Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-28

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SrSs y tf1on, Tor state and County
on - Wiu bei held - the voting
~ ~ q pre6cslbed bylaw In said
county - Tuesday. Novsmbsr :. 1850,
sai6 d6yf 64tno TueedAy- following the
f1rat Monday IN November. ~ PREF
scribeds by the state constitution.
The qualification Tor outrage:
managers or Election shalt require
OF every clector offering to vote at any
election. before allowing him or her
10 vote. the production Of his or her
registration certificate and proof Of
the payment OF all taxes,s tnclud-
him or her and collectibie DUR
Ing the previous year. The pro-
5duction OF q certificate or Of the re-
ceipt OF the officer autb orised to col
lect such taxes shall be oonclustve
proof Of the payment thereof.
Section 2S7. Code OF 1Sl2. as amend
ed by Act No. 9, special session OF
1914. .- ..
Section 2s7. 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
Governor. State officers. circuit solio-
itors. members OF the House OF Rep
resentatives, state Senator county Of
sicers. and one ballot for all Constitu-
tional amendments ana special ques-
Hons. each of three said boxes to be
appropriately labelled: which ballots
shall be OF plain white paper and OF
such width and length as to contain
tho names OF the officer or officers
und question or questions to be voted
for or upon. clear and even cut, with
out ornament. designation. mutila-
tion, symbol or mark Of any kind
whatsoever, except the name or
names OF tho person OF. persona vo-
ted for and tho Office to which such
person or persons arc intended to be
chosen, and all special questions
which namo or names. office or off,
ces. question or questions shall be
written or printed or partly written
or partly printed thereon in black
Ink and such ballot shall be 30 fold
ed as to conceal tho name or names.
question or questions thereon. and. SO
folded. shall be deposited In q box
to be constructed. kept and disposed
OF as herein, provided by law. and no
ballot OF any other description found
In either OF said boxes shall be
counted. .-
= On all special questions tho ballot
shall state the question or questions
and shall thereafter have the words
Yes" 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 30 stricken out to be counted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls. Managers, and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board
of Managers can administer tho oath
to the other members and to tho
Clerk; Notary Public must admin
lister the oath to the Chairman. Tho
Managers elect their Chairman and
Clerk. p.
Polls, at each. voting place muHt be
opened at o'clock a. m. and closed
at o'clock p. M. except In the city
or Charleston. whore they shail be
opened at a. m. and closed at 8
p. m. ~
The Managers have the power to
NIL vacancy. and IL none OF the
Managers attend. the citizens can ap-
point from among the qualified vet
ers the Managers. who. after being
Asworn, can conduct the election.
A. shS close OF the election the
anagers and Clerk must proceed
lbltcly to open the ballot boxes and
ount tho ballots therein. and CON
'tnue without adjournment until the
same Ia completed. and make q
statement OF tho result for each
office and sign, the p samo. within
three days thereafter the Chairman
or the Board. or some one designated
by the Board. must deliver. TO the
Commissioners of Election the poll
list. the boxes containing the ballots
and written statements of the results
or the election.
At the said election qualified cleo
tors will vote upon the adoption or
rejection Of amendm ents IN the state
Constitution. as provided In tho fol-
lowing JOINT RESOLUTIONS: