The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-25
Notice of Election
State of South Carolina.

State of South Carolina.
County of Union.
Notice is hereby given: That Spe-
clal Election for Union County in the
State aforesaid. will be held at the
voting precincts in said county of
Union, prescribed by law on Tuesday
May 2nd, 1922, upon the issuance of
Bonds under the terms of the follow
ing Act passed by the General AS
Srmbly Of South Carolina at the reg
ular session of 1922, and duly APP
proved by the Governor of the State
of South Carolina:
ITO authorize an election on the
question of issuing scventy-hve thou
sand dollars Of bonds for hospital pur-
poses in Union County,
Section !. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina: That the County Ad-
visory Board Of Union County is here
by authorized and empowered, upon
request Cf the trustees of Wallace
Thompson Hospital. to order and hold
in the County of Union an election
submitting To the qualified electors of
said county the question as to whether
on not the county shall issue seventy
five thousand dollars (S75,O00.00) of
coupon bonds for the purpose of tax
ing over, operating and maintaining
the Wallace Thompson Hospital in
the city of Union, county of Union.
Sec. =. That in the case majority
of the votes cast at said election shal
he in favor of issuing said bonds the
County Advisory Board is authorized
to issue and sell the same: PRO
NlDED, that the authorities of the
Hospital shall make to the county of
Union a deed in fee simple to the
entire hospital property, said deed and
proceedings to be approved by the
county attorney.
Sec. 3. That the said County shall
assume the Indebtedness upon the
same not exceeding seventy-five thou
sand dollars.
Sec. 4. That the election herein or
dered shall be conducted by the man
agers of the State and County elec.
tions, and the result ascertained and
declared as in the case of other State
and County elections
Sec. .. That the bonds so author
iZcd shall be in such form, and pay
able at such period as may be deter
mined by the said County Advisory
Board, and shall bear a rate Of in
tcrest not exceeding six per cent per
annum payable Scmi-annually, and
shall be disposed of and sold by the
County Advisory Board for cash at
not less than par. The money arising
from the proceeds of said sale shall
be deposited with the Treasurer of the
County of Union and shall be paid out
ON the order of the County Advisory
Board for the purposes herein men
J"ned and none other.
See. 6. That in the event the bonds
shall be issued there shall be levied
annually, by the proper county Off
"ials, upon all the taxable property
IN Union County, a tax sufficient to
pay the interest coupons as they sha u
fall due, and also to pay the princi-
pal on said bonds as it may fall due
said tax levy not to exceed three
fourths Of one mill upon the taxable
property in the county.
Sec. Z. That upon the taking over
"f the hospital ~ the County, the
affairs of the same shall be conducte,'
by Board Of nine Trustees, eight to
be appointed by the Governor upon
the recommendation of the Union Del
cgation, the nirth Trustee to be n ,
President "f tn" Union County Mcdi
al Association. a resident Of The
County of Union and a practicing ply
S;c.an. The term Of Office Of said
Trustees shall be as follows: Two for
two years, two for four years, two for
siX years, and two for eight years,
and thereafter shall be for a period
Of eight years
See &. The said Bonds shall be Of
nch denominations as the Advisory
Board and the Supervisor shall deter
mine. The said Bonds may be either
E"rial or coupon. The said bonds shall
be signed by the County Supervisor
;.nd Advisory Board, but it shall be
sufficient for the interest coupons or
hondS attached to bear only the sigma
ture Of the Supervisor Of said County.
The signature on the coupons ma
be fac smile, engraved on printed.
The bonds shall be exempt from State,
County and Municipal taxes.
Sec 9. This Act shall take effect
Immediately upon its approval by the
Governor.
Approved the 3rd day of March,
1922. OR. A. Cooper, Governor)"
The qualifications for. suffrage are
as follows: Residents in the State for
two years, in the county for one year
in the polling precinct in which the
"l"ctOr offers to vote for four months
due and payable. Provided, that min
isters in charge of an organized
church. and teachers of public schools
shall be entitled to vote after six
months residence in the State, if
otherwise qualified Managers of elec-
ton must require of each other the
production of registration certificate,
proof Of registration certificate and
proof Of the payment of all taxes, in
cluding poll taxes assessed and col
lcctcd, during the previous six
months. The production of certifi-
cate or receipt Of the officer author
ized to collect such taxes shall be con-
elusive proof Of the payment thereof.
Rcfore the hour fixed for opening the
poll managers and clerks must take
and subscribe the constitutional oath.
The Chairman of the Board of Man
ayers can administer such oath to the
other members and to the clerk; an