The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION.


State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for State and Coun-
ty Officers will be held at the voting
precincts described by law in said
County. - Tuesday, November 8,
1908, sa d LAY being Tuesday follow
ing the ,.; Monday in November,
as prest rli:,d by law
At the said election separate boxes
will be provided at which qualified
electors will vote upon the adoption
or rejection of an amendment to the
State Constitution, as provided in
the following Joint Resolutions:
No. 712.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section Z. Article VIII, OF
the Constitution. Relating to Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section /. 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 Rep
resentatives, and If majority of the
electors qualified to vote for men,
bers of the General Assembly voting
thereon shall vote in favor of such
amendment, and majority of each
branch of the General Assembly
shall, after such election, and before
another, ratify said amendment by
yeas and nays, that Section 7, Ar
ticle VIII, relating to bonded indebt-
edness, be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following words:
Provided, That the limitations i'm
posed by this Section and by Section
5, of Article K, of this Constitution,
shall not apply to bonded indebted
ness incurred by the town of Gaff-
ney, in the County Of Cherokee, when
the proceeds of said bonds are ap-
piled solely and exclusively for the
building, erecting, establishing and
maintenance of waterworks, electric
light plants or sewerage system, and
where the question of incurring such
Indebtedness is submitted to the
qualified electors of said municipal
ity, as provided in the Constitution,
upon the question of bonded 1ndebt-
edness.
Approved the 9th day of Febru-
cry, A. D. 1908.
No.. 703.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section of Article XIII
of the Constitution of the State OF
South Carolina, Relating to the
Office of Adjutant and Inspector
General. g..
Section i. 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 sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State at the next general election for
Representatives, and If a majority OF
the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly
voting thereon. shall vote. in favor OF
said amendment, and majority OF
each branch of the General Assem-
bly, shall after such election, and be-
fore another, ratify the same amend
ment by yeas and nays, Section 4 OF
Article XIII of the Constitution OF
the State Of South Carolina, relating
to Militia" be amended by striking
out in the first line the words "and
Inspector; so that the said Section,
as amended, shall read as follows:
There shall be an Adjutant, Gener-
al elected by the qualified electors OF
the State at the same time, and in
the same manner, as other State Off
GERS, who shall rank as Brigadier
General, and whose duties and COM
pensation shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2 That the question OF adopt
ing the amendment proposed In the
foregoing Section shall be submitted
to the electors as follows: Those in
favor of the amendment shall deposit
a ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon:
constitutional Amendment to Sec
tion 4 of Article XIII, Yes; and
those opposed to said amendment
shall cast a ballot with the following
words plainly printed or written
thereon: constitutional Amend
ment to Section 4 of Article XIII,
No."
Approved the 2sth day of Febru-
ary, A. D. 1908.