The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-10-18
NOTICE OF HECloN.
State of South Carolina,
County of Union.

Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for Presidential and
Vice Presidential Electors and Repre-
sentative in Congress will be held at
the voting precincts fixed by law in
the County Of Union, on Tuesday,
November 5, 1912, said day being
Tuesday following the first Monday,
as prescribed by the State Constitu-
ton.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows: =
Residence in State for two years, in
the County one year, in the polling
precinct 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. Pro-
vlded,. That ministers in charge of an
organized church and teachers of pub
lie schools shall be entitled to vote
after six months residence in the
State, otherwise qualified.
glstration-Payment of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and col
lectlble during the previous year. The
production of certificate or the re-
celpt OF the officer authorized to col
lect 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 Constitu-
tlonal oath: The Chairman of the
Board of Managers 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
hll vacancy, and if none of the Man
ayers 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
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and contin-
ue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make q state
ment OF the result for each Office and
thereafter. thu. .chsixpsG.6y the tRkssxIs
must deliver to the Commissioners OF
Election the poll list, the boxes con-
tanning the ballots and written state
ments of the results of the election.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to hold the elec-
tion at the various precincts in said
County:
Union Court House-W. d. Harris,
j. w. Vincent and ]. A. Long.
Excelsior Knitting Mill-John
Eison, 2. A Strange, Joe Lambright.
Monarch.-Norris Leonard, John
Brannon, j.. w. Pollard.
West Springs-Johnnie West, L. b.
Lee, j. M. West.
Gibbs-Will Gibbs, Haynes Smith,
Jim Malone.
Coleraine-Earl Lawson, Gordon
Smith, John Harrison.
Buffalo,. c. Quinn, Trim Allan,
Frank Bolton.
Black Rock-I. M. Mobley, w. A.
Beatty, j. w. Wilson.
Cross Keys-A. A. Estes, Lyler Bo-
bo, Jess Whitmire.
Lockhart-George Sealey, Wade
Barnes, R. c. Stands.
Santuc-J. P. Thomas, L. Berry Je-
ter, Jr., R. c. Jenkins.
Carlisle-John X. Bailey, ]. D.
Fleming, r. V. Gist.
Jonesville-R. j. Kirby, G. w.
Whitlock, r. w. Long.
Kelton-T. E. Kelly D. J. Gallman,
w. B. Little.
Adamsburg-J. D. Hancock, G. C.
Vanderford, E. w. Palmer.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election
on Monday, November 4th, 1912, at
the County Chairman's office, Union,
S. c.
w. j. Halle,
John Whitlock,
M. B. Lee,
Commissioners of Federal Election