The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-22
PAGE NINE
The State OF South Carolina,
County OF I.aurrnS

South Carolina, on the Sth day Of
March, l3iG, presented to the Sccre-
tary of State OF the State of Socth
Carolina a petition Tor the incorpora-
ton of the City of Laurens under the
provisions OF Article 3, Chapter IS Of
the Civil Code Of South Carolina, 1912,
the name OF the proposed City to be
lLanrcnS, and the proposed corporate
limits OF the said city to be circle
with radius Of one and a fourth
miles, with the center Of the Court
House OF the County OF LaurcnS as
the center Of the circle; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of State
Of the State Of South Carolina, on tho
Sth day Of March, 1916, under the seal
OF the state, issued Commission to
the undersigned rs Commissioners no
tiiEing them to proceed to The proper
registration OF the electors within the
proposed corporate limits OF the pro-
posed CITY, ana to advertise al cleo
ton iol twenty consecutive DAYS in Il
/ newspaper published within the pro-
posed corporate limits OF the pro-
posed city, and to appoint MANAGERS to
conduct the same, said election 10 be
conducted as all other municipal cleo
| tons, and al which The electors should
vote on the following qucstions:
lsl. Corporation.
md, Name.
! @rd. Mayer and six aldermen, vot-
ing fer. one alderman in each ward;
NOW. THEREFORE,, under and by
virtue Of and in pursuance OF the pow
CT and authority vested in us under
said commission, VIC. the undersigned
| {. NJ Babb, &. II. GaSuuc, S. b. Sex
ton, j. w. llcllams, T. c. Switzcr. r.
G. Franks and J. j. Adams as Com
missioners rs 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 quest ons:
1st, Shall the proposed City Of
| LaurcnS be Incorporated under the
provisions of Article III. Chapter As,
Civil 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 be held on the
lth day of April. a. d., 1916. The
! polls shall open at the hour Of eight
O'Clock in the forenoon, and remain
open until four o'clock in the after
| noon. 7. Mack Roper, j. a. p. Moore
| and Ernest Machen, citizens Of the
proposed city, are hereby appointed as
managers to conduct said election.
at said election all male citizens Of
this State and OF the United States Of
America, of the age Of twenty one
years and upwards. having all the
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
a 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
lectible for the preceding fiscal year,
and who has been registered as here
matter required shall be entitled to
vote.
Ministers in charge Of an organized
church. and teachers of public schools
shall be entitled to vote after six
months residence in the state if 9TH
crwisc qualified
r. e. Babb, a qualified clcctor re-
siding within the proposed corporate
limits OF the proposed city, is hcreby
appointed as Supervisor OF Rcgistra-
ton, whose duty ii shall be to register
la}l qualified electors within the pro-
! posed limits OF the said proposed COR
| poration who shall apply for regis
| tration, and who arc possessed Of The
necessary qualifications for rGgiStra-
| ton.
The production Of a certificate Of
! registration from the Board OF Reg
iSirAlion Of LaurcnS County. Cniitlng
! ihc applicant to vote in a polling pre-
cinct within the proposed limits OF
the proposed city shall be condition
! prerequisite TO the applicant obtain
! Ing q 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
taNcS assessed against him due and
coloctblc for the previous nscal year
shall cntitlc The applicant TO rcgstra-
| ton.
The Tochs Of Registration Shall be
/ opened by tho said Supervisor OF Reg
! istratton at his Office within tho pro
/ posed limits Of said proposcd city on
I the 22nd day Of March, 1916, and shall
remain oncn FOR period OF ten aays,
| from the 22nd day Of March 10 Nc 3lst
day OF March, 1916. incusiyt.
Immediately after the close OF the
Dolls, the managers of such election
shall proceed publicly to count the
ballots and shall make a sworn return
| or the result OF said election to the
undersigned commissioners
| 1t is further ordered that this notice
| shall be advertised in the Jouronc