The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-28

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ty, n Tuesday, November3, 1908, said
day being Tuesdayfollowing the hrst
Monday in November, as prescribed
by law.
will be provided at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection of an amendment to the State
Constitution, az provided for in the
following Joint Resolutions:
No. 712.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section 7, Article VIII, OF
the Constitution, Relating to. Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section |. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of South Carolina,
That the following Amendment TO the
Constitution of the Stale of South Car.
DINA be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State at the next gen.
eral election for Representatives, and
if a majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the General
Assembly voting thereon shall vote lp
favor of such amendment, and a ma;
jority of each branch of the General
Assembly shall, after such election,
and before another, ratify said amend
ment by yeas ard nays, that Section 7,
Article VIII, relating to bonded in
debtedness, 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 X, of this Constitution, shall
not apply to bonded Indebtedness In
Cured by the town of Gaffney, in the
County of Cherokee, when the: pro-
ceeds Of said bonds are applied solely
and exclusively for the building, erect
ing, establishing, and m~ainteDance OF
waterworks, electaic light plants or
sewerage system, and where the ques-
ton of incurring such indebtedness is
submitted to the qualified electors OF
said municipality, as provided IN the
Constitution, upon the question OF
bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 9th day Of February,
A. D. 1908.
Nc. 700. !.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section 4 of Article Kill
of the Constitution of the State OF
South Carolina, Relating to the
Office of Adjutant and Inspector
General. \
Section l. 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 al
the next general election for represent
tatives, and If q majority of the cleo.
tors qualified to vote for members OF
the Genera, Assembly voting thereon,
shall vote in favor of said amendment,
and q majority of each branch of the
General Assembly shall after such
election and before another, ratify the
same amendment by yeas and nays,
Section 4 of Article XIII of the Con:
stitntion of the State of South Caro-
lima, relating to "Militia," be amend
ed. by striking out in the fret line the
words :'and Inspector"; 30 that the
said Section, as amended shall read as
follows:
There shall be an Adjutant General
by the qualified electors of the
State at thd same time, and In the
manner, as other State officers,
who shall rank as Brigadier General,
and whose duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law.
. Sec. q. That the question OF adopt
ing the amendment proposed in the
Section shall be submitted
to the electors as follows: Those 10
favor o: the amendment shall deposit
q ballot with the following words
printed or written thereon :
Unconstitutional Amendment to Sec
ton 4 of Article XIII, Yes'; and
those opposed to said amendment shall
cast a ballot with the following words
plsinly printed or written thereon :
constitutional Amendment to Sec.
ton 4 of Article XIII, No"
Approved the 18th day of February,
A. D. 1908.
There shall be separate and distinct
ballots and boxes at this election Tor
the following officers, to wit % Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor ~
State Officers (3) State SEN
az Members of House of Repre-
(5) County Officers. On
shall be the name or names OF
the person or persons voted for as such
officers, respectively, andthe Office Tor
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 !
q 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 q. No., and closed at
4 O'Clock p. No.. except In the City OF
Charleston, where they shall be open
ed at Z a. no. and closed at 6 p. M. 49,,
The Managers have the power to I'LL
g. vacancy, and if none of the Manag-
ers 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 Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed publicly
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same Ia COM
pleted, and make a statement of the
result for each Office and sign the
same. Within three days thereafter,
the Chairman of the Board, or some
one designated by the Board, must de-
liver to the Commissioners OF Election
the poll list, the boxes containing the
ballots and written statements Of the
results of the election.