The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 19, 1912, Image 8
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT.
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The (rand Jury af'.er taking; a re
c?m fron? Thursday leconvened Wed
needs > morning and completed thelr?|
final presentment for the year 1912.
which was handed t > Judge T. H.
Spain about noon. The presentment
aa usual was read In court and Judge
Spain complimented the county on
having a grand Jury that appeared
very much Interested In the affairs of
the county and that had advocated
measures for the good of the county.
The six men who will serve on the
grand Jury for another year were
drawn and after a brief discussion It
was deckled that the grand Jury
would not take steps at thla term of
court to act on their recommendation
that a certain violator of the liquor
law bo arreated on a warrant sworn
out by the Solicitor, the matter be?
ing left In the handa of the Solicitor
who stated that be would take out a
warrant before a magistrate and have
the party arrested to be tried at the
next term of court.
There was much Intereat manifested
la tho presentment and It was listen?
ed to when retd with the greatest at?
tention. The presentment is as fol?
lows
To The Hon. T. H. Spain. Presiding
Judge?Fall Term. 111!:
Wo? your grand Jury, beg leave to
submit this, our final presentment for
the year 1112. *,
We hove passed upon all bills of
Indictment handed >is by the Solicitor
and made our return on the same to
the court.
We have, by committee, checked
over the County Treasurer's and Aud
ttofa offices, during the recess, and
have found these offices In first class
condition. Our Foreman was present
and witnessed the aettlement between
the Treasurer and Auditor and the
Comptroller General. This settle?
ment disclosed the fact that these of?
fices were correct In every particular.
One year ago your grand Jury rec
? rr mended the pasnage of a law pro
N.-t.g t>r th.e? rural policemen for
Sumter County; at that time we
thought It wise to try the experiment.
The legislature passed such a law,
and In the early part of this year,
three rural policemen were elected
by the County Hoard of Commission?
ers The rural policemen have ceased
to be an experiment, but we think an
absolute necessity. They have done
more. In our opinion, to suppress
crime In our county, than any other
agency. The territory to be covered
by these officers Is so large that It Is
Impossible for them to do the work
as It should be done. We therefore
recommend that the members of the
legislature from Sumter County be
requested to pass a law providing fsf*
two more rural policemen, for this
county. We also recommend that the
County Hoard of Co mm Is* loners place
In the homes of these policemen, tele?
phone, at the expense of the County,
so that these officers can be readily
communicated with; and we also
recommend that these officers keep In
close touch with the Sheriff's office,
so that the Sheriff may at all times
bo acquainted with their whereabouts.
We recommend that no extra expense
of these rural policemen be paid by
the County Ho??rd of Commissioners,
unlem* the same he recommended and
0 K d by tho Sheriff, and the said
sheriff to be held responsible for the
necessity for such extra expense.
Wa not* that a great deal of time
Is lost In the proceedings of the court
by reason of prol'mln arba not being
held In criminal cases before the s???
slons <>f I WMW% and we recommend
that the legislative delegation l,. re?
quested to have a law passed provid?
ing for all preliminary hearings in
the magistrates SOSlrl to t..- i . id it
least ten da>s prior to the sessions
of the. criminal court, and If not held
by that time, such preliminary t?? he
deeqied waived. If n :e du-uld
arise subsequent to that time, such
preliminary must he held before the
first day of ggJd BOSJFl
Your grand Jury Is of the opinion
that a great de?l of money Is spent
Injudleioiifi'v on the public road* of
our county b] r. MM of the faet that
the road building Is not of g perma?
nent nature. a>- an- of the opinion
that more BCtoattflC methods should
be used In th. SOSSwTHi th?n of roads,
and to that end we suggest to Ott*
legHhillve delegation that tbev ha |
the law changed no ?? to do ,,v
with the office of ('miritv Sup* sor.
and devolve the management of tt|S
courtly affairs upon i hoard of Coun?
ty Commissioners, of seven members.
to be elected b\ the people, two of !
whom to be from the City of Sumter.
i
and the other five from the County at
large, ami that this Hoard of County
? 'ommiHMiom rM do eleet or appoint a
t-ompet.-nt elvil engineer, to have
complete supers ItlOfl of the road
laulding throughout th?- rounty. Tht*
< lv 11 engineer to t:ik?- the place of th.
