Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-10-17
Notice of Election.
State OF South Carolina,
County Of Oconee.

State Of South Carolina,
County Of Ooonee.
Notice is hereby given that the General
Election for Representative in Congress
win be held at the voting precincts fixed
by law In the County Of .Oconee, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER eth, 1908, said
Monday, as prescribed by law.
The qualifications for suffrages are AZ
follows:
Residence in State for two years, in the
County one year, IN tho polling precinct
In which tho elector offers to vote, four
months, and the payment elk months be-
fore any election Of any poll tax then due
In charge of an organized church and
teachers Of public schools shall be enti-
tied to vote after six months residence
In the State, otherwise qualified.
observation-disclosures of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and collecta-
BILE during the previous year. The pro-
duction Of certificate or the receipt Of
taxes shall be conclusive proof of the
payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening the
polls Managers and Clerks must take and
subscribe to 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 70 Chair
man. The Managers elect their Chair
man and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at O'Clock q. M, and closed at a
O'Clock p. M, except in the City of Char
lesion, where they shall be opened at a.
m. and closed at 6 p. m.
The Managers have the power to fill a
vacancy; and if none of the Managers at.
tend the citizens can appoint, from among
the qualified voters, the Managers, who,
after being sworn, can conduct the cleo
tion.
At the close of the election, the Mana
gers and Clerk must proceed publicly to
open the ballot boxes and count the bal.
lots therein, and continue without ad-
journment until the same is completed,
and make statement of the result for
each Office and sign the name. Within
three days thereafter, the Chairman of
the Board, or some one designated by the
Board, must deliver to the Commissioners
of Election the poll list, the boxes con-
tanning the ballots and written statements
Of the result of the election.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts in the said county:
Fair Play-B. j. Marett, John J. Lee,
South Union-T. D. Long, S. L. Bur
ris, j.. b. McJunkin.
Earle's-L. o. Bruce, j. B. Tompkins,
TokeenaMw. c. Mason, Jas. Brock, w.
N. Woolbright.
oakway-J. H. Brown, A. A. Cole, r.
b. Mason.
Friendship -Gabe Cothran. w. A.
Bowen, w. NJ Campbell.
SeneOaMW; w. snead, 81. f. Alexander,
Richland-J. P. Stribling, j. j. Davis,
S. b. Wyly.
Westminster-H. L. Werner, w. o. i
Johns, Oscar Harris.
Madison-Henry Arve, T. r. jenkins,
w. j. Walters.
Tugaloo--J. P. Powell, Biemann Long,
w. +. Hughes.
Holly springs-Hardy Blackwell, j. M.
Phillips, Andy Cobb.
Cherry Hill-W. G. Hunter, w. j.
Keown, l.. A. King.
Little Riyer-J. l. Alexander, w. FL.
Talley, Lem Cantrell.
Tomassee-J. j. Rankin, Il. NJ. Kelley,
j. N. Nicholson
JoOassee-Jas. b. Burgess, w. M. Bur
CESS, Jack Patterson.
Salem-P. l.. Green, L. w. Grant, w.
Q. Whitmire.
High Falls-F. II. Hunnicutt, A. p,
Wood, w. K. Nimmons.
West Union-C. w. Wickliffe, j. D. |
Perry, j. f. Adds.
Newry-J. Mat Whitmire, G.. b. Wat
son, Will Hodge
Walhalla-G. X. Maxwell, j. G. Garri-
son, T. Y. Chalmers.
Clemson-W. P. Goodman, j. B. Whit
ten, j. B. Gordon.
Tabor. A. Knox, Z. o. Singleton,
w. T. Tannery.
Long Creek-J. N. Watkins, VIM.
Thrift, Thos. Shedd.
Damascus-Tom Carter, Henry Lee,
John Rothell.
Double Springs-N. IT. Keown, w. r.
Hunt, w. B. Land.
The Managers at each precinct named
above are requested to delegate one of
their number to secure the box and |
blanks for the election from the Com
missioners at the Court House in Wal
halla, Saturday, November Sd, 1905.
JAS. THOMPSON, Chairman.
j. B. McCRACKIN,
Il. A. GRANT,
of Federal Election for
Oconee County, S. c.