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hese elections shall be borne by the

, State.
Sec. 16. In case an election a
herein provided shall result in favo
of the sale of liquors and beverage:
the dispensaries in each county g.
voting shall be reopened and conduct
ed under the provisions of an Act en-
titled IAN Act to declare the law ii
reference to, and to regulate the man
ufacture, sale, use, consumption, pos
session, transportation and disposition
of alcoholic liquors and beverage
within the State, and to police tn
same" approved the 10th day of Feb
ruary 1907, and Acts amendator.
thereof: Provided, That all of the pro
visions and limitations of the said Ac
not inconsistent with this Act shal
remain in full force and effect in al
of the counties of this State; Provided
further, That in counties which
shall reopen dispensaries therein, the
county dispensary board and dispen
sers in office on June 80, 1909, shal
continue to discharge their several du
ties as if such dispensary or dispensa
ries had not been closed. That in the
counties which have heretofore voted
upon the question of dispensary or nc
dispensary under existing or previous
laws and have no dispensary at this
time, shall have the right at any time
after the expiration of four years from
the last election on the liquor question
to hold an election upon the question
of dispensary or no dispensary as
provided in an Act entitled San Act
to declare the law law in reference to-
and to regulate the manufacture, sale
use, consumption, possession, trans
portation and disposition of, alcoholic
liquors and beverages within this
State, and police to the same," approx
ed February l6 1907.
Sec. II. That all Acts and parts o
Acts inconsistent herewith be anC
the same are hereby. repealed.
Approved the End day of March, a
D. 1909.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers. and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutions
oath. The Chairman of the Board o
Managers can administer the oath tc
the other members ahd 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 7 o'clock a. IN. and closed
at o'clock p. m., except in the City
of Charleston where they shall be open
ed at a. No. and closed at p. m.
Then Managers have the power to
fill vacancy, and if none of the Man.
ayers 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 Man.
ayers and Clerks must proceed public
ly to open the ballot boxes and count
the ballots therein, and continue with
out adjournment until the same il
com pleted, and make a statement oi
the result for each office and sign the
same. Within three days thereafter,
the G hartman of the Board, or some
one designated by the Board, must de.
liver to the Commissioners of Election
the poll list, the boxes containing the
ballots and written statements Of the
results OF the election.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to hold the
election at the various precincts In
the said County:
Abbeville w. R. Nance, w. @.
Chapman, r. o. Hunter.
Antreville-Murvin McAdams Way
man Bowen, J. n. Knox.
Willington-W. D. Morrah. 8. G.
Covin,..W. H. McNair.
Due West-A. B. Kennedy, w. B.
Going, A. J. McAdams.
Donalds-G. w. Johnson, W. r.
Dunn, w. B. Acker
Central-D. P. Hannah, A. J. Nor
rison, Thomas Nickles.
McCormick-J Jack Edmonds, Thos
Deason, T. J. Sibert.
Keowee-Robt Pruitt, ]. Will Ash.
lev. Burt Ferguson.
Mt. Carmel-Tom Knox, w. w
Black, John Morrah.
Lowndesville-J. H: Bell, Gus. Bas.
kin, Joseph Gilbert.
Magnolia-H. W. Lawson, 81. 81.
Hester, r. G. Bell.
Clatworthy x Roads-John Brown,
J. H. Link, Jos. Link.
Bryant X Roads-Frank Carwile,
J. D. M. Ashley, John T. Bryant.
Rock Springs-R. J. Jamison, M.
L. Latimer, G. l.. Burts,
The Managers at each precinct nam
ed above are requested to delegate
one of their number to secure boxes
and blanks for the election which will
be delivered at Abbeville on Satur
day, the 14th Aug. 1909.
M. H. Wilson,
r. o. McAdams,
w. E. Morrison,
Commissioners for State and County
Elections for Abbeville, S. G..
A. F. Calvert Clerk.