The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

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State of South Carolina, County of
Bamberg.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for Representative
in Congress will be held at the voting
precincts fixed by law in the County
of Bamberg on Tuesday, November g.,
1910, said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday, as prescribed by
law.
The qualifications for suffrage 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: Pro-
vided, That ministers e charge Of an
organized church and teachers of pub
lie schools shall be entitled to vote
after six months residence in the
State, If otherwise qualified.
Managers of election must require
of the voter the production of regis
tration certificate and proof of the
payment of all taxes, including poll
tax, assessed and collectible during
the previous year. The production
of certificate or the receipt Of the
officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive. proof of the
payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constltu-
tional oath. The Chairman of the
Board of Managers can administer
the oath to the other Managers 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 4 o'clock p. m, except in the City
of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at Z a. m. and closed. at 6
p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy; and if none OF the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point, from among the qualified vot-
ers, the Managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerks must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make a
statement of the result for each Of
flee, and sign the same. Within
three days thereafter, the Chairman
of the Board, or some one designated
by the Board, must deliver to the
Commissioners Of Election the poll
list the boxes containing the ballots
and written statements of the result
of the election.
Managers of Election-1he fol-
lowing Managers of Election have
been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts In the SAID
County of Bamberg, S. c.
Bamberg:-R. C. Jones, G. A. Dean,
G.. A. Rice.
Denmark: D. Milhous, L. l..
Cox, w. B. Kittrell.
Ehrhardt:-J. WINS. Carter, G. w.
Hughes, J. F. Copeland.
Farrells's Store:-C. L. Woodward,
H. A. Stokes, j. ]. England.
Govan:-McP. Eubanks, w. L.
Kennedy, w. A. Hay, Jr.
Kearse's Store:-J. ]. Kearse, Z.
E. Kearse, H. w. Chitty.
Lees:-H. B. Grimes, F. B. Sandl-
fer, Eugene Gibson.
Midway:-B. F. Folk, D. L..
Brickle, Eugene Hutto.
Olar:-G. o. Barker, w. S. Creech,
A. L. Mcmillan.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one Of their number to secure
the boxes and blanks for the election
at the Court House in Bamberg, Sat-
urday, November 5th, 1910.
FRANCIS F. CARROLL,
w. H. warm,
A. L. MILHOUS,
Commissioners of Federal Election
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