Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-10-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina,
County Of OcOnee.

resentatives in Congress will be held
at the voting precincts fixed by law
in the County Of Oconee on Tuesday.
November z, 1916, said day being
Tuesday following the first Monday,
as prescribed by the State Constitu-
ton.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years,
IN the County one year, in the polling
precinct iii which the elector offers
to vote, four months, and the pay
ment 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.
Registration. - Payment of all
taxes, including poll tax, assessed and
collectible during the previous year
The production Of a certificate or
the receipt Of the officer authorized
to collect such taxes shall be conclu-
sive 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
administer 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 O'Clock D. M, except in the City
fh1r1aStNn ho
opened at 7 a. m. and closed at
p. III.
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 vot-
ers, 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 box 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 the
Board, must deliver to the Commits
sioners of Election the poll list, the
box containing the ballots and writ
ten statements of the result OF the
election.
Managers of Election.--Thef follow
ing Managers Of Election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said County:
Cherry Hill-W. II. Alexander.
Joab l.. Hudson, D. P. Grant.
Clemson (Ollapa-J r NVbitton
II. G. Goodman, Fl. NJ. Stackhouse
Damascus-D F. Carter, John T.
Rholetter, Il. J. Carter.
Double Springs. w. Henry, w.
d. Pell, l.. N. Robins.
Earle's-W. D. Giles, c. w. Patter-
son. S. w. Simmons.
Fair Play-W. r. Davis, "A. r. Mar
ett, J. Willis Grubbs.
Friendship-Henry Crooks, J. 0.
Campbell, Henry f. Cox
High Falls--James r. White,
Thomas Cannon, J. M. v. Clark.
High Falls No. 2-P. r. Brown, J.
L. Kcll, G. M. White, Sr.
Holly Spungs-R. E. Long, ]. o.
Smith, A. C. Blackwell.
Jocassee-J. B. Burgess, ST., ]. A.
Whitmire, John G. Cash.
Little River-R. w. Burgess, f.. p.
Holden, C. S. Talley.
Long Creek-George Matheson, T.
J. Thrift. Gus C. ArYe
Madison--J. D. Hull. C. r. Cleland,
j. A. Cook.
Ncwry--v. @. Gregory, Olar w.
Kelley, al. 3. Watson.
Oakway-M. s. Carroll, w. S.
Bearden. w. II. Cole.
Providence-John C. Boggs, G.. G.
Harris, J. f. Woolbright.
Richland-Stiles N. Hughs. Elbert
Foster, l.. NJ. Berry
Salem-T. L. Duncan, J. R. Gro
gan, II. II. Grant
Seneca--Y. G. Langston, T. S.
Stribling, Plummer s.. Abbott.
South Union--Ottie Burriss, ]. j.
Lee, James H. Brown.
Taber-J. A. Knox, A. A. Moore
head, w. r. King.
Tamassee--George F. Rankin,
Hayne G. Jones, Mean Nicholson.
Tokeena-J. A. Callahan, Walter
Richardson, w. Fl. Simmons.
TuEaloo Academy. P. Powell
Leander M. Jones. w. o. Smith.
Walhalla--T. A. Grant, ]. D. Is
bell, G. N. Ansel
"estmnster-R. B. Honea, A. M.
Alexander. Ralph rike.
West Union---E. o. Hutchison. J.
l.. Moser, ]. C. Shockley.
Picket Post. D. Harkins, John
II. Beatty, A. A. Hubbard.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one Of their number to secure
the box and blanks for the election.
Board Of Managers will meet and
organize on November Sd, 1916, and
designate one Of their number to
come for boxes and instructions at