CotlBty Sup rvuor. We hope thai the
Polles . t' UlO County Hoard In p?r
ting the roa.is radiating from the
city of Sumter will he continued, and
in thin \\.,v gradually COVOI the coun?
ty.
The grand jury note the congested
Condition of the court criminal dock?
et, and we suggest that the law be
i-hanged, so ;i* to Increase tho juris?
diction of the magistrate*, or at least
tlx the law so that the magistrates can
try all liquor cases.
Your grand Jury, at a previous term
of this court, recommended some re
i
pairs and Improvements to the Jail,
and we note that all of said Improve?
ments have not been made, especial?
ly Is this so In not providing for the
hath tub and for a place for sick
prisoners to be confined. We insist
that theae improvements be made,
and the Jail be put in a more sanitary
condition, or that a new Jail bo erect?
ed. The Board of Health of the city
of Sumter have.by letter, called our
attention to the condition of the Jail,
which letter is hereto attached, aod
made a part of this presentment.
We also recommend, in a previous
presentment, that the seats In the
court room be repaired; we note that
this has not been done. We Insist up?
on these repairs, so that the county
property might be preserved.
A report has reached the ears of
your grand Jury that, if correct,
should bring the blush of shame to
every good cltixen In our midst The
report is that th e County Court House
and grounds are being used for im?
moral purposes. The report Is not
definite enough for your grand Jury
to make any special presentment, of
specific Instances, but in order to stop
such practices, if they be true, we
recommend that the County Hoard of
Commissioners do at once light the
court house grounds, so as to do away
with the dark places, and that the
locks on the four doors that enter the
building be changed, and only keys
to the front d^or be given to the
county officers, and this door be so
arranged a* to close and lock auto?
matically, so that at all times the
court house proper will be locked up
after business hours, and that the
basement to said building be kept
locked at all times.
Your grand Jury recuest the county
afAoOTs, '? 14. nnoa& with the n< xt
term, to wit. January 1913, vis: Clerk
of the court. Judge of ProAue. Sher?
iff, Superintendent of Education,
County Supervisor Auditor, and Treas?
urer, to keep an accurate account of
the expenses of their separate offices,
as well as an accurate ccount of the
receipts of these offices. The infor?
mation desired by the grand Jury Is
the amount of money expended by
the county for office expenses, bo ok.-,
stationery, etc; clerk hire, etc.. and
tho income dVrived by the officers of
said offices, whelher in salary or fssa
The grand Jury desire this Informa?
tion before recommending that sill
officers he put on a salaried basis.
It has been reported to the grand
Jury that the Palmetto Club, situated
about two miles from the city of
Sumter, has been selling or providing
whiskey lor minors, and other par?
ties. Illegally, and this practice has
b#en engaged in to such an extent jus
to create S lulsance in our opinion,
and we wish to notify this club' that.
unh?su .such practices sire discontinued
at once we will take such steps as
are necessary in having this place
closed We have only been able to
seeuro evidem e against one Individual
for selling whiskey at this plac^e. but
your grand Jury is determined that
the matter will not be allowed to
drop here, but will be vlllgant In an
effort to perform our duty In tire
premises. |n this eonneetlon. we de?
sire to formally present Mr. John
Turner for illegally selling whiskey
to Herbert Turner. Willie Rivers and
Robert Moors (either separately or
together) on or about September 17.
1912; and we submit the following
witnesses to prove Ihe same: j. L,
Bdean, wii?e Rivera, Roberl Moore.
