Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-10

and MADE a parG OF Ine constlIul!on
of the State of South Carolina.
Approved Jan. 20, A. D. 1878.
Joint Resolution to Ratyy the Amend,
naeyt to the Constitution Of the Sta {
of South Carolina, Relative to tn
increase of the State Debt.
Whereas the constitution of the
State of South Carolina provides thai
an amendment or amendments may
be made to the same; and that such
amendment or amendments shall be
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each house, such
amendment or amendments to be en-
tered on the journals, respectively,
with the yeas and nays taken thereon
and that the same shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State
at the next general election thereafter
for representatives; and if a majority
Of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly,
voting thereon, shall vote in favor Of
such emerdment or amendments ;
and two-thirds of each branch OF
the next General Assembly shall,
after such an election, and before
another, ratify the same amendment
or amendments by yeas and nays,
the same shall become part OF the
constitution Provided, That such
amendment or amendments shall
have bean read three times, on three
several days, in each house; and
whereas the General Assembly, at its
last session, did, in each branch, pass
ajoint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution Of the State
of South Carolina, which was agreed
to by two-thirds Of its members, to
wit:
ARTICLE XVI. "To the end that
the public debt of South Carolina
may not hereafter be increased, with
out the due consideration and free
consent OF the people of the State,
the General Assembly is hereby for
bidden to create any further debt or
obligation, either by the loan of the
credit Of the State, by guaranty, en-
dorsement. or otherwise. except for
the ordinary and current business of
the State, without first submitting
the question as to the creation of any
such new debt, guaranty, endorse
ment or loan Of its credit to the peo-
pie of this State at general State
election; and, unless two-thirds of
the qualified voters of this State,
voting on the question, shall be in
favor of further debt, guaranty,
endorsement or. loan of its credit,
none such shall be created or made"
And whereas the said proposed
amendment has been submitted to
the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly
at the next general election" fol-
lowing the action of the General As
sembly, and majority of the said
electors have voted in favor OF the
same; therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
Of South Carolina, now met end Sit
ting in General Assembly, and by
The authority of the same J
That Tie amendment to the consti-
tuition Of the State of South Carolina,
and agreed to by two-thirds
If the members of each branch of
The last General Assembly, and voted
ior by q majority of the electors quail
fed to vote for members of the Cen
,ra Assembly at the last general
election, to wit:
ARTICLE XVI. To the end that
he public debt of South Carolina
nay not hereafter be increased with
,ut the due consideration and free
consent Of tho people Of the State,
he General Assembly is hereby for
hidden tocreate any further debt or
either BY the loan of the
'redit of the State, by guaranty, en-
or therwise, except for the
zdinary and earsat business of thsI