The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-17

The State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
In obedience to the order OF .. y.
Sample, supervisor OF Ne"oefry a
county. and pursuant to Act No;
57O and Act No. 821 Of the general
assembly of the state of South Caro-
In passed at it's session Of 1920,
and approved on the 18th day OF
March, 1920, notice is hereby given
that the undersigned, as the commits
sioners of election for state ana
county officers for Newberry county,
will hold an election at the usual vot-
inc precincts in the said county on
Tuesday, the oath day of August, A.
D., 1920, upon the question Of is
suing coupon bonds of said county to
the amount of four hundred thou
sand dollars for permanent ROAD
building and maintenance OF the
same and also for the election OF a
highway commission Of Newberry
county, which commission shall be
composed of one member from each
of the IL townships of the county, to
be elected as now provided for IN case
of other county officers in the elec-
ton provided for on the question OF
issuing said bonds for term ending
January 1, 1925.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows: Residence in the state
for two years, in the county one
year, in the polling precincts in
which the elector offers to vote four
months, and the payment six months
before the election of any poll tax
then due and payable: Provided,
That ministers in charge of an or
ganized church and tesDhers of pub
lie schools shall be entitled to vote
after six months residence in the
state if otherwise qualified. Managers
of election shall require of each cleo
tor offering to vote, before allowing
him to- vote, the production of reg
istration certificate, proof of the
payment of all taxes, including poll
tax, assessed against him and col
lectible during the previous year: The
production of a certificate or OF the
recent of the officer authorized to
collect such taxes shall be conclu-
sive proof of the payment thereof.
The commissioners of election for
state and county officers shall ap-
point three managers of election for
each polling place at each election
precinct. The managers shall take
and subscribe, before any officer au-
thorized to administer oaths, the
oath of office prescribed by Section
20 of Article II of the Constitution,
and the oath with respect to duellng,
and the same shall be Immediately
filed in the Office of the clerk OF the
court of common pleas OF NeWberry
county, South Carolina. The man,
ayers may appoint a clerk to assist
them in their duties, who shall take
the oath of office prescribed by Sec
ton 80 of Article II Of the Const1-
tuition, and the oath with regard to
dueling. before the chairman of the
board of managers. The clerk of the
pol! shall keep poll list which shall
contain one columr headed Names
of Voters, - and the name of each
elector voting shall be entered by the
clerk in such column. The commits
sioners and managers at their first
meetings, respectively, shall proceed
to organize as a board by appointing
one of their number chairman of the
board, and such chairman, in each
instance, is empowered to administer
oaths. In case all of the managers
shall fail to attend at the time and
place appointed for the holding such
poll, or shall refuse or fail to act, or
in case no manager has been ap-
pointed for such poll, it shall be law
full for the voters present at the pre-
cinct voting place on that day to ap-
point from among the qualified voters
of such precinct the managers to act
as managers in the place and stead
of the absent managers, and any one
of the managers so appointed shall
administer the oath to the other man
ayers: Provided, That in case the
legally appointed managers attend IN
a reasonable time they shall take
charge ard conduct the election. The
polls shall be opened at all deslg-
mated voting places at. Z O'Clock In
the forenoon and close at q o'clock
in the afternoon, and shall be kept
open during those hours without IN
termission or adjournment; and the
managers shall administer to each
person offering to vote an oath that
he is qualified to vote at this election,
according to the constitution of this
state, and that he has not voted dur
ing this election.
In said election there shall be three
separate and distinct ballots to be
provided according to law, as fol-
lows: A ballot to be voted by those
favoring the issuance of bonds, and
ballot to be voted by those opposed
to the issuance of bonds. Those fa-
voring the issuance of bonds shall
deposit in a box to be provided
therefor ballot on which shall be
printed the words, "For permanent
road bonds in the sum of four hun
dred thousand dollars-Yes;;" and
those opposed to the issuance of said
bonds shall deposit in such box bal
/ lot on which shall be printed the
words, ''For permanent road bonds
{ in the sum of four hundred thousand
dollars-No" !" And there shall be q