The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-10-26
NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS,
AND FOR AMENDMENT rs TO
THE CONSTITUTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Laurens.

OounGy ol LaurenS.
Notice is hereby given that an e'ec-
tion will be held at the several pre-
cincts, established by law in Lsurens
County, on Tuesday, November 1901,
for the following officers. to witt
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec
retary Of State, Attorney General, State
Treasure, Comptroller General, Su-
perintendent of Education, Adjutant-
and-Inspector-Genela', One Railroad
Commissioner, County Supervise,
Connty Superintend OF Education,
Sheritf, Clerk OF Court, Coroner, So
licitor, a Senator, three Representatives
and two County Commissioners
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 Resolu-
tions Nos. 1888, 1884 and 385 (Acts of
South Carolina, PIP. 674, 675, and 676), d,
as follows:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to
Amend Section 8, Of Article III Of
tho State Constitution, so as to Pro
vide for Biennial Sessions of the
General Assembly.
Section 1. Bs 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 eDeral election for Repre-
sentatives, 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,
Secrion 8, Of Article III, OF the Con.
stitution, relating to the Legislative
after the word ''place" in line ten II
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 p ace biennially;"
80 that said section IS amended shall
read as follows:
The annual session of the General
Assembly heretofore elected fixed by
the Constitution of the year eighteen
huudred aud sIxiy-eight, to convene on
the fourth Tuesday OF November, in
the year OF eighteen hundred and
nInety-fve, is hereby postponed, and
the same shall be convened and held
in the city of Columbia on the seco? d
lueSuby VI JhhuhFy III tHe year elRn
teen hundred and ninpty-six.
The frst session of the General AS
sembly elected under this Constitution
shall convene In Columbia on the rec
ond Tue day in January, in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven,
and thereafter annually at the ssme
: time and place until the end OF the
session occurring in 1896, after which
the said sessions shall be held at the
sans tine and place biennialIy.
Should the casualties Of war or con
tagious diseases render 1t unsafe TO
meet at the seat OF government, then
the Governor may by proclamation
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,
That this limitation shall not affect
the first four sessions of the General
Assembly under this Constitution.
Ssc q. That the question of adopting
the amendment prefaced In the fore
going Section shall be submitted to the