The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-02

Sudll uoL apply w tuo o"huSu iooSoe
edness in and by any municipal cor
poration when the proceeds Of said
bonds are applied solely and exclusive
ly for the purchase, establishment and
maintenance of waterworks plant,
or sewerage system, or lighting plant,
and when the question of incnrring
such Indebtedness is submitted to the
freeholders and qualified voters of such
municipality, as provided In the Con-
stftution upon the question Of other
bonded Indebtedness.
Approved the 18th day Of February,
A. D. 1910.
No. 5S3.
A Joint Resolution Purporting to
Amend Section 7, Article VIII, Of
the Constitution, Relating to Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Section 7, Article VIII, of the
Constitution be agreed to: Add at the
end thereof the following words !:
"Provided, further, That the limita-
tions imposed by this Section, and by
Section 5, Article x, of this Constitu-
lion, shall not apply 10 bonded in
debtedness incurred by the city OF
Aiken, but said city of Aiken may in
crease its bonded Indebtedness In the
manner provided for In said Section OF
said Article to>an amount not exceed
ing fifteen per cent. of the value of the
taxable property therein for the pur-
pose of establishing, extending, com.
pletipg and repairing system of wa.
terworks, sewerage, electric lights and
power"
Approved the 2sth day of February,
A. D. 1910.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of
the Constitution, Relating 10 Mu-
picipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Section Z, 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 and by Section
5, Article K, of this Constitution, shall
not apply to bonded indebtedness In
Cured by the town of st. Matthews,
but said town of st. Matthews may In
crease It's bouded indebtedness In the
manner provided in said Section Of
said Article to an amount not exceed
ing fifteen per cent. of the value ofthe
taxable property therein, where the
proceeds of said bonds to the amount
Of twenty thousand 20,00O) dollars,
shall be turned over by the town coun-
Gil 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.
Appr"> ed the 18th day Of February,
A. D. 1910.
No. 594.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section II, Of Article ", of
the Constitution, Relating to Asso-
ciate Justices.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of South
Carolina, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution Of South
Carolina be 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 AS
sembly voting thereon shall vote In ia
vor of such amendment and a majori-
ty of each branch Of the General AS
sembly 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 8, 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 lines, and in
serlipg in lieu thereof word "three,"
60 that when amended, the same shall
read as follows:
"Sec. 12. In all cases decided by the
Supreme Court, the concurrence OF
thiee of the Justices shall BIZ necessary
for a reversal of the judgment below,
subie. tc 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 q
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 obii'
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 it on any cause or ques-
tion so before said Court, the Chief
Justice, or in his absence, the presid-
ing Associate Justice, shall call to- the
assistance of the Supreme Court, all of
the Judges of the Circuit Court: Pro-
vided, however, That when the matter
TO be submitted ia involved In an ap-
peal from the Circuit Court. the Circuit
Judge who tried the cause shall not sit.
A majority OF the Justices OF the Su.
preme Court and Circuit Judges shall
constitute quorum. The decision OF
the Court so constituted, or a majority
of the Justices and Judges sitting. shall
be final and conclusive. In such case
the Chief Justice, or, in bis absence,
the presiding Associate Justice, shall
preside. Whenever the Justices of the
Supreme Court and the Circuit Judges
meet together for the purposes afore:
said, if the number thereof 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 mum.
ber shall retire."
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