The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-31
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State CT South Carolina,

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General Election for state and coun-
; ty Officers vii. be held at the voting
precincts prescribed by law in said
county. on Tuesday. November !,
1922. said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Norday in November, as
prescribed by the State Constitution.
! The qualification for Suffrage:
Managers Of election require OF ev-
cry elector offering to vote at any
election, before allowing him to vote.
the production Of his registration GER
ticate and proof Of the payment Of
/ all taxes, including poll tax, assessed
against him and collectlble during the
/ previous year. The production OF q
certificate OF of the receipt OF the Of
fcar authorized to collect such taxes,
shall be conclusive proof of the pay
ment thereof.
Section 237. Code of 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, special ses-
! sion Of 1914.
j Section 237. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots, as fol-
lows: One ballot for Representatives
! in Congress; and one ballot for Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, State
! officers, Circuit Solicitors, members
! of the House CT Representatives.
State Senator, county officers, and
one ballot Tor all Constitutional
amendments and special questions,
; each Of three said boxes to be appco-
priately 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
question or questions to be voted fcr
or upon, clear ard even cut, without
ornament, designation. mutilat:on,
symbol or mark Of any kind whatso-
ever, except the name Or names Of
..l:a Decsoe o~ persons vo!ea &or ara
TIE cS!cs 70 N-a,e;i S.zcG person OF
pe!Eon5 are intended 20 b ca2sea,
and q: &Qec;a. questions w.ica name
- names, ;l;i>e o. oc1.c2S. oGe>s!cD OF
questions shall De w..tcc;. O.. .2zi.:.,,-d
or. partly wll5ten and partly printed
thereon in black ink; and su:n ballot
shall be folded as TO conceal the name
or names, question OF questions
! thereon. and SO folded, snail be de-
posted IN box 20 be constructed,
kept and disposed OF as herein pro
vidad by law, and no ballot OF any
description found in either OF these
boxes shall be counted
On ali special questions the. ballot
shall state the question, OF questions;
and shall thereafter have the wocd5
yes and No inserted 50 that TIE
voter may indicate. his vote b. strik-
ing out one or the other Of s.ch
words on said ballot. the word not 50
stricken on 10 be counted.
Before the hour nxel for opening
the polls, Managers ard Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
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 Chairman. The Nanagers
elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at I o'clock q. N. and closed
at I O'Clock p. N. except in the City
OF Charleston, where they shall be
be opened at a. n. and closed at 6
p. n.
The Managers have the power to
fill vacancy, and if. none Of the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point from among the qualified voters
the Managers, who, after being
sworn. can conduct the election.
At the close Of the election, the
Managers and Clerks must proceed
publicly 20 open the ballot boxes and
count The ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same Is completed, and make q state
ment Of the result for each Office
and sign the same. Within three days
thereafter. the Chairman Of the
Board, or some one designated by the
Board. must deliver to the Commis-
sioners Of Election the poll list, the
boxes containing the ballots and
written statements of the results Of
the election.
At the said election qualified cleo
tors viii! vote upon the adoption or
rejection Of amendments to the State
Constitution, as provided in the fol-
lowing Joint Resolutions:
! 4. joint Resolution to Amend
Article X of the Constitution so as to
Authorize The Town Of Greer to AS
sess Abutti2g: Property for Pcrman-
ent Improvements.
4 Joint Resolution 20 Amend
Section 5 Of Article XVII of the Con-
stitarion Empowering the General
Assembly % Regulate the Printing
for the State.
\ joint Resolution to Amend
Section ). Article Y. Of TIC ConStitu
ton Relating to II" Limit Of the
Rcndea debt of school districts, by
Adding = Proviso Thereto as TO the
Due West Schoo! District No. SO,
Abbeville County.
! Joint Resolution 10 Amend
Section /, of Article VII and See
ton 5. OF article y Of the Cons tiru-
t;on, 50 g to Exempt the City Of
Beaufort from the Provisions There
Of.
\ ioiHt Resolution to Amend
Paragraph ). Article X Of the Con-
st::t..:s::on Relating 20 Bonded InGebt-
oG1cz. Of Count;e& Townships