The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-27


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 said amendment by yeas and
nays, that Section 2, of Article V, OF
the Constitution, relating to Associ-
ate Justices, be amended by striking
out the word three" in line 2, and
inserting in lieu thereof the word
four" and strike out the word
''eight' in line and inserting the
word ten" so traC when amended,
the same shall read as follows:
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 absence, the Senior Associate
Justice. They shall be elected for
the term of ten years, and shall con-
tinue 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 26th day of Febru-
ary, A. . 1910
No. 596.
| A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article x, of the
Constitution, by Adding thereto
Section IA, to Empower the Cities
of Greenville, Spartanburg and Co.
lumbia, and the Town Of Manning
to Assess Abutting property for
Permanent Improvements.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
! South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Article x, of the State
Constitution, to be known as Section
| IA, of said Article K, be agreed to by
two-thirds of the members elected to
each House, and entered on the
! journal respectively, with yeas and
! nays taken thereon, and be submitted
! to the qualified electors of the State
at the next general election there
after for Representatives, to wit:
Add the following section to Article
! x of the Constitution, to be, and be
known as Section IA:
Sec. IA. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorl-
; ties of the cities of Greenville, Spar
! tanburg and Columbia, and the town
; of Manning, to levy an assessment
upon abutting property for the pur-
pose of paying for permanent i'm
provements on streets and sidewalks
! Immediately abutting such property:
Provided, That said improvements be
hn
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 corporate authorities shall
pay at least one-half Of the costs Of
such improvements.
Approved the 26th day Of Febru-
ary, A. D. 1910.
No. 603.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section 6, of Article K, OF
the Constitution of 1895, Relating
to Bonded Debt of Counties and
Townships.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State OF
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 6, OF Article <,
of the Constitution of the State Of
South Carolina be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the
next General election for Represen-
tatives, and if majority Of electors
qualified to vote for members OF the
General Assembly voting thereon
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,
ratify said amendment by yeas and
nays, that Section 6, Article K, relat-
ing to the bonded debt of any County
or Township be amended by adding
at the end thereof the following
words: provided, That the limita-
ton imposed by this Section shall mot
, apply to any Township in the County
of Greenwood, nor to any Township
in the County of Saluda, through
which, in whole or part, the line OF
! railroad of Greenwood and Saluda
Railroad shall be located and con-
structed, nor to the county Of Saluda,
,, such said townships in Greenwood
! County and Saluda County, and the
County of Saluda being hereby ex-
, pressly authorized to vote bonds IN
aid of the construction of the said
proposed railroad, under such restric-
tions and limitations as the General
Assembly nav prescribe hereinafter:
"Provided, That the amount OF such
bonds shall not exceed eight per cent
um of the assessed valuation OF the
taxable property of such Townships.
Approved the 26th day OF Febru-
ary, A. D. 1910.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make state
ment of the result for each office and
sign the same. Within three days
thereafter, the Chairman OF the
Board, or some one designated by the
Board must deliver to the Commits
sioners of Election the poll list, the
boxes containing the ballots and writ
ten statements of the results OF the
election.
MANAGERS of Election.-The fol-
lowing Managers Of Election nave
hoan onnointed IN hold the election