The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-10-29
Notice of Election
For State and County Officers,
and upon Proposed Amend
ment to the State Con-
sitution.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

SAtNt6SsAu
STATE OF South 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, Novem-
Der 4, 1902, said day being Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, as prescribed
by law.
At the said election 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 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
H., 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 Greenville; the townships Of
Cokesbury, Einety-Six and Cooper in the
County of Greenwood; Sullivan Township
in the 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. g But the question Of adopting this
amendment shall be submitted at the next
general ele ton to the electors as follows:
Those in favor of the amendment shall
deposit 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: "Constitu-
tiopal amendment of Section Eleven Of
Article VII Of the Constitution, relating to
Counties and County Government, No"
Approved the 18th day of February, A. D.,
1902.
Sec. = Tt ere shall be separate and dis
tinct ballots and boxes at this election for
the following officers, to wit: l. Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. 2. Other State
officers. 8. State Senator. q. 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 elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be opened
at O'Clock a. m and closed at O'Clock p.
M. except in the city Of Charleston, where
they shall be opened at p. m, and closed at
CD. M. -
The Managers have the power to fill a
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
the result for each Office 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-
siopers 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:
Lexington-M. P. George, N. n. Kleckley,
J. II. Craps.
TT. Drafts'-G. F. Keisler, Jesse Drafts,
J. L. Hallman.
Leesville-L. Fl, Shealy, J. S. Derrick, W.
E. Crosson.
Lewiedale-A. E. Craps, Henry Price
Jason Shealy.
Gaston-W. D. Pound, +. J. Fallaw, Irwin
Jumper.
Laird's Mill-V. S. N. Jefrcoat, D. L. jeff
coat, J. r. Jeffcoat
Irmo-O. F. Nunamaker, J. E. Lorick, Jr..
Ms. Younginer.
Ballentine-James Shealy. J. S. Meetze,
Backman Bouknight.
Chapin-S. J. Clark, B. J. G., Lever. J. Il.
Frick Esq.
Efrd's Store-J. D. Hitler. J. F. Epting,
Samuel Wiggus, Jr.
Peak-T ". Amiek. ". E P. Haltiwanger,
Fl. P. summer.
P. W. shea!y's-Jno A. Shely, N. l..
Younginer. E. A. Roland.
Hilton-H. II. Dreher. J. G. Hitler. Euce-
phias Derrick.
aanaxia-R " Boatwright. ". E. Quattle-
baum, Nn. Westnoreland.
Basesbure-J. c. Sawyer, J. II. Reynolds.
James Bite.
swansea-L. J. Mack. Andrew Derrick, P.
E. Hutto.
Red Store-E. J. Roof. J. A. Wolfe, d.
Frank Jumper.
Huffman. B. M. Kelly Day, J. +. Gun