Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-20
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South caroina-county {
York.

NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ General Election for State and
| County Officers will be held at the vot-
| ing precincts prescribed by law in said
County. on TUESDAY. NOVEMBER
| 3, 1908, said day being Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday I'm November,
as prescribed by law.
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. 712.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section Z, Article VIII, of
the Constitution, Relating to Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
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 such amend
ment, and a majority Of each branch
Of the General Assembly shall, after
such election, and before another, rat
ify said amendment by yeas and nays,
that Section 7, Article VIII, relating
to bonded Indebtedness. be amended
by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing words: Provided, That the
limitations imposed by this Section and
by Section 5, Of Article x, Of this Con-
stitution, 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
flied electors of said municipality, as
provided in the Constitution, upon the
question Of bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 9th day Of February,
A. D. 1908.
No. 7O3.
| A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section Of Article XIII Of
the Constitution of the State or
South Carolina, Relating to the Of
flee of Adjutant and Inspector Gen.
eral.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General 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 If a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly voting thereon, shall
vote in favor of said amendment, and
| a majority of each branch Of the Gen.
eral Assembly shall after such election,
and before another, ratify the same
amendment by yeas and nays, Sec
ton 4 Of Article XIII Of the Constitu-
| ton of the State of South Carolina,
relating to Militia" be amended by
striking out in the first line the words
! land Inspector: so that the said Ses-
ton, as amended shall read as fol-
| lows:
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 adopt
ing the amendment proposed In the
foregoing Section shall be submitted
20 the electors as follows: Those in
favor of the amendment shall deposit
ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon:
Constitutional Amendment to Section
OF Article XIII, Yes; and those op-
posed to said amendment shall cast
a ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon:
| "Constit ltional Amendment to Section
of Article XIII, No."
Approved the 26th day Of February,
| A. D. 1908.
There shall be separate and distinct
ballots and boxes at this election for
the following officers, to wit: CD Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor; CD
| Other Safe Officers; CD State Sena-
tor: (4) Members of House of Repre-
sentatives; CD County Officers. on
which shall be the name or names or
the person or persons voted for as such
| officers, respectively, and the office Tor
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 or
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
o'clock p. m, except in the City OF
Charleston, where they shall be open
| ed at Z a. m. and closed at p. m.
The Managers nave the power to
| fill a vacancy, and if none Of the Man
ayers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters, the
Managers, wlo, 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
without adjournment until the same
is completed, and make a statement
of the result for each office and sign
the same. Within three days there
after, the Chairman of the Board, or
some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the Commissioners or
| Election the poll list, the boxes con-
| tanning the ballots and written state
ments Of the results 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:
Bethel-H. G. Stanton, /. H. Camp
bell and ]. ]. Nichols.
Bethany. A. Ratteree, Lee Groves
and D. T. Quinn.
Blairsvile-H. E. Hood, j. A. Malo-
/
ney and Jas. N. Russell.
Bullocks Creek-Jas. E. Bankhead,
| T. B. Ratchford and w. c. Robinson.
Clover-W. D. Moore, j. E. Jackson
and ]. F. Currence.
Coates's Tavern. w. Simpson, w.
S. Lesslie and r. w. Patton.
Ebenezer-John B. Neely, Hope
Adams and A. K. Smith.
Fort Mill-W. H. Windle, R. G..
Smythe and B. S. Gordon.
Forest Hill-W. p. Boyd, Henry
Beard and G.. w. Martin.
Hickory Grove-TOm McGill, j. 5.
Wilkerson and l.. G. Wylie
McConnellsville-J. o. Moore, j. T..
Crawford and A. A. Burris.
Newport-J. M. Taylor, F. P. Glenn
and John Barnes.
| Ogden-W. NJ. Newson, ]. K. Scog-
gins and w. S. Percival.
Piedmont-W. M. Faulkner, ]. w.
Wallace and w. w. Love.
Rock Hill-G. A. Cowan, ]. F. Win
gate, ]. H. B. Jenkins.
Smyrna-W w. Whitesides j. I. Bo-
lin and ]. NJ. Caldwell.
Sharon. NJ. Simms, w. H. Burns
and ]. S. Hope.
Tirzah-R. R. Allison, ]. ]. Miller