The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State OF South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.


County of Abbeville.
Notice is hereby given that special
election will be held at the voting pre-
cincts prescribed by the law in said
county, on Saturday, April the 3rd 1920
At said election qualified electors
will vote upon the question Of issuing
bonds to the amount of Four (45O,OOO,-
O0) hundred and fifty thousand dollars
the proceeds of which will be used to
improve the said highways Of the coun-
try which are to be graded and top
soiled not over $4,000 90 to be spent
on the average per mile. Said bonds
to be issued to bear not more than .
1-2 per cent and levy necessary to
pay interest and establish sinking
fund will be added by the Auditor If
a majority vote in favor Of the issue OF
the said issue the Board
of Highway Commissioners will be
J. A. Smith, Sr. ]. S. Stark, j. A.
Gillian, Joseph Hicks, T. o. Kirkpat-
rick, S. J. Wakefield. A. S. Kennedy,
R. l.. Barmore, J. C. Ashley, j. K.
Lomax. The Supervisor shall be Secre-
tary and ex-officio a member of the
Board. The members Of the Board
shall receive no compensation except
actual expenses.
The qualification for suffrage.
Managers of election shall require
of every elector offering to vote at
any election before allowing him to
vote, the production of his registra-
ton certificates and proof of the pay
ment of all taxes. including poll tax.
assessed against him and collectable
during the previous year. The pro-
duction of a certificate or of the re-
ceipt of the officer authorized to COL
lect such taxes, shall be conclusive
proof of the payment thereof.
Section 237 Code of 1912 as amend
ed by Act No. 6, special session of
1914.
On all special question the ballot
| shall state the questions. or questions
and shall thereafter have the words
Eyes" and "No" inserted so that the
voter may indicate his vote by strik-
ing out one or the other Of such
words on said ballot. the word no so
stricken out to be counted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls, Managers and Clirks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board
of Managers can administer the oath
to the other members and to The
Clerk: Notary Public must ad-
minister the oath to the chairman.
The Managers elect their chairman
and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at 7o'clock a. m. and closed
at p m. except in the city of Char
lesion, here they shall be opened at
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
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 con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make a state
ment Of the result for each office and
sign the same. Withiu 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 boxes
containing the ballots and written
statements Of the results Of the elec-
, ton.
The following are the roads specifi
ed in the bill to be improved: