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JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize
and Direct the Comptroller General
TO Draw Warrant, in favor Of C.
Werner, on the State Treasurer
when Certain Requirements arc
Fulfilled. ~
Whereas q Joint Resolution was
passed in 1856, appropria,ing five
thousand dollars towards purchasing
the cast iron Palmetto Tree for q
monument to the dead of the Palmet,
10 Regiment; and, whereas, on the
10th of December, 1858, another ap,
propriaGon- Of one thousand dollars
more, rs additional compensation, was
passed and, whereas, Dir G. ". Wer-
ncr was only paid four thousand
dollars: ...... .--. =.
BE it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
Of South Carolina, now met and. sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the samo,
That tho Comptroller General Re
authorized, and is hereby directed, to
draw his warrant on the State Treas
urer, to the amount of.two thousand
dollars, in favor Of G.. Werner: Pro
vided, Mr. Werner makes alterations
on tho panels, as directed by the Com.
missioner of the State House, as rc-
ported by the Committee on the State
House, on the goth of December,
1853. The State Treasurer is hereby
authorized and directed to pay upon
the order of the said Comptroller
General, out Of my moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved March II, 1872. Il
JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to the Constitution
of the State of South Carolina.
.Bc it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, (two-thirds of both
Houses concurring,) That the follow
ing Article be submiltol to the quail
fed electors Of tho State, at the next
general election for Representatives,
..s an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State. which, if q majority OF
She electors qualified to vote for mem
bcrs of the General Assembly, voting
thereon, shall vote in favor Of such
amendment. and two-,hirds of each
branch of the next General shall, at:
ter such an election, and before anotli-
er, ratify tho same, shall become part
Of tho Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE XVI.
To the end that the pubic debt .ot
South Carolina may not hereafter be
Increased without tho due considera-
tion and free consent Of the people OF
the State, tho General Assembly is
hereby forbidden to create any fur.
ther debt or obligation, other by the
loan of tho credit Of the State, 6y
guaranty, endorsement or otherwise:
except for the ordinary and current
business of the State, without first
submitting the question :s TO the Gre.
alton Of any such new debt, guaranty,
endorsement or loan of its credit, to
,he people of this State, at general
State election and. unless two-thirds
OF. the qualified voters, of. this .Stata,
voting en.thc question, shall be in ia.
vor Of further debt, guaranty en-.
dorscment or loan Of it's, credit, noae
such shall be created or made. @@
That the question Of adopting this
amendment. shall ba submitted TO the
electors as follows: Those in favor Of
the amendment shall deposit a.tallot.
with tho following words, written. OF
printed thereon: Unconstitutional A.
mcndnent, Article XVI-Ycs."., Those
opposed to thc amendment shall. cast
ballot, with the following words
written or printed thereon: "Consti
tutional Amendment, Article XVI
No" a-- ...----s.1 80
Approved March 1s, 1879.
AN ACT to Incorporate tho Mount