The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-26
Provide for Biennial Sessions of the
Ganerai Assembly

Section l. 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 submitted
to the qualified electors of the State
at the next general election for Repre-
senatives, and if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly, voting there
on, shall vote in favor of such amend
ment, and majority of each branch
of the General Assembly, shall after
such election, and before another,
ratify 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 place. in
line ten of said Section, The words
until the end of the session OCCUR
ing in 1906, after which the said ses-
sions shall be held at the same time
aud place biennially;;' SO that said
section as amended shall read as fol.
| lows:
The annual session of the General
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 be convened and held in the
city of Columbia on the second Tues.
! day of January in tie year eighteen
hundred and ninety-six.
The first session of the General AS
sembly elected under this Constitution
shall convene in Columbia on the sec
ond Tuesday in January, in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven', !,
and thereafter annually at the same
time an place until the end OF the ses-
sion occurring in 1906. after which the
said sessions shall be held at the same
time an place biennially.
Should the casualties Of war or con-
tagious diseases render it unsafe to
meet at the seat Of government, then
the Governor may, by proclamation.
appoint a more secure and conyen-
lent place of meeting Members of tie
General Assembly shall not receive
any compensation for more than forty
days of any one session: Provided,
That this limitation shall not affect
the first four sessions of the General
Assembly under this Constitution.
Sec.2. That the question of adopting
the amendment prefaced in the forego-
ing Section shall be submitted to the
electors as follows: Those in favor of
the amendment shall deposit ballot
with the following words plainly
printed or written thereon: "Consti-
lutional amendment to Section 9 of
Article III of the State Constitution,
adding after the word place in line
ten of said.Section the words until
the end cf tie session occurring in
1906, after which the said sessions
shall be held at the same time and
place bicnnially. Yes
Those opposed to said amendment
shall cast q ballot with the following
words plainly printed or written there
on: Constitutional amendment 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 session shall be held at. the same
time and place biennially. NO
Approved the 11th day of February,
A. D. 1904.
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO Amend
the Constitution so as TO Permit the
General Assembly to Enact Local
and Special Laws on the Subject OF
Laying Out, Opening, Altering, and
Working Roads and Highways, and
as to the Age at Which Citizens
Shall be Subject to Road or Other
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 amendment be sub
mitted separately at the next general
election to the electors qualified to
vote for members of the House OF Re-
presentatives, viz. that there shall be
added to the Constitution the follow
ing additional Article, to be number
ed properly in the consecutive order OF
it's adoption, to be designated as Ar
ticle of Amendments to the Con-
stitutiou, which shall read as fol-
lows:
"Article of Amendments to
the Constitution.
Section l. The General Assembly of
this State may enact local or special
laws concerning the laying out. open
ing, altering or working roads or
highways, and concerning the provid1,;
ing for the age at which citizens shall
be subject to road duty, and concern
ing drainage.
Sec. ,. That Subdivision II and
Subdivision IX of Section 81, of Ar
ticle III, of the Constitution, are
hereby repealed
Approved the 18th day OF February,
A. d. 1904.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
to Amend Section :, Article VIII,
of the Constitution, Relating to
Municipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section !. Be it resolved by the
Co,oroI Aocomhlv of the State OF