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

lating to associate justices OF the
supreme court.
Section I. Be it resolved by the gen.
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 repre-
| sentatives, and if majority of the
| electors qualified to vote for MEM
| bers of the general assembly voting
| thereon shall vote in favor of such
amendment and a majority of each
branch of the general assembly shall,
after such election, and before an
other, ratify said amendment by yeas
and nays, that Section 2, of Article 7,
of the constitution, relating to associ-
ate justices, be amended by striking
out the word three" in line 2, and
inserting in lieu thereif the word
-four" and striking out the word
"eight" in line and inserting the
word ''ten," so that when amended.
the same shall read as follows:
Sec. 2. The supreme court shal.
consist of a chief justice and four as
sociate justices, any three Of whom
shall constitute quorum for the
| transaction of business. The chief
justice shall preside, and in his alb
sence, the senior associate justice.
They shall be elected for the term OF
10 years, and shall continue in office
until their successors shall be elected
and qualified, and shall be so CLASH
fed that one of them shall 60 out Of
office every two years.
Approved the 26th day Of February
A. D. 1890.
No. 500.
IA joint resolution proposing an
amendment to Article x, of the con-
stitution, by adding thereto Section
IA, to empower the cities of Green
vile, Spartanburg and Columbia,
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 x, be agreed to by
two thirds of the members elected 70
each house, and entered on the jour-
nal respectively, with yeas and nays
taken thereon, and be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State at
the next general election thereafter
for representatives, to wit: Add the
following section to Article K of the
constitution, to be, and be known as
Section IA:
| Sec. H. The general assembly may
authorize the corporate authorities of
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
ly 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 i'm
proved, and upon condition that said
corporate authorities shall pay at
least one-half of the costs of such i'm
provements.
Approved the Goth day of February,
| A. D. 1910.
| No. 603.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
Section 6, of Article x, of the con-
stitution of 1895, relating to bonded
debt of counties and townships.
| Section 1. Be it resolved by the
general assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 6, of Article X,
of 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 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 geh-
| eral assembly shall, after such elec-
tion and before another, ratify said
amendment by yeas and nays, that
Section 6, Article x, relating to the
bonded debt of any county or town
ship be amended by adding at the end
| IUSieOl the lUllONlllS MOlQS IIOFlu-
ed, That the limitation imposed by
this section shall not apply to ally
township in the county Of Greenwood,
nor to any township in the county Of
Saluda, through which, in whole Or
in part, the line of railroad of Green
wood and Saluda railroad shall be lc-
Gated and constructed, nor to the
! county of Saluda, such said townships
in Greenwood county and Saluda
county, and the county of Saluda be-
ing hereby expressly authorized to
vote bonds in aid of the construction
of the said proposed railroad, under
such restrictions and limitations as
the general assembly may prescribe
hereinafter" Provided, That the
amount of such bonds shall not eX-
ceed eight per centum Of the assessed
valuation Of the taxable property Of
| such townships"
Approved the 26th day of February,
A. D. 1910.
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