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» I ini Thursday, November 2, 1950 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Notice of Election Pa*e Fir# * * t t I 'V STATE OF SOUTH CAROUNA, COUNTY OF LAURENS. Notice is hereby given that the .General Election for State and County will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County aforesaid on Tuesday, November 7, 1950, said day being Tuesdtx, following the first Mon day, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: . Managers of election shall re quire of every elector offering to vote at any election, before al lowing him to vote, the produc tion of his registration certificate and proof of the payment thirty days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer auth orized to collect such taxes, shall be conclusive proof of the pay ment. thereof. Before the hour fixed for open ing the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the • constitutional oath. The chair man 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. The polls shall be opened at such voting places as shall be designated at 8 o’clock in the .forenoon, and close at 8 o’clock in the afternoon of the day of elec tion, and shall be held open dur- ' ing these hours without intermis sion or adjournment; and the Managers shall administer to each person offering to vote oath that be is qualified to vote at this election, according to the Consti tution of this State, and that he has not voted during this election. 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 duly sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerks must pro ceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjourn ment until the same is completed and make a statement of the re sults for each office, and sign the same. Within three days there after the Chairman of the Board, or some one deaignated by the Board, must deliver to the Com missioners of Election the poll tat, the box containing the bal lots and written statements of the results of the election. At the said election qualified electors will vote upon the adop tion or rejection of amendments to the State Constitution, as pro vided In the following JOINT RESOLUTIONS STATEWIDE CONSTITUTION- _ AL AMENDMENTS No. 1 A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Article II, Section 4, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to eliminate therefrom the require ments of the payment of poll tax before voting in election in this State. No. 2 A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Section 12 of Article II of the Constitution of this State re lating to the qualifications of vot ers in municipal election. No. 3 A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitu tion of South Carolina, 1895, re lating to the size and area of school districts so as to eliminate from said section the requirement that school districts be not less than nine (9) square miles nor greater than forty-nine (49) square miles in area. LOCAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS No. 4 Aiken County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to authorize any school district ol Aiken County to issue bonds up to twenty-five (25%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in any such school dist rict and to provide that any such bonded indebtedness in any said school district shall not be consid ered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or any political sub division of said county wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of said school district. No. 5 Anderson County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to bonded indebtedness of coun ties, townships, school districts, etc., by adding a proviso permit ting Cedar Grove School District No. 30 of Anderson County, to incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per • centum of the assessed value of the taxable property in said school district. No. 6 Anderson County A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to bonded indebt edness of counties, townships, school districts, etc., by adding a proviso permitting the Gantt School District No. 34 of Ander son County to incur bonded in debtedness to an amount not ex ceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. No. 7 Anderson County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, as amended, relating to bonded in debtedness of counties, townships, school districts, etc., by adding a proviso authorizing Pelzer-Wil- liamston School District No. 20 of Anderson County to issue bonds to an amount not exceed ing seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in excess of all present indebtedness. No. 8 Barnwell County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitu tion of South Carolina, 1895, re lating to areas of school districts so as to provide that the provis ions thereof shall not apply to school districts in Barnwell County and to provide that in said county school districts shall be of such area as the General Assem bly or the Board of Education of Barnwell County may prescribe, i No. 9 Berkeley County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution limiting in amount the bonded in debtedness of political subdivis ions of the