The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-10-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina.
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eral Election for the State and County
Officers will be held at the voting pre-
fncts TaadsS by law in said GG%g so8
said day being Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, as pre-
scribed by law. ks5e4
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. 7l2.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section Z, Article VIII, of
the Constitution, Relating to NUM-
cipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section |. BE 1t resolved by the Cen
cral 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 il Il majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly voting thereon shall
vote i'm favor of such amendment, and
a majority of each branch OF the Cen
eral Assembly shall after such elect
ion, and before another, ratify said
amendment by yeas and nays that
Section Z Article VIII, relating to
bonded Indebtedness. be amended by
adding at the end thereof the following
words: Provided. That the limitations
imposed by this Section and by Sec
tion g. of Article X, Of this ConSttu
tion shall not apply to bonded indebt-
edneSS incurred by the town OF Gaff-
ney, 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 water works, electric light
plants or sewerage system, and where |
the question Of incurring such indebt- |
edness is submitted to the qualified |
electors Of said municipality, as pro- |
vided in the Constitution, upon the |
question of bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the eth day Of February, |
A. ID. 1908.
No 7O3.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to |
Amend Section 4 of Article XIII OF |
the Constitution Of the State OF |
South Carolina, Relating to the Office |
of Adiutant and Inspector General. |
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 said amend
ment, and a majority Of each branch
of the General Assembly shall after
such election, and before another rat
ify the same amendment by yeas and
nays, Section Of Article XIII Of the
nj n
dina relating to Militia" be amend
ed by striking out in the first line the
words and 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, 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 adopting
the amendment proposed i'm the fore
going Section shall be submitted to
the electors as follows: Those in favor
Of the amendment shall deposit bal
lot with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: 'Consti-
mtional Amendment to Section i Of
Article Kill Yes; and those opposed
al
with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Consti
tutional Amendment to Section 1 Of
Article XIII, No."
Approved the 26th day OF February.
4. d. 1908
There shall be separate and distinct
ballots and boxes at this election for
the following officers, to wit: N) Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor; (2)
Other State Oniccrs; CD Circuit Solic-
itor; CD State Senator; CO.. Members
OF the House of Representatives; 60
County Officers. On which Shall be
the name or names of the person or
persons voted for as such officers. re-
spcctively. 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
Managers can administer the oath to
the other members and to the Clerk
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 I O'Clock a. IN. and closed
at 4 o'clock y. m, except i'm the City
of Charleston, where they Shall be
opened at I a. IN. and closed at D. m
The Managers have the power to fiji
vacancy and if none Of the Mana
gers 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
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