The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-03
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of South Carolina,
| COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE

General Election for State and 'Coun-
ty Officers will be held at the voting
precincts prescribed by law in SAID
county, on Tuesday, November. Z,
1922, said day being Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday in Novem-
Der, as prescribed by the State Con-
stitution.
The qualification for suffrage: ,
Managers of election require OF
every elector offering to vote at any
election, before allowing him 10
vote, the production of his reglstra-
ton certificate and proof of the pay,
ment of all taxes, including poIl
tax, assessed against him and col
ilectible during the previous year. Inc
production of a certificate or of the
receipt of the officer authorized to
collect such taxes, shall be conclu-
!sive proof of the payment thereof.
Section 237, Code of 1912, as
amended by Act. No. 6, special ses-
sion Of 1914. !.
Section 237. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots, as
follows: One ballot for Representa-
tives in Congress; and one ballot for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
State officers, Circuit Solicitors,
members of the House of Represen-
tatiyes, State Senator, county oftic-
ers, and one ballot for all Constitu-
tional amendments and special ques-
tions, 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 officers and ques-
ton or questions to be voted for or
upon, clear and even cut, without
ornament, designation, mutilation,
symbol or mark of any kind what.
soever, except the name or names OF
the person OF 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 shall be written or
printed or partly written or partly
printed thereon in black ink; and
such ballot be so folded as to conceal
the name or names, question or
questions thereon, and so folded,
shall be deposited in a box to be
constructed; kept and disposed of
as herein provided by law, and no
ballot of any other description
found in either of said boxes shall be
counted.
On all special questions the bal
lot shall state the question, or ques-
tions, and shall thereafter have the
words eyes" and "No" inserted so
that the voter may indicate his vote
by striking out one or the other of
such words on said ballot, the word
not so stricken out to be counted.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls, Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitution
al oath. The Chairman of the Board
of Managers can administer the
oath to the other members and to the
Clerk; a Notary Public must admin
| lister the oath to the Chairman. The
Managers elect their Chairman and
Clerk. ~
Polls at each. voting place must be
opened at z o'clock a. m. and closed
at o'clock p. m. except in the City
of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at Z a. m. and Closed at 6
lp, m.
The Managers have the power to
/ fill vacancy, and if none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap-
point from among the qualified vot-
crs, the Managers, who, after being
sworn; can conduct the election.
AT the close Of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until
the same is completed, and make a
statement Of the result for each Of
flee and sign the same. Within three
days thereafter, the Chairman of
the Board, or some one designated
by the Board, must deliver to the
Commissioners C of Election the poll
list, the boxes containing the ballots
and written statements of the results
Of the election.
At the said election qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption
or rejection of amendments of the
State Constitution, as provided in
the following JOINT RESOLUTIONS