The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-16

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eral Election for Presidential and VICE
Presidential Electors and Representa-
tives in Congress will be held at the
voting precincts fixed by law in the
county of Clarendon, on Tuesday, No
vemoer 5, 1912, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday, as prescrib-
ed by 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 mouths, and the payment six
months before any election OF any poll
tax then due and payable. Provided,
| That ministers in charge of an organiz-
ed church anu teachers of public schools
shall be entitled to vote after six
months residence in the State, other
wise qualified.
Registration. of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and collect
ible 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 Constitutional
oath. The chairman of the board OF
managers can administer the oath tc
the other managers and 10 the clerk:
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. M, and closed at
4 o'clock p. N. -,
The managers have the power to fill
a vacancy; and if none OF the managers
Il tend, the citizens can appoint, from
among the qualified voters, the manag-
srs, who, after being sworn can COZ
duct the election.
At the close OF the election. the man
ayers and clerk must proceeI puoilcly
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same is complet-
ed, and make statement Of the result
for each Office, and sign same. Within
three days thereafter, the chairman OF
the board, or some oIc designated oy
the board, must de.iver 10 the commis-
sioners OF election po!i;i>t: the boxes
containing the ballots aud write
statements OF the result CT the election
Managers of Election The following
managers of election have been appoint
ed to hold the election at the various
precincts in the said county:
FEDERAL.
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E. G. Lawrence. L A. Graham.
Calvary at Hodges Corner.-Arthur
Briggs, Shuford Griffin, Henry B. Bate
man.
Friendship at Panola.-Eugene Rol-
laday. Ragin Mathis, Frank Martin.
St. Paul at St. Paul.. &. King,
A. F. Grayson, R. V. RiVanback.
Santee at .Iordan.-J. J. Gardner, 7.
P. Coleman, Harris Clark.
St. Marks at Dufy's store.-Elliott
Frierson, Lewis Alsbrook, J. D. Nit
chum.
Concord at Summerton.-J. F. Ian
ham, J. E. Tenant,.D B. Davis.
St. James at Davis K Roads,. NJ.
Davis, J. NJ. Rowe, r. R. Billups, Sr.
Sammy Swamp at Paxvllle.-J. Z.
Frierson, T. Il. Rideeway, S. S. Stone.
Manning at Manning.-J. F. Brad
ham, W. T. Touchberry, r. L. Rlogiu.
Mt. Zion at Wilson. S F. Parker, 4.
NJ. johnson, CIV. Ridgeway.
Brewington at Foreston.-J. q. John
SOD, Henry Wise, r T. Harrington.
Plowden's Mill at Alcolu.-J. NJ. Lee,
W.D Young. J. E. Alsbrook.
Harmony at Chandler's.1J. W. Hug
gins, 4. D. White, b. L: B Hodge.
Midway at Barrow's Mill H. Nor
ris, G. D. Smith, c. B. Dukes.
New Zion at Boykins.-L. P. Hardy,
+. W. Gibbon, J. P. Buddin.
Douglas at Coles MILD. E. Cole,
l.. B. Gibbon, E. e. Kennedy.
Sandy Grove at McFaddin's store -
William Kennedy, Silas Floyd, E d
Langston.
The managers at each precinct nam
ed above are requested to delegate one
of their number to secure the boxes and
blanks for the election from the com
missioners at the court house in Man
ming, S. c., Saturday. November 2, 1912.
E. S. ERWIN,
T. NJ. BAIRD,
P. B. HODGE,
Commissioners OF Federal Election for
Clarendon county, S. c., October lotn,
1912.