The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-08-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

State of South Carolina-County of
. Bamberg.
Notice is hereby given that an elec-
coholic liquors and beverages will be
held.at thevoting precincts prescribed
by law in Bamberg county on Tues
day, August 10Th, 1913, as provided
by acts of 1912, page 745.
The qualifications for suffrage:
Managers of election shall require
of every elector offering to vote at
any election, before allowing him to
vote, the production of his registra-
ton certificate and the proof of the
payment of all taxes, including poll
tax, assessed against him and COL
lectible during the previous year.
The production of certificate or of
the receipt of the officer authorized
to collect such taxes shall be con-
elusive proof of the payment thereof.
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 other members and to the clerk;
a notary public must administer the
oath to the chairman. The managers
elect their clerk and chairman.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at o'clock a. m. and closed
at 4 o'clock p. m.
The managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and if none of the
managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point from among the qualified
voters, who, after being sworn can
conduct the election.
At such election all qualified cleo
tors of this county may vote. Every
voter who may be in favor of the sale
of alcoholic liquors and beverages in
this county shall cast ballot in the
box provided therefor by the election
commissioners on which shall be
printed the wards: .''for sale of al
coholic liquors and beverages" and
every voter opposed shall cast bal
lot upon which shall be printed the
words: ''against sale of alcoholic
liquors and beverages"
At the close of the election, the
managers and clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state.
ment of the result and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter, the
chairman of the board, or some one
designated by the board, must de-
liver to the commissioners of elec-
ton the poll list, the boxes contain
ing the ballots, and written state
ments of the result of the election.
The following managers of election
have been appointed to hold the cleo
ton at the various precincts in the
county:
Bamberg-E. L. Price, J. W. Stew
art, W. P. Murphy.
Denmark-H. C. Crum, ]. A.
Walker, W. H. Faust.
Ehrhardt-I. D. Copeland, G. B.
Clayton, G. B. Kinard
Farrells-L. E. Cooner, ]. I.
Dempsey, j. G., Rhoad.
Govan-B. P. Hartzog,' J. A. Lain,
R. L. Lancaster.
Kearse-G. E. Kearse, H. L.
Brown, J. A. Peters, Jr.
Lees-H. B. Grimes, H. A. Cave,
J. T. Copeland.
Midway-A. J. Page, J. P. O'Quinn,
Eugene Hutto..
Olar-W. T. Cave, G. O. Barker,
J. E. Cook.
The managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
boxes, tickets and blanks for the cleo
ton, at the Supervisors office at
Bamberg, on Saturday, August 18th,
1913.
G. E. BAMBERG,
G. E. HUTTO,
JOHN B. WHITE,
Commissioners of State and County
Elections for Bamberg County, sc.
ARambere. 6. c.. july 25th, 1913.