Herbert Tun er, Carlisle Bwlnson,
Horace M?ller, ami i\ I.. Alien, ami
sr? request the Solicitor to have the
said John Turror brought to trial
for fills violation of law.
w? dee!re to call your Honor s it
lentlOfl to the tact that the fugitives,
C, M. Touhg and M J. Morris, are
stui at large, the specie] constables
appointed by your Honor bavins
failed to accomplish an arrest, ami
We call upon the sheriff, rural police*
non. and all other peace Officer! in
the county to use all dlligi n< a possl
hie in bring about the ainst of these
violators of the law. We desire lo
I hank your Honor for your prom pi
action in s?t*.ing the machinery of
the law in motion, ;is suggested t .
you by us in a special presentment
Although tin- object desired was not
llalned, we feel that good will come
from SUCh prompt action on the put
of the court In endeavoring to gup
prtM crime. Your Honor has done
your duty. ;tiui we feei that your
grand Jurj hai done Iti duty, and it la
now ui> to the sheriff and other peace
Officer! tO do theirs.
We desire to thank your Honor and
the offlceri of the court for all cour?
tesies extended us, especially do ws
desire to thank Mr. U i Parrott,
Clerk of Court, tor his valuable as?
sistance and never thine; courtesy to
us. Respectfully submitted,
(Signed ? c. W. CHANDLER,
October 16th, 1912. Foreman
The Two Classes.
The man who is looking for trouble
Is fi source ol endless wonderment to
the men who can't get away troin it
. A Debt Recognized.
?The world owes me a living/*
?houted the excitable theorist. "Wall,*
replied the serene citizen, "you're
alive, aren't you?"
High Coat of Living In Madrid.
Living is costly in Madrid. Even
a modest "apartment" costs $750 a
year. Servants, however, cost much
less than In the United States.
Well to Learn Our Parts.
All through life we have to act; so
the sooner we learn some of the parts
that will fall to us?hero, modest help?
er, accepted or rejected lover?the bet?
ter we shall conduct ourselves.
Lovs, the Essential Thing.
Fame and notoriety can avail little;
love, is the one essential thing, outliv?
ing time and change and going with
us into the unguessed possibilities of
death.?Wntttier.
Rural Education.
Rural education fails, according to a
report presented to the National Coun?
cil of Education. Give the little red
school house a square deal. Is educa?
tion anywhere a perfect and unmlstake
able success??New York Tribune.
Unprofitable.
Householder?1 give you my word,
three seventy-five Is all I have in the
house. Burglar?Well, soy! When ye
figure me time an' me tools, how d'ye
expect me to make auy profit at that
ratet?Life.
Mere Matter of Choice,
"Marie," asked the star of her maid,
tasing perplexedly at her reflection in
the mirror, "what was I about to do?
Step into the bathtub or go on the
stage?" Marie shrugged her shoul?
ders. "How can I tell? Mademoiselle
la dressed for either."?Judge.
Where the Court Erred.
Complaining at Tower bridge of her
husband's conduct wfth two other
"women-girls," n rife was tcld by the
magistrate: "Madam, you may be mar?
ried to a Don Giovanni." The appli?
cant: "Indeed, air, I ain't nothing of
the sort!"?London Standard.
Right Doing.
Practical duty enriches the fancy
and the heart, and action clears and
deepens the affections. No one can
have a true idea of right until he doea
it, any genuine reverence for it till he
has done It often and with cost, any
peace Ineffable In it till he does It al?
ways and with alacrity.?J. Martineau.
Bell Ringer's Occupation Gone.
The abolition of the custom of ring
ing the town bell at Buntlngford
Hertfordshire, England, which for 30C
years has tolled for deaths and funer
als from over the gateway of an inn,
throws out of occupation Saunders, the
bell rlnser, whose family have rung
the bell continuously for over 146
years.
Preserve Your Health.
