The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-21
Notice of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
u County OF Sumter.

oh1cers VIII DC held ut the voting
precincts prescribed by law in said
county, on Tuesday, November z,
1916, said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November, as
prescribed by the State Constitution.
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers of election shall require
OF every elector Offering to vote at any
election, before allowing him to vote,
the production Of his registration GER
tincate and proof of the payment OF
all taxes, including poll tax, assessed
against him and collectible during the
previous year The production of a
certificate Or OF the receipt of the Of
iicer authorized to collect such taxes,
shall be conclusive proof of the
payment thereof.
Section 237, Code of 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, special session
Of 1914.
Section 237. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots, as fol-
lows: One ballot for United States
Senator, Representatives in Congress
and President electors; and one bal
lot Tor Governor, Lieutenant Govern
or, State officers, Circuit Solicitors,
members of the House of Representa-
uves, State Senator, county officers,
and one ballot FOX alk Constitutional
amendments and special questions
each OF three said boxes to he ap-
propriatoly labelled, which ballots
shall be Of plain white paper and of
such width and length as To contain
the names Of the officer or officers and
question or questions to be voted for
or upon clear and even cut, without
ornament, designation, mutilation,
symbol or mark Of any kind whatso-
ever, except the name or names OF
the person or persons voted for and
the Office to which such person or
persons are intended to be chos-
en-. and all special questions
which name or names, office or Offices,
question or questions shall be writ
ten or printed or partly written or
partly printed thereon in black ink;
and such ballot shall be SO folded as
to conceal the name or names. uues-
ton or questions thereon, and so fold
ed, shall be deposited in box to be
kept and disposed Of as
herein provided by law, and no ball
lot of any, other description found II,
either of said boxes shall be counted.
On all special questions thei ballot
shall state the qucstion;- --vr--revstioyp,
and shall thereafter have the words
Yes and mo" inserted so that the
voter may indicate his vote by striking
out one or the other of such words
on said bailot.t the word not SO strick-
en- out to he counted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls, Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman Of the Board of
Managers cam administer the oath to
the other members and 10 the Clerk;
q Notary Public must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The hagers
elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at o'clock a, m. and closed
at O'Clock y. m, except in the City
OF Charleston where they shall be
opened at u. IN. and closed at p.
IN.
The Managers have the power 10
i,il a vacancy, and il none of the Man
ayers attend the citizens can appoint
from among the qualichd voters, the
Managers. who. after being sworn, can
conduct the election.
at the close OF the election, the
Managers and Clerl; 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 the
Board. must deliver to the Commits
sioncrG of Election the poll list. the
boxes containing the ballots and writ
ten statements of the results Of the
election.
At the said election qualified cleo
tors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection of amendments to the State
Constitution, as provided in the fol-
lowing Jcint Resolutions:
a Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton {. Article VIII of the Ccnstitu-
ton. Relating to Municipal Bonded
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