The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION
for
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS,
AND FOR AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUT

AND FOR AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Laurens.
Motto, is hereby given that an elec-
ti0n will be held at the several pre-
cincts, established by law in Laurens
County, on Tuesday, November 8 1904,
for the following officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec
retary OF State, Acknowledgement, State
Treasurer, Comptroller General, Su-
eeriptendent Of Education, Adjutant.
and-Inspector-Genei One Railroad
Commissioner, County Supervisor,
County superintendent of Education,
Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, So
licitor, q Senator, three Representatives
and TWO County Commissioners.
Pursuant tothe Constitution of South
Carolina an election will be held at the
same time and place for amendments
to the Constitution of South Carolina,
pursuant to the terms OF Joint Resolu-
tions Nos. 1888, 1884 and 1856 (Acts of
South Carolina, PIP. 674, 675, and 676),
as follows:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to
Amend Section 8, Of Article Ill of
vide for Biennial Sessions of the
General Assembly.
Section 1. Be 1t 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 ge.eral election for Repre-
sentatiVes, and If 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 msjority of each branch of
election and before another, ratify the
same amendment by yeas aud nays,
Section 8, Of Article III, Of the Con
stitution, relating to the Legislative
Department, be amended by adding
after the word "place" in line ten If
said Section, the words "until the end
of the session occurring in 1906, after
which the said sessions shall be held at
thu sans tin, and pace biennially;"
SO that said lection as amended shall
read as folloWs:
Vie annual session of the General
Assembly heretofore elected, fixed ny
the Constitution of the year eighteen
hnndred and SIX y-eight, to convene on
",
the year Of eighteen hundred and
niuety-tive, is hereby postponed, and
the same shall be convened and held
III The city of Columbia on the second
Tuesday of January i'm the year eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-six.
The first session of the General AS
-embly elected under this Constitution
shall convene in Columbia on the sec
ond Tue day in January, in the year
eighteen hundred and nine ty-seven,
and thereafter annually at the same
time aud place until the end of the
session occurring in 1896, after which
the said sessions shall be held at the
sam time and place biennialiy.
should the casualties of war or con-
tag.Jus d seases render it unsafe to
meet at the seat Of government, then
the Governor may by proclamat tion,
appoint more secure and convenient
place Of meeting. Members of the
General Assembly shall not receive
any compensation for more than forty
days OF any one session: Provided,
rhat this limitation shall not affect
the first four sessions of the General
Assembly under this Consti, ,ution.
Sc 2. That the question of adopting
the amendment prefaced in the fore
g jpg Section shall be submitted TO the
e!e,tos as follows: Those in favor of
the smandment shall deposit ballot
with the following words plainly
p int:d or written thereon: "Constitu-
tioaal amendment to Section 8 OF Ar
tic!e I'LL q. the State Constitution, add
ing after lhe word place in line ten
Of AID Sect!3n the words 'uotil the
end OF the session, occurring in 1906,
after which the said sessions shall be
held at the same time and place bien-
niaily.' Yes
those oppo cd to said amendment
shall cast ballot with the following
wo'ds plainly printed or written there
ou: Unconstitutional amendment to
Section 8 of Article III of the State
Constitution, adding after the word
place IN line ten of said Section the
CUciNg in lSOt, attor which the said ses-
sious shall be hid at the same time
ard slace bieunia,ly No."
Approved the llth day of February,
a. ID. 1901.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
tls Constitution 30 IN to permit the
General Assembly to Enact Local and
Special Lars on The subject OF Lay
ing Out, Opening, Altering, and
Working Roads and Highways and
as to the Age at Which Citizens
sal be Subject to Road or Other
Pub c Duty.
Section /. BE it Resolved by the
Genera! Assembly OF the Sta'e of
South Carolina, That the following
ameadment to the Constitution he
agreed TO, and thGt the two questions
involved in such amendment be sub
mit'od separately at the next general
elec.ion 20 thu electors qualified to
y .te for members of .he House Of Re
'c.e0sstives, VIZ: that there shall re
al iod 10 The Constitution the follow
ing additional Article, to be number, d
properly in the consecutive order of
it, adoption, to be designattd rs car
tic'e of Amendments to the Con
siution," which shall read as follows
ARTICLE Of Amendments to the
CONSTITUTIONS"
Section i. The General Assembly of
this State may enact local or special
LAWS concerning the laying out, open
ing, altering or working roads or
hg ways, and concerning the provid
| IS Ion the ago al which citizans thali
| be subject to road duty, aud concern
| ing drainage.
| Soc q That Subdivision III anil Suh-