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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-
tions, and shall thereafter have the
words eyes" 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 Const-
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
be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and
closed at o'clock p. M, except in
the city of Charleston, where they
; shall be opened at z a. M, and
closed at p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill vacancy, and if none Of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
+, appoint from among the qualified
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
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make a
statement of the result for each Of
flee 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
electors will vote upon the adoption
or rejection Of amendments to the
State Constitution, as provided in
the following JOINT RESOLU-
TIONS:
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 81 of Article III of the Consti-
tuition, Relating to the Manner for
Fixing the Amount Of Compensation
to Be Paid County Officers, by
Striking Out Subsection K of the
Original Constitution. Appearing in
Code of Laws, Volume II, Page 615,
as Subsection VIII.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 7, Article VIII Of the Constitu-
: ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness, by Adding Proviso
Thereto as to the Town of Marion.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 7, 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,
Williamsburg County.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 7, Article VIII of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to the Limit of the
Bonded Debt of Cities, of Adding
Thereto as to the City of Charles
ton.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec.
ton 7 of Article VIII of the Consti-
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 Consti-
tuition, Relating to Waterworks and
Plants for Furnishing Lights by
Adding a Proviso Referring to Ice
Manufacturing Plants.
A Joint Resolution to Propose an
Amendment to Article VIII Of the
Constitution by Adding Thereto
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