The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
Notice of Election
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Lancaster.

Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for Presidential
and Vice-Presidential Electors and
Representatives in Congress will be
held at the voting precincts fixed by
law in the County of Lancaster on
Tuesday, November, Z, 1916, said
day being Tuesday following the first
Monday, as prescribed by the State
Constitution.
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
ment six months before any election
of any poll tax then due and payable.
Provided, That ministers in charge
OF an organized church and teach
ers OF public schools shall be entitled
to vote after six months residence in
the State, otherwise qualified
Registration.-Pay of all
taxes. including poll tax, assessed
and collectible during the previous
year. The production of certificate
or the receipt of the officer author
lied to collect 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; 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 a o'clock p. m, except in the City
of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at z a. m. and closed at 6
.p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy; and If none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint, from among the qualified
voters, the Managers. who, after be-
ing 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 Com.
missioners of Election the poll list,
the box containing the ballots and
written statements of the result OF
the election.
Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 5 Article X of the Constitution,
relating to the Limit of the Bonded
Debt of School Districts, by adding
"a Proviso Thereto as to the Charles
ton School District Comprised
Within the Present Limits OF the
City Of Charleston.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton OF Article VIII, of the Con-
stitution, Relating to Municipal In
.debtedness by Adding Proviso
as to the City of Anderson.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The following Managers OF Elec-
tion have been appointed to hold the
election at the various precincts in
the said County:
Lancaster Court House-C. III.
Crawford, w. d. Robinson. j. E.
Craig.
Halle Gold Mine-W. T. Black
mon, G. f. Adams, F. C. Hough.
Dwight-James ID. Hinson, ]. 8.
Clifton, ]. f. Rowell.
Zion--Wesley G. Williams, j. d.
Glenn, J. r. Everall.
New Bethel-Roy Blackmon, w.