The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-20

titled to vote so that they could an
S.. cr ihe charge.
Mr.. Cromer said they charged tha'
the c.c>tion was irregular as to al
OF them. Our position is that there
vas 10 election.
1t was decided not to read the afli-
da, ITS i.iat we're with the petition
or to make them part Of the record
as the Witnesses were present dnu
woHid testify in open court.
The first witness called Was MI
.feS. /. Duncan He said he was d
tAxraynr III No. township and thai
he voted at Whitmire in this cleo
ton. He was not required to show
his registration certificate nor his
tax receipt. He saw twenty-five or
thirty vote and he did not see any ol
them produce their registration GER
tiicates or their tax receipt. Oh
cross examination by Mr.. Z. S. Blease
he said he was qualified voter and
that he had registered and had PAID
his tax. Can't name any l saw vote
who we're not qualified. So zar as
saw all were qualified. But did not
produce tax receipt
J. B. Baker said he was tax pay
er in No. and voted in bond elect
ion. Produced no registration certl-
ficate and no tax receipt Saw about
sixty besides himself vote. Think
about one-third produced registration
certificates but none the tax receipt
On cross examination he said the
election was fairly and impartially
conducted. The managers were par
ticular with some and not with 9TH
ers. | am qualified to vote. Have
registration certificate and have PAID
my taxes. Saw nothing wrong. 1t
was square white mans election.
J. C. Seymore was a taxpayer OF
No. 4. Voted in bond election. Pro-
dueed registration certificate but noI
required to show tax receipt. Sa "
100 vote. About Is showed registra-
ton certificate but none tax receipt
On cross examination said he voted
against bonds. Am qualified voter
Took the oath. Saw no one refused
to vote. Don't know man who voted
who had not paid tax Will Bridges
did not produce certificate. Whitney
did not show certificate. Don't kno"
whether they had certificate or not
but they did not produce it.
D. L. Mccullough said he was
taxpayer Of No. 4. Produced regis
tration certificate but no tax receipt
Saw % vote, all had certificates ou'
none required to show tax receipI
On cross examination said he saw
one vote from Union county. Cir
liam, understand he lives in Union
Don't know any one else. Far as
know it was fair election. | votec
against bonds.
r. C. Carlisle said he was tax
payer in 40. 4. Voted at Beth Eden
Did not show certificate and no tas
receipt. Saw about ten vote and only
one showed certificate and no one
tax receipt.
S. ". Derrick said ne was taxpay-
er in No. and voted at Beth Eden
Did not produce registration certi-
ficate and tax receipt. Saw about ~
or 25 vote and none had registration
certificates or tax receipts.
All who testified were against the
bond issue. There was no charge OF
fraud and the whole contest was
based on the failure to present reg
istration certificates and failure to
show tax receipts.
Those representing the bonds put
up no testimony.
ar. Cromer made short statement
quoting the law and the decision OF
the supreme court to show that u
was mandatory to require the regis
tration certificate and to produce evil
dence that all tax had been paid, that
the managers could not take their
opinion that these things had been
done but is was mandatory that the
evidence be there present at the time
the election was being held.
Mr.. e. S. Blease made a shor1
statement that there was no fraud IN
the election charged and that there
was a fair election and that the will
of the people had been registered and
that the witnesses who testified were
against the bond isuse and that they
all agreed that it was fair election
and that the contestants failed to
give the names of those who voted
without producing the tax receipts
and that, therefore, the result should