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V ' <• OOTOOER jj, ironca op iitwow of Sootli Oorollu. Cooaty of Colleton, is herafcy kItoo thnt-th*. •lociton for 8Uto nol Conn* ty offteora will ho bold at the noting precinct* prescribed by low In anM county, c# Tnesday, No vember I, lilt, aotd day being Tneeday following tho first Ifondry la NoTember, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualification for suffrage Managers of election shall quire of every elector offering to ▼ote at any election, before allow ing him to rote, the •production of hi* registration certificate and proof of the payment .of all taxes, includ ing poll tax, assessed against him and collectible daring the previous rear. The production of a certifi cate or of the receipt of the offic er authorised to collect such taxes oh all be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. There shall be separate and dis tinct ballots at this election for the following officers, to wit: (1) Governor an Lieutenant Governor; (1) Other State Officers; (3) Cir cuit Solicitor; (41 8tr*e Senator; (S) Members of House of Represen tatives; (6) County Officers. On which shall be the name or names of the person or persons voted for a* such officers, respectively^ ard the office for which they are voted. There shall be separr-te boxes In which said ballots are to be depos ited and each ballot box shall bq la beled in plain Roman letters with the office or officers voted for. Whenever a vote is to be tr.ken on any special question or questions a box shall be provided, properly labeled for that purpose, and the ballots therefwr on such question or questions shall be deposited there in. Before the hour fixed for opening- the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe the Constitution al oath. The chairman of the board of managers can administer the oath to the other members art to the Cletk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to the chair man. The managers elect their chairman and clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at T 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. mad closed^at f p. m. The managers have the power to fill a vacancy and if none of the managers attend, the citisens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the managers, who, after being sworn’, can conduct the elec tion. At the close of the election, the managers and clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes ang count the baJlots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the earn* 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 desig nated by the board, must deliver Constitution, by Adding Thereto Section 14A, to Empowi * - Cities of Charleston and fort to Aassas Abutting Pifcoer- ty for Permanent Improvement. Seclon 1. Be It resolved by the Gearr*' Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Article X of the State Constitution^ to be known aa ifecion 14a of said Article X. be agreed to by two-thirds of the Mem bens elected to each house, and entered on the Journals respect ively with yeas and nays token there or* be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election thereafter for Rep resentatives. to wit: Add the fol lowing section to Article X of the ConHqitutlon, to be and be known as Section 14a. Section 14a. The General Assem bly may authorise the corporate au thorities of the cities of Charles ton and Beaufort to levy an ass essment upon abutting property for the purpose of paging for permanent Improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately ebutting such property: Provided, That said im provements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of property abutting up on the street, sidwalk, or part of l an< | kj, either, proposed to be improved, and ’ n upon condition that said corporate 1 authorities shr.M pay at least one- half of the costs of such Improve ments. See. That those electors, at the safd election, voting In favor of said amendment shaJl deposit a ballot with the following words plainly written, or printed there of; “Amendment to Article X of the lltste Constitution, by adding Section 14s, empowering the cities of Charleston and Beaufort to as- abutting property for perma nent improvements—Yes.” Art those voting against the said amend ment shall deposit a ballot with tbe following -worda printed or written thereon; “Amendment to Article X of the State ConstltutloD by adding Section 14a, empowering The State of South Carolina, County