Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-10-14

State at the next general election for
Representatives,, and If majority of
the electors qualified to vote for
members Of the General Assembly
voting thereon shall vote in favor Of
such amendment, and majority of
each branch Of the General Assembly
shall after such election, and before
another, ratify said amendment by
yeas and nays, that Section Z, Article
WILL relating to bonded indebted
ness, be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following words:
Provided, That the limitations i'm
posed by this Section and by Section
8, Of Article X, Of this Constitution,
shall not apply to bonded indebted
ness incurred by the town of Gaffney,
in the County of Cherokee, when the
proceeds Of said bonds are applied
solely and exclusively for the build
ing, erecting, establishing, and main
tenance of waterworks, electric light
plants or sewerage system. and where
the question Of mourning such in
debtedness is submitted to the quali-
fed electors of said municipality, as
provided in the Constitution, upon
the question Of bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 9th day of Febru-
airy, A. D. 1908.
.' No. 7O3.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend SectiOnN4 of Article XIII of
the Constitution of the State of
South Carolina, Relating to the
Office of Adjutant and Inspector
General.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
| General Assembly Of the State Of
South Carolina, That the following
amen dment to the Constitution of
the State Of South Carolina, be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
State at the next general election for
REPRESENTATIVES, and If a majority of
| the electors qualified to vote for
members Of the General Assembly
voting thereon, shall vote in favor -
said amendment, and a 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 Arti-
Gle XIII Of the Constitution of the
State of South Carolina, relating to
Militia" be amended by striking out
in the first line the words land In
spector;" SO that the said Section, as
amend ded, shall read as follows:
There shall be On Adjutant Gene
raj elected by the qualified electors
OF the State at the same time, and in
| the same manner, as other State Off
| GERS, who shall rank as Brigadier
| General, and whose duties and COM
pensation shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. That the question of ad-
optng the amendment proposed in
the foregoing Section shall be sub
| mitted to the electors as follows:
Those in favor of the amendment
shall deposit a ballot with the follow
ing words plainly printed or written
thereon: constitutional Amendment
to Section Of Article XIII, Yes"
and those opposed to said amend
ment shall cast ballot with the FOL
lowing words plainly printed or writ
ten thereon: constitutional Amend
ment to Section Of Article XIII,
No"
Approved the 26th day of Feru-
airy, A. d. 1908.
There shall be separate and dis
tinct ballots and boxes at this cleo
tioh forsthe following officers, to wit:
CD Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor; CD Other State Officers; CD
State Senator; (4) Members of House
Of representatives; (5) County Off
GERS. On which shall be the name
or names Of the person or persons
voted for as such officers, respective
ly, and the Office for which they are
voted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitu-
tional oath. The Chairman of the
Board Of 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 4 o'clock p. m, except in the City
of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at a. m. and closed at
p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy; and If none Of the
Managers & 'tepd, the citizens can ap-
point, from al ong the qualified vet
ers, 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 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 Commits
sioners of Elet tion the poll list, the