The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-10-22

Il Governor, State officers, Circuit So
| ilicitors, members of the House Of
Representatives, State Senator, coun.
ty officers; and one ballot for all
Constitutional amendments and spe-
cial questions, 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 the names of the offl-
Ger or officers and question or ques-
Itions to be voted for or upon, clear
and even cut, without ornament, des-
|ignation, mutilation, symbol or mark
of any kind whatsoever, except the
name or names of the person or per
Isons voted for and the office to which
such person or persons are intended
to be chosen, and all special ques-
tions which name or names, office or
Offices, question or questions shall be
written or printed or partly written
or partly printed thereon in black
ink: and such ballot shall be so fold
ed as to conceal the name or names,
question or questions thereon, and,
so folded, shall be deposited in a 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 the ballot
shall state the question or questions,
and shall thereafter have the words
ayes" and "No" 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, Managers and Clerks 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;
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 closed
at 4 o'clock p. m, except in the city
of Charleston, where. they shall be
opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 3
p. m.
The Managers have the. power to
fill a vacancy, and if none Of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint from among the quallfled
voters the Managers, who, after be-
ing sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
Lcount the ballots therein, and con-
Ttinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state
ment of the result for each office
and sign the same. Within three
days thereafter the Chairman OF the
Board. or some one designated by
the Board, must deliver to the Com
missioners of Election the poll list,
the boxes containing the ballots and
written statements Of the results OF
the election.
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
Fixing the Amount OF Compensation
| to Be Paid County Officers, by Strlk,
| ing Out Subsection K Of the Original
! Constitution, Appearing in Code OF
| Laws, Volume II, Page 615, as Sub
section VIII.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7, Article VIII Of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
indebtedness, by Adding a Proviso
! Thereto as to the Town OF Marion.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion T, Article VIII Of the Constitu-
tion, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness, by Adding Proviso
Thereto as to the Town of Saluda, IN
Saluda County, and Kingstree, Will
lliamsburg County.
I A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7, Article VIII of the Constitu-
tion, Relating to the Limit Of the
Bonded Debt Of Cities, by Adding
Thereto as to the City of Charles
ton.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
htion 7 of Article VIII of the Constl-
tuition, Relating to Municipal Bond
ed Indebtedness, by Adding a Pro-
viso. Thereto as to the Bonded Debt
of the City Of Charleston.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 5 of Article VIII of the Constl-
tuition, Relating to Waterworks and
Plants for Furnishing Lights, by Ad-
ding a Proviso Referring to Ice Man.
ufacuring Plants.