The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-10-25
NOTICE or ELECTION
STATE OF, South Carolina,
County, nf lnurpnS

| Nollce is hereby given that the Cen
eral Election for State and County of,
lccrS Will be held at the voting pre-
cinctS prescribed by law in said coun-
~, on Tuesday, November {, 1929, said
| day being Tuesday following the first
-Ionday in November, as prescribed
| by the State Constitutions
The qualification for suffrage:
| Managers Of election require of ev-
lery clector Offering to vote at any cleo
ton, before allowing him to vote, the
production Of his registration certi-
iicate and proof OF the payment of all
taxes, including ,goll tax, assessed
against him and collectiblc during the
previous year. The production OF a
certificate or OF the receipt of the Of
licer authorized to collect such taxes,
Shali be conclusive proof Of the pay
ment thereof.
section 231. Code of 1912, as amend
cd by Act No. G, special session OF 1914.
Section 237. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots. as fol-
lows: One ballot for Representatives
IN Congress; and one ballot for Gov
elnor, Lieutenant Governor, State Of
1lcers, Circuit Solicitors, members of
TIE House vi Rcit:t sentativeS, State
SENATOR county officers, and one bal
lot for all Constitutional amendments
and special questions, each Of three
said boxes to Me appropriately la
bcllcd; which ballots shall be of plain
white paper and of such width and
lVa&th as to contain ,hr names of the
officers and question. or questions to
be voted for or upon. clear and even
cuG without ornament. designation.
|mutiialon, symbol or mark Of any
KING whatsoever, except the name or
names Of the person or persons voted
iIr and the office to which such per-
son or persons are intended to be chos-
en- and all special questions which
name or names, Office or officers, ques-
ton or questions shall he written or
| printed or partly written or partly
aprintcd thereon in black ink; and
such ballota.shall be so folded as to
conceal the name or names, question
or questions thereon, and SO folded,
shall be deposited in box to be con
istructcd, kept and disposed of as here
IN provided by law, and no ballot of
! any other description found in either
| or said boxes shall be counted
! On all special questions the ballot
snail state the question. or questions,
and shall thereafter have the words
Yes" and mo" inserted so that the
voted may indicate his vote by atrik.
ing out one or the other OF such words
on said ballot, the word not so strick-
en- out TO he counted
Before the hour fixed tor opening
the Dolls, Managers and Clerks must
itake and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board Of
Managers can administer the oath tn
The other members and 10 the Clerk ;
a Notary Public may administer the
oath TO the Chairman. The Managers
erect their Chairman and Clerk.
rolls at each voting place must be
opened at O'Clock H. m. and closed at
IA o'clock. y. m. except in the Citv of
charleston, where they shall be open-
| cd at Il. M. and closed at 6 u. m.
The Managers have the power to fiji
vacancy, and il none OF the Man
ayers attend the citizens can aDpulnt
| from among the qualified voters, the
managers, who, after being sworn, can
conduct the election
At the close Of the election. the Man
ayers and Clerk must proceed public
| ~ to open the ballot boxes and count
the ballots therein, and continue with
out adjournment until the same is
cOmpleted, and make statement Of
TIC result FOR each Office and sign the
same Within three days thrcafter.
the Chairman of the Board, or some
one designated by the Board, must de-
liver to, the Commissioners of Elec-
tion the poll list, the boxes contain
ing the'ballOts and written statements
of the results Of the election.
AT the said election qualified cleo
tors Will vote upon the adoption or re-
lection or amendments to the State
Constitution, as provided in the foi-
lowing Joint Resolutions:
A Joint Resolution to Amend Article
} OF the Constitution so as to Author
lZe the Town okGrecr to Assess Abut-
ting property for Permanent improve
ments.
a Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
lioh . or Article XVII Of the Consutu4
ton Empowering the General Assem-
bly, to Regulate the Printing for tho
state.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Soc
tion 5.SArticle X of the Constitution
Relating TO the Limit of the bonded
.or'" tfsSchool DGstricts by Adding
a Proviso Thereto Us 10 t.lo Due West
school DistrictNNo. 3S, Abbeville Coun-
tNs Htg
!. - Ion to .kv2lcnd Sec
tion of Article VIII a9d Section 8.
Of Article .X{of the Constitution, SO as
to EXEMPT the Cityiof< Beaufort From
the Provisions Thereof.
a joint Resolution to Amend Para
graph j,3Articie x OF the Constitution
Relating TO Bonded Indebtedness of
counties, Townships, School Districts
ETC., by Adding a Proyiso as to the |
County Of Beaufort.
{ A Joint Resolution to Propose an