Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-19
STATE AND COUNTY OFF.
GERS, AND FOR AMEND
MENTS TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION.

State of South Carolina,
County of Edgetield.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held at the several
precincts established by law in
Edgefield County, on Tuesday,
November s, 1904, for the following
officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary Of State, Attorney Gen
eral, State Treasurer, Comptroller
General, Superintendent of Educa-
tion, Adjutant and Inspector Gen
eral, One Railroad Commissioners,
County Supervisor, County Super
intendent Of Education, Sheriff,
Clerk OF Court Coroner, Solicitor, a
Senator and two Representatives.
Pursuant to the Constitution of
South Carolina an electi will be
held at the same time an' ace for
amendments to the Cor .tion OF
South Carolina, pursu. - to the
terms of Joint Resolutions Nos.
1888, 1884 and 1856 (Acts of South Car
olina, DID 674, 675 and 676) as follows:
A joint RESOLUTION Propos-
ing to Amend Section 8. of Article
mi. of the State Constitution, 80
as to Provide for Biennial Ses-
sions of the General Assembly.
Section 1. 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 Carolina be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of
the State at the next general cleo
tion for Representatives, and if 9
me- jority 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 General Assembly shall after
such election, and before another,
rstify the same Amendment by
yeas and nays, Section 9, of Article
III, of the Constitution, relating to
the Legislative Department, be
amended by adding after the word
rplace" in limo ten of said Section,
the words "uptil the end of the ses-
sion occurring in 1906, after which
the said sessions shall be held at
tho same time and place biennial
ly;;" so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
The Annual session of the Gen
eral Assembly 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-five,
is hereby postponed. and the same
shall be convened and held in the
city of Columbia on the second
Tuesday OF January in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety six.
The first session of the General
Assembly elected under tAis Con-
stitution shall convene in Columbia
on the second Tuesday in January,
in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety.seven, and thereafter annu-
ally at the same time and place un.
til the end of the session occurring
in 1906, after which the said session
shall be held at the same time and
place biennially.
Should the casualties Of war or
contagious diseases render it un.
safe to meet at the seat of govern
ment, then the Governor may, by
proclamation, appoint more se-
cure and convenient place of rneet-
ing. Members of the General AS
sembly shall not receive any COM
pensation for more than forty days
Of any one session: Provided, That
this limitation shall not affect the
flrst four sessions of the General
Assembly under this Constitution.
Sec. 2. That the question of adopt
ing the amendment prefaced in the
foregoing Section shall be submitted
to the electors as follows: Those in
favor of the amendment shall de-
posit ballot with the following
words plainly printed or written
thereon: Unconstitutional amend.
ment to Section 8 of Article III of
the State Constitution, adding 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 BIZ
ennially.'-Yes."
Those opposed to said amend.
ment shall cast ballot with the
following words plainly printed or
written thereon: Constitutional
amendment to Section 3 OF Article
III of the State Constitution. ad.
ding 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 ut the same time and
place biennially.'-No.n
Approved the 18th day ofFebrua-
~, A D 1904.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to a mend
the Constitution so as to Permit
fho Gooorol Asoomhly to Enact