Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21


said Article to an amount not exceed |
ing fifteen per cent. of the value Of the |
taxable property therein, where the |
proceeds of said bonds to the amount |
of twenty Thousand ($20,000) dollars, |
shall he turned over by the town cOun-
ell of said town of ST. Matthews to
the duly appointed Commissioners of
the County of Calhoun, for the purpose
of aiding i'm the construction of public
buildings for the County of Calhoun.
Approved the 28th day Of February,
A. d. 1910.
No. 5e4.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section II, Of Article v, Of
the Constitution, Relating to Asso-
ciate Justices.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General assembly of the State OF South
Carolina, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of South
Carolina he submitted to the qualified
electors of the State at the next gen.
eral 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 such amendment and a ma
jority of each branch of the General
Assembly shall after such election. and
before another, ratify said amendment
by yeas and nays, that Section IL. of
Article V, of the Constitution, relating
to Associate Justices. be amended by
striking out in lines 3, and 5, the
words: "but If the four Justices equal
ly divide in opinion, the judgment be-
low shall be affirmed" and by striking
out the word two" in line 8, and in
serting in lieu thereof word three" so
that when amended, the same shall
read as follows:
Sec IL. In all cases decided by the
Supreme Court, the concurrence Of
three Of the Justices shall be necessary
for a reversal Of the judgment below.
subject to the provisions hereinafter
prescribed. Whenever, upon the hear
ing Of any cause or question before
the Supreme Court in the exercise Of
its original or appellate jurisdiction, 1t
shall appear to the Justices thereof, or
any Of them, that there is involved
question Of constitutional law, or Of
conflict between the Constitution and
laws Of this State and Of the United
States, or between the duties and obli-
cations of her citizens under the same,
upon the determination of which the
entire Court Is not agreed, or whenever
the Justices of said Court, or any two
Of them, desire II on any cause or
question so before said Court, the
Chief Justice or in his absence. the
presiding Associate Justice, shall call
to the assistance Of the Supreme Court,
all of the Judges Of the Circuit Court:
Provided, however, That when the
matter to he submitted is involved in
an appeal from the Circuit Court, the
Circuit Judge who tried the cause shall
not sit. A majority of the Justices Of
Spnrnrpa Tn6OaG
shall constitute a quorum. The deci-
sion Of the Court to constituted, or
majority Of the Justices and Judges
sitting, shall be final and conclusive.
In such case the Chief Justice, or, in
his absence, the presiding Associate
Justice, shall preside. Whenever the
Justices Of the Supreme Court and the
Circuit Judges meet together for the
purposes aforesaid, If the number there
of be qualified to sit constitute an even
number, then one Of the Circuit Judges
must retire: and the Circuit Judges
present shall determine by lot which Of
their number shall retire"
Approved the 26th day Of February,
A. d. 1910.
No. 595.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Section
2, of Article v, Of the Constitution,
Relating to Associate Justices Of the
Supreme Court.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State
of South Carolina be submitted to the
qualified electors Of the State at the
next general election for Representa-
tives, and If majority Of the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly voting thereon shall
vote in favor Of such amendment and
majority Of each branch Of the Cen
eral Assembly shall, after such elec-
ton, and before another, ratify said
amendment by yeas and nays, that
Section 2, Of Article V, Of the Consti-
tuition, relating to Associate Justices.
be amended by striking out the word
three" in line 2, and inserting In lieu
thereof the word -four" and striking
out the word "eight" in line and in
serting the word ten" so that when
amended, the same shall read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall
consist Of a Chief Justice and four
Associate Justices, any three Of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The Chief
Justice shall preside, and in his abb
They shall be elected - the term Of
ten years, and shall continue in office
until their successors shall be elected
and qualified, and shall be so classified
that one of them shall go out Of office
every two years.
Approved the Goth day of February, A.
D. 1910.
No. 5e6.
A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article x, Of the
Constitution, by Adding Thereto
Section IA, to Empower the Cities of
GreenviIIe, Spartanburg and Colum-
bia, and the Town of Manning to
Assess Abuttins Property for Per-
manent improvements.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Article X, of the State Consti-
tuition, to be known as Section IA, of
said Article X. be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to each
house, and entered on the journal res
pectively, with yeas and nays taken
thereon, and be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the State at the next
general election thereafter for Repre-
sentatives, to wit: Add the following
Section to Article Y of the Constitu-
ton, to be, and be known as Section
IA:
Sec. A. The General Assembly may
authorize the corporate authorities OK
the cities Of Greenville, Spartanburg
and Columbia, and the town of Man
ming, to levy an assessment upon
abutting property for the purpose of
paying for permanent improvements on
streets and sidewalks Immediately
abutting such property: Provided,
That said improvements be ordered
only upon the written consent Of two
thirds of the owners of the property
abutting upon the street, sidewalk or
part of either proposed to be improved,
and upon condition that said corpor-
ate authorities shall pay at least one
half of the costs of such improvements.
Approved the Goth day of February, A.
D. 1910.
No. COB.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section 6, of Article K, of
the Constitution Of 1895, Relating to
Bonded Debt Of Counties and Town.
ships.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen