The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.

Notice is hereby given that the Gen.
Steral Election for Presidential and Vice
Presidential Electors and Representa-
tive in Congress will be held at the
voting precincts fixed by law in the
county of Newberry on Tuesday, No
vember 5, 1912, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday, as pre-
scribed by the State Constitution.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years, in
the County one year, i'll the polling pre-
. met 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
lied church and teachers Of public
schools shall be entitled to vote after
six months residence in the State,
otherwise qualified.
Observation-Disclosures Of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and collec-
tible during the previous year The
production of a certificate or the re-
ceipt of the officer authorized to col
lect 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 Constitution
al oath. The Chairman of the Board
of Managers can administer the oath
to the other Managers and to the
Clerk; a notary public must admins
ter the oath to Chairman. The Man
ayers 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 open
ed at a. N. and closed at 6 p. m.
The Managers have the power to fill
3 vacancy; and if none of the Managers
attend, the citizens can appoint, from
among the qualified voters, the Man
ayers, who, after being sworn, can
conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed publicly
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same is COM
pleted, and make a statement of the
result for each Office, and sign the
same. Within three days thereafter,
the Chairman 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
result 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:
Newberry Court Housed. F. Pifer,
w. A. Fallaw, w. ]. Miller. Clark,
Joseph H. Hunter.
Newberry Cotton Mill-B. F. Sam
pie, ]. B. Thomasson, B. ]. Waits.
Clerk, T. B. Kibler.
Mollohon Cotton Mill C. Latti-
more, N. Y. Dennis, Jerome Sem.
Clerk, James Culberson.
Oakland Cotton Mill. F. Wealth
ers, Duff Tompkins, Samuel Rutledge,
Clerk, B. L. Albritton.
G1ymphville-M. J. Smith, J. W.
Mack, S. N. Henderson. Clerk, ]. S. j.
Suber.
Helena-L. l. Long, S. W. William
son, F. G. Spearman. Clerk, B. E.
julien.
Maybinton-w. B. Whitney, ]. C,
Eison, ]. ]. P. Thomas. Clerk, W. D.
Hardy.
Whitmire-R. NJ. Aughtry, Robert
Brock, S. B. Sims Clerk, F. W. FAINT.
Beth Eden-Henry Brock, T. H.
Cromer, ]. G. Glenn. Clerk, T E.
Chandler.
Jalapa-H. C. Reeder, W. A. Grad
dick, ]. W. Epting. Clerk, Jno l. H.
AuH.
Longshores-J. w. Johnson, ]. W.
Hendrix, W. O. Sem. Clerk, J. W.
Wilson.
silverstreet-Claude Berry, H. c.
Lake, L. Y. Havird Clerk, B. T.
Crouch.
Williams-J. W. Sanders, W. P. AL
len, G. ]. Coats Clerk, L. H. Sem.
Utopia. R. Perdew, S. j.. Turner,
". l.. Buzhardt. Clerk, H. L. Boul-