The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
Election for Court House Bonds.


a it's session OF 1905 passed an Act
which was approved on the End day
of February, 1906, authorizing the
sale of the old Court House and lot
and the purchase Of a new lot and
the erection of a new court house
thereon, and
Whereas, said Act further provided
that if there be not sufficient funds
derived from the sale of said old
Court House lot and building to pur-
chase a new site and erect a Court
House building with County Offices
thereon, then the said County Board
of Commissioners and their success
sors in office are authorized to issue
and sell coupon bonds of said county,
not exceeding thirty thousand dol
lars, to be known as the Court House
Bonds and to bear interest not ex-
ceeding six per cent. per annun, said
interest to be payable annually and
the principal Of said bondsato be pay
able not more than twenty years
from the date of issue; to supple
ment said proceeds Of sale OF the
old Court House and lot, for the pur-
pose of building said Court House,
and
Whereas, 1t was provided, that be-
fore any bonds should be issued un-
der said act, the question Of such
issue should first be submitted to the
qualified voters of Sumter county in
an election to be held not later than
the first day of April, 1906:
Now, therefore, we, the undersign-
ed Commissioners Of Election for
Sumter county do hereby order an
election to be held on the 18th day
of March, 1906, for the purpose Of
allowing the qualified voters Of Sum
ter county to vote upon the question
as to whether they will authorize the
said County Board Of Commissioners
to issue said bonds, not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars, as provided
in said Act approved February End,
1906.
The election will be held at the
several precincts tablished by law
in Sumter county and the polls. at
each voting place will be opened at
o'clock a. M, and closed at 4
o'clock p. m.
Sumter, Ward III. G. McKagen,
J. c. Cape1l, j. S. Richardson
Sumter, Ward 2.-W. S. Dinkins.
B. P. Cuttino, w. Y. l.. Marshall.
Sumter, Ward 3.-W. ]. Jennings,
J. B. Baker, T. M. Jones.
Sumter, Ward 4.-G. E. Richardson,
Charles Thames, NJ. C. Kavanaugh.
Stateburg-W. NJ Sanders, L. w.
Hair, E. F. Holmes.
Providenee-J. M. Ross, E. H. Craw-
ford, w. A. Spann.
Rafting Creek. w. Young, J. D..
Mcleod, C. NJ. Young.
Bossards-J. H Robertson, Tom
Brown, T. D. DuBose.
Mayesville-W. \. McElveen, j. c..
Jones. Jr., J. H. Wilson.
Shiloh-J. D. Frierson, w. F. Den
mis-, S. w Truiuck.
Concord-J. ]. Brunson. P. L. Jones.
Daniel Davis.
Privateer-W. S. Lyman, Manning
Hodge, r. B. Cain.
Wedgefeld-Thon2as Troublefeld,
F. B. Rroadford, II. D. Cain.
Bloomhill-Alfred Owen, w. J. Ar
dis, S. NJ Coulter.
On the day Of election the man
ayers must organize by the election
of a chairman and clerk. if neces-
sary. The chairman elected is en-
powered to administer oaths.
The managers have the power to
fill any vacancy and if none of the
managers attend, the citizens can APP
point 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 con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed. and make state
ment of the result.
Within three days thereafter, the
chairman of the board, or some one
designated by the board. must de-
liver to the commissioners of elec-
ton the poll list. the boxes containing
the ballots and written statements OF
the result of the election.
One of the above named managers
fo,. eocl, nrecinct muSt call 1lOOn the