The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOIiCE Or ELECTION
For State and county officers, and. for
amendments to the constitution. State of
South Carolina, county of Bamberg.
Notice is hereby given that an election
will be held at the several precincts estab-
lished by law in Bamberg county, on Tues
day, November 8, 1904, for the following
officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant.G Governor, Secre.
tary of State, Attorney.Generai, State
Treasurer, Comptroller General, Superin.
tendent Of Education, Adjutant and In
spector- eneral, One Railroad Commis-
sioner, Probate Judge, County Supervisor,
County Superintendent of Education,
Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Solicitor,
q Senator, and two Representatives.
Pursuant to the constitution of South
Carolina an election will be held at the
same time and place for amendments to
the constitution of South Carolina pur-
suant to the terms of joint resolutions
Nos. 1873, 3s4 and 385 (Acts of South Car
olina, PIP. 674, 675, apd e76), as follows:
Section ., Of Article III, Of the State con.
stitution, 50 as to provide for biennial
sessions of the general assembly.
Section /. Be it resolved by the general
assembly of the State of South Carolina,
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the State of South Caro-
lima be submitted to the qualified electors
of the State ut the next general election
for representatives, and if majority of
the electors qualified to vote for members
of the general assembly, voting thereon,
shall vote in favor of such amendment,
and majority Of each branch of the gen.
eral assembly, shall after such election,
and before another, ratify the same
amendment by yeas and nays, Section 8,
of Article III, of the constitution, relating
to the legislative department, be amended
by adding after the word "place" In line
ten of said section, the words until the
end of the session occurring in 1905, after
which the said sessions shall be held at the
same time and place biennially;" so that
said section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
The annual session of the general as
sembly heretofore, elected, fixed by the
constitution of the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight, to convene on the
fourth Tuesday Of November, in the year
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-flye, is
hereby postponed, and the same shall be
convened and held in the city of Colum-
bia on the second Tuesday OF January in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six.
The nrst session of the general assem-
bly, elected under this constitution shall
convene in Columbia on the second Tues.
day in January, in the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety-seven, and thereafter
annually at the same time and place until
the end of the session occurring in 1905,
after which the said sessions shall be held
ut the same time and place biennially.
Should the casualties Of war or conta-
gious diseases render it unsafe to meet
at the seat of government, then the
governor may, by proclamation, appoint
more secure and convenient place OF
meeting. Members of the general assem-
bly shall not receive any compensation
for more than forty days of any one ses.
sion; Provided, That this Limitation shall
not affect the first four sessions of the gen.
eral assembly Under this constitution.
Sec. 2. That the question of adopting
the amendment pretaced in the foregoing
section shall be submitted to the electors
as follows: Those in favor of the amend
ment shall deposit ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly printed or written
thereon: Constitutional amendment
to Section of Article LII of the State
Constitution, adding after the word
place in line ten of said section the
words until the end of the session occur.
ring in 1906, after which the saia sessions
shall be held at the same time and place
biennially'-Yes."
Those opposed to said amendment shall
cast ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon: "Con-
stitutional amendment to Section 8 Of
Article Iii of the State Constitution, add
ing after the word place in line ten of
said section the words until the end of
the session occurring in 1906, after which
the said sessions shall be held at the same
time and place biennially.'-No."
Approved the 18th day of February, A.
D. 1904.
A Joint resolution to amend the consti-
tuition so as to permit the general assem-
bly to enact local and special laws on the
subject of laying out, opening, alter
ing, and working roads and highways,
and as to the age at which citizens shall
be subject to road or other public duty.
Section /. Be it resolved by the general
assembly of the State of South Carolina,
That the following amendment to the
constitution be agreed to, and that the
two questions involved in such amend
ment be submitted separately at the next
general election to the electors qualified
to vote for members of the house of rep
resentatives, viz: that there shall be added
to the constitution the following addition
al article, to be numbered properly in the
consecutive order of its adoption, to be
designated as ARTICLE - of amend
ments to the constitution" which shall
read as follows:
article of amendments to the con-
stitution."
Section 1. The general assembly of this
state may enact local or special laws con-
cerning the laying out, opening, alter
ing or working roads or highways, and
concerning the providing for the age at
which citizens shall be subject to road
duty, and concerning drainage.
Sec. 2. That Subdivision II and Subdi-
vision TX of Section "a, of Article III, of
the constitution, are hereby repealed.
Approved the 18th day of February, A.
D. 1904.