The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-10-24

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assessed against him ard collectible
during the previous year. The pro
duction Of certificate or OF the
receipt of tho officer authorized to
collect such - shall be conclusive
proof Of the payment thereon.
There shall be separate and dis
tinct ballots at this election for the
following officers, to-wit: y Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor; CD
Other State Officers; % Circuit
Solicitor: a. State Senator; CD
Members of House al Representa-
tives; co 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.
There shall be separate boxes in
which said ballots are to be deposi-
ted and each ballot box shall be
labeled in plain Roman letters with
the Office or Offices voted for
Whenever vote is to be taken on
any special question or questions a
box shall be provided, properly
labeled for that purpose. and the
ballots therefor on such question
or questions shall be deposited
therein.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitution
al oath. The Chairman of the Board
of Managers can administer the
oath to the other members and to
the Clerk; Notary Public must
administer the oath to the Chair
man. 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 a. m. and closed at
p. m.
The managers have the power tc
fill vacancy, and if none Of the man.
ayers attend, the citizens can ap,
point from among the qualified
voters, the Managers. who. af.e1
being sworn, can conduct the cleo
ton.
At the close of the election, The
managers and Clerk 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
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
Commissioners of Election the poll
list, the boxes containing the ballots
and written statements Of the results
of the election.
At the said election separate boxes
will be provided at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption
or rejection of an amendment to the
State Constitution, as provided in
the following Joint Resolutions:
No. 5S2.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Section
{, Article VIII of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to Municipa,
Bonded Indebtedness, by Add.
ing a Proviso Thereto as to the
Town of Bishopville.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section I, Aticle VII
of the Constitution of the State o1
South Carolina, be agreed to: Add 81
the end thereof the following words:
Provided, further, That the limita
tions imposed by this section and by
Section ) of Article X of this Consti
tuition. shall not apply to the bonded
Indebtedness incurred by the town o.
Bishopville, in the county of Lee
when the proceeds of said bonds are
applied exclusively to aid in the
building and purchase Of rights Of
way of the South Carolina Western
Railway, or other railroad or rail.
roads, under such restrictions anG
limitations as the General Assembly
may prescribe, and where the ques
ton of incurring such Indebtedness
is submitted to the qualified electors
said municipality as provided il
ao Constitution. upon the question
Of bonded ipdebted@e
Sec. .. That the question Of adopt
ing this amendment shall be submit
ted at the next general election fol
Representative to the electors as
follows: Those in favor OF the
amendment will deposit ballot witr
the following words plainly written
or printed thereon: Constitutions,
amendment to Section 1, Article VII
of the Constitution, relating to mum,
cipal bonded Indebtedness, as pro-
posed by a Joint Resolution entitled
"A Joint Resolution to amend Sec
ton I. Article VIII of the Constitu-
ton, relating to municipal bonded
indebtedness, by adding proviso
thereto as to the town Of Bishop
ville'-Yes. Those opposed TO said
amendment shall cast ballot with
the following words plainly written
or printed thereon: Constitutional
amendment to Section I, Article
VIII, of the Constitution, relating to
municipal bonded Indebtedness, as
proposed by a Joint Resolution en-