The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for Presidential and
Vice-Presidential Electors and Rep
resentative in Congress will be held
at the voting precincts fixed by law
in the County of Bamberg, on Tues
day, November 8, 1908, said day be-
ing. Tuesday following the first Mon
day, as prescribed by law.
The qualifications for suffrages are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years,
in the County, one year, in the poll
ing precinct in which the elector Of
fers to vote, four months, and the
payment six months before any elec-
ton of any poll tax then due and
payable Provided, That ministers,
in charge of an organized church and
teachers Of public schools shall be
entitled to vote after six months res
idence in the State, otherwise quail
fed. T..
on.-Payment of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and COL
lectable during the previous year.
The production of a certificate or
the receipt of the officer authorized
to collect such taxes shall be con-
elusive proof of the payment thereof.
Before the Hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constltu-
tional oath. The Chairman of the
Board of Managers can administer
the oath to the other Managers 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 Z o'clock a. m, and closed
at 4 o'clock p. M, except in the City
of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at a. m. and closed at s p.
m.
The Managers have the power to
fill vacancy; and if none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint, from among the qualified
voters, the Managers, who, after be-
ing 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 con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state
ment 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 deliver to the Com
missioners Of Election the poll list,
the boxes containing the ballots and
written statements of the result 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:
Bamberg-F. w. Free, H. w.
Adams, E. C. Bruce.
Denmark. D. Milhous, Asa
Baxter, L. w. Abstance.
Farrell's Store-J. J. England, S.
M. Goodwin, J. I. Dempsey.
Ehrhardt-G. W. Hughes, D. P.
Smith, J. B. Copeland.
Govan-F. Cook, O. L. Lain, j.
A. Lain.
Kearse's Mill-H. w. Chitty, J. J.
| KearSe, G. E. kearse.
Midway-B. F. Folk, G. w. Dukes,
| H. w. Walker.
Olar-A. L. Kirkland, j. G. Brab-
! ham, w. E. Sadler.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election at
the Clerk of Courts office in the
court house at Bamberg, S. c., on
Saturday, October S1st, 1908, be-
tween the hours of nine a. m. and
five o'clock p. m.
A. L. MILHOUS,
| J. A. WYMAN,
w. H. warm,
Commissioners of Federal Election
| for Bamberg County, S. G..