The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-31

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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 even cut,
without ornament, designation, multi
alton, symbol or mark of any kind
whatsoever, except the name or
names of the person or persons voted
Tor 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
fees, question or questions, shall
te written or printed or partly writ
ten or partly printed thereon in black
ink; and such ballot shall be SO fold
ed as to conceal the name or names,
question or questions thereon,
and so folded, shall be deposited in a
tox to be constructed, kept and dis
posed of as herein provided by law,
and no ballot of any other descrip-
ton 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 "No" inserted so thai 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, Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
Cath. The Chairman of the Board of
Managers can administer the oath
to the other members and to the
Clerk; a Notary Public must admin
lister the oath to the Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman and
Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed
at 4 o'clock p. m, except in the City
Of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at Z a. m. and closed at 6 p.
m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a 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
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to.open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment unit. the
same is completed, and make a state
ment of the result for each office and
sian 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
ton 7 of Article VIII of the Consti-
tuition, Relating TO Bonded Indebted
ness by Adding a Proviso Thereto as
to the City of Abbeville.
A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Section LA. of Article
X of the Constitution by Allowing the
City of Charleston Through the City
Council, to Assess Abutting Proper
ty for Permanent Improvement and
to Pay for the Permanent Improve
ment of the Intersection Of Streets
for CURLING and the Laying of Drains
without the Consent of Property Own
erS. .
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 5, Article XII of the Constitution,
Relating to School Districts, by Add
ing a Special Proviso as to Greenyille
County.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 20, Article III of the Constitu-
ton, by Inserting after the Words
Viva Voice." the Words Except by
Unanimous Consent
A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article K of the Con-
stitution by Adding Thereto Section
19, to Empower the City of Abbeville
to Assess Auditing Property for Per-
manent Improvements.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Arti-
Gle x (10) of the Constitution by
Adding Thereto a Section II to En-
power Any or All Incorporated Cities
and Towns to Assess Auditing Prop
erty for Permanent improvements.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton Z, Article VIII of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness, by Adding a Proviso
Thereto as to the City of Orangeburg.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section II of Article VIII Of
the Constitution Relating to Munich
pal Bonded Indebtedness.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7 of Article VIII and Section 8
of Article x, of the Constitution, so
as to Exempt the Cities of Rock Hill
and Florence, from the Provisions
Thereof.
A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article K of the Con-
stitution by Adding Thereto Section
l6, to Empower the Town of Pendle-
ton to Assess Auditing Property for
Permanent Improvements.
ELECTION MANAGERS.
The following Managers of Filec-
ton have been appointed to hold the
election at the various precincts in
the said County:
Denmark. B. Guess, Jr., Ralph
Goolsby, John D. Turner.