and the Office fol
which they are voted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks mus
take and subscribe the Constitutions
oath. The Chairman Of the Board o
Managers can administer the oath Il
the other Managers and to the Clerk
Notary Public must administer th'
oath to the Chairman, The Manager
elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls mt each voting place must b,
opened at o'clock q. m, and closes
at 4 o'clock p. m, except 10 the city o
Charleston, where they shall be open
ed at Z q. I'd. and closed at 6 p. m.
The Managers have the power to I'll
% vacancy, and II none OF the Mana
gers attend the citizens can appOin
from among the qualifleu voters th'
Managers, who, after being sworn. cal
conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed put .tcly
to open the ballot boxes and count til,
ballots therein, aud continue withOu
adjournment until the same Is com
pleted, and make q statement of tn,
result for each office and sign the same
Within three days thereafter, th'
Chairman Of the Board, or some ont
designated by the Board, must delive
to the Commissioners Of Election th'
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 sait
county
Ab6eville-L. &. Nickles, w. v
CliDkscales, G. D. Grayd0n.
Antreville-J. n. Knox, J. +. Suth
arlaud I II kerQtlson
Central SchO0i House B. Craw
ford, T. J. Robinson A. +. Calvert.
CIatwOrthy Cross Road-E.C. Young
John Brown, w. A. Hunter.
Bryant's Cross Road-R. H. Arm
strong, I. n. Ashley. r. +. Pratt.
Donalds-F. A. Carwile, g. Watt
johnson, E. L. Waldrop.
Due West-J. H. Brooks, Ernes,
Hodges, Gam Milford.
Keowee-C. l.. Ashley, J. R. Pruitt
J. A. McMahan.
Lowndesville-S. s. Boles, J. T.
brennan, J. G. Huckabee.
Magnoiia-W. J. Ammons, H. J
Hester, Addison Edge.
McCormick-J. X. Deason. S. p.
Young, Henry Wideman.
Rock Springs-Brooks Jamison, Joe
Kay, Geo. Haynes.
Wiilington-I. II. Porter, w. A.
Stevenson, J. H. Dripkard.
Mt. Carmel-T. w. Mars, J. r. Tar
rant, Henry Taggart.
The Managers at each precinct nam.
ed above are requested to delegate one
OF their number to secure boxes and
blanks for the election. They can be