The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-10-23
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

State OF South CarOlllla, COunly Ol LIN
ington.
Notice is hereby given that the Cen
eral Election for Presidential and Vice
Presidential Electors and Representa-
tives in Congress will be held at the
voting precincts fixed by law III the
County of Lexington on Tuesday, No
vember 5, 1912, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday, as pre-
scribed bv the State Constitution.
The qualification for suffrage are as
follows:
Residence in State for two years, in
the County one year, in the polling pre-
cinct in which the elector offers to vote,
four months, and the payment SIN
months before any election OF any poll
tax then due and payable. Provided,
That ministers in charge OF an or
ganized church and teachers Of public
schools shall be entitled to vote after
six months residence in the State, other
wise qualified.
Reg egistration-Payment Of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and collectl-
bic during the previous year. The pro-
duction 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 Constitutional oath.
The Chairman of the Board of Mana
gers can administer the oath to the
other Managers and to the Clerk; a
Notary Public must administer the oath
to Chairman The Managers elect their
Chairman and Clerk. -. -.
Polls at each voting place must be
Opened at ! o'clock a. A., and closed at
4 o'clock p. NJ. 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 Mama
gers 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 Clerk must proceed publicly
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without ad-
iournment until the same is completed.
and make a statement of the result tor
each office, and sign the same. Within
three days thereafter the Chairman of
the Board, or some one designated by
the Board, must deliver to the Commits
ers of Election the poll list, the boxes
containing the ballots and written state
ments of the result of the election. -.
Managers of Election-The following
Managers of Election have been ap-
pointed to hold the election at the va
rious precincts in the said County:
MANAGERS OF FEDERAL
ELECTION.
Lexington D. Harman, J. F.
Kleckley, J. E. R. Kyzer. :
T. J. Drafts Store-H. P. Price, J.
D. Keisler, Geo. C. Price.
Leesville-J. Y. Cooley, M. Crouch,
a. P. West. -;
Gilbert-W. E. Long, I. Taylor, w.
Gaston-Geo. w. Pound, C. c. Good
win, R. E. Pound.
Pools Mill. M. Boles, J. W.
Starnes, J. L. Jefcoat.
Irmo-J. H. Shealy, Heber R. Dreher,
O. w. Lorick.
Chapin-J. H. Roberts, J. T. Stock
man, w. E. Riser.
Efrd's Store-E. w. Derrick, J. J.
Rish. D. L. Shealy.
Pelion-A. NJ. Hutto, A. w. Craft,
L. w. Gardner.
Peak-Jas. w. Eargle, H. P. Sum-
mers. !. F. Chapman.
w. P. Shealy's Store-C. f. Balling-
ton. ]. D. Wise. Tally Shealy.
Huffman's Burnt Milo. c. CAN'T,
S. L. Lucas. w. a. Rish.
Brookland-J. D. Sem, W. R. Lowe,
Red Bank-B. B. Pound Frank Tay-
lor. ]. ]. Taylor. Jr.
Vastine Taylor.
Edmuhd-J. y. kyzer, /. T. Jefcoat'
O. f. Sharpe.
Crouts Store-C. T. Koon, Scott P.
Shirev. D. D. .Amick.
Steedmar-L. W. Mitchell, II. J. Bur
CESS. \. B. Ouattlebaum.
Delirgo-J. A. Hammer, J. +. Buff
Geo. c. .Arehart.
Sandy Run at Oak Grove-W: Fur
tick. 7. L. Williams, NJ. L. Wanna
St. Matthews-L NJ. Steele, E. W.
Keisler. S. S. McCartha.
I. H. SI1ull's Store-Clyde Livlngs-
ton. E. T. Hook, T. H. Shull.
Sumn1it-M. \. Ricard, \. t. Craps
R. O. Shealy.
Batesburg--E. L. Hartley, W. R
Shealy. Geo. Adams.
Swansea-C. B. Bowling, I. w. Hut
to. F. H. Smith.
Hilton-E. L. Derrick, J. W. Bick-
ley. A. H. Harman.
Samaria-F. S. Burgess, O. c. Boat
wright Haskell Hall.
The Managers at each precinct named
above are requested to delegate one OF
their number to secure the boxes and
blanks for the election from N. P
Shipp, Secretary, at Lexington, S. c.
c. S. MATTHEWS,
G.. A. SHEALEY,
G. E. LEAPHART.
Commissioners of Federal Election
for Lexington County, S. c.