of Colleton. Notice Is hereby given that the general election for presldentieJ and viee-presidential electors and repre sentative. In Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the Connty of Colleton on Tues day, November 6, 1912, said day being Tnesday following the first the cities of Charleston and Beanforf Monday, as prescribed by the State to assess abutting property for per- * ■tenant Improvement*—No." NO HHorse Peo—J. 8. Bailey, T. L. Lett. J. P. Strickland. Hudaooo Mill—K. K. Hudson, H M. Benton. J. fc. Berry. — Jackaoaboro Josh Garvin, j. a Tuten, H. H. Hlott. Lodge—R. R. Miley, J. A. Pad gett, A Bennett. Maglf Ccoe—J. O. Jaques, Jr Melvin Bishop, Joel Reeves. Peeples—Andrew Driggers, Char lie Craven, B^R. Smith. Petits—L. r. Givens,. Willie Hart ley. D. L. Walker. Rice Patch—J. F. Rents, E. C. Polk. Willie Smith. RU'er—J. P. Thomas, H. W. Ritter, DeTreville Carter. Ruffin—J. W. Miley, J. M. Cr *»- by b. N. Carter. Sidney—J. H. Kinsey, J. B. Weeks, Joseph Bridge. •Umoak*—H W. Strickland. A. E. Yarn, C. P. Williams. Sniders—0. C. Breland, J. B. Hudson, G. J. Yarn. Tiger Creek—J. B. Williams. P. W. Warren, L. W. Beach. Walerboro—J. D. Glover, ,B. Hiott A. A. Patterson, Sr. Williams—J. M. Strickland, J. T. Garris, J. C. Redlsh. White Hall—A. C. Senders. D. W F-cyas, W. St. E. Capers. The managers at each precinct named above are requested to dele gate one of their number to se cure boxes and blanks for the elec tion r.* the Court House, Oct. 2nd B. PKUR1FOY. . C J. CONE. H. W. BLACK, JIR. Commissioners of State and County ■Elections for Colleton County, ’8 C., October 10. 1912. NOTICE OF ELECTION. A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Artldlo X of The Constitution bp Adding Thereto Section 15, to Empower Hie Towns of Gaffney and Wood ruff and Cities of Chester and Georgetown to Abuses Abutting Property for Permanent Improvo- ineot. Beclon 1. Be It reeolved by the General Assembly of the State of Sonth Carolina, that the following amendment to the ponstitutlon, Ar ticle X, to be knowei, aa Section 16 of said article, be agreed to by two- thirds of the members elected to each house, and entered on the Journals respectively, with yeas and nays taken thereon, and be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election thereafter for Representa- to the Commissioners, of Election th* .tives, to wit: Add the following poll list, the boxen containing the ballots and written atatementn of the reunite of the election. At the said election separate box es will be provided at which quali fied electors will vote upor* the a- doptlon or rejection of an amend ment to the Stc'e Constitution, as provided in the following Joint reso lution . / no. .via. A Joint KennlnMou to Amend Sec tion 7. Article Vlll of the CoiiHti tut ion, HcJntt'ig to Municipal PLuded I’.lebtednef'e, by Adding a Proviso Thereto as to The M Own of Hitthopv tile 'Section 1. Be it resolved by thi* General Assembly of tbe Slate of South Carolina, That the following amendment to See. 7. Article VIII o the ConMitution of Jbr.’e of (<ou:h Carolina be agreed to: Add at tho etxl thereof the following words. “Provided, further. That the llmltr- tions Imposed by thia section aM by Section 6 of Article X of this Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded Indebtedness Incurred by ’he (own of BishopvUle, in the county* of I^ee, when rhe proceeds of said bonds a re applied exclusively to aid in the building and purchase of rights of wt.y of the South Caroli na Western Railway, dr other rail roads, under such restrictions and limitations aa the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the ques tion of incurring such Indebtedness is submitted to the qualified elect ors of said municipality, as pro vided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness." Sec. 2. That the question of adopting this rmendmeet shall be submitted at the next general elec tion for Representatives to the el ectors as follows: Those in favor Of tbs amendment will deposit s b&Jlot with the following words plainly written or printed thereoi>: “Constitutional amendment to Sec tion 7. Article Y1II of the Consti tution. relating to municipal band ed indebtedness, as proposed by a Joint Resolution entitled ‘A Joint Resolution to amend Section 7, Ar ticle Vlll of the Constitution, re lating to municipal bonded indebt edness, by e-lding a proviso thereto as to the tow®, of RtshopvHle’— Yes.” Those opposed to said a- mendment shall cast a ballot with the following words plainly written or printed thereon: "Constitutional section to Article X of the Consti tution, to be and be known as sec tion 15: Seclon 15. The General Assembly may' authorize the corporate au thorities of the towns of Gaffney- anti Woodruff and the cities of Chester and Georgetown to levy an isses-sment upon abuttiis; property for tbe purpose of paying for p*‘r- manent iuiprovoment* on streets and sub-walks, or streets or sidewalk.