The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-10-31
NOTICEOF ELECTION
State of South Carolina,
County of Sumter.

eral election for representative IN
CONGRESS will be held at the voting
precincts fixed by law in the county of
Sumter on Tuesday, November 6,
1905, said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday; as prescribed by
law.
The qualifications for suffrages are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years, in
the County one year, in the polling
precinct in which the elector offers to
vote, four months, and the payment
six months before any election of any
poll tax then due and payable. Pro-
vided, That ministers in charge Of an
organized church and teachers Of
public schools shall be entitled to
vote after six months residence in the
State, otherwise qualified.
Registration.
Payment Of all taxes, including
poll tax, assessed and collectable dur
ing the previous year. The produc-
ton Of certificate or the receipt Of
the officer authorized to collect such
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 Constitu-
tional oath. The chairman of the
board Of managers can administer the
oath to the other managers and to the
clerk; a notary public must admins
ter the oath to chairman. The man
ayers elect their chairman and clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at Z O'clock a. M, and closed
at o'clock p. m, except in the city
of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6
.. N.
The managers have the power to
fill a vacancy; and if none Of the man
ayers 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, ana contin-
ue without adjournment until the
same is completed and make a state
ment of the result for each Office, and
sign the same. Within three days
thereafter, the chairman of the board,
or someone designated by the board,
must deliver to the Commissioners of
election the poll list, the boxes con-
tanning the ballots and written state
ments of the result of the election.
Managers of Election.
The following managers of election
have been appointed to hold the elec-
ton at the various precincts in the
said county:
Sumter, Ward Edgar Skinner,
F. F. Teicher, w. A. Weathers.
Ward 2.-J. F. Reid, r. D. Coop
er, H. NJ. Spann.
Ward &C. H. Singleton, T. NJ.
Jones, NJ. H. Fields.
Ward &C. E. Richardson, W.
Hodge, H. W. waties.
shiloh.-Tom Chandler, a. H.
,Cruluck, F. L. Player.
Mayesville.-J. B. Warren, r. E.
DesChamps, R. ]. Mayes.
Rafting Creek. NJ. Reames, T.
w. James, j. J. Hatfield.
Wedgefeld.-W. B. Troublefield,
W. H. Ramsey, Cuttino Strange.
Stateburg.-Nelson Murray, Charles
A. Mitchell, VIM. Sanders.
Providence.-H A. Raneld, r. N.
Brown, j. H. Jones.
Concord-J. j. Brunson, Sam
Newman, S. S. Davis.
Bloomhiil.-Alfred Owen, S. NJ.
Coulter, G. T. Geddings.
Privateer.-S. D. Richardson, DraEe
TindaN. R. D. Cain.
Bossard.-J. I. Lesesne, j. H. Rob
ertson, z. C. Brown.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one Of their number to secure
the box and blanks for the election
by calling upon the Board Of Commis-
sioners, at the Court House, Satur-
day, November Sd, 1906.
\. G. OSTEEN,
r. J. RROWNFIELD,
W. J. DINKINS.
Commissioners Of Federal Election
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