The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-21
Notice of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County Of sumter.


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 3.
1914. said day being Tuesday follow
Ing the first Monday. as prescribed by
tha State Constitution.
The qualifications for suffrage are
~ follows:
Residence In state for two years. In
the county one year. In the polling
precinct I'm 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 I'm charge Of an
organized church and teachers of
public schools shall be entitled to
vote after six months residence In
the state. otherwise qualified.
sistration-Payment OF all taxes,
including poll tax. assessed and col
lectible during the previous year.
The production of q 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; a Notary Public must ad-
minister the oath to Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman and
Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at Z o'clock a. m, and closed
at 4 o'clo ck p. m. except In the City
Of Charleston. where they shall be
opened at Z a. m., and closed at p.
m
The Managers have the power to
Hli a vacancy; and IL none of the
Managers attend. the citizens can ap-
point, from among the qualified voters,
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 a state
ment of the result for each office. and
sign the same. Within three days
thereafter. the Chairman of the Board
or some one designated by tho 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-Thc follow
ins Managers Of Election have been
appointed to hold the election ut the
various precincts In the said county:
Ward Leslie Brown, $. Skinner,
w. J. Archer.
ward :.-J. NJ. James. Jno. II.
Hatfield. Sr, j. ~. Baker.
Ward 3.-w. NJ. James, Joe ID.
White. Sam Brown.
Ward Al. e. Richardson. Geo. AL
den Brown. Hampton Lawrence.
wedgeheid Prccinct.-Geo. T. Gcd-
dings. J. ]. Goddings. Il. u. windham.
Bloomhill Precinct-w. ]. Ardis. J.
L. Powell. ID. w. Aibrooks.
Stateburg Precinct-w. NJ. Sanders,
Eliza Sanders. W. $. Thompson.
Providence Prccinct--Jno. Boykin,
II. w. Bradley. Robt. Jones.
Rafting Creek Prccinct-B. G.. Du-
Pre-. J. T. Watson. r. II. Rogers.
oswego Decentralization Dorm. j.
J. Christmas. $. NJ. Mccoy.
Mayesville Precinct-w. s. Chan
dler. G. Tavlor. Charlie Richardson.
Shil' n Pre.inct--J. X. McElvccn.
II. ID. Player. W. A. PLAYER
Concord Precinct-Joel Davis, j. l..
Brogdon. 8. J. White.
Privateer Precinct-wilson Mcleod.
Tom Geddings. l.. u. Ingram.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to- dele
gate one of their number to secure
the boxes and blanks for the cleo
ton on Saturday. October 51st. at the
Office Of III. G.. Cuttino, Is West Lib
crty st.
II. G.. CUTTING.
G.. r.. JONES.
j. w. HARPER.