The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-30
NOTICE Of ELECTION,
For state and County Officers, and upon
Proposed Amendnent to tho state
Constitution.
STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
I'nI,NTN III, nII,II,Ns {


COUNTY or iICKENs.
NOTICE is hereby given that the general
~ election for State ana County officers
will be held ut the voting precincts prescribed
by law in said County, on rues,iuH, November
!, 1902. snd day being Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, as prescribed by law.
At the Snld election u separate box will be
provided. at which qualified electors will vote
upon the adoption or rejection OF an amend
mcnt to the State Constitution as provided in
the following 'I"Snt Resolution.
Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend see.
tion !. of Article VII. of the Constitution of
1923, Relating To Counties and County Gov.
SEcrr"S /. BE ii resolved by the General As.
semb!y Of the State of South Carolina: That
the following amendment To section IL, Article
Nll, of the CONSTITUTIONS. be agreed to: add to
the end hereof the following words: that this
section shall not apply To The following town
ships in the following Counties: Dunklin and
Onklnwil III the County of Grccnville: the town.
ships Of tokcsbury, Niucty-SiX and Cooprr in
the County ot Greenwood; Sullivan Township
i'll the County OF l.nurcns: liurtl and Pine
Grove in the County of Sniudu. That the cor
pOTntc existence Of said townships he, and the
sane is hereby, destroyed ami all officers under
snd townships are abolished and all corporate
agents removed.
SEC. :. But the question OF adopting this
amendment shall be submitted at the next gen.
crnl election to the electors MS follows: Those
in favor OF the amendment shall deposit bal.
lot with the following words plainly printed or
written thereon constitutional amendment of
Section Eleven Of Article Seven OF the Consti
tuition, relating to Counties and County Govern
mcnt, Yes Those opposed TO said amendment
shall cast Il ballot with the following words
plainly printed or witten thereon: "Constitu
tional amendment of Section Eleven Of Article
VII Of the Constitutions relating to Counties
and County Government, No.
1902. jsS'''' 'N WV '''D N'' " ''''0"'' a. ~
SEC. :. There shall be separate and distinct
ballots and boxes ut this election for the follow
ing officers tO.wit: /. Governor and Lieuten-
ant-Governor: =. Other State officers. D. State
sentativeS. 5. County officers. On which shall
be the name OF 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 administer the oath to tho Chair.
man. The Managers elect their Choirmon and
Clerk,
Polls at each voting place must be, opened OF
o'clock Il. H., and CLOSED at o'clock p. M,
except In the city OF Charleston, where they
shall be opened at Il. m, and closed at p. M
The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy
and II mono OF the Managers attend the citizens
tho Managers, who, after being sworn, can con.
duet the election.
1t the close OF the election, the Managers and
Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot
boxes and count the ballots therein, and con-
tinuc without adjournment until the samo Is
completed, and make IL statement OF the result
Within three days thereafter, the Chairman
of the Bonrd or some one designated by the
Board must deliver to tho Commissioners Of
Election the poll list, the boxes containing the
ballots md written statements of the result OF
the election.
The following Managers of Election have
been appointed to hold the election at the vari-
GUS precincts IN the said county:
Easey--Geo: II.Hendricks, j. l.. Hagood, jr.,
"'tS Centrai-L nj al L. Ross Eaton, c. c. Frlcks and W.
" (laytOn
Libefty-waltcr ]. Bosgs, c. 7. Hutchins and
NJ pickens-D. L. Holder l.. r. Durham and Ben
" Testers store--Leigh Hunt, Abner a. Loopsr
' Pumpklntown--J. D. NJ. Keith, Elijah Edens
Eastatoe -Waddy r. Chapman, Daniel Win.
chester and Ernest Lewis
Cross Plains-Emps Freeman, NJ. +. Williams
"'t;t Cateechee-J. +. Banister, Jno. ". Williams
and Philip Robertson ,, u u,n, an,
Peters Creek--Pink Robinson, H. Hunt ana
Mile Creef-Silas Curtis, l.. r. Dalton and ].
. SIX n Miie-D. r. Evans, W. p Dickson and n,
Praters j; +. Gillespie, W. F. Thompkns and
ctaiihoun-Jerre II. Payne, TiImon Fonnell
"'jI Holly ii Springs-Jno L. Graveley, W. r. Lya ch
'tH Gap D iiiil-T. i. Craig, c. D. Finley and j. G.
Maufdin. 81.
Looper and John Julian.
Croswell--A. Is. Kay, Joe Is. Freeman and Jas
Couch.
are requested to delegate one of their number
to secure boxes and blanks for he election
They can be secured on and after Monday, o9
'0NN G, ". LYNCH Chairman,
j. ". WILLIAMS,
~ W. NEWTON.
Commissioners Of State and County Ell lection
for Pjckens county.
Date Oct 23d la02.W2