Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State of South Carolina-County

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State Of South Carolina-County o
York.
INOTIcE is hereby given that th'
General Election for State ant
County Officers will be held at tht
voting precincts prescribed by law II
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 an!
election, before allowing him to vote
the production OF his registration Ger.
tificatc and proof of the payment Of al
] taxes, including poll tax. assessed
against him and collectible during tho
previous year. The production Of q
certificate or OF the receipt OF the OFF,
Ger authorized TO collect such taxes
shall be conclusive proof Of the pay
mcnt 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 bal
lot for Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
State Officers. Circuit Solicitors, mem
bers Of the House of Representatives
State Senator. County Officers, and one
ballot for all Constitutional amend
ments and special questions, each OF
three said boxes TO be appropriately
lah"lcd: which ballots shall hc OF
plain white paper and OF such width
and length as TO contain the names of
l. a. a. Il tEK. ~
questions TO be voted for or upon, clear
and even cut, without ornament, des-
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
/ 10 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-
ions thereon. and so folded. shall he
deposited in Il box To be constructed.
kept and disposed of as herein provid-
ed by law, and no ballot of any other
description found in either Ol 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 No" 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 tn" oath to
the other members and to the Clerk:
Il 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 y. m, except In the Clty
OF Charleston, where they shall be
opened at : Il. M. and closed at 8 p. m.
The Managers have the power to fill
Il 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
plcted. and make u statement of the re-
suit for each office ana sign the same.
Within three days thereafter the
Chairman of the Board. or some one
designated 10y the Board. must dcvirer
to the Commissioners of election the
poll list, the boxes containing the bal
'otS and written statements Of the re-
suits of the election.
At the said election qualified electors
will vote upon the adoption or rejcc-
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-
stitution, Relating to Bonded In
debtedness by Adding Proviso There
to as To the city of Abbcville.
~ joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Section l4a, of Article
Y of the Constitution by Allowing the
City of Charleston Through the City
Council. To ASSESS .NbuttinS Property
for Permanent improvements and to
Pay for the Permanent Improvement
of the Intersection of Streets FOR
Curhing and the Laying of Drains
without the Consent OF the Property
Owners.
a Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 5. Article NJ of the Constitution.
Relating to School Districts, by Add
ing Special Proviso as to Greenville
County.
\ Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 20. Article III of the Constitution