A well person can make a fair suc?
cess; a healthy person a better sXic
cesa; a wholesome person cannot only
do the biggest things in life but he
can help others sncceed. He Is the
individual who leaves a trail of sparka
after him, whom you visit and feel re?
freshed, whom you leave with re?
newed inspiration. He makes people
feel better by his presence.
Pleasant for the Wife.
Some time ago the wife of au as?
sistant state officer gave a party to
a lot of old maids of her town. She
asked Dach one to bring a photo of
the man who had tried to woo und
wed her and had been Jilted by her.
?ach of the old maids brought a photo
and they were all pictures of the same
man, the hostess' husband.?Kansas
City Journal.
Mad Johnson Stumped.
Doctor Johnson and MuckMn were
arguing a literary question, when tho
former quoted Greek. "I don't under?
stand Greek," said tycklln. "The man
who presumes to argue literature
should understand every language," re?
plied Johnson, severely. Whereupon
Mackllfi began reeling off a string of
Gaelic, and for OUOC Johnson had
nothing to say.
Defender of Apaches Debarred.
One Tarls lawyer has had his name
struck off the rolls because It was dis?
covered that bo acted us tho regular
iegal adviser of tho apache fraternity,
from wnlch he drew $6,600 annually In
fees. One day ho was engaged to de?
fend an apeehe U\ a suburban court.
His client was not satisfied with the
lawyer's procedure in the case, and
after a heated argument outside the
court th? client threw the lawyer into
the Klver Marne.?Cuse and Comment
WHERE LIFE IS VERY CHEAf
Danger of Getting in Front of the
Guns During Russian War
Maneuvers.
Forty-two soldiers were shot during
the recent maneuvers of the Russian
army. The announcement is stolidly
made by the minister of war. He
adds. "These men were in advance of
the guns."
As guns do not ordinarily shoot
backward, the minister's cryptic ex?
planation may be considered super?
fluous. The incident is, perhaps, In?
teresting chiefly because of the light
it throws on Russia's official attitude
toward the value of human life. It
fits in aptly with the reports of exe?
cutions, imprisonments and exiles
which, coming from all parts of th?
czar's domains, keep the world In?
formed of the progress of heartless
oppression.
It is not surprising that the empire
is rocked with discontent, that ob?
servers believe the government faces
another costly revolution. A nation
cannot place so low a value on the
lives of its subjects without ultimately
reaping its reward in blood and ter?
ror.
Accidents in military maneuvers are
not uncommon. They have occurred
in the United States, and, doubtless,
will continue to occur from time to
time as Ibng as military training is
held a necessary part of every na?
tion's list of obligations. It has re?
mained for Russia, however, to send
soldiers "in advance of the guns" to
be shot, and for a minister of the
czar's government to announce the
blunder to the world with as much
unconcern, apparently, as he might
announce the departure of a detach?
ment for patrol duty on the Persian
frontier.
VISIT WAS MOST OPPORTUNE
Artist Calls to Exhibit Work at Mo?
ment When Its Desirability Was
Being Discussed.
Some years ago a publishing house
was preparing to Issue a new edition
of the writings of Thoreau, writes
Charles 8. Olcott In Art and Progress.
The head of the house and a member
of his staff were in consultation about
the method of illustration. It was
agreed that the pictures must be true
to nature; but how to get them was
the problem. Artists who do book
illustrating could not be expected to
go into the woods and make pictures
which would In any way assist the
text to reveal nature as Thoreau saw
it. Photographs would be admirable,
but where was the professional
photographer to be found who would
undertake to go into Thoreau's coun?
try In pvnshlne and rain, in summer
and winter, to ca^ch all the phase" of
nature which Thoreau recorded In his
"Journal"? While the two men pon?
dered, a caller sat in the outer office
with a large portfolio under his arm.
