The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-28
Notice of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Sumter.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held on the 14th day of
September, A. D., 1915, at the voting
precincts fixed by law in said county,
dpOn the question as to whether the
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic Ii
quors and beverages shall be prohi-
bited 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 for
the carrying Of these provisions into
effect, approved the 10th day of Feb
ruary, 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 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.
observation-disclosures of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and COL
lectible during the previous year. The
production of a certificate or the re.
ceipt OF the officer authorized to COL
lect 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 al each voting place must be
Topened at o'clock II. H., 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 a 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 a 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 deliv-
er to the Commissioners of Election
the poll list, the boxes containing the
ballots and written statements 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 1-W. A. Weathers, w. M.
Butler, Ben. Mitchell
Ward 2--E. L. Ducomb, j. A. Mid
dleton, Sr., c. w. Smith.
Ward 81. w. Griffin, j. B. Rich
ardson, T. A. Notifies.
Ward 4-W. Percy Smith, H. J.
Lawrence, w. O. Price.
Bloom Hill--W. j. Ardis, S. NJ
Coulter, Geo. II. Geddings.
Shiloh. II. Truluck, J. X. McEl-
veen, S. b. McElveen.
Wedgefield-J. b. Crouch, j. j.
Geddings, Il. E. Aycock.
Providence-J. c. Dunbar, ]. H
Jones, w. S. Boykin.
Privateer-Marion Rivers, l.. II
seymour, Allen CuDDaSe.
Oswego-Marion Dorm, T. c. Cauth.
en-. w. ID. Mcleod.
Statcburg-T. S. Stuckey, w. Nj
Sanders, Leon Stuckcy.
Mayesville-W. S. Chandler, w. b
Cooper, G. Taylor
Rembert-C. w. Chandler, S. L
Young, James Reames.
Concord-W. S. White, l.. j. Sey
mour, L. ID. Smith.
The Managers at each precinc
, named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secur
) the boxes and blanks for the election
on Friday, September 10TH or Satur
, day, the 18th, from f.. T.. Miller
Clerk, at Item Office.
/, j. f.. DUPRE,