The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-11-04
AN ORDINANCE

Ordering a Special Election in the
Town of Newberry for the Pur-
pose of Voting on the Question Of
Surrendering the Present Charter
of the Town and Chartering I'm
der the General Laws of the
State.
Whereas, a. petition has been pre-
sented to the Mayor and Aldermen
of the Town of Newberry, S. c., in
the words following, to wit:
t'To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the Town of Newber-
ry, South Carolina.
eve, the undersigned freeholders.
of the Town Of Newberry, in the
State Of South Carolina, respectfully
petition your honorable body to Or
der a special election in said Town
for the purpose of voting on the
proposition of surrendering the pres
ent Charter of the said Town and
having the Town chartered under
the general laws Of the State Of
South Carolina
Whereas, it appears that said Pc
ton is signed by more than one hun
/ dred freeholders Of the Town of
Newberry, S. c., as shown by it's tax
books; and,
i Whereas, Section 1881, Vol I, of
the Code of Laws of South Carolina,
! 1912, declares that the Town council
shall upon the petition Of one hun
dred or more freeholders of the said
Town requesting an election to vote
/; upon the surrender of the charter Of
the Town and chartering under the
general laws Of the State, shall after
giving ten days public notice Of a
public meeting Of the Town Council
called for that purpose consider the
question of surrendering the charter
and becoming incorporated under
the general laws Of the State; and,
Whereas, such notice has been
published in The Herald and News
and Observer, two newspapers pub
lished at Newberry, S. c., Of a meet
ing of the Town Council for the said
purpose on this day; and,
Whereas, after considering said
petition and request therein made
the Town Council by majority vote
authorized the holding of such cleo
tion.
! Now, Therefore, Be it Ordained.
by the Mayor and Aldermen Of the,
Town of Newberry, in the State of
South Carolina, in council assem-
bled and by authority of the same
that a special election be and the
same is hereby ordered held at the.
council chambers in said town, the
polls to be opened at 8 o'clock A. NJ
and to close at 4 o'clock P
M, on Tuesday, the 18th day
of November, 1919, for the
purpose of submitting to the
electors of said Town who are duly
qualified for voting under the Con-
stitution and laws Of the State Of
South Carolina, the question wheth-
er said Town shall surrender it's
present charter and be chartered un-
der the general laws of the State of:
South Carolina as prayed for in said
petition.
Those voting at said election who
favor the surrendering of the char
ter and chartering under the
general laws shall cast a bal
lot upon which shall be print
ed or written the words "In favor OF
surrendering charter and chartering
under the general laws" and those
who oppose the surrendering of pres
ent charter and chartering under the
general laws shall cast ballot on
which shall be printed or written the
words Against surrendering charter
and chartering under the general
laws"
The following named persons are
hereby appointed managers of sa'as
election: Hiram Speers, L. F. Pay
singer and j. M. Bowers. Provhsd,
that any vacancy that may occur; IN
the board of managers may here
after be filled by appointments TO bee
made by the Mayor or Acting Mayor
as the case may be.
Public notice of said election to be
given by the publication C this or
dinance once a week for three con-
secutive weeks in the Newberry Her
aid and News and the Newberry Oh