The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-10-22

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Section 5, of Article X, of this , ohstl-
tuition, shall not apply to bonded IN
debtedness incurred by the town OF
Gaffney, in the county OF Cherokee,
when the proceeds Of said bonds are
applied solely and exclusively for the
building, erecting, establishing, and
maintenance of waterworks, electric
light plants or sewerage system, and
where the question of incurring such
Indebtedness is submitted to the quail
fed electors of said municipality, as
provided in the Constitution, upon the
question of bonded indebtedness.
Approved the 9th day of February,
A ID 1908.
No. 703.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section of Article XIII of the Con-
stitution of the State of South Car
olina Relating to the Office of Ad.
jutant and Inspector General.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That the following amend
nent 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 if 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
General Assembly shall after such elec-
tion, and before another, ratlfy the
same amendment bv yeas and nays,
Section of Article XIII Of the G. n
stitution of the State of South CarcS
lima, relating to Militia" be amended
by striking out in the first line the
words land Inspector so that the
said Section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
There shall be an Adjutant General
elected by the qualified electors of the
State at the same time, and in the
same manner, "a other State officers,
who shall rank as Brigadier General,
and whose duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law
Section =. That the question of adopt
ing the amendment proposed in the
foregoing Section shall be submitted
to the electors as follow: Those in
favor of the amendment shall deposit a
ballot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: 'Constitu-
tional Amendment to Section of Ar
ticle XIII, Yes" and those opposed to
said amendment shall cast ballot
with the following words plainly print
ed or written thereon: Constitutional
Amendment to Section 4 of Article
XIII, No"
Approved the 10Th day of February,
A ID 1908.
There shall be separate and distinct
ballots and boxes at this election for
the following officers, to wit : Q)Gover-
nor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) 9th
er State Officers; (3) State Senator; (4
Members of House of Representatives;
(5) County Officers. On which shall be
the name or names of the person or
persons voted for as such officers, res
pectively, 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 of Mana
gers 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 4
O'clock p m, except in the city of
Charleston where they shall be opened
at m and closed at 6 m.
The Managers have the power to fill
a vacancy, and if none of the Managers
attend. the citizens can appoint from
among the qualified voters, the Mana
gers, who, after being sworn, can coz
duct 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 is complet-
ed, and make statement of the re-
suit 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 Commissioners of Election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
lots and written statements of the re-
suits 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:
Trio w Register, T G Mcdonald,
B McCants.
Earls-W S Camlin, Jr., r NJ Hasel-
den, J S Wheeler
Suttons-H S Garner, W L Altman,
3 D Hinnant
Gourdin-W Mcknight, j W Cham
dler, A NJ Gamble.
Greelyville-E P Lesesne, W c Tu.
tie, B L Gist.
Salters-E T Hamer, j w Whitfield
A R Moseley.