The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-05
Notice of Election.

State Of South CaroIina-County of
Sumter.
Notice Is hereby given that the
General Election for State and Coun-
~ Officers will be held at the voting
precincts prescribed by law In said
County, on Tuesday, November 8,
1910. said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November,
as prescribed by law.
The qualifications Of suffrage are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years.
in the County one year. in the poll
ing precinct in which the elector Of
fers to vote, four months, and the
payment six months before any cleo
tion 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 State, If otherwise
qualified.
Managers of election must require
OF each voter the production Of a
registration certificate and the proof
OF the payment Of all taxes, includ-
ing poll tax, assessed and collectible
I during the previous year. The pro-
duction OF a certificate or the receipt
OF the officer authorized to collect
such taxes shall be conclusive proof
Of the payment thereof.
oha he a
tinct ballots and boxes at this cleo
tion for the following officers to wit:
CD Governor and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor; (2) Other State Officers; 60
State Senator; (4) Members of House
OF Representatives; (5) County Of
fcers On which shall be the name
OF names of the person or persons
voted for as such officers, respective
iy, 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; a Notary Public must admin
lister the oath to the Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman and
Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must
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 opened at a. m. and closed
at p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy. and If none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint from among the qualified
voters. the Managers, who, after be-
ing sworn, can conduct the election.
At the said election separate boxes
will be provided at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption
or rejection Of amendment TO the
State Constitution, as provided in
the following Joint Resolutions:
The question Of adopting each
amendment shall be submitted at the
next general election to the electors
al follows: Those In favor of the
amendment shall deposit ballot
with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Consti-
tutional Amendment Of Section 49,,
of Article 80. OF the Constitution,
relating to 49,. ....... Yes. =.
Those opposed to said amendment
shall cast a ballot with the following
words plainly printed or written
thereon: Constitutional Amendment
of Section -, Of Article -, Of the
Constitution, relating TO 80. ......
No"
y JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
20 Amend Section 7, Article VIII.
Of the Constitution, Relating to
Municipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
, General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina. That the following
I amendment to Section z, of Article
VIII, of the Constitution be agreed
to: Add at the end thereof the fol-
lowing words provided, That the
| imitation proposed by this Section.
and by Section 5, Article Y, of this
, Constitution, shall not apply to
! bonded Indebtedness incurred by the
town of Darlington, where the pro-
ceeds OF said bonds are applied sole
Z ly for the purpose OF drainage of
said town and street improvements,
! and where the question OF mourning
auch 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 Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1910.
No. $50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
Section 7, Article VIII, Of the Con-
stitution, Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness, by Adding a
Proviso Thereto as to Certain
Towns
Section /. BE it resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State OF
south Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution OF
i the Stnta nf