Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

STATE AND COUNTY Off.
GERS, AND FOR AMEND
MENTs TO THE CONsTI-
TUITION.
State al South Carolina,
County of Edgefield.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held at the several
precincts established by law in
Edgeield 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 Gem
eral, One Railroad Commissioner,
County Supervisor, County Super
intendent of Education, Sheriff,
Clerk os.Ccurt Coroner, Solicitor,
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, pursuant to the
terms of Joint Resolutions Nos.
3S3, 3S4 and 1856 (Acts of South Car
olina, pp 674, 675 and 676) as follows:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos-
ing to Amend Section 8. of Article
III, of the State Constitution, 81
as to Provide for Biennial Ses
si0ns of the General Assembly
Section l. Be it Resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution oi
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 3
majority of the electors qualified to-
vote TOR members of the General
Assembly, voting thereon, shall
vote In favor of such amendment,
and a majority of each branch of
the General Assembly shall after
such election, and before another,
ratify the same Amendment by
yeas and nays, Section 8, Of 4 rticie
III, of the Constitution, relaling-tn
the Legislative Department, he
amended by adding aftt the word
place" in line ten of said Section,
the words until the end of the ses-
sion occurring in 1906, after which
the said sessions shall be held at
the same time and place biennial
ly;" so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
The Annual session of the Gen
ersl 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 ami ninety. five,
j.; hereby postponed. and the same
shall be- convened and held in the
city ef Columbia on the second
Tuesday of January in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety six
The first session of the General
Assembly elected under this Con.
stitution shall convene in Columbia
on the second Tuesday in January,
in the year eighteen hundred ami
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 II more Sc
cureand convenient place of meet.
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
first 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. Constitutional amend.
ment to Section 8 of Article III of
the State Constitution, adding ;:fter
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 a ballot with the
following words plainly printed or
written thereon: constitutional
amendment to Section 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
1906, after which the said sessions
shall be held at the same time and
place biennially.'-No."
Approved the 11th day of Februa-
ry, A d 1904.
AJOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
the Constitution so as 10 Permit
the General Assembly to Enact
Local and Special Laws on the Sub
ject of Laying Out, Opening, Alter
ing and Working Roads and High
ways, 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 ques-
tiOns involved in such amends mt
be submitted separately at the next
general election to the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
House of Representatives, viz: that