Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-27
ADDRESS TO THE MAYORS.
Cities Interested In Constitutional Amend
ment Appeal to the Voters.


ment Appeal to the Voters.
The following is printed at the re-
quest of the mayors Of Columbia
Rock Hill, Georgetown, Florence and
Charleston. The question Of voting fol
the proposed amendment is being ex-
tensively discussed pro and con In the
papers Of the state. There Is an I'M
portant matter Of principle involved
Otherwise the constitutional conven-
ton would have never imposed the
per cent. limit Outside Of this, how
ever, the question Is one which only
concerns the towns directly interested
and under the circumstances we dc
not feel that we are called upon to
make extended comment. Here Is the
address in full:
To the Voters Of South Carolina:
At the last session Of our general as
sembly, through the efforts Of our re-
spective senators and representatives
the following amendment to the consul
tuition of our state was passed by the
requisite majority Of both the senate
and the house Of representatives, anc
will be submitted to you at the genera
election on the 9Th Of November, next:
"a Joint resolution proposing tc
amend Section Z, Article VIII, OF the
constitution, relating to municipal
bonded Indebtedness.
Section l. Be it enacted by the gene
raj assembly of the state Of South Car
olina, That the following amendment tc
Section 7, Of Article VIII, Of the con-
stitution, be agreed to: Add at the
end thereof the following words: Pro
yided, that the limitation imposed by
this section and by Section 8, Article
w, of this constitution, shall not ap'
ply to bonded indebtedness incurred by
the cities of Columbia, Rock Hill
Charleston, Florence, where the pro.
ceeds Of said bonds are applied solely
for the purchase, establishment, main
tenance or increase of water works
plant, or sewerage system; and by the
city Of Georgetown, when the proceeds
of said bonds are applied solely for the
purchase, establishment, maintenance
or increase Of water works plant, sew
erage system, gas and electric llgn'
plants, where the entire revenue ar1s-
ing from the revenue Of such plants OF
systems shall be devoted solely and
exclusively to the maintenance and op-
Grafton of the same, and where the
Is submitted to the freeholders and
qualified voters of such municipality
as provided in the constitution, upon
the question of other bonded indebt-
edness."
Approved the 18th February, A. D
1900.
We believe If the vital Importance OF
this amendment to our cities was un-
derstood by you, there would be nc
doubt of it's being adopted by an over
whelming majority.
Fearing that you may not appreciate
the imperative necessity Of giving our
municipalities the opportunity of de-
Gliding, each one for itself, whether we
should increase our respective debts
for the sole purpose above named, we
appeal to you to give us this rlsnt ol
choice.
All must realize that without an
abundant supply Of good water. suit
able for all purposes, and without q
proper system of sewerage, which can
not be made efficient without this wa
ter supply, the growth and health OF
any municipality must be seriously I'M
paired.
we believe there is no other meas
ure or project possible, for the ad-
yancement of our cities, that can COM
pare in Importance with an abundant
water supply and a proper system OF
sewerage, and without these, In our
opinion, they cannot advance in pros
perity or population as they should do
Section 13, of Article 2, Of the con.
stitution Of South Carolina, adopted
December 3, 1895, provides:
Section 13. In authorizing a special
election in any incorporated city OF
town in this state for the purpose OF
bonding the same, the general assem-
bly, shall prescribe as precedent to
the holding of said election a petition
from a majority of the freeholders OF
said city or town as shown by its tax
books, and at such elections all electors
of such city or town who are duly
qualified for voting under Section IL OF
this Article, and who have paid all
taxes, state, county and municipal, for
! the previous year, shall be allowed to