Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-01
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefield.

State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefeld.
Notice is hereby given that the Cen
eral Election for Presidential and Vice
Presidential Electors and Representa-
tives in Congress will be held at the
voting precincts fixed by law in the
County of Edgefeld, on Tuesday, No
vember 7, 1916, said day being tuesday
following the first Monday, as pre-
bv 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 payment
six months before any election OF any
poll tax then due and payable, Provided,
That ministers in charge of an organ
lied church and teachers of public
schools shall be entitled to vote after
six months residence in the State, 9TH
erwise qualified.
Registration. Payment OF all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and col
lectible during the previous year. The
production of certificate or the re-
ceipt of the officer authorized to collect
such taxes shall be conclusive proof OF
the payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for the opening
of the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constitution
al oath. The Chairman of the Board OF
Managers can administer the oath to
the other Managers and to 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 7 o'clock a. M, and closed
at 4 o'clock p. M, except in the city OF
Charleston, where they shall be opened
at 7 a. M, and closed a6 p. m. -,
The managers have the power to NIL
vacancy; and if none of the managers
attend, the citizens can appoint, from
among the qualified voters, the manag-
ers, who, after being sworn, can con-
duct the election.
At the close of the election, the man
ayers and clerk must proceed publicly
to open the ballot box and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same IS compile
ted, and make statement OF the re-
suit for each office, and sign the same.
Within three DAYS thereafter, the chair
man of the Board, or some one deslg
mated by the Board, must deliver to the
commissioners of election the poll list,
the box containing the ballots and writ
ten statements Of the result OF the
election.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The following managers of election
have been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts in the said
County:
Managers Federal Election to be Holden
Nov. Z, 1916.
Timmerman-E. L, Scott, c. M.
Clark and George l.. Salter.
r Trenton-L. C. Edison, j. D. Mathis,
Sr., and C. L. Crouch.
Johnston-B. C. Berry, John Wright
yand O. w. Watson.
i, Edgefeld, Pickens-R. 7. Hill, w.
III. Bee and ]. w. Stewart.
Edgefeld, Wise-W. H. Dorm, L. Y.
BRYAN and w. w. Fuller.
v MGeLlllg SITcSI-O. w. LOSoS, y. I've
Blocker and Roger. Zimmerman.
Pleasant Lance. B Williams,
Pierce Zimmerman and John Mlnlck.
Red Hill. E. Quarles, r. M.
Johnston and H. H. Smith.
! Cheatham' Store-L. H. Harling,
r. A. Wash and j. F. Boone,
Mathis-Crafton Hammond, Henry
McKie and J. L. Miller.
I Meriwether Hall. T. Reece, John
Scott and Henry Medlock.
Roper's-P. &. Lanham, Jr., F. F.
Rainsford and S. w. Miller.
v Bacon-F. NJ. Warren, w. H. Smith
and Charlie Yolce.
i Liberty Hill at Jasper Mayson's
Store-Jasper Mayson, j. Press Sulli-
van aad Ed Callison.
Rehoboth at Rock Hill School House
NSR. D. Seigler, j. E. Strom and T. B.
Culbreath.
The managers ateach precinct named
above are requested to delegate one
of their number to secure boxes anc
blanks for the election.
E. ]. NORRIS,
JOHN D. HUGHEY,
j. F. PAYNE,
Commissioners Federal Election Edge.
field County, S. G..