Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
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sNotice Is hereby given, W that The Gen
;eral Election for State and Gounty Off
GERS will be held at the voting pre-
cincts prescribed bylaw aid county,
on Tuesday, November 3 1905, said
day being Tuesday following the first
Monday in November, as prescribed by
law. u
!. At the said election separate boxes
will be provided at which sualified
electors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection of an amendment to the state
constitution, as provided in the follow
ing joint resolution. ssssa " =
A joint resolution ptoposng to
amend section Z, article Mill OF the
constitution, relating to municipal
bonded indebtedness. K,
Section l.. Be itresolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the state of South
Carolina, that the following amend
ment to the constitution of the state of
South Carolina be submitted to the
ouahfied-electors of the state at the
next general election for Representa-
tives, and if majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members Of the
General Assembly voting thereon shall.
vote in favor of such amendment, and
majority Of each branch OF the Cen
eral Assembly shall, after election, and
before another, ratify said amendment
by yeas and nays, that Section 2, arti-
Gle VIII, relating to bonded indebted
ness, be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following words: Provided,
that the limitations imposed by this
Section and by Section 5, of article K,
of this constitution, shall not apply to
bonded indebtedness incurred by the
town of Gaffney, in the county Of
Cherokee, when the proceeds OF SAID
bonds are applied solely and exclusive
ly for the building, erecting, estab-
fishing, and maintenance OF water
works, electric light plants or sewer.
age system, and where the question OF
incurring such indebtedness is submit
ted to the qualified electors of said
municipality, as provided in the con-
stitution, upon the question OF bonded
indebtedness.
A. D. 1908.
A joint resolution proposing to
amend Section of article. XIII of the
constitution of the state of South Caro-
lima, relating to the Office of Adjutant
and Inspector General.
Section l. Be it resolved-by the Cen
eral Assembly of the state OF South
Carolina, that the following amend.
ment to the constitution of the state of
South Carolina, be submitted to the
qualified electors of the state at the
next general election for Representa-
tives, 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 a majority of each branch of the
General Assembly shall after such
election, and before another, ratlty the
same amendment by yeas and nays,
Section of article XIII of the chr
stitution Of the state of South Garpf.,
ma, relating to .Militis, be amended
by striking out in the first line the
words land Inspector so that the
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
There shall be on Adjutant Geneal
elected by the qualified electors of the
state ut the same time, and in the same
manner, as other state officers, who
shall rank as -Brigadier General, and
whose duties and compensation 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 bal
lot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Constitu-
tional amendment to section a of arti-
Gle XIII, Yes" and those opposed to
said amendment shall cast ballot
with the following words plainly print
ed or written thereon: Constitutional
amendment to section 4as article Kill,
No."
A. b. 1908.
There shal1Jbe separate and distinct
ballots and/boxes at this election for
the following officers, to wit: )D
Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
.(2) Osher State Officers; (3) State
Senator; (D Members of House of
Representatives; (5) County Officers.
On which shall be the name or names
of the. persons voted for as such Off
GERS, respectively, and the office for
which they are voted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take ard 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 administer the
oath to the chairman, The managers
elect their chairman and clerk. =
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed
at O'Clock D.. m. except in the city
of Charleston, 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 mana
gers 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 pub
licly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and contin-
ue W aout adjournment until the same
is completed, and make,a statement
of the result for each office and sign
the same, Within three days there
after, the chairman of the board, or
some one designated by the board must
deliver to the commissioners of cleo.
tion the poll list, the boxes containing
the ballots and written staten ents of