Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South caroIina-county Of
York

NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ General Election for State and
County officers will be held at the vot-
| ing precincts prescribed by law in said
County, on TUESDAY. NOVEMBER
| 3, 1908, said day being Tuesday fol-
lowing 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 7, 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 a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members
Of the General Assembly voting there
on shall vote in favor Of such amend
ment, and a majority Of each branch
| Of the General Assembly shall, after
such election, and before another, rat
| ify said amendment by yeas and nays
that Section Z, Article VIII, relating
to bonded Indebtedness, be amended
| by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing words: Provided, That the
limitations imposed by this Section and
by Section S, of Article x, of this Con-
stitution, shall not apply to bonded in
debtedness incurred by the town Of
Gaffney, in the County of Cherokee,
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applied solely and exclusively for the
building, erecting, establishing, and
maintenance Of waterworks, electric
light plants or sewerage system, and
where the question Of mourning such
Indebtedness is submitted to the quail
flied electors Of said municipality, as
provided in the Constitution, upon the
question of bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 9th day Of February,
| A. D. 1908.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section of Article XIII Of
the Constitution Of the State Of
South Carolina, Relating to the Of
flee Of Adjutant and Inspector Cen
| eral
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General 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 II 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 Gen.
eral Assembly shall after such election,
and before another, ratify the same
| Sap-
ton Of Article XIII Of the Constitu-
ton of the State of South Carolina,
relating to Militia" be amended by
striking out in the first line the words
''and Inspector; so that the said Ses-
ton, as amended, shall read as fol-
| lows:
There shall be an Adjutant General
elected by the qualified electors Of the
State lat 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
ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon:
4 of Article XIII, Yes; and those op-
posed to said amendment shall cast
ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon:
Constitutional Amendment to Section
of Article XIII, No."
Approved the 26th day Of February,
A. D. 1908.
There shall be separate and distinct
ballots and boxes at this election for
foil rifoc off m tIyffs
ernor and Lieutenant Governor; CD
Other State officers; CD State Sena-
tor; (4) Members Of House Of Repre-
sentatives; CD County officers. On
which shall be the name or names OF
the person or persons voted for as such
officers, respectively, 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 or
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 o'clock a. m. and closed at
o'clock p. m, except in the City OF
Charleston, where they shall be open
ed at a. m. and closed at p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and If none Of the Man.
ayers 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
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and continue
without 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
Election the poll list, the boxes con-
tanning the ballots and written state
ments of the results Of the election.
Managers of Election.-The follow
ing Managers Of Election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said county:
Bethel-H. C. Stanton, l. II. Camp
bell and ]. j. Nichols.
Bethany. A. Ratteree, Lee Groves
and D. T. Quinn.
Blairsvile-H. f. Hood, ]. A. Malo-
ney and Jas. N. Russell.
| Bullocks Creek-Jas. E. Bankhead,
T. B. Ratchford and w. c. Robinson.
| CloVer-W. -. moore, j. Il. JdckSoH
and j. F. Currence.
Coates's Tavern. W. Simpson, w.
S. Leslie and r. w. Patton.
Ebenezer-John B. Nicely, Hope
Adams and A. K. Smith.
Fort Mill-W. H. Windle, r. G.
Smythe and B. S. Gordon.
Forest Hill-W. P. Boyd, Henry
Beard and G. w. Martin.
Hickory Grove-Tom McGill, j. s.
Wilkerson and L. G. Wylie.
| McConnellsville-J. o. Moore, ]. T.
Crawford and A. A. Burris.
| Newport-J. M. Taylor, F. P. Glenn
and John Barnes.
Ogden-W. NJ. Newson, ]. K. Scog-
gins and w. S. Percival.
Piedmont-W. M. Faulkner, ]. w.
| Wallace and w. w. Love.
Rock Hil-G. A. Cowan, ]. F. Win
gate, J. H. B. Jenkins.
Smyrna-W. w. Whitesides, ]. 1. Bo-
| lin and j. NJ. Caldwell.
Sharon. NJ. Simms, W. II. Burns
and ]. S. Hope.
Tirzah-R. R. Allison, ]. J. Miller
and A. P. Hope.
Yorkvlle-N. ]. N. Bowen, Brooks