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General Assembly of the State OF South
Carolira, That the following amend
ment to Section I, of Article VIII, OF
the Constitution be agreed to: Add at
the end thereof the following words
provided. That the limitation pro-
posed by this Section, and by Section
5, Article X, of this Constitution,
shall not apply to bonded indebted
ness incurred by the town of Daring
ton, where the proceeds of said bonds
are applied solely for the purpose OF
drainage of said town and street i'm
provements, and where the question
of mourning such Indebtedness is sub
mitted to the freeholders and qualified
voters of such mur icipality, as provid-
ed in the Constitution, upon the ques-
ton of other bonded Indebtedness"
Approved the fourth day of Febru'
airy, A. D. 1910.
No. $50.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Section
I, Article VIII, of the Constltu-
ton, Relating to Municipal Bond
ed Indebtedness, by Adding a Pro.
viso Thereto as to Certain Towns.
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 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 a majority of each branch
of the General Assembly shall, after
such election, and before another, rat
ify said amendment by yeas and nays,
that Section I, Article VIII, relating
to bonded Indebtedness, be amended
by adding at the end thereof The fol-
lowing words: Provided, Tha. the
limitations imposed by this Section
and by Section 5, of Art Gle X, of this
Constitution, shall not apply to bond
ed Indebtedness incurred by the towns
of Aiken, in the County of Aiken
Camden, in the County Of Kershaw
Cheraw, in the County of Chesterfield
Clinton, in the County of Laurens
Edgefield, in The County of Edgetield
and st. Matthews in the County OF
Calhoun, when the proceeds of said
bonds are applied solely and exclu'
sively for the building, erecting, eslab-
fishing and maintenance of water
works, electric light plants, sewerage
system or streets, and where the ques.
ton of mourning such Indebtedness is
submitted to the qualified electors of
said municipality, as provided in the
Constitution, upon the question of
bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 2Sth day of February
A. d. 1910.
No. 5Sl.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section :, Article VIII. of
the Constitution. Relating to Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section |. Be it resolved 10y the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Section I, Article VIII, of the
Constitution be agreed to Add at the
end thereof the following words Pro-
vided further, That the limitations
imposed by this Section andby Section
5, of Article y, of this Constitution,
shall not apply to the bonded indebt-
edness in and by any municipal o r
poialion when the proceeds of said
bonds are applied solely and exclusive
" for the purchase, establishment and
maintenance Of a waterWOrks plant,
or seW erage system, or lighting plsnt,
and when the question of incurriDg
such Indebtedness is submitted to the
freeholders and qualified voters of such
municipality, as provided In the Con-
stitution upon the question of other
bonded Indebtedness.