Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-14
Notice of Election
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.

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Notice is; hereby given that the gen
eral Election for Presidential and Vice
Presidential Electors and Representa-
tive in Congress will be held at the vo-
ting precincts prescribed by law in the
County of Edgeield on Tuesday, Mo-
vember 3, 1908, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday, as prescri-
bed by law.
The qualifications for suffrages are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years, in
the County one year, in the polling pre-.
cinct in which the elector offers to
vote, four months, and the payment
six months before any election 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 residence in the res
idence in State, otherwise qualified.
Registration---Paym of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and collect
able during the previous year. The
production of certificate or the receipt
of the officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof of tho
payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for the opening
of 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 Managers and to the Clerk;
Notary Public must administer the
oath to chirman. The Managers elect
their chairman and clerk.
Polls at each voting place most be
opened at z o'clock a. m. and closed
at o'clock p. m. except in the city of
Charleston, where they shall be open
at o. clock m and closed at pm.
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 mana
gers, who, after being duly 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 is completed
and make statement of the result for
each office, and sign the same. With
in three days thereafter, the chairman
of the board or someone designated by
the board must deliver to the Commis-
sioners of Election the poll list, the
boxes containing the ballots and writ
ten statement of the result of the cleo
ton.
Managers of Election---The follow
ing Managers of election have been ap-
4ol - I,11l flao al ot ITo-
rions precincts in the said County,
Plumbranch-J w Blackwell, T e
Miner, Fl Sanders
Modoc-R S Blackwell, j NJ Bussey,
NJ Holson'
Red Hill-ollie Burnett, T B Wood,
j H Bussey.
Brunson, w T Reel.
Mathis-D T Mathis, Henry McKie,
C T Mathis.
Liberty Hill-oD White, j T Rey-
nolds, G S Cartledge.
Meriwether Hall-H 7 Medlocl1, H
A Strom V Cooper.
Landrums-J T Atkins, ] w Mundy,
T M Glover.
Timmerman-J H A Williams. G w
Scott, F E Randall.
Johnston-L B Lott, j w Sawyer, j
L Walker.
Edgefeld No ii A Mays, B L
Jones, MD Lyon.
Edgefeld No 2-W A Lott, R 7 Hiil,
S A Brunson,
Meeting Street-W o Allen, C W
Pleasant LaneSM B Byrd, T j Nc
Dowell, ] B Minnick.
Rehoboth-D l Morgan, c Strom, P
P Doolittle.
Elmwood I'M Bells j R Blocker,
j R Bryan.
Trenton E Lorick, B ] Harrison,
Arthur Swearingan.
Gregg George Swearingen, John
Curry, 2 P Whitlock.
The Managers at each precinct nam
ed above are requested to delegate one
of their number to secure the boxes
and blanks from Edgfeld on Saturday
October 81, 1908.
B. D. Kitchings, Chairman.
j. P. Del aughter, Clerk.
J. F. Payne.
Commissioners of Federal Election
for Edgefeld County, S. G.