The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-11-03

Is. of Ar.icle *, of this onstitution.
shall not apply to the bonded indebted
edness in and by any municipal corpo-
ration when the proceeds OF said bonds
are applied solely and exclusively for
the purchase, eStabliShme and main
tenance of Il waterworks plant or sew
erage system or lighting plant and when
the question Of mourning such lndebt-
ednesS is submitted tO the freeholder>
and qualified voters of such munlclpall-
ty, as provided in the Contribution upon
the question of other bonded indebted
ness.
Approved the 18th day of February,
A ID 1910.
\ JOINT RESOLTION Purporting to
Amend Section Z. Article VIII. oi the
Constitution. Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness.
Section |. BE it resolved By the Cen
eral Assembly IF the State OF South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment IL Section :, Article Ill, of the
! Constitution be agreed TO: Add al the
end thereof the following words: Pro-
vided. further, That the limitations
imposed bv this Section, and by Section
:, Artrcl: Y. OF this CUnStt Ition, shall
not apply 10 bond.d indebtedness in
CURED by the city Of Aiken. but saiu
city OF Aiken may increase its honced
indebtedness in the manner provided
for in said Section Of >aid Article to an
amount no. exceeding fifteen per cent
of he value Of the taxable property
therein for the purpose OF establishing,
extending, completing and repairing Il
system oI wa;erWorkS, sewerage. cleo
trio lights and power.
Approved the 2>th day of February,
A ID 1910.
No. $50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to
Amend Section Z, Article VIII, OF the
Constitution, Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness.
Section /. BE it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly IF the State OF South
Carolina, That the following amend
meDt to Section !, Article VIII, of the
Constitution, be agreed to: Add at the
end thereof the following words: Pro-
vided. further, That the limitations inl-
posed by this Section and By Section 5,
Article y. of this Constitution shall ne t
apply to bonded Indebtedness incurred
by the town of st Matthews, but said
town of st Matthews may increase It's
bonded Indebtedness in the manner
provided in said Section of said Article
TO an amount not exceeding fifteen per
cent of the value of the taxable prop
! ~ ,,.lnr-. tho nrnpan1c nf
said bonds TO the amount OF twenty
thousand (S20,0O0) dollars shall be
turned over by the town council OF said
town Of ST Matthews to the duly ap-
pointed 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 -, of Article V, OF
the onstitution, Relating to Associ-
ate Justices.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF South
Carolina, That the following amend
mentS to the Constitution of South
Crrolina be submitted t. the qualified
electors of the State at the next gen
eral election for Representatives,, aud II
a majority of the electors qualified to
vote for members of the General AS
sembly voting thereon shall vote In IA
vor of such amendment and majority
of each branch of the General Assem-
bly, shall after such election, and before
another, ,ratify said amendment by yeas
and nays, that Section II. OF A rticle V,
OF the Constitution, relating to Associ-
ate Justices, be amended by striking out
in lines 3, 4 and the words: but il the
four Justices equally divide in opinion,
the Judgment below shall be affirmed, -
and b, striking out the word two" in
line and inserting 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 nee :Ssary for a
reversal of the judgment below, subject
To the provisions hereinafter prescribed.
Whenever, upon the hearing of any
cause Or question before the Supreme
Court in the exercise Of Its original or
appellate jurisdiction, it shall appear To
the Justices thereof, or any of them,
that there is involved question of con-
stitutional law, or of conflict between
the Constitution and laws OF this State
and of the United States. or between
the duties and obligations OF her citl-
zens under the same, upon the deter
mination of which the entire Court is
not agreed, or whenever the Justices of
said Court, or any two of them, desire it
on any cause or question so before said
Court, the Chief Justice, or in his "b-
sence, the presiding Associate Justice,
shall call to the assistance of the Su-
preme Court all of the Judges of the
circuit Court: Provided, however, That
when the matter to be submitted is in
yoIved in an appeal from the Circuit
Coul t, the Circuit Judge who tiled the
cause shall not sit. A majority of the
Justices OF the Supreme Court and Cir
cult Judges shall constitute quorum.
The decision of the Court so constitut-
ed, or majority Of the Justices and
Judges sitting, shall be final and con-
elusive. In such case the Chief Justice,