The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-10-30
E ections, for Lexington County, S. c.
N. P. Shipp, Sc retary.
October Ii, 1912.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

State OF SOuth CarOlila, COullty OF Lex
ington.
Notice is hereby given that the Gen
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 Lexington on Tuesday, No
velnber 5, 1912, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday, as pre-
scribed by the State ConstitutlCa.
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 six
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.
acknowledgement Of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and collectl-
bic during the previous year. The pro-
duction of a 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. 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 6 p. M.
The Managers have the power to I'LL
vacancy; and if none of the Mana
gers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters, the
Managers, who, after being sworn, car
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-
journment until the same is completed:
and make a statement of the result fol
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 Commis'
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-M. D. Harman, J. r
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
L. Addy.
Gaston-Geo. w. Pound, c. C. Good
win, R. E. Pound.
Pools Mill-J. NJ. Boles, J. w
Starnes, J. L. Jefcoat.
Irmo-j. H. shealt 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. Earg1e, H. P. Sum
mers, J. F. Chapman.
w. P. Shealy's Store-C. E. Balling'
! ton, J. D. Wise, Tally Shealy.
Huhfnan's Burnt Milo. c. CAN'T
S. L. Lucas, w. A. Rish.
Brookland-J. D. Sem, w. R. Lowe
! Wade Sox.
Red Bank-B. B. Pound, Frank Tay.
lor. J. ]. Taylor, Jr.
Brook-D. II. Price, D. L. Taylor
Vastinc Taylor
Edmund-J. A. Nyzcr I. F. Jefcoat
| 0. T. Sharpe
Crouts Storc-C. T. Koon, Scott P
Shircy, D. D. Amick.
Steedman-L. w. Mitchell, H. J. Bur
| CESS, \. B. Ouattlebaum.
| Delingo-J. A. Hammer, ]. {. Buff
Geo. c. !Arehart
I Sandy Run at Oak Grove-W. Fur
tick, T. L. Williams, NJ. L. Wanna
| maker.
St. Matthews-L. NJ. Steele, E. w
| Keisler, S. S. McCartha.
T. H. Shull's Store-Clyde Livings
| ton, E. E. Hook, T. H. Shull.
Summit-M. A. Rcard, A. E. Craps
R. O. Shealy.
Batesburg-E. L. Hartley, w. R
| Shealy, Geo. Adams.
Swansea-C. B. Bowling, I. w. Hut
to, E. H. Smith.
Hilton-E. L. Derrick, J. w. Bick
| ley. A. H. Harman.
Samaria-F. S. Burgess, 0. c. Boat
| wright, Haskell Hall.
The Managers at each precinct namee
above are requested to delegate one O.
their number to secure the boxes ane
blanks for the election from N. P
| Shipp, Secretary, at Lexington, S. c.
c. S. MATTHEWS,
G. A. SHEALEY.
q. e. LEAPHART,
Commissioners of Federal Election