The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-09
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina,
County of Union.

olaCe OF SOuJn SarOllna,
County of Union.
Notice is hereby given that special
election for the Township of Union in
the County aforesaid, will be held at
the voting precincts in said township
prescribed by law on Tuesday, March
20, 1917, upon the issuance of bonds
under the terms of the following Act
passed by the General Assembly of
South Carolina at the regular session
of 1917, and duly approved by the Gov
ernor of the State of South Carolina:
An Act to authorize the holding of
an election in Union township on the
issuing of $125,000 of common bonds
for building permanent roads, and ce-
ment sidewalks, to name seven COM
missioners to eXpend the proceeds of
said bonds and otherwise define their
duties, powers and term of office; and
to provide sinking fund for retire
ment of said bonds and a tax levy and
motor vehicle license tax to pay in
terest on the same.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of South Carolina:
Section l. That on the goth day of
March, 1917, there shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of Union town
ship the question of issuing $125, 900
worth of coupon bonds, bearing not
more than five per cent interest for
constructing public highways of said
township.
Section 2. This election shall be
held under the laws governing the
holding of general elections in this
State. The ballots shall be provided
according to law; on the one ballot
shall be printed the words: For Per-
manent Road Bonds-Yes; on the
other, For Permanent Road Bonds
No. If a majority of the ballots cast
in said election shall be for the is
suing of said bonds, the seven Com
missioners hereafter provided for to
be known as the Highway Commits
sloners of Union Township, shall
advertise for sealed bids on said
bonds. No bid shall be considered for
less than the par value of the
bonds. The Commissioners shall have
the right to reject all bids and read
vertise for bids until the bonds are
sold," etc.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows:
Residence in State for two wears.
In the county one year, in the polling
precinct in which the elector offers to
vote for four months, and the payment
of any poll tax then due and PAYABLE ::
Provided, That 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 otherwise qualified.
Managers of election must require
of each other the production of q
registration certificate and the proof
of the payment of all taxes, including
poll tax assessed and collectible dur
ing the previous Year Sis f-A fffe production
of certificate or the receipt of the
officer authorized to collect such taxes
shall be conclusive proof of the pay
ment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The chairman of the board or
managers can administer the oath to
the other members and to the Clerk:
an officer duly qualified thereto must
administer the oath to the Chairman.
The Managers elect their Chairman
and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at Z o'clock a. m., and closed
at a O'Clock p. m.
The managers have the power to
! fill vacancy and if none OF tho
managers attend the citizens can ap-
noint from among the qualified voters.
the Managers who after being sworn
can conduct the election.
The following managers are an
nointed for the aforesaid election, and
they are requested to call at the office
of the Probate Judge in the Court
house for ballot boxes, ballot forms
and instructions.
Monarch-W. A. Turner, Jno. Will
burn, j. M. Bates.
Excelsior Knitting Mills-C. c. Sar-
tor w. t. Deason. Frank Hart.
Union-C. T.. Murphy, J. Moblev
Jeter, d. N. Jones.
r. F. Fowler,
j. N. Rodgers,
State and County Election Commits
sioners.
March 1917 N q