The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.

county or LaurenS.
Notice is hereby given that the Gen
eral Election for Presidential and
Vice-Presidential Electors and Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress will be held
at the voting precincts fixed by law
In the County of Laurens on Tuesday.
November 8, 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-
Vided, That ministers in charge of an
organized church and teachers of pub
lie schools shall be entitled to vote af-
ter six months residence in the State.
otherwise qualified.
observation-disclosures of all taxes
including poll tax, assessed and col
lectible during the previous year. The
production of a certificate or the re-
ceipt 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 Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board of
Managers can administer the oath to
the other Managers and to 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 close
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 to fill
a vacancy; and If none Of the Mana
gers 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 pub
licly to open the ballot boxes and count
the ballots therein, and continue with
out 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 de-
liver 10 the Commissioners of Election
Ii'S poil llol, IIlc DOAcS containing the
ballots and written statements of the
result of the election
Managers of Election-The follow
Ing Managers of Election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said county:
Laurens-R. E. Babb, w. H. Glker-
son, ST., j. A. p. Moore
Watts Mill-H. b. O'Shields, l.. E..
Bishop, l.. b. Templeton.
l.aurens Mill C. X Ten.uc,ur. !.
j. Glynn, w. c. Blakely.
Goldville--Mack Pinson. John Boil
ton, Tom Brock.
Hopewell-G. c. Hopkins, Tom Hen
derson, Hayne Workman.
Clnton-R. p. Adair, r. j. Copeland,
w. l.. Ferguson.
Clinton Mill. C. Templeton, S. T.
Bailey, j. *. Templeton
Lydia Mill T. r. Cox, w. n. Black
well, C. C. Snellgrove.
Mountville-W. p Adair, Dick Boyd,
j. C. Cluck.
Curry, r. c. Owings
Dials Church-S. L. Owings. w.
Curry, Hamp Robertson.
Gray Court-A. o. Stoddard, l.. Il.
Wilson, ID. l.. Brooks.
Shiloh. H. Abercrombie, l.. d.
Hellams. J. F. Gray.
Woodville--M. w. Gray, L. A. Arm
strong J. e. Wham.
Tumblin Shoals-W. r. Wilson. r.
o. Sullivan, j. ~ Cheek.
Prtnceton-W. |. Freeman, j. l.. Bag
we'll, e. B. Gambrel
Brewerton-T. T. Wood, j. r. Wood,
w. l.. Walker.
Ekom-M e. Mcdaniel, ST., H. II.
Pinsoh. j. Wallace Godfrey
Daniels Store-W l.. Cooper, j.
p. Jones, j. f. Martin
Tip Top-J. w. Sims, f. H. Ander-
son, w A. Anderson.
Waterloo-W. II. Culbertson. T. J.
Coleman, j. NJ. Pierce.
Mount Pleasant-G NJ. Moore, w. w.
Fowler, Nose Madden
Pleasant Mound-William Hunter, j.
A. Putnam, Geo Little.
Lanford-T. A. Drummond, f. II.
Moore, G. d. Cox.
Cross Hill--E. l.. Wells, Willie Lea
man, Hugh Pinson.
Renno-P. II. Copeland. Withrow
Weir, j. NJ. Copeland.
Ora-W NJ Bryson, L. p. Blakely,
w. e. McClintock.
Langston Church-C. p. Robertson,
E l.. Bennett, S. j. Todd.
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 w.
T. Crews, clerk, Laurens. S. c., on or
after Friday, November l.
j. G.. Mcmillan,
e. Y. McQuown,
j. e. Ledford.
Commissioners Of Federal Election