Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-28
Notice of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.

sCOUNl1 OEh hEDGErlELD.
Notice is hereby given that the Cen
eral Election for State and County Off
GERS will be held at the voting pre-
cincts prescribed by law ii said county,
on Tuesday, November 8, 1908, said
day being Tuesday following 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 OF
rejection of an amendment to the state
constitution, as provided in the follow
ing joint resolution.
No. 712.
A joint resolution proposing to
amend section z, article VIII, CT the
constitution, relating to municipal
bonded ndebtedness.
Section /. Be itresolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the state of South
Carolina, that the following araend.
ment to the constitution Of the state OF
South Carolina be submitted 70 the
qualified electors of the state at the
next general election for Represents
tives, and if a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members OF the
General Assembly voting thereon shal!
vote in favor of such amendment, anc
a majority of each branch OF the Gen,
eeral Assembly shall, after election and
before another, ratify said amendment
z by yeas and nays, that Section artl-
Z Gle VIII, relating to bonded indebted.
ness, be amended by adding at the enc
thereof the following words: Provided
that the limitations imposed by this
Section and by Section 5, of article K,
Sof this constitution, shall not apply to
bonded Indebtedness incurred by the
town of Gaffney, in the county Of
Cherokee, when the proceeds of sale
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
mcurring such Indebtedness is submit
ted to the qualified electors OF saic
municipality, as provided in the con,
stitution, upon the question of bonded
Indebtedness.
Approved the. 9th day of February
A. 5. 1908.
No. 7O3.
A Joint resolution proposing tt
amend Section a of article XIII of tht
constitution of the state of South Caro-
lima, relating to the Office of AdJutan
and Inspector General.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the state of Soutl
Carolina, that the following amend
ment to the constitution of the state O.
South Carolina, be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at th'
next general election for Representa-
tives, and if majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members OF ths
General Assembly voting thereon
shall vote in favor of said amendment
and majority of each branch of tn.
General Assembly shall after sucl
election, and before another, ratify th'
same amendment by yeas and nays
Section A of article XIII of the con
stitution of the state of South Carroll
ma, relating to Militia" be amended
by striking out in the first line the
words stand Inspector" so that th'
said section, as amended, shall read a
follows:
There shall be an Adjutant Genea
elected by the qualified electors OF the
state at the same time, and in the same
manner, as other state officers, who
shall rank as Brigadier General, ane
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 t.
the electors as follows: Those in favol
of the amendment shall deposit bal
lot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Constitu
tional amendment to section Of arti
Gle XIII, Yes;" and those opposed tt
said amendment shall cast a Oallo
with the following words plainly print
ed or written thereon: Constitutions
amendment to section a of article XIII
No.
Approved the 25th day of February
A. D. 1908.
There shall be separate and distinc
ballots and boxes at this election TO
the following officers, to wit: u.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
(2) Other State Officers; (3) Stats
Senator; (D Members of House O.
Representatives; (5) County Officers
On which shall be the name or name:
of the persons voted for as such Off
GERS, respectively, and the Office fo.
which they are voted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks mus
take and subscribe the constitutional
oath. The chairman of the board Of
managers can administer the oath tt
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
npened at o'clock a. m. and closed
o'clock p. m. except in the city
Charleston, where they shall be
I'D at a. m. and closed at 6 p.
m.
The managers have the power to fill
vacancy, and if none of the mana