The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, October 28, 1908, Image 12
~ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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for Lexington County, S. C.
October 8,1908.
Notice of Election.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. ?
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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
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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.
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