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i Notice of Election. ' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Abbeville. Notice is hereby given that the General Election for State and County, Officers wiU be held at the voting precincts prescribed by law in said counter, on Tuesday, November 5, 1918, said day being Tuesday following the, firjft. ir\ Jtyveg^er, as pr^fjbel.by th^ State Ctyis^itutioiy ; C The qualification for suffrage: If^page^B election shall require rof- wery, elector offering to voie m. any election, before allowing him to vote, the production of hi# registration "certificate and proof, of. the payment of all-taxes, including poll tax, assessed against him and collectible foripg the previous year. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to eollect such taxes, shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Section 237, Code of 1912, as amended by Act No. (j, special session of 1914. Section 287. There shall be three . separate and distinct ballots, as follows: One ballot for United States Senator, Representatives in Congress apd Presidential electors; and one ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Gov. ernor, State Officers, Circuit Solicitors, members of the House of Rep-| sentative, State Senator, county officer^ and one ballot for all Constitutional amendments and special questions, 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 officer or officers and question or questions to be voted for or upon, clear and even cut, without ornament, designation, mutilation, symbol or mark of any kind whatsoever, except the name or names of the person or 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 shall be so folded as to conceal the name or names, question or questions thereon, and B* mas Sh( I, Handed HI Progran 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 ballot shall state the question, or questions, and shall thereafter have the words "Yes" and "No" inserted so that tiie voter may indicate his vote by striking out one or the other of such words on said ballot, the word not so stricken but to be counted. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls, Managers and 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 Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p. m. except in the City of Charleston, where they shall be opened at 7 a. m and closed at 6 p. m. The Managers have the power to fill n varancv. and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, 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 continue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement 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 Commissioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. # At the said election qualified elec+svm mil] vnfo unnn t.Tip ?Hont.ion or rejection of amendments to the State Constitution, as provided in the following JOINT RESOLUTIONS : A Joint Resolution to Amend Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, Relating to Bonded Indebted /ar Necessity )pping Seaso disturb Busin ight Service I, and the ( )anies the Se l r l n v 7 i 1 his Year, l m the Ship c erchanfc?I ads?In Thi ^ -v-:-- - ness by Adding a Proviso Thereto a to the City of Abbeville. A Joint Resolution Proposing a Amendment to Section 14a. of Art cle X of the Constitution by Allov ing the City of Charleston Throug the City Council, to Assess Abuttin Property for Permanent Imprdvf ment and to Pay for the Permaner Improvement of the Intersection o Streets for Curbing and Laying o Drains without the Consent of th Property Owners. A Joint Resolution to Amend Se< tion 5, Article XI of the Constiti tion, Relating to School Districts, b Adding a Special Proviso as t Greenville County. * A Joint Resolution to Amend Se< tion 2U, Article nx 01 me tonsuii tion, by Inserting after the Word "Viva Voce," the words "Except b Unanimous Consent." A Joint Resolution Proposing a Amiendment to Article X of the Coi stitution by Adding Thereto Sectio 19, to Empower the City of Abbevil] to Assess Abutting Property f< Permanent Improvements. A Joint Resolution to Amend A: ticle X (10) of the Constitution b Adding Thereto a Section 17 to En power Any or All Incorporated Ci ies and Towns to Assess Abuttir Property for Permanent Improv ments. A Joint Resolution to Amend Se tion 7 Article VIII of the Constiti tion, Relating to Municipal Bond< Indebtedness, by Adding a Provii Thereto as to the City of Orang burg. A Joint Resolution to Amend Se tion 7 of Article VIII and Section of Article X, of the Constitutio so as to exempt the Cities of Ro< Hill and Florence, from the Pro^ sions Thereof. i A Joint Resolution Proposing i Amendment to Article X of the Co stitution by Adding Thereto Secti< 16, to Empower the Town of Pendl ton to Assess Abuting Property f AY SH the Goveri n be Begun ess Conditio] ac 1 ittl^ ac (AO JLJlltlV/ iai; Congestion 1 nding of Pi will Serious merit of W; I )isplay an is Way Er \ I is Permanent Improvements. ii Election Managers. p - The following Managers of Elec- t< n tion have been appointed to hold the n i- election at the various precincts in o r- the said County: P h Abbeville?J. L. Clark, W. C. Sher- a g ard and C.' A. Botts. . p i- Antreville?A. M. Erwin, E. L. Bell a it and Ernest McCarter. S if Dae West?A. D. Kennedy, J. C. Mc f ' Dill and John T. Magill. e: e DonaldUville?R. L. Barmore, L. J. c< Davis and J. J. Dnnn. 5 ? Lowndeaville?W. C. Shaw, C. A. r< - Tennent, E. C. Meschine. c< i- Magnolia?Monroe Bnrriss, T. J. p y Black and J. J. George. ;0 Central School House?W. E. Morri- ii son, A. B. Robinson and David n - Nickles. s - Abbeville Cotton Mills?J. Foster tl i- Barnwell, J. T. Evans and J. W. to Is Bowie. a y Bryant's Cross Roads?F. E. Ellis, n John Pratt, and L. E. Bryant. n - Keowee?Fred Ashley, John McMa- C n han and Elmer Branyon. 