The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-01
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.

State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
Notice is hereby given that the Gen
eral Election for State and County
Officers will be held at the voting pre-
cincts 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 ut
any election, before allowing him 20
vote, the production of his registra-
tion certificate and proof of the pay
ment of all taxes, including poll tax
assessed against him and collectible
during the previous year. The pro-
duction of certificate or of the re-
ceipt of the officer authorized to col
lect such taxes, shall be conclusive
proof of the payment thereof.
Seton 2S7, Code of 1912, as amend
ed by Act No. s, 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
ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, State officers, Circuit Solicit
ors, members of the House of Repre-.
sentative, State Senator. county Of
fcers, and one ballot for all Consti-
tutional 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 con-
tain the names of the officer or Of
ficers and question or questions to be
voted for or upon, clear and even cut,
without ornament, designation, mutil-
alton, 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
fees, question or questions shall he
written or printed or partly written
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 boz
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 count
ed.
On all special questions the ballot
shall state the question, or questions.
and shall thereafter have the words
~Yesp and 'tNo" inserted SO that the
voter may indicate his vote by strik-
ing out one or the other of such words
on said abbot the word not 80
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 TIE Chairman. The managers
elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at Z O'Clock a. m. and close
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 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 until the
same is completed, and make state
ment of the result for each office and
sign the same. Within three days
thereafter, the Chairman of the Board.