The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE OR SOUTH CAROLINA,


Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for State and
County Officers will be held at the
voting precincts prescribed by law
IN said county on Tuesday, Novem-
her 2, 1920, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday in No
vember, as prescribed by the State
Constitution.
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers of Election shall re-
auire of every elector offering 10
vote at any election, before allow
ine him or her to vote, the produc-
zion of his or her registratlon' IN
sluding poll tax, assessed against
him or her and collectible during the
previous year. The production OF
certificate or of the receipt of the
officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof OF
the payment thereof.
Section 237. Code of 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, special ses-
sion of 1914.
Section 297. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots, as fol-
lows: One ballot for United States
Senator, Representatives in Con-
yress and Presidential electors; and
one ballot for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, State officers, Circuit So
6citors. members of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, State Senator
county officers; and one ballot Tor
all Constitutional amendments and
special questions, each of three said
boxes to be appropriately labelled; ;
which ballots shall be of plain
vhite paper and of such width and
length as to contain the names OF
the officer or officers and question or
questions to be voted for or upon,
clear and even cut, without orna-
ment, designation, mutilation, SYM
bol or mark of any kind whatsoever,
except the name or names OF the
percson or persons voted for and
the Office to which such person or
persons are intended to be chosen,
and all special questions which name
or names, Office or Offices, question
or questions shall be written or
printed or partly written or partly
urinted theeon in black ink and such
ballot shall be so folded as to con-
eeal the name or names, question or
uuestions thereon, and so, folded,
shall be deposited in a box to be
constructed, 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 bal
lot shall state the question or ques-
tinns, and shall thereafter have the
vords eyes" and "No" inserted so
chat the voter may indicate his or
her vote by striking out one or the
ather of such words on said ballot,
the word not so stricken out to be
counted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls, Managers and Clerks
mnst take and subscribe the Consti
tutional oath. The Chairman of the
Board of Managers can administer
the oath to the other members and
to the Clerk; A Notary Public must
administer the oath to the Chair
man. The Managers elect their
Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must
he opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and
closed at o'clock p. m., except in
die city of Charleston, where they
shall be opened at a. M, and
closed at p. m.
The Managers have the power to
FIJI vacancy, and if none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint from among the qualified
voters the Managers, who, after be-
sng sworn can conduct the election.
At the close of the election the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
uuSIicly to omen the ballot boxes and