-, Immediately abutting such property: I'rovulcd, That said improvements h ordered only upon the written con sent of a majority of ^be owi«m of the property abutting upon' the streets or sidewalks,-,or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon the condition that thexorpor- ate authorrities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such Im provements See. 2. That the electors voting at such general election in favor of the proposed r.*uendmei*t shall de posit a ballot with the following words plainly written or printed thereon: “Amendment to Article X of the Constitution, by adding Section kft. empowering the towns of Gaffney art Woodruff and^ the cities of Chester i^-nd Georgetown to assess abutting" property for permcneuf Improvement Ye* “ And those voting against said pro posed amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly written or printed thereon: Section 15, empowering the towns of Gaffney and Woodruff and the cities of Chester and Georgetown to assess rbuttlng property for per manent Improvements—No." Sec 3 The Managers of Elec tion shall canvgss said vote and certify the result as now provider! by law. and shall provide a sep arate box for said be-llots. At said election the qualified el- Constltutlon. His qua! If leaf ons for suffrage are as follows: Rssldeoce in State for two years, in th* county one pear, in tbe poll ing precinct In which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment six months before any election of any poll tax then dne and payable. Provided, That min isters In charge of an organised church* and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote af ter six months’ residence in the State, otherwiee qualified. Registration—Payment of all tax- ee. Including poll tax, assessed and collectible the previous year. The production of a certificate or the receipt of the officer e-uthorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusiv proof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls managers art clerks must take and subscribe to the constitutional Pr’h The chairman of the Board of managers cr.n ad minister tbe oath to the other man- tigers and to the rlerkt a Notary Public must administer the or.’h to chairman. The managers elect theJr chairman and clerk Polls at each voting place mus* be opened r.t 7 o’clock a. nr . and closed at 4 o’clock p. m , except in t! 'Mty of ( harleston, where th shi :! be opened at 7 -a., m. and closed’ at tt p. m. The innnr.-gert have the power to fill a vacancy: and If not.> of the tnanr.gers attend, the citizens can appoint, from among the qualified voters, the managers, who. after be ing sworn, can conduct the elec tion. At the close of the election, the man&gers 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, tby chair man of the board, or snare one designated b.V^ the horrd. nfust de*- llver to tbe t'ornmissioners of El ection the poll list, the boxes Von- taiulng the ballots and written statement* of the result '•of the election. Managers of Elect Jot*. The following ntanagers of elec tion have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said county; ^ FEDERAL Ashtort—John Bennett, W. N. Jones. J. J. Miley., Belle—A. A. Herndon, S. P. Vl- mer Dred Gooding. Berea—J. W. Miley, Sr. W. A. - « Cotton Buyers for Walterboro Thursdays t ~ • . More Money for Your Cotton At a recent meeting of the business men of Walterboro it was decided that it would be to the interest of the farmers of our County to follow the plans which have proven so successful in other counties in our and other States and set aside, one day (Thursday) of each week as Cotton Sales Day The success or failure of this Movement depends entirely on whether or not You give us your support. Don't Bring Cotton to Waltmrboro Except on Tlumdays, and see that ydu have from 50 to 100 bales here, if possible The more cotton 'you bring the more buyers we will have. Arrangements have been made to have cotton buyers here on Thursday from Charleston^ Savannah and Augusta and several merchants have also agreed to buy cotton on this day. 0 Thursday is cotton salesday, and if you will give this plan your co-operation you will get the RIGHT PRICE for your cotton from this day on. Tell your friends about it. ^alk about it Boost cotton sales Day and we can make WALTERBORO the best cotton market in the state. Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Remember ! COHEN & CO ectors shall also vote upon the que»- lackland, Charley Smih. lion of issuing bonds D3t exceeding one million (1,000,000.) dollars to carry otrt plans to relieve the con gested condition of the State Hos pital for the Insane. c« provided by Joint Resolution No. 678. Acts and Joint Resolutions of 1912. Managem of Election. The following managers of Elec tion have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts In the w..ld county: KIUTK. Asbton—J. T. Polk. M H Ruth, Jr fott&gevHle—J. D. Ackerraaiv, IA. K. Willis, S O. Pierce N Doctors Creek—M. W. BreltJid, W W. Martin. M D Black Green Pond—J. C. Razzileau, R. F Huggins. Willie Smith. Hendersonville—Jasper Robinson W. E. Capers, Lawrence Hiott. Horse Pen—Jos. L&Jigdale. L Yon. Fraser Roger. Hudsons Mill—E. H. Ulmer. A. Benton. John W Avant. Jacksonboro—J. M Padgett. N. G Arcade Department Store 232 and 234 King Street and 203 Meeting Street, Charleston, .... - South Carolina • a LARGEST WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MAIL ORDER H011SE IN THE SOUTH SEE CHARLESTON FIRST YOUR NEAREST MAIL BOX PLACES OUR STORE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU. AUTUMN SURPRISES A stream of delightful novelties for Autumn and Winter wear that will have no ending until after Christmas, and each fresh shipment seems more fascinat ing than the last—if such can be possible. The latest in NEW FALL AND WINTER HtTTS, NEW JOHNNY AND MACKINAW OOATH, NEW WASH AND SILK WAISTS, CORSET**, MUSLIN AND FLANNELETTE, WALKING SKIRTS, SILKS, DRESS GOODS, CARPETS, RUGS, MATTINGS, LINOLEUM, SHADES. U ' CE PORTIERES, HOSIERY. GLOVES. VEILING, ETC, ETC. | Write for one of our fall and winter Catalogues. It will be sent by return mail. n Louis Cohen Iso & Company- <\ W. Butler. Hermon Biwhoff. t -nendment to Section 7, Article VIII D. M Carter. Maple Cane—I. W. Reeves. Jas of the Constitution, relating to i Bells F. M.-Thomas. J. K Hud- Ackerman. J Frank Addisor- municipal bonded Indebtedness, as ' gon. Steve Crosby. Peeple* J M. Crosby, Louis Pad- proposed by a Joint Resolution en- ) Berea—J. D. Miley. A. L Carter. Sylvia Wilder, titled ‘A Joint Resolution- to amend A. R. B. Smith. I Petits- H. J. Givens. Klija Bi section 7, Article VIM, of the Con- ! Cottagevifte T S Ackerman. C. ; ton. George Blocker, atitution, relating to municipal bond C. Reeves, C. T Reeves. | Ritters—A. C. Sanders. E. L. ed indebtedness, by adding r- proaisoj Doctors Creek -Ben Griffin, J. Ritter. THoqias M. Pinckney thereto as to the town of Bishop- j A. Breland. J. C. Dr::.wdy. i Ruffin— Robt. Black. W. H. Bro- Green Pond—H. C. Price. E W. land, H. F Breland. Smith, H. F. Towlt-s. I Sidney—O. O. Bridge. O G Gru- Hend< rsonville-^J. M. Speights, L be,r. J. B. Kinsey, Bellinger J. W. Bagot. ' I Stnoak*—A. C. Padgett, Adam vllle’—No." NO. Mil. A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Article X of me Bmih J. L. Lyons. » Sniders—Press Ulmer, Lee Giv ens Quilly Herndon. Tiger Creek—F*R.nk Robinson. J. K. Linder. E. B. Way. Walterboro—A. Z. Searson. D. E. Benton. D 8. Griffith. Williams Tyle O’Quin. Andrew Carter. I. K. Strickland. Lodge- -W. F. Cone. H. W. Cur ler. J. B. Miley. Rice Patch—E. G. Ulmer. Wade U-.--®s. Henry Godiey. The managers at each •product named above are requested to dele gate one of their number to secure the boxes and blanks for the elec tion at the County Court House. Saturday and Monday, Nov. 2 and 4 J E. MOORE. J. 8. PADGKTTT* A Q. PADGETT. Commissioners of Federal Elec tion for Colleton County, S. C., Oc tober 10th, 1912. BLOOniNE LIVER PILLS CURE CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. Twentjvfive Cent* a Box. 9-11-Sm. * If you have young children you have perhgps noticed that disorder of the stomach r.-re their most com mon ailment. To correct >' ou will find Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets excellent. Tli > are easy sod pleasant to take, an I mlld'&nd gentle in effect For sale by all dealers * The quickest and most effective remedy for loosening the phlegm, re lieving irritation and curing any cough or cold is Bloodine Cough Checker. 9-ll-3m,