The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-03
NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS, AND AMEND
MENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
lState Seal

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] held at the several precincts established by law
! In Williamsburg sCounty. on Tuesday No
I vernber 8 1901 for the following of ,ers. to
J viii:
\ Governor, Lieutenant .G0ycrnor, secretary of
State Attorney General, State Treasurer. Comp
J troller- general, superintendent of education,
Adjutant and Inspector-General. One Railroad
Commissioner, Probate Judge. County Supervisor.
J County Superintendent Of Education. Coroner,
Solicitor and three Representatives.
Pursuant to the Constitution Of South 'arolina.
J an election will he held at the same time and
\ place for amendments to the Constitution Of
I South Carulna pursuant to the terms of Joint
J Resolutions Nos. 3SS. 3S4 and 3S5 tActs OF
South Carolina, PIP. 074. 675 and G76). as fol-
I lows:
J A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Sec
ton 8, of Article III, of the State Constitution
so as to Provide for Biennial Sessions Of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
! Section l. Be it Resolved by the General As
: scmbly of the State of South Carolina, That the
J following amendment to the Constitution of the
State of South Carolina be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State at the next general cleo
tion for Representatives, and If majority OF the
! elections qualified to vote for members of the Gen.
cral Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor
! of such amendment, and majority OF each
branch of the General Assembly, shall after such
\ Z! election, and before another, ratify the same
J amendment by yeas and nays, Section 8, OF Ar
ticlc ILL., of the Constitution relating TO the Leg
islative 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
1906 after which the said sessions shall be held
! at the same time and place biennially;' so that
= said section as amended shall read a follows:
\ The annual session of the General Assembly
heretofore elected. fixed by the Constitution OF
the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight to
4 convene on the fourth Tuesday Of November, in
the year OF eighteen hundred and ninety-fve, is
hereby postponed, and the same shall be con-
\ vened 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 elect
( ed under this Constitution shall convene in COL
umba on the second Tuesday in January in tn q
\ year eighteen hundred and ninety seven, and
( thereafter annually at the same time and place
until the end Of the session occurring in 1906
after which the said sessions shall be held ut the
same time and place biennially.
Should the casualties of war or contagious dis
eases render il unsafe meet at the seat Of govern
< ment then the Governor may, by proclamation,
appoint more secure and convenient place OF
\ meeting. Members of the General Assemblyshall
not receive any compensation for more than forty
i days of any one session: Provided, That this
limitation shall not affect the first four sessions
< of the General Assembly under this Constitution.
Sec g. THAT the question of adopting the
| ,,, tln
shall be submitted to the electors as follows:
Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit u
J ballot with the following words plainly printed
or written thereon: Constitutional amendment
to Section of Article III of the State Constitution
J adding after the word place in line ten Of said
Section the words until the end of the session oc-
curing in 1900. ..after which the said sessions
shall be held at the same time and place biennial
< ly. Yes
Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a
ballot with the following words plainly printed OF
< written thereon: Constitutional amendment
to Section of Article III of the State Constitu
ton, adding after the word place in line ten OF
said Section the words until the end of the ses
sion occurring in 1905, after which the said ses-
J sions shall be held at the same time and place
biennially. Mo-
Approved the 11th day Of February, A. D.
} 1904
! A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend the ConStitu-
ton so Us to Permit the General Assembly to Eli
act Local and Special Laws on the Subject OF
Laying Out, Opening, Altering, and Working
] Roads and Highways and as to the Age a
Which Citizens Shall be Subject to Road or
Other Public Duty.
| D. IL 1,.tt, A.
sembly 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 submitted separately at the
n ext general election to the electors qualified to
vote for members of the House of Representatives,
viz that there shall be added to the Constitution
the following additional Article, to be numbered
properly in the consecutive order OF its adoption
4 to be designated US Article Of Amendments to
the Constitution, " which shall read as follows
j article OF Amendments to the Constitution. ,"
4 Section /. The General Assembly of this State
4 may enact local or special laws concerning the
laying out opening, altering or working roads or
4 highways, and concerning the providing for the
age at which citizens shall be subject to road duty
J and concerning drainage.
Section 2. That subdivision II and Subdivision
TX of Section 81, of Article Ill., of the Constitu-
J ton, are hereby repealed.
Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1901.
J A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of
n the Constitution. Relating to NUM-
I cipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
n eral Assembly of the State Of South
7 Carolina, That the following amend
! ment 70 Section 7, Article VIII, Of the
n Constitution be agreed to-: Add as the
I end thereof the following words: Pro-
. vided. further. That the Limitations
\ imposed BY this Section and by section
! 5, Article X, of this Constitution, shall
not apply to bonded indebtedness in
\ CURED bv the city of Greenville, but
I said city of Greenville may increase
it's bonded indebtedness n the manner
\ provided in said Section Of said Article
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