Five years before he had read Thor?
eau's "Journal," and had taken up hia
residence In Concord that he might
visit the scenes there described. In
all seasons and all kinds of weather he
had wandered through the woods and
over the fields with his camera; pas?
sionately fond of nature, he was no
less devoted to art. To him, photog?
raphy was a pastime?it was not his
profession. For the pure love of na?
ture and of art, and with no thought
of pecuniary gain, he had accomplish?
ed the very feat which the two busi?
ness men had thought so difficult, and
by a curious coincidence he appeared
at the office to exhibit the result of
his work at th? precise moment when
its desirability was being discussed.
Church Music.
Music bas long been notoriously a
provoker of discord. Once in my
news-hunting days I suffered the ig?
nominy of a scoop on a choir rumpus,
and I thereupon formed the habit of
lending an anxious ear to rumors of
trouble in choir lofts. Tho average
ladder-like Te Deum, built up for tu*
display of the soprano's vocal prow?
ess, has always struck me as an un?
holy thing. I even believe that the
horrors of highly embellished offer?
tories have done much to tighten
pursestrlngs and deaden generous im?
pulses. Th? presence behind the pul?
pit of a languid quartette praising God
on behalf of the bored sinners In the
pews has always seemed to m? the
profanest of anomalies. Nor has long
contemplation of vested choirs in
Episcopal churches shaken my belief
that choir music should be an affair
of the congregation.?Meredith NichoV
son, in the Atlantic.
Habit That Pleased.
"So you have thought it over care?
fully and decided that young Money
blower is the man you must marry?"
said her father gravely.
"Yes. father," the young woman re?
plied.
"Are you sure that his habits are
BUCh as will make for a happy mar
ried life "
"Yes, Indeed. Ho buys a new motor
car every year, and that's hist the sort
of habit I want my husband to have.'
Believes In Work.
Anne Morgan, daughter of the flnnn
Cier, who does much work among
poor uirls and others who earn eonsid
arable money through their own ef?
forts, advises the girls constantly to
save something. Her advice to them
always Ik "In times of prosperity, pre
p.'tre for adversity." Miss Morgan,*in
fact, Is a firm believer that every
wealthy girl should he equipped tc
earn her own living should anythinf
occur to take h< r fortune away.
Notice of Election.
State of South Carolina,
County of Sumter.
Notice is hereby given that the
Genera] Election for state and Coun?
ty Offlceri win be held at the voting
preclncti prescribed by law in said
County, on Tuesday, November ?,
1912, said day being Tuesday follow?
ing the first Monday In November, as
prescribed by the State Constitution.
Th?- qualification for suffrage :
Manager! of election shall require
of every elector offering to vote at j
any election, b (fore allowing him to
\o e, the produc ion <f hie registra
II n certificate and proof of the pay?
ment of all taxis. Including poll tax.
ass. .->s? <i against him and < ollectlble
during the previoui year. The pro?
duction of a certificate or of the re
e. ipt of the officer authorized to col?
lect such taxes shall be conclusive
proof of the payment thereof.
There shall be separate and distinct
ballots at this election for the follow?
ing officers, to-wlt: < 1 > Governor and
Lieutenant Governor; (2) other
State Officers; (3) Circuit Solicitor;
(4) state Senator; <5> Members of
House of Representatives; (6) Coun?
ty Officers. On which shall be the
name or names of the person or per?
sons voted for BS such officers, re?
spectively, and the office for which
they are voted.
There shall be separate boxes In
which said ballots are to be deposited
and each ballot box shall be labeled
in plain Roman letters with the office
or officers voted for.
Whenever a vote is to be taken on
any special question or questions a
box shall be provided, properly la?
beled for that purpose, and the bal?
lots threrefor on such question or
questions shall be depos'U'd therein.
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.
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 citfzens can ap?
point from among the qualified vot?
ers, 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 contin?
ue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make a state?
ment 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 Commis?
sioners of Election the poll list, the
boxes containing the ballots and writ?
ten statements of the results of the
election.
