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Notice of Election. STATE OF. SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Notice is hereby given that the Gen eral Election for State and County offi cers will be held at the voting pre cincts prescribed by law Ir. said county, on Tuesday, November 3, 1908, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday m November, as prescribed by law. At the said election separate boxes will be provided at which qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of an amendment to the state constitution, as provided in the follow ing joint resolution. No. 712. A joint resolution proposing to amend section 7, article VIII, of the constitution, relating to municipal bonded indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the state of South Carolina, that the following amend ment to the constitution of the state of South Carolina be submitted 'co the qualified electors of the state at the next general election for Representa tives, and if ? majority of the electors qualified to vote for members cf the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each branch of the Gen eral Assembly shall, after election, and before another, ratify said amendment by yeas and nays, that" Section 7, arti cle VIII, relating to bonded indebted ness, be amended by adding at the end hereof the following words: Provided, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, of article X, of this constitution, shall not apply to bondel! indebtedness incurred by the town of Gaffney, in the county of , Cherokee, when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely and exclusive ly for the building, erecting, estab lishing, and maintenance of water works, electric light plants or sewer age system, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submit ted to toe ^qualified electors of said municipality* a3 provided in the con stitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. Approved the 27th day of February, A. D. 1908. No. 703. A joint resolution proposing to amend Section 4 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of South Caro . lina, relating to the office of Adjutant and Inspector General. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the state of South Carolina, that the following amend ment to the constitution of the state of South Carolina, be submitted/to the qualified electors of the sWe at the next general election for Representa tives, and if a majority of the electors Sialified to vote for members of the eneral Assembly voting thereon, shall Vote in favor of said amendment, and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly shall after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment by yeas and nays, Section 4 of article XIII of the con stitution of the state of South Caroli na, relating to "Militia," be amended by striking out in the first line the words -''and Inspector;" so that the said section, as amended, shall read as follows:' There shall be an Adjutant . Gene al elected by the qualified electors of the state at the same time, and in the same manner, as other state officers, who shall rank as Brigadier General, and whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed bylaw. Sec. 2. That the question of adopt ing the amendment proposed in the foregoing section shall be submitted to the electors as follows: Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit a bal lot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitu tional amendment to section 4 of arti cle XIII, Yes;" and those opposed to said amendment .shall cast a ballot with the following words plainly print ed or written thereon: "Constitutional amendment to section 4 of article XIII, No." Approved the 25th day of February, A. D. 1908. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this election for the following officers, to wit: )1) Governor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State. Officers; (3) State Senator; (4) Members of House of Representatives; (5) County Officers. On which, shall be the name or names of vthe persons voted for as such offi cers, respectively, and the office for which they are voted. " 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 ened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed 4 o'clock p. m. except in the city Charleston, where they shall be _jd at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. The managers have the power to fill a vacancy, %and if none of the mana gers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the managers, who, after baing sworn, can'conduct the election. At the close of the election, the managers and clerk must proceed pub licly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and contin ue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result for each office and sign the same, Within three days there after, the chairman of the board, or some one designated by the board must deliver to the commissioners of elec tion the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. Managers of Election: The follow ing managers of election have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said county: Plum Branch-J C Seigler, J R Bod die, W J White. Modoc-S H D Adams, Warren Mc Daniel, J C Marshall, Red Hill-J W Bailey, C C Timmer man, W T Brown. Cheathams-W H Deal, J C- Wil liams, D D Branson, Jr. Mathis-Joe Prince, J L Miller, W J Harling. Liberty Hill-W P Winn, A G Cheatham, J D Hughey. Meriwether Hall-R W Glover, H F Cooper, Walter Cheatham. Landrum-S M Gardner, J C M Hammond, H A Timmerman. Timmerman-L B Derrick, W T Thompson, L J Claxton. Johnston-A ,M Clark, John Bush, .George Merchant. Gregg-J H Wise, J C Whitlock, E M Padgett, Edgeiield No. l.-R S Anderson, H C Watson, R C Padgett. Edgeiield No. 2.-L W Cheatham, J E Mims, J W Reece. Meeting Street-B ^P Bryan, J K Allen, A G Ouzts. Pleasant Lane-Butler Williams, J P Hagood, M N Manly. Rehoboth-G F West, W P Cul >reath, E L Gilchrist. Elmwood-Alex Watson, W R Nor ris, James DeVore. Trenton-J D Mathis, J M Long, B C Etheredge. Ropers-Will Lundy J. D. Timmer rcan, T. M. Dorn. The managers of each precinct] earned above are requested to dele gate one of their number to secure] boxes and blanks for the election Sat urday, October 31st. E J Norris, chairman, J W Hardy, clerk, J W Cooper. Commissioneas of State and- County Elections for Edgefield County, S. C. October 12th 1908. Notice of Election STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Notice is hereby given that the gen eral Election for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors and Representa tive in Congress will be held at.the vo ting precincts prescribed by law in the County of Edgefield on Tuesday, No vember 3, 1908, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday, as prescri bed by law. The qualificat.ons for suffrages are as follows: T Residence in Staate for two years, in the Co?uty one year, in the polling pre. cinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment six months before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months' residence in the res idence in State, otherwise qualified. Registration-Payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed and collect able during the previous year. The production of a certificate or the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of tha payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for the opening of 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 Managers and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to chirman. The Managers elect their chairman and clerk. Polls at each voting place n be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. an * .. ..ed at 4 o'clock p. rn. except in 4 ty of Charleston, where they shah i J open at 7 o'clock a m and closed at 6 pm. The managers have the power to fill a vacancy; and if none of the managers attend the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the mana gers, who, after being duly sworn can conduct the election. At the close of the election,vthe man agers 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 With in three days thereafter, the chairman of the board or someone designated by the board must deliver to the Commis sioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and writ ten statement of the result of .the elec tion. Managers of Election-The follow ing Managers of election have been ap pointed to hold the election at the va rions precincts in the said County: Plumbranch-J W Blackwell, T E Miner, H C Sanders Modoc-R S Blackwell, J M Bussev, M Holson* Red Hill-Ollie Burnett, T B Wood, J H Bussey. Cheathams-C M Williams, Luther Brunson, W T Reel. Mathis D T Mathis, Henry McKie, C T Mathis. Liberty Hill-O D White, J T Rey nolds, G S Cartledge. Meriwether Hall-H T Medlock, H A Strom J V Cooper. Landrums-J F Atkins, J W Mundy, T M Glover. Timmerman-J H A Williams. G W Scott, F E Randall. Johnston-L B Lott, J W Sawyer, J L Walker. Edgefield No 1-J A Mays, B L Jones, M D Lyon. Edgefield No 2-W A Lott, R T Hill, S A Brunson, Meeting Street-W O Allen, C W Owdom, W S Logue. Pleasant Lane-M B Byrd, T J Mc Dowel1, J B Minnick. Rehoboth-D I Morgan, C Strom, P P Doolittle. - Elmwood J M Bell"} J R Blocker, J R Bryan. Trenton J E L?rick, B J Harrison, Arthur Swearingan. Gregg George Swearingen, John Curry, Z P Whitlock.* Ropers-T. N. Timmerman, D. N. Lanhan, Robt. Timmerman. The Managers at each precinct nam ed above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure the boxes and blanks from Edgfield on Saturday October 31, 1908. B. D. Kitchings, Chairman. J. P. DeLaughter, Clerk. J. F. Payne. Commissioners of Federal Election for Edgefield County,- S. C. 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