The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-21
Notice Of Election.
State of South Carolina, J
County of Lancaster. (

county OF Lancaster
| Notice is hereby given that tho Genera,
Election Tor State aud County Officers will
oe neiu at the voting precincts prescribed
Dy law In said County, on Tuesday Mo-
| ., ~ .. said day being Tuesday following
a sae hrst Monday in November. as prescrib
AT the said election seperate boxes will
| Do provided at which Qualified electors
VIII vote upon the ado rtion or rejection of
an amendment to the State Constitution.
| lutions: 'o''-
NO. 7l2.
"A ooint resolution Proposing to Amend
oecion q Article VIII, of the Constitu-
Seh., u, neiating to Municipal Bonded In.
section l.. Be it resolved by the General
assembly OF the State of South Carolina
| mat the Following amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State Of South Carolina be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
state at the next general election for Re-
Presentatives. and if a majority of the
! electors qualified vote for members of
the General Assembly voting thereon shall
vote IN favor OF such amendment, and a
majority OF each branch of the General
Assembly shall. after such election. and
before another, ratify said amendment bv
yeas and nays. that Section Z. Article Viii
reiatlng TO bonded Indebtedness, be
following words: Provided, That evl the Iimi aIe
tations imposed by this Section az bv
section b. of Article X, of this Constitution
snail not apply to bonded Indebtedness
| incurred by the town of Gaffnev. i'm tbe
county OF Cherokee, when the proceeds of
saio ponds are applied solely and exclu
slVeiy tof the building, erecting, establish
ing and maintenance of waterworks elec-
wnere the question of incurring such in
debtedness is submitted TO the. onaIt;ed
electors OF said municipality, as provided
In the constitution. upon the onestion of
bonded Indebtedness VI
Approved the 9th day of Feb,uarv A
ID. 1905 ""'S' a.
NO. 7O3
| Joint Resolution Proposino 70 au,ona
Section of Article XIII of the Cono,;
tuition OF the State of South Carolinn
heiatlng to the Office of Adiutant and
inspector General
section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of South CAROLINA
Inat .he Following amendment to the Con.
stltutlon of the state of Coutb CoroI;no
be submitted to the qualified electors of
the state at the next general election for
representatives, and if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members M
the General Assembly voting thereon
snail vote In favor of said amepdment
aud maj orlty of each branch of the Gem
cru, assembly shall after such election.
atd before another. ratify the same amend.
ment by yeas and nays, Section of Arti.
Gle Alll of the Constitution of the State of
0outh Carolina, relating to militia y he
amended by striking out in the first line
the words land Inspector; so that rho
SAID Section, as amended, shall read ns
follows: ' 40
There shall be an Ajutant General elect
ed by the qualified electors of the State at
the same time and in the same manner
as other state officers, who shall rank as
brlgadier General, and whose duties and
compensation shall be prescribed by law
sec z. That question of adopting the
am endment proposed in the foregoing
section shall be submitted to the electors
"s 'oilows; Those In favor of the amend
Shall deposit ballot with the fol
lowing words plainly printed or written
thereon: constitutional Amendment to
Section of Article XIII, Yes': and those
| opposed to said amendment shall cast q
ballot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Constitu.
tonal Amendment to Section of Article
NH, No."
Approved the 26th day of February 4.
ID 1898. 80
There shall be seperate and distinct bal
lots and boxes at this election for the fol-
lowing officers. to wit: (lO Governor and
Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State Off
GERS (3) State Senator; (4) Members of
House OF Representatives (5) County
Ohcers On which shall be the name or
names OF the person or persons voted tor
as such officers. respectively aud the office
for which they are voted
Before the -four fixed for openino tLe
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 mnst
administer the oath to the Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk
Polls at each voting place must be open |
ed at o'clock n. m. and closed at O'clock |
m. except in the City of Charleston
where they shall be opened at 7a.m aud
closed at p m.
The Managers have the power to fill n |
vacancy aud If none of the Mapapers nj |
tend, the citizens can appoint from anon |
the qualified voters, the Managers who.
after being sworn, can con duct the cleo |
ton.
AT the close of the election, the Mama |
gers and Clerk must proceed publicly to |
open the ballot boxes and count the ballots |
therein. and continue without adjourn. |
ment until the same is completed, and |