Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-26

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Supervisor;
Il. j. LUMPKIN,
COMMISSIONER,
JOHN C. KIRKPATRICK,
Commissioners.
Constituting County Board of
commissioners Of York County,
S. C.
Now. therefore, Notice is here
by given that a special election
will be held ut the voting Pre-
eincts prescribed by law in Fort
Mill Township. i'm the County and
State aforesaid, on Thursday,
June End, 1921, for the purpose
OF determining whether said Fort
Mill Township will issue Seventy
live Thousand Dollars worth of
serial coupon bonds for the pur-
pose of road improvement in said
Township.
Only qualified resident electors
,f said Township can vote on said
election, and the Managers Of cleo
:ion shall require of every Eleeror
offering to vote in said election,
before allowing him to vote, the
production of his Registration
Certificate and proof of the pay
lnont OF all taxes assessed against
him and cOlleetible during the
wear 1920. The production of
Certificate or the receipt Of the
Officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be.concluSive proof of
the payment thereof.
The ballot used by Electors on
this occasion shah be of plain
white paper, clear and even cut,
white paper, clear and cen cut.
without ornament, designation,
mntilatiOn, symbol or mark of any
kind whatsoever, except the words
hereinafter prescribed, and shall
be so folded as to conceal the con
tents thereof, and so folded shall
be deposited in the ballot box fur.
nished the Managers of Election
for this purpose.
On thes6ne ballot shall be print
ed: For Permanent Road
Bonds-Yes." On the other: For
Permanent Road Bonds-No."
Electors in favor of said bond
issue will vote the first described
ballot. Electors opposed to said
bend issue will vote the second
described ballot.
Before the hour fixed for open -
Try the Polls, Managers and Clerks
must take and subscribe the Con-
stitutional oath. The Chairman
o. the Board of Managers can ad-
minister the oath to the other
members and to the Clerk. A No
tary Public must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Mana.
gers at each precinct elect their
own Chairman and Clerk.
Before permitting any elector
to deposit his ballot in the ballot
box, in addition to requiring such,
elcctOr to produce his Registration
Certificate and TO, furnish proof
that he has paid all taxes assessed
against him the previous year. the
Managers will administer an oath
To such elector to the effect that
he is qualified to vote in this cleo
tion according to the Constitution
and laws of this State, and has
not voted before in this election,
and they shall further require the
said Elector. to satisfy them that
hc is resident of Fort Mill Town
ship. IN said County and State.
Polls at each voting place must
be opened at seven o'clock A. NJ,
and closed at four o'clock p. M.
The managers have the power
to fill vacancy, and if none of
the managers attend, the citizens
can appoint from among the quail
flied resident electors the mana
gers. who. after being sworn, can
conduct the election.
AT the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must pro-
ceed publicly to open ballot boxes
and count the ballots therein, and
continue without adjournment
until the same is completed, and
make a written statement of the
result. and sign same. Within
three days thereafter, the Chair
man of the Board of Managers, or
some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the undersigned
commissioners of Election the
poll list, the box containing tn: