The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-23
RO. S. c., WEDNESDAY, MORNING. APRIL 23 1873

sontatives; and if majority Of tho
electors qualified to vote for mem
: bers Of the Goncrul Assembly, voting
thereon, shall vote III favor Of such
amendment or amendments, aud two,
thirds uf each branch Of the next
General Assembly shall, after such
an election and befure another, ratify
the same amendment or 9,mend m.uts
by yeas aud Maya, the same sh,ll be-,
+! come part Of the constit alton: Proyi-
; ded, That sub amendment or amcnd~
mcn,s shall have been read ,h,cc
; times, on three scvcrai day, IN c ct,
llous: AMI whereas the Gene'.:i
Assembly. Mt it last session, did iu
each uc;,n"h, pass joint res"in ion
prnpusin.. :,ir amendment to the Ca, ,
stitu';0n of 1nu State Of South Caro-.
lima, which WAS agreed to by two.
thirds Of is members, to wit -
St, ike out "il that PORTION G.: section
II, article II, following the words
"cightcen hundred aud scvcnty,' or
curing ia the fourth aid tifth lines,
and iusert the following :: -"Anl
forever thereafter, On the first Turs
day following the first M.nday IL NJ.
vomber, m every year, IN slc;s n,r-
ner and such lac: as thc Legislature
may providoj' and whereas nc sn;d
proposed amendment has been srb.
mitted to the electors qualified lo
vote for members of the General
Assembly, at the next general cIcc-
tion fellow the actinn Of the General
Assembly, and a majority Of The said
electors have voted in favor Uf the
same therefore,~ ''-srrva 'ograa.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives. Of. the S.ntc
OF South Carolina, now met sud sit.
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the satne ..
That the aueudmeot to, the con-
stitution Of the State Of, South Caro-.
lima, proposed and agreed to ty two
thirds of the members ofeach branch
Of the last General Assembly, and
voted for by majority of the cleo
tors qualified to vote for mcmbers
of the General Assembly at the last
general election, to wit Strike out
all that portion of section II, article,
H., following the words "cigbteen
hundred and seventy" occurring in
the fourth and fifth lines, and insert
the following: "And forever there
after, on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in Novom bor, in
every second year, in such manner
and in such place AS the Legislature
may provide" be, and the same is
hereby, ratified and made a part Of
the constitution of the State Of South
Carolina.
Approved January 20, A. D.
1873.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE
AMENDMENT TO TIE CuNSTI1 uTIoN
OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
STATE DEBT. .r.. ..
Whereas the constitution of the
State Of South Carvliuu provides that
al amendment or amendments may
be made to the same , and that such
amendment oc 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 und nays taken thereon
and that the same shall be submitted
to the qualified el ectors Of the State
at the next general election there
| after for Representatives, ; and if n
N ojority OF the electors qualified to
vote for members Of the General As.
sembly, voting thereon, shall vote in
favor of such amendment or amend
ments; and two-tbirds uf each branch
Of the next General Assembly shall
after such an election, aud before
anoihor, raufy tho same amendments
! Or amendments by yeas and "ays, the
/ SAFE "unit become pa,t OF the cDusti-
>ntiou. Provided. That snch amend
m,nt or amvnJm sh II base been
read Ihre times. on th,ee several
! days, III each huusc aiG WHEREAS tie
Genera Assembly, 4; ~ la&. He.'-
sion, did III each branch, pass, " ",n.
rcsolut!on EInru>ing al' a.ncli'!m"m; 10
| the conrIi! II lon Of III: State Of Sunih
Carolina, which was agrccl ~ by
tWo.slIr,is OF ~ members - VII:
! Article XVI. go The cnJ that the
public dcDl of Souih Gur,hna mny
not hereafter DO Increased, without
the due consideration a!d lrc: cnn-
sent of the people Of the State, 'he
General Assembly is hereby f'rbid-
den to create aud further debt or
obligation, either by the loan, Of the
credit Of the State, hy gnaranty, en-
dorscmeut, or othei wise, except fyr
ordinary aud current bu iuoss of the
Suite, without 6rst submitting the
question as to the creation Of any such
new debt, guaranty, endo'scmeut 9,
loan Of its credit to the people OF thi:
State at general State election
and. unless twO.tliirJ Of the dual /.