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Notiee of Eteefieii.
State of South Carolina,
County of Lexington.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for Presidential and
Vice-Presidential Electors and Representatives
in Congress will be held at
the voting precincts fixed by law in
the County of Lexington on Tuesday,
November 3, 19C8, said day being
Tuesday following the first Monday
as prescribed by law.
The qualifications for suffrages are
as follows:
Residence in State for two years,
in the county one year, in the polling
in olonfftr1 nffpTS tVO
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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
State, otherwise qualified.
REGISTRATION.?Payment of all
taxes, including poll tax, assessed and
collectable 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 the payment thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the
"Rrtowl ftf Mannffora nar? ndnrdntatar
the oath to the other Managers 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 tney shall be
opened at 7 a. m., and closed at 6 p.
m.
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
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 resultjfor 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 result of the election.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.?The
following Managers of Election have
been appointed to hold the election at
the various precincts in the said
.county:
Edmund?J. *A. Kyzer, Raymond
Shealy, H. P. Bachman.
Leesville?A. P. West, [M. Crouch,
L. P. Williamson.
Brook?Ansel Caughman, George
Lewis, Perry Burkett.
Peak?O. L. Mayer, W. M. Addy,
Jos. H. Eargle.
Chapin?W. P. Betchman, R. P.
Slice, R. W. Frick.
Spring Hill?S. W. Amick, P. W.
H. Benson Slice.
Folk's School House?J. J. Chapman.
G. R. Eleazer, N. M. Derrick.
Ballenfcine?S. E. Lowman, H. A.
Bickley, G. J. Shealy.
; irmo?A. N. Dreher, H. A. Lorick,
J. H. Shealy.
Hilton?John H. Hiller, J. A. Epting,
E. L. Derrick.
Lower Fork at St Andrew's School
House?A. S. Npnnamaker, P. E.
Huffman, S. D. Meetze.
Efird's Store?S. E. Epting, J. W.
Amick, Jr., A. W. Ballentine.
Deiingo?D. P. Roof, B. M. Buff, H.
W. Shull.
T. H. Shull's Store?C. M. Livingston,
Edwin Hendrix, Paul Shull.
T. J. Drafts's Store?D. F. Price,
T. P. Drafts, J. L. Sease.
Crout's Store?D. A. Hendrix, C.
Sease, J. R. Shealy.
Red Bank?H. D. Boozer, Andrew
Goodwin, Fred Pound.
Gaston?C. H. Hartley, W. D.
Pound, C. C. Goodwin. " i
Swansea?Frank Hilderbrand, Jacob
Wise, Ellie Barrs.
Sandy Run at Oak Grove?W. H.
Wannamaker, J. E. Saylor, T. L.
Williams.
P. W. Shealy's Store?J. S. Reeder,
J. 8. Millor, Levi Brown.
St. Matthews?C. P. McCartha, L.
M. Steele, S. D. Keisler.
Pelion?H. V. Rish, J. H. Laird, H.
L. Scoffill.
Pool's Mill?M. C. Kirkland, J. W.
Starnes, Jr., J. L. Jefcoat.
Huffman's Burnt Mills?D. E. Clark,
W. M. Yonce, J. 0. Spradley.
Steadman?A. B. Quattlebaum, R.
G. Able, F. W. Quattlebaum.
Samaria?B. J. Rodgers, M. R.
Gunter, J. S. Burgess.
Gilbert?D. .E. Hammond, Isaiah
Taylor, R. L. Craps.
Summit?E. D. Long, N. D. Hite,
A. L. Price.
Batesburg?G. M. Adams, F. Kennedy,
Muller Sawyer.
Lexington?C. West Caughman, J.
M- Cauehman. Charlie E. Corlev.
Brookland?Walter S. Hook, Hamp
Cangnman, J. 8. Gonneli.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to delegate
one of their number to secure
the boxes and blanks for the election
from the Clerk of Court's office, Lex??t?
a n on and after Monday,
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October 26, 1908.
The Managers are requested to at
once secure a place at their respective
precincts and have the same
properly arranged at as little cost as
possible in accordance with the law
and present their bill to the Chairman
of this Board.