1- Saluda (Near Broadmouth)?James o n H. Kay, J. R. Sheffield, W. M. 4 le Jameson. 1 ' C >r Hampton?J. 0. Branyon, Rob Pru- 7 itt, Ernest McLane. Gilliam's Gin House?D. M. Gilliam, f r_ J. H. Prince, Joe B. Wilson. 3 1V The managers at each precinct p V a_ named above are requested to deli- t gate one of their number to secure s ,g boxes and blanks for the election. e_ J. R. McGee, 1 J. M. GAMBRELL, \ W. J. DUNCAN, t c. Commissioners of Election. > a- i id Notice of Election. < 30 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA t e- County of Abbeville. 1 Notice is hereby given that the ? ? General Election for United States 1 c- Senator (full term) and Representa- 3 5 tives in Congress, and a Special Elec- 1 n, tion for United States Senator (short < :k term) will be held at the voting preri cincts fixed by law in the County of Abbeville, on Tuesday, November 6th. < ? 1918, said day being Tuesday follow- < in ing the first Monday, as prescribed by * n- the State Constitution. >n The qualifications for suffrage are e- as follows: < 01 Residence in State for two years, M .1 IT lment nas u u Earlier Than ns, Ocean Shi] Possible. IV n HTrancnnrtat IX X lUUU^Vi iwt esents at Chri ;ly Interfere w ar Material. id Advertis< 1"^ k/^/M ii?m rrn h O ivuui agu uu l: .... /. . ; . ^ a the County one year, in the polling D recinct in which the elector offers > vote, four months, and the pay- D lent six months before any election f any poll tax then due and payable. L< rovided, That ministers in charge of n organized church and teachers of M ublic schools shall be entitled to vote fter six months' residence in the C tate, otherwise qualified. Registration.?Payment of ajl taxs, including poll tax* assessed and A ollectable during the previous year, he production of a certificate or the eceipt of the officer authorized to B ollect such taxes, shall be conclusive roof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for the open- K ig of the polls Managers and Clerks lust take and subscribe to the Con- Si ? ? ii mi _ .1 L tltutionai oatn. ine cnainnan on fie Board of Managers can adminiser the oath to the other Managers H nd to the Clerk; a Notary Public lust administer the oath to Chairlan. The Managers elect their G Jhairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must pen at 7 o'clock a. m., and close at nt o'clock p. m., except in the City of g Charleston, where they shall open at tl a.m., and close at 6 p. m. The Managers have the power to ill a vacancy; and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can ap- - >oint, from among the qualified vo- _ ers, the Managers, who after being worn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the Managers and Clerk must proceed 1 jublicly to open the box and count ;he ballots therein, and continue vithout adjournment until the same s completed, and make a statement >f the result for each office, and sign ;he same. Within three days thereifter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, nust deliver to the Commissioners of S; Election the poll list, the box contain- o ng the ballots and written statements y )f the results of the election. c WW ? Ynnr H. .rly Shoppis .. ..y. Manager* of Election. The following Managers of Elec- o iion have been appointed to hold the f jlection at the various precincts in a ihe said County: a Abbeville, C. H.?T. C. Seal, J. A. e Long and J. A. Cheek. a \ntrevjUe?R. Q. Williams, J. F. g Gray and Fred Crowther. c ? s = ;ed that the Ever Before r\vMnnf Mail I iTlUJLl^ JL lerchants are ion Facilities stmas Time, ith the Gove W* _ 0* ^ ue Weal?J. L. Prpitt, D. S. Edwards and 0. Y. Brownlee. onaldaville?C. E. Sharp. J. R. Dunn, C. H. Dodson. owndeaville?W. L. Kennedy, A. D. , Broadwell, E. W. Harper, Jr. agnolia?R. 0. Bell, Joseph Hicki, W. J. Manning. antral' School House, in L. C. T.'S. ?E. R. Miller, J. W. McKea, J^ A. Nicldeg. bherille Cotton Mi Ha?W. P. N?Prell, B. H. Williams, J. W. Faulkner. ! ryant'a Croat Road*?W. W. Wit son, R. L. Young and A. F. Carwile. eowec?J. Claud Ashley, M. W.* Gambrell, T. D. Ferguson. ilnda, at or near Broad Month School House?M. J. Ashley, Clifton Burts, J. A. Black. amptoh, in D. W. T. S.?J. WPearman, Clyde Smith, J. C.' Barton. ' ? 1 illiam's Gin House?Will Adan% Andrew Bass, J. R. Brown. The Managers at each precinct amed above are requested to debate one of their number to seciire le box and blanks for the election. 1? 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