The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina


County of Laurens.
Whereas, written Petition and Re-
quest of one-third of the resident
electors and free-holders of the age
of twenty-one CID years of School
District No. 16 Of Laurens County.
the State of South Corolina has been
filed with the Board Of Trustees of
said School District requesting that
an election be held submitting the
qualified voters resident in said
School District the question of issuing
twenty (2O) year cupon bonds of the
said School District in an ar ant not
exceeding Eight Thousand Dollars
(SS,OOOD, bearing interes, .ot ex-
ceeding six CO. per cent. per annum
payable semi-annually, the proceeds
derived from the sale thereof to be
used by the said Trustees in erecting
schol building, or buildings, equip
ping the same and maintaining public
schools in said District; and.
whereas, the Trustees of the said
school District have had survey of
the said District by Mr. b. r. Todd.
competent Surveyor and Civil Engi-
neer and have caused a plat thereof
to be made by him, which they have
1led in the office of the Clerk of the
Court OF Common Pleas for said Conn
W ana State, as required by law, which
said plat is dated Is day of Nav A. u
1918 and filed in the said office of the
SAID Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
on the q day of May, A. d., 1912; andS
whereas, the amount of the pro
posed issue OF bonds does not exceed
tour N4) percent. OF the assessed val
uatlon OF the Said School District for
taxation; and
whereas, all the requirements of the
law relative to the issue of bonds of
said School District in such cases made
ana provided have been complied with.
NOW THEREFORE,, Notice is here
Dy given that an election by the quail
lhed voters resident in School Dis
trlct NO. l6 of Laurens County, the
ota'e or South Carolina on the Dues
tioh OF issuing twenty (20) year
COUPON bonds OF the said School Dis
@ l,ic. 10 an amount not exceeding
Eight Thousand Dollars (SSOO0) and
bearing interest at not exceeding six
'o) percent. per annum payable semi
annually for the purpose of derivine
funds with which to erect a schon1
building or buildings, to eoujp the
same, and maintain public schools in
said School District, will he held at
the Bank of Mountvile, in the town
OF Mountville, in said School District
IN said County of Laurens, and State
OF South Carolina, on Saturday. the
Ia tn day of June, A. d., 1913
Inc qualifications for suffrage are
as follows
residence in the State for two years.
IN tne q lnty one year, in the polling
precinct, Tin this case, said School
Dlstrlct) four months, and the. nav
inent SIX months before any election
OF any poll-tax then due and payable
crowded, that ministers in charge NJ,
an organized church and teachers ne,
puDllc schools shall be entitled to
vote after six months residence in
the State, If otherwise qualified
me managers Of election must re-
qulre OF each voter the production OF
registration certificate and the proof
Oh the payment of all taxes. Including.
poil-tax, assessed and collectible dir.
ing the previous year. The prodIc-
ton of certificate or the receint oe.
the officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof of tbe
payment thereof.
There shall be two (2) sets of hal,
iots or tickets for the use of the vot-
ers at said election. On one set oe
tickets shall be written or printed
For Bond; on the other SET shall
De written or printed Against Bond :"
before the hour fixed for oDenine
the polls, the managers and clerk must
take and subscribe the constitutinnaI
oaIh. me Chairman Of the Board ne
MANAGERS can administer the oath 70
the other members and to the clerk
a Notary Public must adminigter tha
oath to the Chairman. The Manaoers
erect their Chairman and Clerk
Ihe polls at said voting place sho,,
De open at O'clock A. NJ and nin"a
at o'clock p. M. At the close of the
election the Managers and Clerk nvat
proceed publicly to open tho bai,ot
boxes and count the ballots therein
ana continue without adjournment in
til the same is completed, and maLo
statement of the result, and siae
the same. Promptly thereaftar ~
managers must deliver to the Trmotooa ono
the poll list, the boxes containinu the
Dallots and the written statemnn9, 'ne
the result of the election. VI
Ihe Following have been anno,,.o,
managers to hold the election.
Fellers. Drysoh, j. II.
by order of the Board of Trus,o..
w. G.. Mitchell
B. r. Fullar