The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-04-05
The State Of South Carolina,
County Of Laurens.

IeHS, ASounCy OF "LtGurenS, SNate OF
South Carolina. on the Sth day of
March. 1916. presented to the Secre-
tary Of State Of the State Of Socth
Carolina petition for the incorpora-
tion of the City of Laurens under the
provisions Of Article 3, Chapter 48. of
the Civil Code Of South Carolina, 1912,
the name of the proposed City to be
Laurens, and the proposed corporate
limits OF the said city to be a circle
with a radius Of one and a fourth
miles, with the center Of the Court
House Of the County Of Laurens as
the center Of the circle; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of State
of the State Of South Carolina, on the
Sth day of March. 1916, under the seal
OF the State. issued a Commission to
the undersigned as Commissioners, no
tifying them to proceed to the proper
registration Of the electors within the
proposed corporate limits Of the pro-
posed City, and to advertise an cleo
tion for twenty consecutive days in a
newspaper published within the pro-
posed corporate limits of the pro-
posed city, and to appoint managers to
conduct the same, said election to be
conducted as all other municipal cleo
tions, and at which the electors should
vote Oh the following questions:
1st. Corporation.
End Name.
3rd Mayor and six aldermen, vot-
ing for one alderman in each ward:
NOW. THEREFORE,, under and by
virtue Of, and in pursuance of the DOW
er and authority vested in us under
said Commission, we, the undersigned
c. NJ. Babb, c. II. Gasquc, S. b. Sex
ton. J. w. Hcllams, I. c.. Switzcr, r.
G. Franks and J. J. Adams as Com
miSSiOncrs as aforesaid, have ordered,
and do hereby order, that an election
be held within the proposed corporate
limits OF said proposed City at the
Court House Of Laurcns County, S. c.,
which shall be conducted in all re-
spccts as other municipal elections, at
which the electors shall vote on the
following questions:
lst. Shall the proposed City Of
lAurcnS be Incorporated under the
provisions Of Article Ill. Chapter As,
Cirii Code Of South Carolina. 1912.
End. Name Of the Proposed City.
3rd. Mayor and Aldermen, voting
for one alderman from each ward.
said election shall he held on the
lth day OF April, \. d., 1916. The
polls shall open at the hour OF eight
o'clock in the forenoon, and remain
opcn until four o'clock in the after
noon. I. Mack Roper, J. A. i. Moore
and Ernest NacAon. citizens Of the
proposed city, are hereby appointed as
managers TO conduct said election
1t said election ali male citizens Of
ihis State and OF the United States Of
America. Of the age Of twenty one
n,,I n,,,l,. ~,
qualifications mentioned in Section
200 Of the Civil Code Of South Caro-
lima. 1912, and not laboring under dis
abilities named in the Constitution OF
1895 Of this State. who shall have been
resident in the State for two years,
and in the county one year, and with
IN the proposed corporate limits Of
the proposed city for four months
prior to the holding Of said election
and has paid all taxes due and col
lcctiblc for the preceding fiscal year,
and WHO has boon registered as here
matter required Shall be entitled to
vote.
Ministers in charge Of an oreanizcd
church. amd teachers OF public schools
shall he entitled 10 vote after six
months residence in the state if 9th
crW%c qualified
Il. II. Habb. a qualified clcctor re-
siding within the, PROPOSED corporate
limits OF Ike proposed city, is hereby
appointed as Supervisor OF Rcgistra-
tion whose duty it Shall be to register
all qualified electors within the pro-
posed limits Of the said proposed cor
poraton who shall apply for regis
traiion, and who are possessed of the
necessary qualifications for rcgstra-
ton.
The production OF a certificate Of
registration from the Board Of Reg
istration of Laurcns County, emitting
the applicant to vote in a polling pre-
cinct within the proposed limits Of
the proposed city shall be a condition
prerequisite to the applicant obtain
ing certificate Of registration in this
election. and the production Of such
certificate, and proof of his residence
within the proposed limits of the pro-
posed city for four months preceding
such election and the payment Of all
taxes assessed against him due and
collcctiblc for the previous fiscal year
Shall entitle the applicant to registra-
ton.
The Books Of Registration shall be
opened by the said Supervisor Of Reg
iStration at his Office within the pro-
posed limits Of said proposed city on
the 22nd day Of March, 1916. and shall
remain open for period OF ten days,
from the 22nd day Of March to the 31st
day of March. 1916, inclusive.
Immediately after the close OF the
polls, the managers Of such election
shall proceed publicly to count the
ballots and shall make a sworn return