The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-11-02

Sectioa 1. Be it resolved by the !:
general assembly OF thesaState OF
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 7, Article VIII,
of the constitution, be agreed to: Add
at the end thereof the; following
words: Provided, further, That the
limitations imposed by this section
and by Section 5,'of Article x, of the
constitution. shall not apply to the
bonded Indebtedness in and by any
municipal corporation when the pro-
ceeds of said bonds are applied solely
and exclusively for the purchase, e's-
tablishment and maintenance of Wa
terworks plant, or sewerage SYSTEM
Sar lighting plant, and when the
- Aestion of incurring such indebted
neN is submitted to the freeholders
and qualified voters of such munich
pality, as provided in the constitution
upon the question of other bonded IN
debtedness.
Approved the 2Sth day of February,
A. D. 1910.
No. 583.
A joint resolution purporting 10
amend Section Z, Article VIII, of the
constitution, relating to munlclpai
bonded Indebtedness.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
general assembly of South Carolina,
That the following amendment to
Section 7, Article VIII, of the constl-
tuition be agreed to: Add at the emo
thereof the following words: Pro
vided, further, That the limitations
imposed by this section, and by Sec
ton S, Article x, of this constitution,
shall not apply to bonded Indebted
ness incurred by the city of Aiken
but said city of Aiken may increase
its bonded indebtedness in the man
ner provided for in said section OF
said article to an amount not exceed
ing Is per cent. of the value OF the
taxable property therein for the pur-
pose of establishing, extending, COM
pleting and repairing system of wa
terworks, sewerage, electric lights
and power"
Approved the zsth day of February,
A. D. 1910.
No. $50.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
Section 7, Article VIII, of the con-
stitution, relating to munlclpal
bonded Indebtedness.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
general assembly of the State o.
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 7, Article VIII,
of the constitution, be agreed to: Add
at the end thereof the following
words: Provided, further, That the
limitations imposed by this section
and by Section 5, Article K, of this
constitution, shall not apply to bond
ed indebtedness incurred by the town
of st. Matthews, but said town OF ST.
Matthews may increase it's bonded III
debtedness in the manner provided in
said section of said article to an
amount not exceeding Is per cent of
the value of the taxable property
therein, where the proceeds of said
bonds to the amount of $4,000 shall
be turned over by the town council
of said town of st. Matthews to the
duly appointed commissioners Of The
county of Calhoun, for the purpose of
aiding in the construction of public
buildings for the county of Calhoun.
Approved the 2Sth day of February,
A. D. 1910.
No. 594.
A joint resolution proposing to
amend Section II, of Article V, OF
the constitution, relating to asso-
ciate justices.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
general assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendments to the constitution of
South Carolina be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the
next general election for representa-
tives, 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 majority of each branch of the gen.
eral assembly shall after such cleo
ton, and before another, ratify said
amendment by yeas and nays, that
Section IL, of Article V, of the con-
stituticn, relating to associate JUS
tees, be amended by striking out in
lines 5, and the words: "but if the
four justices equally divide in opin-
ion, the judgment below shall be af-
frmed," and by striking out the word
'two" in line s, and inserting in lieu
thereof the word three" so that
when amended, the same shall read as
follows:
Sec. 12 In all cases decided by
the supreme court, the concurrence
of three of the justices shall be nee
essary for a reversal Of the Judgment
below, subject to the provisions here
matter prescribed. Whenever, upon
the hearing of any cause or question
before the supreme court in the ex-
ercise of it's original or appellate juris-
diction, it shall appear to the justices
thereof, or any of them, that there is
involved a question of constitutional
law, or of conflict between the consti
tuition and laws of this State and Of
the Pnited States, or between the du-
ties and obligations of her citizens
under the same, upon the determine
ton of which the entire court is not
aoraed or whenever the iustices Of