The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-09-04
met and sitting in General Assembly.
and by the authority of the same:

and by the authority Of the same:
That all persons who now are,
or hereafter may become, members
Of Mountain lodge, No. 15, of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
of Greenville County, South Caro-
lima, be, and the same arc hereby,
|, declared and constituted u body
polite and corporate, by tho namo
and style assigned.
SEC. 2. Tho Lodge aforesaid
shall havo succession Of officers
and membcrs, according to its by.
laws; and shall have power to
make bylaws, not repugnant to
tho laws Of the land ; and to have,
use and keep a common seal, and
tho same to alter at will to sue
and bo sued, in any Court Of this
State; and to have and enjoy
every right incident to incorpora.
tions. 1t is hereby empowered to
retain, possess and enjoy all such
property, real and personal, as it
may possess or be entitled to, or
which shall hereafter bo given, be-
qucathed to, or in any manner &C.
quircd by it; and to sell, alien or
transfer tho same: Provided, The
amount so held shall in no case
exceed tho sum Of twenty thous-
and dollars.
SEC. 3. This Act shall be deem.
cd public Act, and continue in
force until repealed.
Approved March IL, 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITU-
TIoN OF THE STATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Whereas, tho Constitution OF
South Carolina, in Article 2, Soc
ton II, requires a general election
to be held on the third Wednes-
day in October, in every second
year after eighteen hundred and
seventy; and, whereas, onco in
evc'y four years an election is re-
qnired for Presidential Electors,
which takes place tho first Tues
day after tho first Monday in No.
vem bcr and, whereas, tho people
of this State, arc by these two
elections following so close upon
each other, greatly annoyed and
Inconvenience, and the industrial
interests Of tho State as greatly
disturbed and imporiIed there
fore,
Be it Resolved by tho Senate
and House Of Representatives of
tho State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assem-
bly, and by tho authority of the
same:
That the following amendment
to tho Constitution of tho State
bc submitted to tho qualified elect
ors Of the State, at the next gen
eral election and, if q ma iority Of
the electors qualified to vote for
members of tho General Assembly,
voting thereon, shall vote in favor
of such amendment, and two
thirds Of each branch Of the next
General Assembly shall, aftersuch
election, and before another, ratify
the same amendment, by. yeas and
nays, it shall be part Of the Con-
stitution, Lo-wit: Strike out all Of
that portion of Section II, Article
2, following the words "eighteen
hundred and seventy" occurring
in the fourth and fifth lines, and
insert tho following: "And for
over thereafter, on the first Tues
day following the first Monday IN
November, in every second year,
in such manner, and at such place
as the Legislature may provide" "
That tho question Of adopting
this amendment shall bo submit
tod to the electors as follows:
Those in favor Of tho amendment
shall deposit ballot with the fol-
lowing words written or printed
thereon, constitutional Amond.
ment, Yes" Those opposed to
said amendment shall cast q bal
lot with tho following words
written or printed thereon, "Con.
stitutional Amendment, NO."
Approved March 8, 1872.