The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County OF Sumter.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for State and
County officers will be held at the
voting precincts prescribed by law
in said county, on Tuesday, No
ye1nber Z, 1922. said day being
Tuesday following the first Monday
in November, as prescribed by the
State Constitution.
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers Of election require of
every elector offering to vote at
any election, before allowing him
to vote, the production Of his reg
istration certificate and proof Of
the payment Of all taxes, includ-
ing poll tax, assessed against him
and colleetible during the previous
year. The production of certifi-
cate or of. the receipt of the officer
authorized to collect such tayc
shall be conclusive proof Of the
payment thereof. >
Section 237, Code Of 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, special
session of 1914.
3, Section 237. There shall be
three separate and distinct ballots,
as follows: One ballot for Rep
fesentatlyes in Congress-; and one
ballot for Governor, Lieutenant
tGoRegrnor, State officers. Circuit
Solicitors, members OF the House
Of Representatives. State Senator
county officers, and one ballot for
an Constitutional amendments and
special 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 officer or officers and questions
ito 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 eor persons voted for and
The office to which. such person or
persons are. intended to be chosen.
and all special questions which
name or names, Office or Offices,
question or questions shah be writ
ten or printed or partly written or
partly printed thereon in black
ink; and such ballot shall be SO
folded as to. conceal the name or
names, question or questions
thereon, and so folded, shall be de-
posted in. a box to be constructed,
Kept and disposed OF as herein
provided, by law, and nc ballot of
any other description found in
either Of said boxes shall be
counted.
f On all special questions the bal
aot shall state the question. or
and shall thereafter have
The words ..Yes and mo" in
serted SO: that the voter may indi-
cate his vote by striking ont one
;or the other Of such words on said
ballot, the word not so stricken out
10 be counted. -. :, :
s Before the hour fixed for open
ing the polls, Managers and Clerks
smnst take and subscribe the Con
.stnptional oath. The Chairman OF
The Board Of Managers can ad-
!: minister the oath to the other
members and 70 the Clerk; a No
;.tarly Public must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Man
elect Their ls Chairman sal and
Polls at each voting place must
he opened at z O'clock a.. m. and
closed at 4 O'Clock p: m. except in
the City of charleston,. where they
shah be opened at a. m. and clos
ed at 6 p. m. ..ss.,ss
! Tie Managers have the power
TO fill a vacancy. and If none Of the
Managers attend, ffe citizens can
appoint from among the qualified
1oters, the Managers, who, after
being sworn. can conduct the cleo
ton.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to, open the ballot boxes
and count the ballots therein, and
CONTINUE without adjournment until
the same. is completed, and make
a statement Of the result for each
Office and sign the same. Within
three days thereafter, the Chair
man of the Board. or some one des-
ignated by the Board, must de-
liver to the ornnissioners Of EIec-
tion the poll list, the boxes contain
ing the ballots and written state
.ments of fhe results. Of the cleo
|aon. -,
At the said election qualified
electors win vote upon the adoption
or, rejection Of amendments to the
|S.afs' Constitution, as provided in