The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-10-21


her to vote, the production of his
or her registration certlhcate and
proof Of payment of all taxes, in
Guiding poll tax, assessed against him
or her and collectible during the
previous year. The production of a
certificate or of the receipt Of the Of
fcer authorized to collect such taxes
shall be conclusive proof Of the pay
ment thereof.
Section 237, Code of 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, special ses-
sion 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 Solici-
tors, members Of the House of Rep
resentatives, State Senator, County
officers; and one ballot for all Con
stitutional amendments and speclal
questions, each of three said boxes
to be appropriately labelled; Wnlch
ballots shall be of plain white paper
and of such width and length as 10
contain the names Of the ofncer or
officers and question or questions 10
be voted for or upon, clear ana even
cut. without ornament, designation,
mutilation, symbol or mark OF any
kind whatsoever, except the name or
names of the person or persons Voteo
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 be
written or printed or partly written
or partly printed thereon IN
black ink; and such ballot shall
be so folded as to conceal the
name or names, questlon Or
questions thereon, and, so folded,
shall be deposited in box to be con-
structed, kept and disposed OF as
herein provided by law, and no bal
lot of any other description 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
Eyes" and mo" inserted so that the
voter may indicate his or her vote by
striking 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, the Managers and clerks
must take and subscribe the Constl-
tutional oath. The Chairman OF the
Board Of Managers can administer
the oath to the other members ana
to the clerk; a Notary Public must
administer 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 closeo
at o'clock p. m, except IN tne clty
of Charleston, where they shall De
opened at Z a. m. and closed al .
p. M.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and if none OF the Mall
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 contln-
ue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state
ment Of the result for each ONCE ana
sign the same. Within three days
thereafter the Chairman of the Board,
or some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the Commissioners
of Election the poll list, the baxes
containing the ballots and written
statements of the results of the elec-
tiOn.
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 "a of Article III of the Consti-
tuition, relating to the Manner of Fix
ing the Amount of Compensation to
be Paid County Officers, by Striking
Out Subsection x Of the Original Con-
stitution, Appearing in Code of Laws,
Volume II, Page 615, as Subsection
VIII.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
IlOn {, AIIlClS VIII VI Cue So1loIAIo
ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness, by Adding a Proviso
Thereto as to the Town of Marion.
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 Town of Saluda,
in Saluda County, and Kingstree,
Williamsburg County.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7, Article VIII of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to the Limit of the
Bonded Debt of Cities, by Adding
Thereto as to the City Of Charleston.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7, Article VIII of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
ebtedness, by Adding Proviso
Thereto as to the Bonded Debt of the
City of Charleston.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 5 of Article VIII of the Con-
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