Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of York.

~ General Election for State and
County Officers will he held at the vot-
ing precincts prescribed by law in said
County on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,
1910, said day being Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, as pre-
scribed by law.
The qualifications for suffrages are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years, in
the County one year, in the polling
precinct 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 organ
iZcd church and teachers of public
schools shall he entitled to vote after
six months residence i'm the state, II
otherwise qualified.
Managers of election must require
of each voter the production Of reg
istration certificate and the proof of
the payment Of all taxes, including poll
tax. assessed and collectible during the
previous year. The production of a
certificate or the receipt of the officer
authorized to collect such taxes shall
be conclusive proof of the payment
thereof.
There shall be separate and dis
tinct ballots and boxes at this election
for the following officers, to wit: Cd
Governor and Lieutenant-G Governor;
(2) Other State officers: (3) State Sem
ator; (4) Members Of House Of Repre-
sentatives: CD County Officers. on
which shall be the name or names OF
the person or persons voted for as such
officers. respectively, 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 Mana
gers 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 opened
at Z a. m. and closed at p. m.
The Managers have the power to I'LL
a vacancy, and If none of the Managers
attend, the citizens can appoint from
among the qualifiel voters, the Mana
gers. who, after being sworn, can con-
duct the election.
At the said election separate boxes
will he provided at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption OF
rejection Of amendments to the State
Constitution. as provided in the fol-
lowing Joint Resolutions:
The question Of adopting each
amendment shall be submitted at the
next general election to the electors as
follows: Those in favor of the amend
ment shall deposit a ballot with the
following words plainly printed or writ
ten thereon: constitutional Amend
ment Of Section -, Of Article -, Of the
Constitution, relating to --
Yes" Those opposed to said amend
ment shall cast a ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly printed or writ
ten thereon: Constitutional Amend
ment of Section =, Of Article, Of the
Constitution, relating to --- No.
No. 566.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section 7, Article VIII, Of the Consti.
tuition, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 7, Of Article
VIII, of the Constitution be agreed to:
Add at the end thereof the following
words: provided, That the limitation
proposed by this Section, and by Sec
tion 5, Article X, Of this Constitution
shall not apply to bonded indebtedness
incurred by the town of Darlington
where the proceeds Of said bonds are
applied solely for the purpose Of drain
age of said town and street improve
ments, and where the question of in
curing such Indebtedness Is submitted
to the freeholders and qualified voters
of such municipality, as provided In
the Constitution, upon the question OF
other bonded Indebtedness"
Approved the fourth day Of Februa-
ry, A. D. 1910.
No. $50.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Section
7, Article VIII, Of the Constitution
Relating to Municipal Bonded In
debtedness, by Adding Provisc
Thereto as to Certain Towns.
Section /. 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 such amendment, and
a majority Of each branch of the Cen
eral Assembly shall, after such cleo
ton, and before another, ratify said
amendment by yeas and nays, that
Section Z, Article VIII, relating &c
bonded Indebtedness. be amended by
adding at the end thereof the follow
ing words: Provided, That the limita-
tions imposed by this Section and by
Section ;. of Article X, Of this Consti-
tuition, shall not apply to bonded in
debtedness incurred by the towns OF
Aiken, in the County Of Aiken; Cam
den, in the County Of Kershaw; Che
raw, in the County Of Chesterfield;
Clinton, in the County Of Laurens;
Edgefeld in the County of Edgefeld
and st. Matthews, in the County OF
Calhoun, when the proceeds of said
bonds are applied solely and exclusive
ly for the building, erecting, establish
ing and maintenance of waterworks,
electric light plants, sewerage system or
streets. and where the question of in
curing such Indebtedness is submitted
to the qualified electors of said NUM-
cipality, as provided in the COnstitu-
ton. upon the question of bonded in
dcbtedness.
Approved the ZSln udE Oh feDT udIy
4. ID. 1910.
No. 581.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend
Section 7, Article VIII, of the Con.
stitution, Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Section I. Article VIII, of the
Constitution, be agreed to: Add at the
end thereof the following words: Pro-
vided, further, That the limitations i'm
posed by this Section and by Section
:. of Article X, of this Constitution,
shall not apply to the bonded indebt-
edness i'm and by any municipal cor
pOration when the proceeds of said
bonds are applied solely and exclusive
ly for the purchase, establishment and
maintenance of a waterworks plant, or
sewerage system. or lighting plant, and
when the question of incurring such
indebtedness is submitted to the free
holders and qualified voters of such
municipality, as provided in the Con-
stitution upon the question of other
bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 2Sth day Of February,
4. d. 1910.
No. 533.
A Joint Resolution Purporting to
Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the
Constitution, Relating to Municipal