The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-08
Notice of Election
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Abbeville

Notice is hereby given that an elec-
ton will be held on the 18th day of
September, A. D., 1915, at the voting
precincts fixed by law in said county,
upon the question as to whether the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic IL
qlors and beverages shall be prohibit
ed or continued in this State, as
provided by Act No. 76, to submit to
the qualified electors the question of
the prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic liquors and bev-
erages in the State and to provide
fer the carrying of these provisions
into effect, approved the 18th day of
February, A. D. 1915.
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 pay
mcnt 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.
Observation-Disclosures Of all tax
es, including poll tax, assessed and
'collectible during the previous year.
The production Of a certificate or the
receipt of the officer authorized to col
lect such taxes shall be conclusive
proof Of the payment thereof. d
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 otherManagers 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 am ;, and closed
at 4 o'clock p. NJ, except in the City
Of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at Z a. m, ard closed at 6
p. IN. T..
The Managers have the power to
fill u vacancy; and il none Of the Man
ayers attend, the citizens can ap-
point, from among the qualified vot-
ers, the Managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close Of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
to open ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same is COM
pletsd, and sign the same. Within
three days thereafter, the Chairman
of the Board, or some enc designated
by the Board, must deliver to the
Commissioners of Election the poll
list, the boxes containing the ballots
and written statements of the results
of the election. z. 4.
) Managers of Electien-The fol.
lowing Managers of Election have
been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts in thesaid
County:
| ABBEvILLE-T. C. Seal, A. F.
Calvert, j. l.. Clark
/ LOWNDESVILLE|. M. Wright
B. A.. Bell, D. K. Cooley
{ HAMPTON-J A Murdoch, J n
Caldwell, w E McClain.
KEoWEE-E W Ashley, R @
Branyon, Fred Ashley.
ANTREVILLE-Jno Gary, R @
McAdams, A H Patterson.
LEVEL LAND-M. S. Ashley, Wal
ter W. Wilson, Frank E Ellis.
ROCK SPRING-Jim Black, M j
Ashley, S. J. Burts.
DoNALDs-J P Shannon, J.. T,
Johnson, VIM. Madison.
CALHOUN FALLS-H. W. Law.
son, Fed Nance, Ed. Tucker.
! Mt CARMEE-Jno Tarrant, Brad
ley Morrow, S D Wells.
WILLINGTON+-W M Andrews W
d Morrah, Oscar Gown.
YOUNG'S SCHOOL HOUSE, A
Brown, Tom Langley, R A Craw7
ford.
CLATWORTY x ROADS-W A
Brown, Joe J Link, J L McCombs. '
LONG CANE-A o Calvert, D E
,Nlckles, A R Robinson.
BORDEAUX-Lee Edwards, w M
Mcintosh, w j Richardson.
MCCORMICK B Dawson, Tom