Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State OF South Carolina-County OF
York.

| York.
lNoTIcE is hereby given that the
~ General Election for State and
County Officers will be held at the
voting precincts prescribed by law in
said county. on Tuesday, November 5.
1918. said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November. as
prescribed by the State Constitution.
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers 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 a
certificate or OF the receipt OF the off,
Ger authorized to collect such taxes.
shall be conclusive proof OF the pay
ment 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 bad
lot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
State Officers. Circuit Solicitors. men,
| bers OF the House OF Representatives.
State Senator. County Officers and one
ballot for all Constitutional amend
mcnts and special questions. each OF
three said boxes to be appropriately
labeled: 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 ont tlyifhn,tf
ignation. mutilation, symbol or mark
OF any kind whatsoever, except the
| name or names Of the person or per-
sons 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 printed 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 qucs-
tions thereon. and so folded. shall he
deposited in box TO be constructed,
kept and disposed Of as herein pruvid-
ed by law, and no ballot OF any other
description found in either OF said
boxes shall be counted
On all special questions the ballot
shall state the question. or questions.
and shall thereafter have the words
Yes" and mo" inserted so that the
voter may indicate his vote by striking
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. M. and closed
at o'clock p. m. except In the City
or Charleston, where they shall be
opened at u. m., and closed at 6 d. M.
The Managers have the power To M
vacancy, and If 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 Man.
ayers and Clerk must proceed publicly
TO open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein. and continue without
adjournment until the same is COM
pleted. and make n statement Of the re-
suit FOR each office and sign the same
Within three days thereafter the
chairman OF the Board, or some one
designated by the Board, must devivcr
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 electors
Will vote upon the adoption or rejec-
ton of amendments to the State Con-
stitution, as provided in the following
Joint Resolutions:
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton OF Article VIII OF the Con-
StltuttOn, Relating to ROnded In