The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
The State Of South Carolina,

ICbIcI ca New OSti y
IN obedience 10 the order Of J.. {.
Sample, supervisor Of NeWDerF%
county, ard pursuant to Act NO;
so and Act No. S21 Of the general
assembly OF The state cf South Caro-
ina. passed at It's session OF l5ZV:
ard approved on the 18th day OF
March. 1929, notice is hereby given
that tie undersigned as the coTm!s-
Sionc@s of election for state and
county officers for Newberry county,
will hold an election at the usual yot-
ing precincts in the said county on
Tuesday, the 24th day Of August, A.
D., 1920, upon the question OF IS
suing coupon bords Of said county TO
the amount Of four hundred thou
sand dollars for permanent foad
building and maintenance CT the
same and also for the election OF
highway commission Of NeWbe!ry
county, which commission shall be
composed of ore member from each
Of the y townships of the county, to
be elected as now provided for in case
OF other county officers IN the eiec-
ton provided for on the question OF
issuing said bonds for term ending
January /, 1925.
The qualifications for suffrage are
as follows: Residence N the state
for Two years, in the county one
wear, in the polling precincts IN
which tie clector offers TO vote tour
months, and the payment six months
before The election OF any poll tax
then due and payable: Provided:
That ministers in charge OF an or
ganized church and te;vhers OF pup
lie schools shall be entitled to vote
after six months residence IN the
state If otherwise qualified. Managers
Of election shall require Of each cleo
tor offering to vote. before allowing
him to vote, the production OF reg
istration certificate, proof Of the
rayment Of all taxes, including poll
tax, assessed against him and col
lectible during the previous year. Tie
production of certificate OF OF the
receipt Of the officer authorized to
collect such taxes shall be conciu-
sive proof of the payment thereof:
The commissioners CT election Tor
state and county officers shall ap-
point three managers Of election for
each polling place at each election
precinct. The managers shall take
and subscribe, before any officer au-
thorized to administer oaths, the
oath of Office prescribed by Section
20 OF Article II Of the Constitution,
and the oath with respect to duellng,
and the same shali' be ixmediately
fled in The Office efsthe clerk OF the
court of common pleas Of Newberry
county, South Carolina. The man,
agers may appoint "a clerk to assist
them in their duties, who shall take
the cath Of Office prescribed by Sec
ton 80 of Article i Of the Constr
tuS;on. and the cath with regard to
dueling, before the chairman OF the
Board of managers. The clerk of the
poll shall Keep pSll list which shall
contain cne colum2 headed Names
Of Voters ard the name OF each
elector vot;r- sl?all5be entered by the
clerk in such column. The conlnnis-
sioners and managers at their frs
meetings, respectively, shall proceed
TO organize IS beard by appointing
one of their number chairman OF the
beard. and such chairman, in each
instance, is empowered to administer
oaths. In case all3of the managers
shall fail to attend at the time and
place appointed for the holding such
poll, CT shall refuse OF fail to act, or
in case TO manager has been ap-
pointed for such poll, it shall be law
fui for the voters present at the pre-
cinct voting place CT that day to ap-
point from among the qualified voters
Ct such precinct the managers 20 act
as managers in The place ard stead
Of The absent managers, and any one
Of the managers 50 appointed shall
administer the oath to the other man
ayers: Provided, That in case the
legally appointed managers attend II
q reasonable time they shall take
charge ard conduct the election. he
polls shall be opened at all deslg-
mated voting places at Z O'Clock nj
the forenoon and close at 1 O'Clock
n he Afternoon, and shall be kept
o0en l,l,"1iiag thosa hours without IN
te2lni&s;cn or adjournment; and the
shall administer to each
ncgson Offering to vote an oath that
he IS auaItiei TO vcte at this election,
according to the constitution Of thls
state. ard that he has not voted dur
ing this election.
In said election there shall be three
separate and distinct ballots TO be
rroviGed according 70 law, IS fol
lows: A ballot to pc voted by those
favoYi2@ The issuance of bonds, and
. ballot 10 be voted by those opposed
TO the issuance Of bonds. Those ia
vor;ng the issuance Of bonds Shall
GeTosit il q box to be provided
therefor ballot OF which sh&l. be
printed the words. "For permanent
read bonds in the sum of four hun
C.ed tnousanJ dc!lars-Ecs;'' and
these opposed to Ike issuance Of said
bonds shall deposit IN sucn box a oal-
lot CT which shall be printed the
-.-o,,Is ..FTc, o,,Y-,n, now, rood bonds