The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-10
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.

in Obe0lGncc 10 tile olueI W
Sample, supervisor Of Ne"bcrry
,ountv, and pursuant to Act NO;
10 and Act No. 821 of the general
,ssembly of the state Of South Caro-
ina, passed at it's session Of 1920,
nd approved on the 18th day Oh
Iarch, 1920, notice is hereby given
hat the undersigned, as the con1mls,,
.;oncrs of election for state ana
ounty officers for Newberry county,
ill hold an election at the usual vot-
no precincts in the said county on
tuesday, the Gath day Of August, A.
J., 1920, upon the question OF Is
,uing coupon bonds of said county to
he amount of four hundred thou
and dollars for permanent road
building and maintenance OF the
;ame and also for the election of a
highway commission of Newberry
ounty, which commission shall be
omposed of one rsember from each
# the y townships of the county, to
We elected as now provided for in case
# other county officers in the elec-
ion provided for on the question Of
ssuing said bonds for a term ending
;anuary l, 1925.
The qualifications for suffrage are
follows: Residence in the state
or two years, in the county one
ear, in the polling precincts IN
which the elector offers to vote four
Months, and the payment six months
efore the election of any poll tax
hen due and payable: Provided,
That ministers in charge of an or
,anized church and te;v;hers of pub
&c schools shall be entitled to vote
.fter six months residence in the
tate if otherwise qualified. Managers
i election shall require'of each cleo
or offering to vote, before allowing
I'm to vote, the production of a reg
stration certificate, proof of the
payment of all taxes, including poll
ak, assessed against him and col
ectible during the previous year. The
production of a certificate or Of the
eceirt of the officer authorized to
,ollect such taxes shall be ccnclu-
i've proof of the payment thereof.
The commissioners Of election Tor
late and county officers shall ap-
point three managers Of election TOR
sach polling place at each election
,rccinct. The managers shall take
md subscribe, before any officer au-
,horized to administer oaths. the
,ath of office prescribed by Section
% Of Article II of the Constitution,
lid the oath with respect to duellng,
md the same shall be Immediately
lied in the office Of the clerk OF the
.ourt of common pleas OF NcWberry
.ounty, South Carolina. The man
arers may appoint clerk to assist
hem in their duties, who shall take
lie oath of Office prescribed by Sec
,;on 80 of Article II of the Constl-
ution, ard the oath with regard to
'ueling, before the chairman or the
,aard of managers. The clerk OF the
,oll shall keep poll list which shall
ontain one column headed Names
If Voters and the name of each
elector voting shall be entered by the
Jerk in such column. The commits
:;oners and managers at thelr 1lrst
meetings, respectively, shall proceed
0 organize as a board by appointing
me Of their number chairman OF the
,oard. and such chairman, in each
Instance, is empowered to administer
>aths. In case all of the managers
;hall fail to attend at the time and
place appointed for the holding such
o,ll. or shall refuse or fail to act, or
IN case no manager has been ap-
pointed for such poll. it shall be law
:ul for the voters present at the pre-
r:nct 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 mar
agers: Provided, That in case the
legally appointed managers attend IN
reasonable time they shall take
charge ard conduct the election. The
rolls shall be opened at all deslg-
mated voting places at 7 O'Clock in
the forenoon and close at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, and shall be kept
open during those hours without IN
tcrmission 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
a ballot to be voted by those opposed
to the issuance of bonds. Those fa-