At the aaid 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. 582.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Rec
ton 7, Article VIII of the Consti?
tution. Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness, by Adding a
Proviso Thereto as to the Town of
Btshopvtlle.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina. That the following
amendment to Section 7, Article VIII
of the Constitution of the State of
South Carolina, be agreed to: Add at
the end thereof the following words:
"Provided, further, That the limita?
tions imposed by this section and by
Section 5 of Article X of this Constitu?
tion, shall not apply to the bonded
indebtedness incurred by the town of
Btshopvtlle, in the County of Lee,
when the proceeds of said bonds are
applied exclusively to aid in the
building and purchase of rights of way
of the South Carolina Western Rail?
way, or other railroad or railroads,
under such restrictions and limitations
as the General Assembly may pre?
scribe, and where the question of incur?
ring such Indebtedness Is submitted
to the qualified electors .of said muni?
cipality, as provided in the Constitu?
tion, upon the question of bonded in?
debtedness."
Sec. 2. That the question of adopt?
ing this amendment shall be submit?
ted to the next general election for
Representatives to the electors as fol?
lows: Those in favor of- the amend?
ment will deposit a ballot with the
following words plainly written or
printed thereon: ?Constitutional
amendment to Section 7. Article
VIII of the Constitution, relating to
municipal bonded indebtedness, as
proposed by a Joint Resolution en?
titled ? A Joint Resolution to amend
Section 7. Article VIII of the Consti?
tution relating to municipal bonded
indebtedness, by adding a proviso
thereto as to the town of Blshopvtlle'
?Yes" Those opposed to said
amendment shall cast a ballot with
the following words plainly wrlttten
or printed thereon: "Constitutional
amendment to Section 7. Article VIII,
of the Constiutlon, relating to muni?
cipal bonded indebtedness, as propos?
ed by a Joint Resolution entlted 'A
.hunt Resolution to amend Section 7.
Article VUI, of the Constitution, re?
lating to municipal bonded Indebted?
ness by adding .< proviso thereto as to
the town of Rlshopvllle'- -No."
No. 523.
A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Vmendmenl to Article \ oftheCon
stltutlon, by Adding thereto sec?
tion 14a to Empower the cities of
Chareston and Beaufort to assess
Abutting Property for Permanent
Impro' ements,
Section I. Be it resolved bj theGen?
erai Assembly of the state of South
Carolina. That the following amend?
ment to Aitcie \ of the State con?
stitution, to be known as Section Its
of said Artteh \ be agreed to by i?"
thirds of the members elected to eac
house and entered on the Journal,
respectively with yeas and nays ta
1 ken thereon and be submitted to th<
qualified electors of the State at the
nexc genei ?l election thereafter for
Representatives, town. Add the fol?
lowing .section to Article X of the
Constitution, to be and be known as
Section 14a:
Section l The General Assembly
may authorlae the corporate authori?
ties of the cities of < harleaton and
Boauforl to levy an assessment upon
abutting propery for tio- purpose of
paying for permanent Improvem? nts
<>n streets ;ind sidewalks Immediately
abutting such property: Provided,
That said Improvements be ordered
only upon the written consent of two
ihirds of tho owners of the property
abutting upon tho street, sidewalk, or
j'.iT' i f either, proposed to :m
proved, and upon condition tiiat
s.-.id corporate authorltlea shall pay
at least oro -half of the costs of BUCh
impi <a entente.
Sic. l'. That those electors, at the
said election, voting In favor of the
said amendment shall deposit a bal?
lot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: "Amend?
ment to Article X of tho State Con?
stitution, by adding Section 14a. em?
power ng the cities of Charleston and
Beaufort to aaaesa abutting property
for permanent Improvem* nts?Yes '
And those voting against the said
amendment shall deposit a ballot with
the following words written or print?
ed thereon: "Amendment to Article
X of the State Constitution, by add?
ing Section 14a. empowering the
cites of Charleston and Reaufort to?
aaess abutting property* for perma?
nent improvements?No."
