The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-10-26
Notice of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Notice is hereby given that the Gen.
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 Williamsburg on Tuesday,
November 7, 1916, said day being Tues
day following the first Monday, as pre-
scribed 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 pre-
cinct 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.
Observation-Disclosures of all tax
es, including poll tax, assessed and col
lectable during the previous year. The
production of certificate or the receipt
of the officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof of the
payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening the
pools managers and clerks must take
and subscribe to the constitutional oath.
The chairman of the board of managers
can administer the oath to the otaer
managers and to the 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 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 at 6p. m.
The managers have the power to fill
vacancy; and if none of the managers
attend, the citizens can appoint, from
among the qualified voters, the man
ayers, who, after being sworn, can con-
duct the election.
A 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 complet-
ed, and make statement of the result
for each office. and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter, the chair
man of the board, or some one desig-
mated by the board, must deliYer 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 fol-
lowing managers of election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said county:
Bloomingvale-J M Mcconnell, J ]
Casselman. w o Camlin.
Cades-Julius L McFaddin, J L Thom-
as, H E Sauls.
Cedar Swamp-G o Epps, Walter
Phillips, R W McCutchen.
Earles-G w Camlin, M H Parsons, q
V Wheeler
Gourdins-G C Parsons, J A McClary,
w P Chandler.
Greelyyile-J E Green. C L Mont
gomery, J w Timmons.
Hebron-W H .McElveen, S w Baker,
Charlton Buddin.
Indiantown-G Graham, Jr, s Davis
Snowden, NJ M Wilson.
Kingstree-J F Scott, T j Spring, j
w Coward.
Mouzon-T L Joye, B T Frierson, S
E Mouzon.
Morrisvi les T Nesmith, w R Coop
er, R J Nesmith.
Muddy Creek-M V Cox, w Il Har-
mon, w F Joye.
Pergamos-C W Stuckey, W P Moore,
w A Fitch.
Poplar Hill---B Chandler, T S Chand-
Ter, Watts Bolynn.
Salters---J H Covington, A R Nose
ley, T E Salters.
Suttons---S B Gordon, o c Einnant,
S R Walters.
Taft---J Morris, E Mccullough, S
J Walters.
Trio---J B McCants, James Bryan,
John H Rowell.
Vox---J A Hanna, R S Eaddy. W G
Stone.
The managers at each precinct nam
ed above are requested to delegate one
of their number to secure the box and
blanks for the election. Call at court
house on November 4, 1916, and the in
structions, boxes and oaths will be de-
livered to you by D Britton, clerk.
4 b CHANDLER,
R B KEELS,
SP HARPER,
Commissioners of Federal Election for
Williamsburg county, S G.
October %, 1916.