The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-18

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GERS. 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 deposited
and each ballot box shall be labeled
in plain Roman letters with the office
or officers voted for.
Whenever a vote is to be taken on
any special question or questions
box shall be provided, properly labeled
for that purpose, and the ballots there
for o.: such question or questions shall
be deposited therein.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the POLLS Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board Of
Managers can administer the oath to
the ether members and to the Clerk;
a Notary Public must administer the
oath 10 the Chairman. The Manag-
ers elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at I o'clock a m. and closed at
O'Clock p. n., except in the Cicy D.!
Charleston, where they shall be lper-
ed at I g. m. and closed at p. m.
The Managers nave the power to fill
a vacancy, and if none Of the Na"aG-
ers attend the citizens can apDoiat from
among the qualified voters, tn" Ma
ayers, who, after beiag swora caH
conduct the election.
At the close Of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed publicly
to onen the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same is COM
pleted and make 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 bal
lots and written statements Of the re-
suits of the election.
At the said election separate boxes
will be provided at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption
or rejection cf an amendment to the
State Constitution, as provided in the
following Joint Resolutions:
No. $50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend Sec
ton I, Article VIII Of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness, by Adding a Provfso
Thereto as to the Town of Bishop
vile.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Section Z, Article VIII, of the
Constitution of the State of South
Carolina, be agreed to: Add at the end
thereof the following words: "Provid-
ed. further, That the limitations i'm
posed by this section and by Section
) of Article x Of this Constitution,
shall not apply to the bonded indebted
ness incurred by the town of Bishop
vile, in the County of Lee, when the
proceeds of said bonds are applied eX-
clusively to aid in the building and
purchase of rights of way Of the South
Carolina Western Railway, or other
railroad or railroads, under such re-.
strictions and limitations as the Cen
eral Assembly may prescribe, and
where the question of incurring such
Indebtedness is submitted to the quail
fed electors of said municipality, as
provided in the Constitution, upon 5te
question OF bonded Indebtedness.
Sec. 2. That the quest NJ of adopting
this amendment shall ae SUBMITTED at
the rext general election for Repro
sentatives to the electors as follows;
Those in favor CT the amendment will
deposit ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed there
on: Constitutional amendment to
Section :, Article VIII CT the Constitu-
ton, relating to municipal bonded in
detebedness, as proposed by a Joint
Resolution entitled "A Joint Resolu-
ton to amend Section /, Article VIII of
! the Constitution, relating to municipal
bonded Indebtedness, BY adding pro-
viso thereto as to the town Of Bishop
ville'-Yes" Tho:e opposed to said
amendment shall cast ballot with the
following words plainly written or
printed thereon: constitutional