The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Sumter.

Pursuant to a writ of election is
sued by His Excellency, R. A. Coop
i er, Governor of South Carolina, notice
is hereby given that special e!ec-
ton to fill the vacancy in the 7th Con-
tgressional District caused by the res
ignation of Hon. A. F. Lever, will ne
held on Tuesday, October 7th, a. u
19is,- during the hours fixed by law
at the regular voting precincts in the.
County of Sumter
The qualifications of suffrage are as
follows:
Residence in State for two years..
in the county one year, in the polling:
! precinct in which the elector offers.
to vote, four months, and the payment.
six months before any election of any.
| poll tax 'hen due and payable. Pro-
vided, that ministers in charge of an.
organized church and teachers of pub
! lie schools shall be entitled to vote:
after six months residence in the.
State. otherwise qualified.
! Registration. Payment of all taxes,
including poll tax, assessed and col
!ectible during the previous year (ex-
cept soldiers and sailors in active SER
vice during 191S-1919) The produc-
ton of a certificate or the receipt of
the officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof Of the
payment thereof.
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 Managers and to the
Clerk; a Notary Public ,dst admin
! lister the oath to the Chairman. The
| Managers elect their Chairman and
EClerk.
| Polls at each voting place must be
opened at Z o'clock a. M, and closed
at o'clock p. M, except in the city
| Of Charleston where they. shall be
opened at Z a. m. and closed at p
| m ~
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy; and if none Of the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
| point, from among the qualified vot-.
ers, the Managers. who after being
IL,
At the close Of the election. the
Managers and Clerks must proceed
publicly to open the ballot box and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed ,and make state:
ment sof 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 Commits
sioners, Of Election the poll fsty the
box containing the ballots and written
statements -of the result OF the cleo
ton. e'f
Managers of Election: The follow
ing Managers of Election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said county:
SUMTER Ward ii. L. Brown, L.
w. Jenkins. L. E. White.
Suraterr Ward Wv. G. .O'Neal, y
ss,ss ssstoudenn:ne, J. D. Shirer:
ssnr1ters Ward Sd. B. stover, =,
|. a.. Calhoun, C. 8. Preacher.
sumter@Mard TT. w. Pace, II. =.
Lawrence, Price.
siatebuE@Ne elson Murray, Jas. Pa;
gan, J. G. Simmons. -.
Providence F. Moore, A. =.
Smith. w. w Boykin. -
Rafting Creek-J. H. Mcleod, 5.
w. Young, ]. M. Hawkins.
oswego-w. d. Mcleod, j. +.
Moore. A. S. Brown.
Hzyewilie-J. R. Mayes, J. H. Bur-
CESS, E. G. Spencer.
shilotSN. w. Green, S. w. Tr1
luck, r. W Green. hi,S;
concorEB. w. Brogdon. Clarence
Brunson, RI M. Jones.
Privateer-G. A. Nettles, w. o..
Cain. Percy Harvin.
wedgefeld-E. e. Aycock, w. n.
Ramsey, John Dew.
Bloom Hid. w. A1sbrooks, Ma
rion Coulter. Terrell Kolb.
sDuBose-M. r. Rivers, 7. S. Du-
Bose. Jr., Russell Lee.
YS Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one, of their number to secure
the boxsand blanks for the election
from r. +. Miller on Saturday, Oc-
toser 4th at the office. of the Sumter
tAIISfing Co.. 115 N. Main st.
BARLOW WALSH,
b. KENNEDY,