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~ Notice of Election. 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, 19U8, saia aay uemg Tuesday following the first Monday as prescribed by law. The qualifications for suffrages are as follows: Residence fn State for two years, in the county one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment aix 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 Board of Managers can administer 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. mi 4-Vin nrnnoi? fcr* AMltJ iliOUO^OlD ua V C ui? yv n v* flllavacanev; 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 tame 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 result of the election. " AB Fl CATIAU rn,? niHRHWCIO vr ukv ivn??xuc following Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said county: Edmund?J. A. Kyzer, Raymond Sbealy, H. P. Bach man. Leesville?A. P. West, [M. Crouch, L. P. Williamson. Brook?Ansel Caughman, George Lewis, Perry Burkett. Peak?0. 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. o:* XT QI;aa OlOCB) JUL. JLTCllWU OUVCi Folk's School House?J. J. Chapman, G. R. Eleazer, N. M. Derrick. m Ballentine?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. Nunnamaker, P. E. Huffman, S. D. Meetze. Eftrd's Store?S. E. Epting, J. W. Amick, Jr., A. W. Ballentine. Delingo?D. P. Roof, B. M. Buff, H. W. ShuU. T. H. Shull'8 Store?C. M. Livingston, Edwin Hendrix, Paul Shull. T. J. Drafts's Store?D. F. Price, T. P. Drafts, J. L. Sease. Croat'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. 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. S. 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. Bfomoa .Tr -T T, .Tfifpnot. 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, l3aiah 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. Caughman, Charlie E. Corley. Brookland?Walter S. Hook, Hamp Caughman, J. S. Gunnell. fhft Managers at eaeh nreeinet 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, Lexington, S. C., on and after Monday, 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, ? ? l^OIliUllBSlUiima ui jrouciai uiov/tivu for Lexington County, S. C. October 8,1908. Notice of Election. i t State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. Notice is hereby given that the GenIeral Election for State and County Officers will be held at the voting precincts prescribed by law in said county, on Tuesday. November 3, 1908, v said day being Tuesday following the I first Monday in November, as pre- | scribed by law. At the 9aid 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 following Joint Resolutions: No. 712. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7,_Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to iviunicipal 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 the,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 andnays, that Section 7, Article VIII, relating to bonded indebtedness, be amended by adding at the eDd thereof 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 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, establishing, and maintenance of waterworks, electric light plants or sewerage system, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. Approved the 27th dav of February, A. D. 1908. \T? TAO HVt I \J%J? 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 General. 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 Representatives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, shall vote in favor of said amendment, and a majority of each branch - ** ~ * ? LI- ? "U 01 cue uenerai Assemuiy ?u<tn atuct each election, and before another, ratify the same amendment by 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 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 compensations shall be prescribed by law. * Sec. 2. That the question of adopting the amendment proposed in the frtrownimy Spptinn shall be submitted 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 Section 4 of Article XIII, Yes;" and those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitutional Amendment to Section 4 of Article XIII, No." Approved the 26th day of February, A. D., 1908. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this election for the following officers, to wit: (l)Governor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State Officers; (3) State Senator; (4) Members of House of Representative; (5) County Officers. On wViir>h shall he 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 J 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 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 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. 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. t Ki9ter, U. M. Ularfc. Folk's School House?J. H. Derrick, H. A. Eleazer, S. O. Dailey. Ballentine?J. J. Bouknight, P. D. Meetze, J. B. Derrick. 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. Efird's Store?S. P. Frick, W. D. Cannon, L. G. Wheeler. Delingo?M. K. Kaminer, A. B. Roof, Geo. W. Buff. T. H. Shull's Store?W. K. Hook, T. H. Shu 11, S. O. Hook. T. J. Drafts' Store?3idney Jumper, H. E. Drafts, Franklin Keisler. Croat's Store?Silas Amick, M. L. Oxner, Jno. B. Dreher. Red Bank-S. C. Price, T. H. Ga- j ble, B. P. Pound. Gaston?V. L. Goodwin, R. J. Fal- i law, W. F. Jumper. Swansea?E. H. Smith, Fred Rast, ! Stokes Hutto. Sandy Run at Oak Grove?H. S. Crim, W. B. Wannamaker, Jimmie Say lor. P. W. Shealy's Store?Tally Shealy, j M. L. Miller, Hamp Hutto. St. Matthews?J. D. McCartha, W. H. Keisler, J. B. Taylor. Pelion?A. W. Craft, Geo. W. Fal- j law, 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. Gilberth-R. K. Donley, S. E. Taylor, Clinton Oswald, finmmif,?_T P. TTapfclftV. D. H. Price, A. E. Craps. Batesburg?L. D. Brabham, Barrett Jones, Kennerly Hartley. Lexington?Karl F. Oswald, John 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 of Court's office on and after October 26th, 1908. W. H. Sharpe, Chairman; S. D. B. Lever, E. H. Addy, Commissioners of State and County Elections for Lexington County, S. C. October 8th, 1908. NOTICE?BIDS WAflXEU. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 5th day of November, next, the County Board of Commissionerswill consider bids, and let the oontract for the construction of a steel bridge across Saluda River, near Wvse's Ferry in said county and State. "Plans and specifications for said bridge can be had by applying to the Supervisor. Right to reject bids is reserved. GEORGE H. KOON. Supervisor Lex. Co. Oct. 6th, 1908. ? ^ , Sowing Machines. The New Acme and Davis Unique improved drop head machines; nicely finished in oak; ea9y running and perfect sewing; fully guaranteed; for sale at factory prices for cash, or on easy payments, at The Bazaar, tf Rice B. Harman. ftVVWVVVVVVVVI THE J Call at our J most complete 5 in the South, I Men' $2.00 Misses' and ^ $50Ci 5 We can shcr * anything in i 5 Metal, Velonri i Th i While i I ^?IUU I wan a i I 1 cwwwvwvw STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington, Court of Common Pleas. Birdie Eva Davis, by Guardian adLitem, W. B. Davis, Plaintiff, against Maggie Haunter, Eva Haunter and Mamie Lee Hamiter, defendants. Partition. In obedience to the Decree of the O.rmrl- )ie.Tair> ci rm aA Wnn T XA7 WVU* V ilVAViU| u J U ' T Aj \_, Yore, Circuit Judge, and dated July 15th, 1908, I will sell to the 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: 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 Milier, Paul Eargle and Mrs. Betsie Setzler. Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. SAMUEL B. GEORGE, Clerk pf the Court. Lexington, S. C., October 12th, 1908. Mess. Graham & Sturkie, Attorneys for plaintiffs. I NEW t LADIES' Jfresls Goodslc ^Percales, Gin ^ will find ever; WK I my store. T] vited to see m IM . O I / NOW Store while her< } stock of High s Shoes to $7.00 I Boys' and Y $ 1.001 Children's Shoes to $3a00 w and fit you in a Shoes, in all leatl 3, Tan's, Vici's, Bo n the City Make lan-Dob 1509 Main Stree C. B. FRIP wvvwwwv^w Granulated Sugar 18 Lbs. $1.00 FRESH ROASrED COFFEE 103. ot 35c. Geres, Black and Miked Teas 30c. to 80c. 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