No. 584.
A Joint Resolution Proposing au
Amendment to Article X of the
Constitution by Adding Thereto
Section 15, to Empower the Towns
of Gaffney and Woodruff and
Cities of Chester and Georgetown
to Assess Abutting Property for
Permanent Improvement.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assmbly of the State of
South Carolina, that the following
amendment to the Constitution. Ar?
ticle X, to be known as Section 15 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 ta?
ken thereon, and be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the
next general election thereafter for
Rrpesentatives, to-wit: Add the fol?
lowing section to Article X of the Con?
stitution, to be and be known as Sec?
tion 15:
Section 15 The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authori?
ties of the towns of Gaffney and
Woodruff and the cities of Chester
and Georgetown to levy an assess
ment upon abutting property for the
purpose of paying for permanent im?
provements on streets and sidewalks,
or streets or sidewalks, immediately
abutting such poperty: Provided.
That said improvements be ordered
only upon the written consent of a
majority of the owners of the proper?
ty abutting upon thhe streets or side?
walks or part of either proposed to
be Improved, and upon the condition
that the corporate authorities shall
pay at least one-half of th#? costs of
such improvements.
Sec. 2. That the electors voting at
such general election In favor of the
proposed amendment shall deposit a
ballot with the following words plain?
ly written or printed thereon.
"Amendment to Article X of the Con?
stitution, by adding Section 15, em?
powering the towns of Gaffney and
Woodruff and the cities of Chester
and Georgetown to assess abutting
property for permanent Improvement
?Yes." And those voting against
said proosed amendment shall dposil
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 abutting property for perma?
nent improvements?No."
Sec. 3. Tlte Managers of Election
shall canvass said Vote and certify
the reeult as now provided by law, and
shall provide a separate box for said
ballots.
At said election the qualified elec?
tors shall also vote upon the question
of issuing bonds not exceeding one
million ($1.000.000? dollars to carry
out plans to relieve the congested con?
dition of the State Hospital for the
Insane, as provided by Joint Resolu?
tion No. 578. Acts and Joint Resolu?
tions of 1912.
MANAGERS of BIjBCTN >N.
The following Managers of Elec?
tion have been appointed to hold the
elction at the various prec incts in the
the said County:
Ward 1?Leslie Brown, J. M Kogle.
Jas. Calk.
! Ward 2?Jas. R. Bracy. A. H
Harber. J. B. Raker.
Ward 3?c. E. Jones, R. c. Wae
tor. F. B. Wilder.
Ward 4?Oeo. Richardson. Peter
Gallagher, Qeo. Phillips
Stateburg?F. S. Stuekey. T. R.
Ifot'v, Elija Sanders.
Providern??E. It. Rat..man. R P.
Jones. P. B. Moor.-.
Rafting Creek?J T. Watson, B.
P. Brown, Nelson Ives.
OswegO?J. J. Christmas. W. J.
Andrews, J. L. R. Brunsen.
Mayemvtlle W. s Chandler, \Y. B
Cooper, t'has Richardson.
Shiloh?J. B Player. II. O.
Player, W. T. Player.
Concord-?A. Q. Wa lford. Kn?>x
Newman, J P. Richardson.
Privateer- w J. Ingram, Harry
Prltchard, Barney Hodge.
Wedgefleld -Qeo, T. Geddings, j. J.
Geddings, E. Z. Windham.
' Bloomhill S. M. Coulter. . Roht.
Christmas, A. s. Weeks.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to deie
e;;it<- one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election
from J. K. White, clerk of the Board,
at office of Counts Supervisor, on Fri?
day and Saturday, Nov. 1st ami Id
.1. K DuPRE.
H c. CITTTINO,
w. W. GREEN,
Commissioners State and County
Elections for Sumtar County, S. C
A I test
.1 R WHITE. Clerk.
October 12, 1*12.
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