The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina,

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:
4, Manager Of election shall require Of
every elector Offering to vote at any
election, before allowing him to vote,
the production Of his registration GER
tificate and proof Of the payment of
all taxes, including poll tax, assessed
against him and collectible during the
previous year. The production Of
certificate or Of the receipt Of the Of
ficer authorized to collect such taxes,
shall be conclusive proof Of the pay
mont thereof.
Section 237. Code Of 1912, as amend
ed 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 Presidential electors; and one
ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, State officers, Circuit Solicit
Ors, members Of the House Of Repres-
entatives, State Senator, county Off
GERS, and one ballot for all COnstitu-
tional amendments and special ques-
tions, each Of three said boxes to be
appropriate 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,
CIV ,,1,f Ii, ut
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 chosen,
and all special questions which name
or names, office or offices, question
or questions shall be written or print
ed or partly written or partly printed
thereon in black ink; and such ballot
shall be so folded as to conceal the
name or names, question or questions
thereon, and so folded, shall be de-
posted In a box to be constructed,
kept and disposed Of as herein pro-
vided by law. and no ballot Of any
other description found in either Of
said boxes shall be counted.
An all special questions the ballot
shall state the question. or questions.
and shall thereafter have the words
"Yes" and "No" inserted so that the
voter may indicate his vote by strik-
ing out one or the other Of such
words on said ballot, the word not so
stricken out to be 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 can administer the oath to
the other members and to the Clerk;
Notary Public must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Managers
elect their Chairman and Clerk
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at o'clock a. IN. and closed
Of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at a. m. and closed at 6 p. m
The Managers have the power tC
fill vacancy, and IL none of the Man
ayers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters, the
Managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election
At the close Of the election. the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein. and continue
without adjournment until the same Is
completed. and make statemen 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 Commissioners Of Election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
lots and written statements of the re.
suits of the election.
At the said election qualified elec.
tors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection Of amendments to he State
Constitution. as provided in the fol-
lowing Joint Resolutions:
A JOINT RESOLTION to Amend
Section 7, Article VIII Of the Consti-
tuition. Relating to Municipal Bonded
indebtedness, by Adding Proviso
Thereto, Relating to School District
No. /. Of Kershaw County.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
to Amen Article x OF the Constitution
by Adding Thereto Section 16, to En-
power the Town Of Mullins to Assess
Abutting Property for Permanent I'm.
provement.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
Article x Of the Constitution SO an to
Authorize the Town Of Clinton and
the City Of Easley to Assess Abut.
ting Property for Permanent Improve.
m0ntS.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Article XII, Sec
tion Q Of the Constitution. by Striking
Out the Whole Of Said Section 2,
Article XII, and Substituingt There.
for n New Section Providing for the
Appointment OF Board Of Regents
for Institutions Maintained for the
Care OF the Insane for the Appoint.
ment OF superintendent Therefor,
and Defining the Powers.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
Section s, Article XI Of the Constitu.
tion. Relating to School Districts. by
Adding Special Provlso as to Spar.
tanburg County.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
Section 5, Article x Of the Constitu.
tion relating to the Limit Of the Bond.