State, so as to author ize the Cain Hoy School District No. 1 of Berkeley County to in crease its bonded or other indebt edness in amount up to fifteen (15%) per cent of the aMiaed value of the taxable property in said district. , No. 10 Berkeley County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to provide for the removal of the present limitations and the fixing of new limitations uporf the bond ed indebtedness of any school district in Berkeley County. No. 11 Berkeley County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing to amend Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution which among other things limits the bonded debt of any county, township, school districts, munic ipal corporation or to other polit ical subdivision to eight per cent um of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, so as to authorize School District No. 24 of Berkeley County to incur bond ed indebtedness not exceeding fif teen per centum of the taxable property therein. No. 12 Cherokee County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitu tion of South Carolina, 1895, re lating to the area of school dist ricts, so as to provide that in Cherokee County the General Assembly shall prescribe the area of the school districts. No. 12 Chester County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Article X. Section 5, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to provide that the bonded Indebt edness of the school district of Chester County not exceed twelve (12%) per cent of all taxable property in said school district so that the entire bonded indebted ness of Chester County shall not exceed (20%) per cent of the as sessed value of all taxable prop erty in said County. No. 14 Chesterfield County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, So as to permit any school district of Chesterfield County to issue bonds to an amount not exceed ing twenty (20%) per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district and to provide that the indebtedness of any municipality or political sub division situate wholly or partly within the district shall not be considered. No. 15 Clarendon County A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to bonded indebted ness of counties, townships, school districts, etc., by adding a proviso permitting the school districts in Clarendon County to incur bond ed indebtedness to an amount not exceeding thirty (30%) per cent of the assessed value of all tax able property therein. No. id Darlington County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 21 of Article V of the Constitu tion of this State relating to the jurisdiction of Magistrates’ Courts so as to provide that the General Assembly may increase the jurisdiction of certain Magis trates in Darlington County in civil cases. No. 17 Dorchester County A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to bonded indebted ness of counties, townships, school districts, etc., by adding a pro viso permitting School District No. 9 in Dorphester County to in cur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. No. 18 Florence ( County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro- , posing an amendment to Section 20, Article V, of the State Con stitution with respect to the terms of office of Magistrates in Flor ence County, so as to increase the term of two years to four years. No. 19 Florence County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, limiting the indebtedness of school dist ricts, so as to authorize Olanta School District No. 21 of Flor ence ounty to incur indebedness for school purposes up to fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of the property of the said district. No. 20 Greenwood County A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Section 5, Article XI of the Constitution, 1895, relating to the formation of school districts and the size thereof, by adding a proviso to exempt Greenwood County from the provisions there of. No. 21 Hampton County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Article VII, Section 7 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to provide that under certain con ditions the limitation of the bond ed indebtedness of municipalities in Hampton County shall be twenty-five per centum of the as sessed value of the taxable prop erty within the municipalities. No. 22 Hampton County . A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to authorize any school district of Hampton County to issue bonds up to thirty (20%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property in any such school dist rict. No. 22 Laurens County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing to amend Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution which among other things limits the bonded debt of any county, township, school district, munici pal corporation or other political subdivision to eight per centum of the aaaeaaed value of all tax able property therein, so as to authorize School District No. 11 of Laurens County to incur bond ed indebtedness not exceeding thirty per centum of the taxable properly therein. No 24 Lee County A JOINT RESOLUTION to kmend Section 9, Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina. 