The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-10-30

Union on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1914, said
day being Tuesday following the first
Monday, as prescribed by the State
Constitution.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years, in
the county one year, in the poliinr
precinct in which the elector offers
to vote, four months, and the pay
ment six months before any election
OF any poll tax then due and payable:
Provided, That ministers in charge of
an organized church and teachers of
public schools shall be entitled to
vote after six months residence in
the State, otherwise qualified.
Registration.-Paym of all tax
es, including poll tax, assessed and
collectable during the previous year.
The production 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 constitution
al oath. The chairman of the board
of managers can administer the oath
to the other managers and to the
clerk; Notary Public must admins
ter the oath to chairman. The mana
gers 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 open
ed at a. m. and closed at p. m.
The managers have the power to
fill 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
without adjournment until the same
is completed, and make statement
of the result for each office, and sign
the same. Within three days thereaf-
ter, the chairman of the board, or
some one designated by the board.
must deliver ito the commissioners of
election the poll list, the boxes con-
tanning the ballots and written state
ments 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:
West Springs-L. B. Lee, j. w.
West, Johnnie West.
Colerain-John Harmon, Earl Law
son, Gordon Smith.
Gibbs-Will Gibbs, Henry Smith,
Sam Sumner.
Buffalo-Robt. Bolton, J. C. Quinn,
Trim Allen.
Cross Keys-G. T. Hollis, Thomas
Stephens, Lyles Bobo.
Black Rock-Jack Mobley, w. A.
Beatty, B. S. Hardy.
Carlisle-William Baldwin, X. d.
Bailey, H. P. Jeter.
Santuck-J. F. Foster, Walter
Jeter, Gillian Johns.
Kelton-W. w. Gault, w. A. L.
Kelly, d. L. Gault.
Adamsburg-Paul Harris, Lonnie
Adams, Jack Farr.
Lockhart-George Sealey, Frank
Blair, Vernon Fitzgerald.
Jonesville-E. F. Smith, R. w.
Long, r. M. Bowen.
Monarch Mills-John Brannon,
Robert Fowler, w. E. Green.
Excelsior Knitting Mills-John Eli
son, James Pearson, Jasper Kirby.
Union Court House,. A. Long, J.
w. Nance, Joe Fowler.
The managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election
from R. C. Williams office, at Court
| House, on or by October 81, 1914.
M. B. Lee,
d. ]. SGault,
w. C. Fincher,
Commissioners of Federal Election
for Union County, S. c.