The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
For Stat and County Officers. aud
upon Proposed Amemdmentto
the State Constitution.
STATE OF SourH CAROLINA,

tOUNrS OF LANCASTER
Notice i hereby given that the gen
eral election tor stat and ecu ty OIL
GERS will be h'lI It the voting pre-
c'nciN prescribed y law in said Coun
" uu Tu >dat NrNcmher 1902,
aii dty being rucsnal following the
ii =, Mo day III N"Yember, D. prescrib,
ell by law.
AZ lha said election separate box
Ni.ib provided at whIcb qualified
e ctyr- will NO.e upon the adoption
= ~ -ction Il an amendment tu the
tate Constitution "a provided in the
'oliowi. g joint Reso uttoH.
\ JOINT Resoiuti II Proposing to
Amend Section II oc Artice VII
Of ne oustilUli0n of 1895, Relating
10 . ouutios and County Governs
meat.
SECTION l. BE ii resolved by the
Geu,IaI Assembly Ug the State OF south
Carolina: That the following amend
mgnt 90 ,5s c;ion II Article VII. Of
Tie Constitution, be agreed to: add 10
III end thereof The following words:
tina; this section halt not apply to the
70 glowing townships III the following
tOun'i :: DunkliE and OaktawL in
'he County of GreenvilIe; the town
ships Of Coz c-bury, Ninety. "iX and
Cooper in the County Of Greenwood:
'NNiIINull Io"uSIliI Ia lDt county OI
Iaurens; Huiett and Pine Grove in
the County of Saluda That the cor
porate existence OF said townships be,
and the same is hereby, destroyed and
officers under said townships are
abolished and al corporate agents
removed.
SEC 2. But the question cf adopt
ing this amendment shall he submit
ted at the next general election to the
elec' ors as follows: Those in favor of
the amendment shall deposit ballot
with the following word; plainly
printed or written thereon "Constitu-
tional amendment of Section Eleven
of Article Seven of the Constitution,
relating 10 Counties and County Gov
ernmcnt, Yes" Those opposed to
said amendment shall cast ballot
with lhe following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "COnsti-
tutional amendment OF section Eleven
of Article VII Of the Constitution, re
latine to Counties and County Gov
ernment, No"
Approve the 18th day of Fe bruary,
a. ID 1902,
SEC. 7. There shall be separate and
distinct ballots and boxes at this elec-
ion Tor the following officers, to wit:
nor .. o her state officer 3 State
senator. 4 Members of tie House cf
Representative 5 County officers
On which Saali be the name or names
OF the person o. persons voted for as
such Officers. respectively, and the
office for which they are voted.
BefOr, tho hour fixed for opening
the polls Mana, ers aud Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
Oath The Chair an Of the Board If
Managers can administer thc oath 10
the other Managers and to the ERIK;
Notary Public must administer the
oath to the chairman. The Managers
elect their chairman and clerk
Polls al each voting place must be
opened st o'clock u. IN and closed at
4o'cIock, p. M, except in the city Of
Charleston whcr- '.,y -Nnli Oc opened
at Ia. III , and closed at Gp m.
Tie Manager huv ttl" power {. lill
n vacancy, and iinuue rthe Managers
q lyud hg cl'incls can app int f,m
among the qugiified vj.Crs the Man,
aS,Is who, after uciap sworn, can
conduct ine election
At the close of tic election, tie
M"na,rrs aud l,rk must proceed
pob.irivtO open the ballot boxes aud
count Tie ballots therein aud cOntin.e
without adjournment until the same
Il comp c.ed, aud make statement If
the Result tur each Office and sign tho
stmc
WitHiu ihc,e days tie eafter, the
chaiYmau fthc board or some one de-,
ii Iaiec ~ tho board must deliver 20
tbe com nis-!oneTs % election the poll