Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
SuptTNlSOI,
JOHN c. KIRKPATRICK,
Commissioner,
L. j. LUMPKIN,

Commissioner,
Constituting County Board of com-
missioners Of York County, S. c. =
Now, therefore Notice is hereby CIV
en- that a special election will be held
at the voting Precincts prescribed by
law in Kings Mountain Township, in
the County and State aforesaid, on
Saturday, May 10th, 1919, for the pur-
pose of determining whether said
kings Mountain Township will issue
Sixty Thousand Dollars worth Of Cou-
pom or Serial Bonds for the PURPOSE
of road improvement in said Town
ship.
Only qualified resident electors of
said Township can vote in said cleo
ton, and the Managers Of election
shall require of every Elector Of
I fering to vote in said election, before
allowing him to vote, the production of
his Registration Certificate and proof
of the payment Of all taxes assessed
against him and collectible during the
year 1918. The production Of Certif1-
cate or the receipt Of the Officer au-
thorized to collect such taxes shall be
conclusive proof Of the payment there
Of
The ballot used by Electors on this
occasion shall be Of plain white paper,
clear and even cut, without ornament
designation, mutilation, symbol or
mark of any kind whatsoever, except
the words hereinafter prescribed, and
shall be So folded as to conceal the con-
tents thereof, and so folded shall be de-
posted in the ballot box furnished the
Managers of Election for this purpose.
On the one ballot shall be printed:
For permanent Road Bonds-Yes,"
On the other: For permanent Road
Bonds-No."
Electors in favor of said Bond issue
will vote the first described ballot.
Electors opposed to said Bond issue
will vote the second described ballot.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the Polls, Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constitution
al oath. The Chairman of the Board
of Managers can administer the oath
to the other members, and to the Clerk,
A Notary Public. must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Managers
at each precinct elect their own Chair
man and Clerk.
Before permitting any elector to de-
posit his ballot in the ballot box, in
addition to requiring such elector ito
produce his Registration Certificate
and to furnish proof that he has paid
all taxes assessed against him the
previous year. the Managers will ad-
minister an oath to such an elector to
the effect that he is qualified to vote
in this election according to the Con-
stitution and laws of this State, and
has not voted before in this election,
and they shall further require the said
Elector to satisfy them that he is a
resident of Kings Mountain Township,
in said County and State.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at seven o'clock A. NJ, and
closed at four o'clock P. NJ.
The managers have the power to fill
a vacancy and If none OF the Managers
attend, the citizens can appoint from
among the qualified resident electors
the managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed pub
licly to open ballot boxes and count
the ballots therein. and continue with
out adjournment until the same is
completed, and make a written state
ment of the result, and sign same.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board of Managers
or some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the undersigned Com
missioners of Election the poll list the
box containing the ballots and writ
ten statement of the result of the
election.
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to conduct this
special election at the various pre-
cincts in Kings Mountain Township,
to wit:
Bethany: Jno. w. Pursley, T. E. Nc
Mackin, and S. c. Pursley.
Glover: F. H. Jackson, Thad. p.
Clinton and r. A. Jackson.
Filbert: w. l.. Pursley, w. E. Land
and j. l.. Templeton.
New Zion: w. n. Bigger. A. c.
White, and w. j. McCarter.
Mr.. Jno. E. Carroll is Clerk of the
Board. and the Managers will get their
boxes, tickets and blanks from him al
his office in the Court House on or be-
fore Noon of Friday. May 9th. proX.
w. B. WILSON, Jr.
Chairman,
w. P. BOYD,
]. D. SMITH,
Commissioners of State and County
Elections for York County, $. c.