The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

COuuLy, Ou 1ueSudy, NONSuUcl y,
1908, said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November,
as prescribed by law.
At the said election separate boxes
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 Resolutions:
No. 712.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to-
Amend Section z, Article VIII, Of
the Constitution, Relating to Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State of South Carolina be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State
at the next general election for Rep
resentatives, and If majority Of the
electors qualified to vote for men,
bers of the General Assembly voting
| thereon shall vote in favor of such
amendment, and majority Of each
branch of the General Assembly
shall, after such election, and before
another, ratify said amendment by
yeas and nays, that Section Z, Ar
ticle VIII, relating to bonded indebt-
edness, be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following words:
Provided, That the limitations i'm
posed by this Section and by Section
5, of Article K, Of this Constitution,
shall not apply to bonded indebted
ness incurred by the town Of Gait
ney, in the County Of Cherokee, when
the proceeds of said bonds are ap-
piled solely and exclusively for the
building, erecting, establishing and
maintenance of waterworks, electric
light plants or sewerage system, and
where the question of incurring such
Indebtedness is submitted to the
qualified electors of said municipal
| ity, as provided in the Constitution,
| upon the question of bonded indebt-
edness.
Approved the 9th day Of Febru-
cry, A. D. 1908.
No. 703.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section of Article XIII
of the Constitution of the State OF
South Carolina, Relating to the
Office of Adjutant and Inspector
General.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of
the State Of South Carolina, be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State at the next general election for
Representatives, and If majority of
the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly
voting thereon, shall vote In favor OF
said amendment, and majority OF
each branch of the General Assem-
bly, shall after such election, and be-
fore another, ratify the same amend
ment by yeas and nays, Section OF
| Article XIII of the Constitution OF
the State of South Carolina, relating
to Militia be amended by striking
out in the first line the words "and
Inspector; 80 that the said Section,
as amended, shall read as follows:
There shall be an Adjutant Gener-
| al elected by the qualified electors OF
| the State at the same time, and In
the same manner, as other State OIL
GERS, who shall rank as Brigadier
General, and whose duties and COM
pensation shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2 That the question OF adopt.
ing the amendment proposed In the
foregoing Section shall be submitted
to the electors as follows: Those in
favor of the amendment shall deposit
q ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon:
constitutional Amendment to Sec
ton 4 of Article XIII, Yes; and
those opposed to said amendment
shall cast ballot with the following
words plainly printed or written
thereon: Constitutional Amend
ment to Section 4 OF Article KILL
| No."
Approved the 26th day Of Febru-
ary, A. D. 1908.
| There shall be separate and dis
tinct ballots and boxes at this elec-
ton for the following officers, to wit:
| CD Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor; (2) Other State Officers; (3)
State Senator; (4) Members Of
House of Representatives; (5) Coun-
ty Officers. On which shall be the
name or names Of the person or per-
sons voted for as such officers, re-
spectively, 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 members and to the
Clerk; a 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 z o'clock a. m. and closed
at 4 o'clock p. M, except IN the
City of Charleston, where they shall
be opened at Z a. m. and closed at
6 p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and If none OF the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-