The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-28
Notice of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Sumter.

Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for United States
Senator and Representative in Con-
gress will be held at the voting pre-
cincts fixed by law in the County Of
Sumter on Tuesday. November 8.
1914, said day being Tuesday follow
ing 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 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
public schools shall be entitled to
vote after six months residence In
the State. otherwise qualified.
Registration-Payme Of all taxes,
including poll tax. assessed and COL
lectible 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 Constitu-
tional oath. The Chairman Of the
Board Of Managers can administer the
oath to the other Managers and to
the Clerk; Notary Public must ad-
minister the oath to Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman and
Clerk. 3,
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 p.
m.
The Managers have the power to
fill q vacancy; and If none Of the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point, 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 con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed. and make q state
mont 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 deliver to the Commissioner 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:
Ward Leslie Brown, 9. Skinner.
w. j. Archer.
Ward al. M. James, Jno. T.
Hatfield. ST.. ]. M. Baker.
Ward 3.-W. M. James, Joe B.
White. Sam Brown.
Ward Al. E. Richardson, Geo. Al
den Brown. Hampton Lawrence.
Wedgefeld Precinct.--Geo. T. Ged-
dings. ]. J. Geddings, E. z. Windham.
Bloomhill Precinct-W. j. Ards. J.
L. Powell, D. w. Albrooks.
Stateburg Precinct-W. M. Sanders.
Eliza Sanders. w. s. Thompson.
Providence Precinct-Jno. Boykin.
H. W. Bradley. Robt. Jones'
Rafting Creek. Precinct-B. c. Du-
Pre-, j. T. Watson. T. NJ. Rogers.
Oswego Decentralization Dorm, ].
j. Christmas. s. NJ. Mccoy.
Mayesville Precinct-W. 8. Chan
dler. c. Taylor. Charlie Richardson.
Shiloh Precinct. X. McEIveen.
IL d. Player, w. A. Player.
Concord Precinct-Joel Davis, j. L.
Brogdon. 8. j. White.
Privateer Precinct-wilson Mcleod.
Tom Geddings. l.. r. Ingram.