Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-30

during the previous year. The pro-
duction of certificate or of the re-
ceipt of the officer authorized to
collect such taxes, shall be conclu-
slVe proof Of the payment thereof.
Section 237, Code Of. 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, Special Ses-
sion 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
ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, State Officers, Circuit Solici-
tors, Members of the House of Rep
resentatives, State Senator, County
Oi1cers, and one ballot for all con-
stitutional Amendments and special
questions, each Of three said boxes to
be appropriately labelled; which bal
lots shall be Of plain white paper,
and OF such width and length as to
contain the names of the officer or
o1ncers and question or questions to
De voted for or upon, clear and even
cut, without ornament, designation,
| mutllation, symbol or mark of any
Kind whatsoever, except the name or
names OF the person or persons voted
for and the office to which such per-
son or persons are intended to be
| CHOSEN, and all special questions,
! which name or names, Office or Of
noes, 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 questions thereon, and
so folded, shall be deposited in box
to be constructed, kept and disposed
OF as herein provided by law, and no
ballot of any other description found
IN either of said boxes. shall be
counted.
/! On all special questions the ballot
snail state the question, or questions,
and shall thereafter have the words
Yes and "No" inserted so that the
voter may indicate his vote by strik-
ing 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, the Managers and Clerks
must take and subscribe the Con-
stitutional oath. The Chairman Of
the Board of Managers can admins
ter 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 Z o'clock a. m. and
closed at 4 o'clock p. m, except in
the city of Charleston, where they
shall be opened at a. m. and closed
at p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill vacancy, and If none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point, from among the qualified vot-
ers, the Managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state7'
ment Of the result for each office,
and sign the same. Within three
days thereafter, the Chairman of the
Board, or some one designated by
the Board, must deliver to the Com
missioners of Election the poll list,
the boxes containing the ballots, and
written statements Of the results Of
the election.
At the said election qualified elec-
tors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection Of Amendments to the State
Constitution, as provided In the fol-
lowing Joint Resolutions:
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion of Article VIII Of the Consti-
tuition, Relating to Bonded Indebted
ness, by adding a Proviso Thereto as
to the City Of Abbeville.
TDtn
Amendment to Section 14a. Of Arti-
ing the City Of Charleston, through
the City Council, to Assess Abutting
Property for Permanent Improve
ment, and to Pay for the Permanent
Improvement of the Intersection of
Streets for Curbing and the Laying
OF Drains without the Consent OF the
Property Owners.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
Relating to School Districts. by add
vile County.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 20, Article III, Of the Constitu-
ton by Inserting after the Words
viva Voce," the Words Except by
Unanimous Consent"
A Joint Resolution Proposing an
to Article X Of the Con-
stitution by Adding Thereto Section
10, to Empower the City Of Able
Vile to Assess Abutting Property for
Permanent improvements.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Ar
ticle x G0) Of the Constitution by
Adding Thereto Section II, to EN-
n0Wer ANY Or A Ii IncOrn0ratad Cities