The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-09-08
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County Of LaurenS.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held on the 18th day Of
September, A. ID. 1915, at the voting
precincts fixed by law in said county,
upon the question as to whether tho
manufacture and sale OF alcoholic IL
quors and beverages Shall be prohibit
cd or continued in this State, as pro-
vidcd by Act No. 76, to submit to the
qualified electors the question OF the
prohibition Of the manufacture and
sale Of alcoholic liquors and bcverag-
es in the State and to provide for the
carrying Of these provisions into ef-
feet, approved the 10th day Of Tebru-
ary. 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 clcctof offers to
vote, four months, and the payment
six months before any election Of any
poll tax then duo andIpayable. Pro
vidcd. That ministcrSin 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
lcctiblc during the previous year. The
production Of certificate or the re-
ceipt of the officer authorized to col
lcct such taxes shall be conclusive
proof Of the payment thereof.
Before the hour fXcd for opening
the poll managers and clerks must
take and subscribe to tho constitutions
al oath. The chairman of the board Of
managers can administer the oath to
the other managers and TO the clerk;
Il Notary Public must administer the
oath to chairman. The managers elect
their chairman and clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at O'Clock a. M. and closed
at 4 o'clock p. M, except in the CITY
OF Charleston, whore they shall be
opened at a. m. and closed at 6 p. m.
The managers have the power to fill
Il vacancy; and If none of the mana
gers attend, the citizens can appoint,
from among the qualified voters, the
managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close of t. election, the
managers and clerk must proceed
publicly 10 open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con
tinuc without adjournment until the
same is completed and make q state
mcnt Of the result, and sign the same.
Within thrcc days thereafter, the
chairman Of the board or some one
designated by the board, must deliver
10 the commissioners OF election the
poll list, the boxes containing The bal
lots and written statements Of the re-
suit Of the election
Managers OF l,lcction.-Thc follow
ing managers of election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
VARIOUS precincts in the said county:
Power--Gus l.. Hughes, l.. l.. Tenn
plcton, J. T. Owings.
Ekom--W. w. Culbertson, Ernest l..
Burts, Harrison Pinson.
Nit. Pleasant.--Guy l. Moore, b. III.
Paslay, W. ". Williams.
Daniels Storc-J. c. Martin, L. S.
Cooper, T.. b. Boland.
Tip Top q. w. Sims, S. w. Pickett,
J. w. Anderson.
Clin,on--B. II, Boyd, r. +. Bryson,
T. J. Duckctt
Pleasant Mound-lI. p. Burdctt r.
W. Stewart, 7. w. Cannady
Ioung's Storc-C. II. Wallace, w.
p. Harris Austin Abcrcrombic.
Iaanford w. H. Drummond. j. r..
Franks. j. w. Lanford.
Stewards store Geo. r. Cook
Stewart Henry, Rhctt Sloan.
Cooks Storc-W. p. Patton, S. NJ
Thompson, p. b. Cooper.
Grays--R. II. Barnett. J. ID. Garrcn
NJ e. Long
Watts Mill--B. r. sorgcc, NJ. A.
Garrett, ID. C. Jones.
Clinton Mill-Frank Bailey B.
Frank Anderson, L, A. Buchanan.
Langston-S. 0. Clark, r. r. Good
win, j. Wess Donnon.
Princeton J. L. RaGwnll, NJ. b.
McCucn, a. J. Monroe
Tumblng Shoals. w Kcllctt, j
l.. Chapman w. d. Sullivan, ST..
Poplar Springs w. S. Knight, n. b
Wood, J. r. Pitts.
Gray Court. w. Wells, j. n
Leak. W. B. Brooks.
Dials--R. r. Owings, Alex Mccall
John Simmons.
Shiloh. L. Power, 9. NJ Wolff
NJ Gary Wallace.
Woodvillc- NJ. W. Gray, w F. Med.
lock, w. r. Putnam
! Lydia Mill--T. e. Boyce, j. X. TEN.
| pleton, w. T.. Johnson
Mountylle--J. NJ. Simmons, j. a
Golding, W. c. Mitchell.
Hopewell-J r. Crawford, NJ A
Cannon, w. W. Davis.
Ora--W, Il. McClintock, W. j. Elem.
ing, w. b. Byrd.
Waterloo~W. Carl Wharton. j. p
Moore, j. NJ, Pcarcc
Renno-P. II. Copeland, J. G.. Pitts
Joe n. Adair.
Cross IIill.--W. p. Culbcrtson, Con