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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
2
State and county officers race set for November 3 1908 with voting at prescribed precincts. Voters will decide on a constitutional amendment as provided by law and outlined in joint resolutions.
A joint resolution proposes amending Section 7 Article VIII to exclude Gaffney Cherokee County from general bonded debt limits when bonds fund waterworks electric light plants or sewerage systems. The measure requires voter approval at the next general election with ratification by both General Assembly chambers. Approved February 27 1998.
A joint resolution proposes amending Section 4 of Article XIII to create an Adjutant General elected by the voters with Brigadier General rank and pay to be set by law. The measure would submit the question to electors, detailing yes and no ballot wording for the constitutional change.
The document outlines election procedures on February 26, 1908 with separate ballots for five officer groups and polling hours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. near Charleston). It specifies oath administration, election official roles, vacancy filling, ballot counting, and result reporting within three days. It lists appointed managers for Georgetown precincts including Carroll, Murrel’s Inlet, Waverly Mills, Santee, Sampit, Bethel, Cedar Creek, Rosemary, Black River, Potato Ferry, Choppee, Birdfield, Greers, Snow Mill, Carvers Bay, and Pennyroyal, with designated delegates.
Notice announces the general election for Presidential and Vice Presidential electors and Congress representatives in Georgetown County on Tuesday November 8 1908. It sets voter qualifications residence in state two years county one year precinct four months and poll tax six months prior, with exemptions for church ministers and public school teachers after six months in state. It details oath requirements for election managers and clerk and ballot procedures and timing.
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