J. R. Bouknight,
Chairman;
S. R. Younginer,
John V. Hutto,
Commissioners of Federal Election
for Lexington County, S. C.
October 8, 1908.
Notice of Election.
State of South Carolina,
County of Lexington.
Notice is hereby given that the General
Election for State and County
it votiner Dre
Officers win IJC XiClU C4*V V4*V * v ^ ^
cincts prescribe 1 by law in 9aid county,
on Tuesday, November 3, 1908,
said day being'Tuesdav following the
first Monday in 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 n
State Constitution, as provided in the
following Joint Resolutions: ]
No. 712.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to (
Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of
the Constitution, Relating to 3Iuni- ]
cipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the ]
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following ;
amendment to the Constitution of the
State at the next general election for <
Representatives, and if a majority of ;
th^electors qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly voting
thereon shall vote in favor of such
amendment, and a majority of each ;
branch of the General Assembly shall,
after such election, and before anoth- ;
er, ratify said amendment by yeas
and nays, that Section 7, Article VIII, ,
relating to bonded indebtedness, be
knn/4/^tnn ot f.Vio Pnri thprftof
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the following words: Provided, That
the limitations imposed by this Sec- ,
1 tion and by Section 5, of Article X,
of this Constitution, shall not apply j
1 to bonded indebtedness incurred by
the town of Gaffney, in the County of
Cherokee, when the proceeds of said
' bonds are applied solely and exclusively
for the building, erecting, es1
tablishing, and maintenance of water- ,
works, electric light plants or sewerage
system, and where the question
< of incurring such indebtedness is submitted
to the qualified electors of j
said municipality, as provided in the
Constitution, upon the question of ;
i bonded indebtedness. <
Approved the 27th dav of February,
A. D. 1908.
No. 703. 1
A Joint Resolution Proposing to :
Amend Section 4 of Article XIII of
the Constitution of the State of
South Carolina, Relating to the Office
of Adjutant and Inspector Gen1
eral.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of South Carolina, be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State
at the next general election for Rep- ,
resentatives, and if a majority of the .
electors qualified to vote for members .
of the General Assembly voting there
on, shall vote in favor of said amend- j
ment, and a majority of each branch ::
of the General Assembly shall after j
such election, and before another,
ratify the same amendment Dy yeas
and nays, Section 4, of Article XIII,
of the Constitution of the State of
South Carolina, 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 General ,
elected by the qualified electors of j
the State at the same time, and in the j
same manner, as other State officers, *
who shall rank as Brigadier General, 6
and whose duties and compensations j
shall be prescribed by law. 1
Sec. 2. That the question of adopt- *
ing the amendment proposed in the
foregoing Section shall be submitted i
to the electors as follows: Those in *
favor of the amendment shall deposit (
a ballot with the following words .
plainly printed or written thereon: "
"Constitutional Amendment to Sec- {
tion 4 of Article XIII, Yes;" and g
those opposed to said amendment "
shall cast a ballot with the following 4
words plainly printed or written g
thereon: "Constitutional Amend- "
ment to Section 4 of Article XIII, 4
No." . ;
Approved the 26th day of February, *
A. D.t 1908. 4
There shall be separate and distinct g
ballots and boxes at this election for *
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tne tonowing omcers, k> wjw; *
?rnor and Lieutenant Governor; (2)
Other State Officers; (3) State Senator;
(4) Members of House of Representative;
(5) County Officere. On
which shall be the name or names of
the person or persons voted for as
such officers, 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. I
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.foils ac eacn voting piace must uc 7
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 a vacancy, 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
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sign the same, witmn tnree aays
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.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to hold the election
at the various precincts in the
said county:
Edmund?H. C. Reeder, W. Noah
Lucas, D. E. Sharpe.
Leesville?D. L. Gunter, J. Y. Cooley,
W. J. P. Kinard.
Brook?F. L. Addy, A. W. Hite, A.
L. Bedenbaugh.
Peak?T. W. Amick, J. W. Eargle,
J. F. Mahaffey.
Chapin?B. J. G. Lever, S. J. Clark,
Willie Cumalander.
Spring Hill?W. B. Eleazer, H. J.
