The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-26
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State of South Carolina,
County of Pickens.

State Of South Carolina,
County Of Pickens.
Notice is hereby given chat the
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
!S22, said day being Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November
as prescribed by the State Constitu-
ton.
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers CT election require of
every elcctor Offering to vote at any
election, before allowing him to vote,
TIE production of his registration
certificate and proof of the payment
sessed against him and collect BILE
during the previous year. The pro
duction of certificate or of the re-
ceipt 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 cf 1914.
Section 237. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots, as fol-
lows: One ballot for Representatives
in Congress-; and cne ballot for Gov
erncr Lieutenant Governor, State
officers, Circuit Solicitors, members
of the House of Representatives,
State Senator, county officers, and
enc ballot for all Constitutional
amendments and special questions,
each Of three said boxes to- be ap-
propriately 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 CT questions to- be vo-
ted fer or upon. clear and even cut,
without crnamenc, designation, mutt
iStlcn' symbol or mark of any kind
whatsoever. except the names or
names of the person. or persons vo-
ted fer and the office to which such
person or persons arc intended tc be
chosen, and ell special questions
winch names or names, office CT Of
ficcs question or questions shall be
written or printed CT partly written
CT partly printed thereon in. black
ink; and such ballet shall be folded
as tc conceal the name or nam.s.
question CT questions thereon, and
SO folded, shall be deposited in
bcx to be constructed, kept
and disposed CT as herein pro-
v;dcd by law. and no ballot of any
- description found in either OF
}cxcs shall be counted
all special questions the
shall state the question,
lestions, and shall thereafter
the words eyes" and "No" in
I'd so that the voter may ind:-
his vote by striking cut one or
ether of such words on said
OF, the wcrd not so stricken out
&c counted
..cforo thu hour fixed fer opening
wells, Managers and Clerks must
re and subscribe the Constitutional
Eh. The Chairman Of the Board CT
fnagers can administer the oath
tho other members and to the
1crk; a Notary Public must admin
yAstcr the cath to the Chairman The
'Managers elect vhcir Chairman and
Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must
be crened at Z o'clock a. m. and clos
Cd at 4 O'clock p. m. except in the
city CT Che, lesion, where they shall
be opened 1T Z a. m. and close at 6
p. m
The Managers have the power to
fill g vacnancy, and if none CT the
Managers attend the citizens can
appoint from among the qualified vo-
ters, 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 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 Com
missioners 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 will vote upon the adoption or
rejection of amendments to the. State
Constitution, as provided in the fol-
Lowing JOINT resolutions:
A Joint Resolution to Amead Ar
ticlc x of the Constitution so as to
Authorize the Town of Greer to AS
sess Abutting Property for Perma-
nent Improvements
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion of Article XVII Of the Const.-
tution Empowering the General AS
sembly to Regulate the Printing for
the State.
A joint Resolution to Amend Sec
tion 5, Article x, Of the Constitution
Relating to the Limit of the Bonded
Debt of School Districts, by Adding
Proviso Thereto as to the Due
West School District No. SO, Abbe-
vile County.