1895, relating to bonded indebted - neaa of counties, townships, school districts, etc, so as to exempt Lynchburg School District No 12 in Lee County from the limita tions therein and to provide that district may incur property to an it not exceeding twenty (20%) per cent of the aaaeaarrt value of all taxable therein No 25 Lexington County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X. of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the limit of the bonded debt of school districts by adding a proviso thereto as to Pmeview School District No. 22, of Lexing ton County, South Carolina. No. 28 Lexington County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, of Article X of the Constitution relating to the bonded indebted ness of school districts so as to provide that school districts in Lexington County may incur bonded indebtedness not to ex ceed twenty per cent of the as sessed value of taxable proper ty. No. 27 Marion County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to provide for the removal of the present limitations and the fixing of new limitations upon the bond ed indebtedness of any school district in Marion County. No. 28 Marlboro County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 1, of Article 5 of the Constitution of South Carolina of 1895, relat ing to the Judicial Department of the State so as to establish a County Court for the County of Marlboro with such Civil Juris diction as may be provided by the General Assembly of this State. No. 29 Newberry County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article XI of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina for 1895, so as to provide that the limitations as to area of school districts imposed by this section shall .not apply to Newberry County, but that in such county, school districts shall be of such area as the General Assembly may prescribe. 1 No. 30 Oconee County A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Section 5, Article 10 of the Constitution of South Caro lina, 1895, relating to bonded in debtedness of counties, townships school districts, etc., by adding a proviso permitting any school district in Oconee County to in cur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. No. 31 Pickens County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitu tion of Soukh Carolina, 1895, re lating to areas of school districts so as to provide that the provis ions 1 thereof shall not apply to school districts in Pickens Coun ty and to provide that in said county school districts shall be of such area as the General Assem bly may prescribe if and when the qualified electors of Pickens County vote favorably on the con solidation of school districts in Pickens County. No. 32 ’ Pickens County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Section 5, Article. X, of the Constitution relating to the bonded indebted ness of counties, townships, school districts, etc., by adding a proviso permitting Pickens Centralized High School District in Pickens County to incur bonded indebted ness not exceeding sixteen (16%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. No. 33 Richland County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to increase the limitation of the bonded indebtedness of the Com mon and High School Districts in Richland County, South Carolina, to fifteen per centum (15%) of the assessed value of the taxable property in said school districts and to provide that the bonded indebtedness of said school dist ricts shall not be considered in determining the power to Incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or any political sub division of said county wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of such school districts. No. 54 Richland County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing ■■ amendment to Section 20, Article V. of the State Consti- tution with respe«t to the terms of office of Magistrates In Richland County, so as to if crease the term of two years to (our years No 25 Richland County A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Article X of the ( on § *. *.. tlon of this State relating to fi nance and taxation by providins that the Town of Forest Acres In Richland County, may levy an as- •essment upon abutting property for permanent unproYemeni* on streets and sidewalks. No. 24 Sumter County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing Bn amendment to Section 5. Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina. 1495, so as to provide for the removal of the present limitations and the fixing of new limitations upon the bond ed indebtedness of School District No IT In Sumter County No 27 Union County A JOINT RESOLUTION pro- 5. Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1495. so as to provide for the removal of the present limitations and the fixing of new limitations upon the bond ed indebtedness of Lockhart School Dtstnct in Union County No 24 Greenville end Spartanburg Counties A JOINT RESOLUTION pro posing an amendment to Article X Section 5. of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to provide that the bonded indebted- neaa of Graer School District In Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina, may be such as not to exceed twenty par centum of the assesdkd value of all taxable property in said school district. MANAGERS OF ELECTION The following Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said County. Woodville Precinct—T. M. Kel- lett, Robert Wham, Haskell Gray, all of Owings, S. C.; Dials—P. H. Harris, J. G. Hen derson, Bessie Harris, all of Gray Court, 8 C., Rt. 1; Long Branch—Mrs. Roy Har ris, and Mrs. Joe Poole of Clinton, S. C., Rt. 1; Joanna—J. E. Holsenback, Mrs. E. J. Wilingham, Mrs. Joe John son, all of Joanna; Ora—Mrs. Sam Fleming, Mrs. W. T. Blakely, Mrs. Craig Hun ter, all of Ora. Mt. Pleasant—S. R. Jones, C. H. Crenshaw, Ab Freeman, all of Laurens, Rt. 2; Hickory Tavern—C. R. Babb and Jesse Kellett of Gray Court, Rt. 1, M. L. McDaniel of Laurens, Rt. 3; Baileys—W. B. Ramage, J. H. Barnett, James Jacks of Laurens, S. C., Rt.; Jones Store—R. A. Cook, and Lawrence Thackston of Fountain Inn, Rt. 2, Mrs. Clara J. Curry, of Owings, S. C.; Owings—Ross Templeton, Mrs. Zeb Vance, and Mrs. A. F. Cook of Owings; Mt. Olive—J. H. Culbertson, Miss Eva Martin and Lois Chap man of Waterloo, S. C.; Lanford—S. W. Prince, Mrs. J. B. DeShields, Mrs. E. A. Curry, Lanford; Tip Top—J. S. Blum, Frank Whitaker, and Malcolm McDaniel of Waterloo, S. C.; Renno—W. E. Bell, Miss Minnie Ray, Mrs. James M. Copeland of Renno; Pleasant Mound—J. G. R. Mar tin, Mrs. E. K. Riddle, Mrs. J. B. Hunter, Jr, of Gray Court, Rt. 2; Poplar Springs—Atwood Pitts, Guy Elledge, H. O. Walker, of Ware Shoals, S. C., Rt.; Merna—C. N. Adair and Miss Sara Nash of Fountain Inn, Rt. 1, Henry Cothran of Gray Court, Rt. i; Youngs — Miss Ruth Wallace, Mrs. F. E. Bobo of Rt. 2. Gray Court, S. C., Mrs. Walter Hender son of Owings, S. C.; Daniels Store—J. B. O’Dell, T. L. Martin and J. Harold Martin, of Ware Shoals, S. C., Bt-; , Laurens Mills — Mrs. Furman Bragg, Joe B. Cox, Willie Nelson, of Laurens, S. C.; Trinity Ridge—Furman Thoma son, James Cain, Warren Tinsley, of Laurens, S. C., Rt. 3; Watts Mills—James L. Brown lee, Harold Brownlee, Pierce Thomas, Joe S. Blakely, all of Laurens, S. C.; Gray Court — J. B. McCuen, Mrs. Alma Curry, Mrs. Jack Pace, all of Gray Court, S. C.; Cooks Store—W. R. Bailey, Da vid M. Garrett, L. C. Patton, J. B. Cook, Fountain Inn, Rt. 2; Barksdale-Narnie—Marion Ab rams, Mrs. Olin Bolt, Mrs. Her man Power, Gray Cdurt, Rt. 2; Y/aterloo—R. H. Wingo, Guy Smith, Mrs. D. C. Smith, all of Waterloo, S. C.; Clinton City—-John F. Norris, John Clark, Aldine Blakely, Hen ry Young, T. H. South, George F. Turner, all of Clinton, S. C.; Cross Hill—J. H. Shealy, H. M. Thomas, J. H. Nance, all of Cross Hill, S. C.; Shiloh—Roy C. Crane, F. F. Hellams, Roy C. Wallace, of Gray Court, S. C.; Ekom — Paul O’Dell, Laurens. Rt. 2; Roy Cain, Laurens, Rt. 3; Ed. Elmore, Waterloo, Rt 1; Stewarts Store — W. D. Stew art, Earl Hughes, and L. A. Cook, ail of Fountain Inn, Rt.; Brewerton—Mrs. L. C. Taylor. C. T. Hughes, J. R Buzhardt, all of Ware Shoals, Rt.; Hopewell — W. P. Dickson. Char las Workman, Don Boyd, all of Clinton, Rt; IfountviUa—Walter H. Dunlap. John W Davis and Jfmes H Watts; Lydia Mills—G. C Parrish. Jr . Edward Williams and Horace Brown Laurens City—Marshall Aber crombie. chief manager. Raymond Hill. Mus Ora Bplt. David Roper. Richard Shell. James M Cooper, Mias Joaie Anderson Gray’s — Charlie Richards, I* H Cooper, Leeter Lawson Pr inert un — Mias Axnes R Trumon To Beat Drum For Party In Nov. 4 Speech j Washington, Nov. 1—President j Truman will roll the drums for Dem- iocratic congressional candidates in, a [single major political speech Satur day, Nov. 4, at St. Louis. The address will be delivered from Kiel auditorium where Mr. Truman wound up his victorious 1948 presi dential campaign. It will be heard ov er the four nationwide radio net- | works at 10 p. m. Presidential Press Secretary Chas. G. Ross told reporters last night that the network time—20 or 30 minutes —will be paid for by the Democratic National Committee. Tne committee and the Democratic candidates have been pressuring Mr Truman to lend his voice to their vote drive. The White House said the St. Louis speech will be his sole major effort in behalf of the party candidates be tween now and the Nov. 7 election. Mr. Truman had been expected to make at least one western "whistle stop” tour, but that idea was dropped in view of the Korean war. The President will stop in St Louis en route home to vote at Indepen dence, Mo. Mr. Truman is expected to return to Washington soon after casting his ballot. Mrs. Truman and daughter. Margaret will not make the trip. THE CHRONICLE Babb. R M Ridgeway. A- J. Monroe Shady Grove—David T Pitta. Fred Johnson. W D Gauas The Managers at each peer met named above are requested to delegate <me of their number to wrure the boxes and btankt lor the elect ton Friday, Noe T, at the court house. Laurena. S. C CHARLES L MILAM. Ch~, JAMES WASftoN. P B MITCHELL. I omauMtuner* of Elee* t«ona for L ty. S. C. Oct 21. :»v> f*rvt v txui Benjamin & Sons CRANE Qualify Material* 17-21 Mill Ml FftSFlT MlUTS Nt C9ST rro^ MRY FEEDS There’s no profit for you in the lower half of your milk paiL That milk just pays for the maintenance of your herd. 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