Piafoi* C\ AT fllarV.
Folk's School House?J. H. Der- i
rick, H. A. Eleazer, S. O. Dailey.
Ballentine?J. J. Bouknight, P. D.
Meetze, J. B. Derrick. i
Irmo?H. R. Dreher, J. W. Younginer,
Wallace Lorick.
Hilton?Jas. McCartha, J. G. Hiller,
Sebe Derrick.
Lower Fork at St. Andrews School
House?T. B. Huffman, G. F. Leitzey,
E. F. Meetze.
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Efird's Store?S. P. Frick, W. D.
Gannon, L. G. Wheeler.
Delingo?M. K. Kaminer, A. B.
floof. Geo. W. Buff.
T. H. Shull's Store?W. K. Hook,
r. II. Shull, S. 0. Hook.
T. J. Drafts' Store?Sidney Jumper,
EL E. Drafts, Franklin Keisler.
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Dxner, Jno. B. Dreher.
Red Bank?S. C. Price, T. H. Gai)le,
B. P. Pound.
Gaston?V. L. Goodwin, R. J. Fallaw,
W. F. Jumper.
Swansea?E. H. Smith, Fred Rast,
Stokes Hutto.
Sandy Run at Oak Grove?H. S.
Crim, W. B. Wannamaker, Jimmie
Saylor.
P. W. Shealy's Store?Tally Shealy,
M. L. Miller, Hamp Hutto.
St. Matthews?J. D. McCartha, W.
H. Keisler, J. B. Taylor.
Pelion?A. W. Craft, Geo. W. Fallaw,
David Rish.
Pool's Mill?C. C. Justice, W. Q,
Jackson, E. A. Pool.
Huffman's Burnt Mill?L. L. Gantt,
Henry Lyles, John Shumpert.
Steadman?W. L. Quattlebaum, H,
J. Burgess, H. C. Gunter.
Samaria?R. V. Gantt, F. S. Burgess,
P. S. Hallman.
Gilbert?R. K. Donley, S. E. Taylor,
Clinton Oswald.
Summit?J. C. Hartley, D. H.
Price, A. E. Craps.
Batesburg?L. D. Brabham, Barrett
Jones, Kennerly Hartley.
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Lexington?Karl t\ uswaia, uuui
H. Roberts, J. Frank Kleckley.
Brookland?Gary Caughman, Wade
Sox, James H. Senn.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to delegate
one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election
from M. P. George at the Clerk ol
Court's office on and after October
26th, 1908.
W. H. Sharpe,
Chairman;
S. D. B. Lever,
E. H. Addy,
Commissioners of State and Countj
Elections for Lexington County, S. C,
October 8th, 1908.
NOTICE-BIDS WANTED.
The undersigned hereby gives notice
bhat on the 5th day of November, next
Khp Onnntv Board of Commissioner!
will consider bids, and let the contraci
for the construction of a steel bridg<
across Saluda River, near Wvse's Ferrj
in said county and State. Plans anc
specifications for said bridge can be hac
by applying to the Supervisor. Righi
to reject bids is reserved.
GEORGE H. KOON.
Supervisor Lex. Co.
Oct. 6th, 1908.
Sewing Machines.
The New Acme and Davis Unique
improved drop head machines; nicelj
inished in oak ; easy running and per
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Count}* of Lexington.
Court of Common Plea?.
| Birdie Eva Davis, by Guardian adLitem,
"VV. B. Davis, Plaintiff,
against
I Maggie Hamiter, Eva Hamiter and
Mamie Lee Hamiter, defendants.
Partition.
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Court lierein, signed by Hon. J. AT. DeTore,
Circuit Judge, and dated July
loth, 1908, I will sell to rii. highest bidder
at public outcry, before the Court
House door in Lexington, S. C., during
the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday
in November, 1908:
5 All that piece, parcel or tract of land,
situate, lying and being in the county
of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing
Thirty-six acres, more or less,
and adjoining lands of John Miller,
Paul Eargle and Mrs. Betsie Setzler.
Termg of sale: Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE,
Clerk of the Court.
* Lexington, 8. C., October 12th, 1808.
Mess. Graham & Sturkie, Attorneys for
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