The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-30

ever, except the nane or Ianessga
the person or persons voted fer5SalMal
the Office to which such personseE
persons are intended to bes ch0sell,
and all special questions which sna me
or names, Office or Offices; iiest1on saE5s
questions shall be written or prfntesa55
or. partly written OF partly dntea
thereon in black Ink; and such bali:
lot shall be SO foIdedsas to conceal The
name OF names, question ors q1estaons
thereon, and so folded, shall besdee-
posted in box to be constrNcSsa
kept and disposed ofas herein prcV1d-s
ed by law; and nc. al1ot ofaany; osh.sI
er descriptions found IN .ait siAr of
said boxes shall be counted. @ss s
On all special qnestaous- the ballet
shall state the question. Or q uesSss
tons, and shall there eafter have. the
words Yes and NO inserted ~.
that the 1oter may dieate his vote
by striking ont one or. the other OF
such words ON said ballot, the Wecd
not so stricken out tossbe5 ceHnted
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls, Managers and Clerks nasast
take and subscribe the Constitu tutionai
oath. The: Chairman of the Board:
Of Managers can administerat
to the other members and toS the
Clerk; a.. Notary Public must adnaiI M
lister the oath to the Chairman The.
Managers: elect their Ghaarnaan and
Clerk. - 3
Polls at each voting place must. be-
opened at o'clock a., m. and elesed
at o'clock p. M. except in thesCifys
Of Charleston, where they shall bss
opened at: z a. M. and elosedsa al D. p.sH
m.
The Managers have the power TO-!
fill a vacancy, and II none tsles
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point from among the. qualified vots5
ers, the Managers who. after bealsS 81
sworn, can conduct the election. s.;
At the close of the election. the.
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, aad c9azs
tinue without adjournment until the
same Is completed, and make g state
ment of the result for each Office and
SIGN the Same, Within three days
thereafter, the Chairman OF tlfe
Board, OF some one designated bys
the Board, must deliver. to the C0MrS
missionars of Election the poll hat,
the boxes. containing the ballots ssaq
written statements of the results .aE:
the election. ':::
At thu said election qualified elec-
tors viii vote upon the adoption ;or
rejection of amendments to. the; Staxo
Constitution, as provided In the foi.:
lowing Joint Resolutions: iss.l
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton z of Article YIIIs-of: the Cons
stitution, Relating to Bonded Indebt,s
edness by Adding a Proviso Therese,
as to-the, Citysof .Abbeville.t
3 "A Joint Resolutions Proposing an
Amendment. to- Section LA of=Arf1cae
tx Of the Constitution by Allowing the
City Of Charleston Through the eaty.
Council, to Assess Abuttinss PropArty
for Permanent improvement and s. tos
Paw for. the Permanent .ImpFoyement
of the Intersection OF Streets tcfI
Curbing and the Laying of. DRAINS
without the Consent OF the PROPERLY
Owners. s
A Joint Resolution to Ane19 See: ~
tion S, Article XII OF he e0nststsse;
ton, Relating to School pistH
Adding a. Special Preyiso as 80
Greenyisle County S iis:
AsJotnt Rasoluti on to Anafmd 80
ttion 20, Article III the.
[tior nv Inserting after the W0fdH