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Approved the 2Sth day of February,
A. d. 1910.
No. $50.
A Joint Resolution ~Purporting t.
Amend Section I, 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 I, 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, aud by
Section 5, Article X, of this Constitu-
ton, shall not apply to bonded III
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 BOT eXcte
ing fifteen per cent. of the value of The
taxable property therein for the rur-
pose of establishing, extending, ccm-
pletiDg and repairing a system OF va,
terworks, sewerage, electric liz his and
power"
Approved the 2Sth day of February
A. D. 1910.
No. $50.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section :, Article VIII, OF
the Constitution, Relating TO Mu-
nicipal Bonded Indebtedness.
Section !. BE it resolved by the Cen
eral 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: Pro
vide further, That the limitations
imposed by this Section and 10y Section
5, Article y, 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 its bonded Indebtedness in the
manner provided in said S. ction Of
said Article to an amount not exceed
irg fifteen er cent. Of the value of the
taxable prt perty therein, where the
proceeds of said bonds to the amount
Of twenty thousand $50, 0OO) dollars,
shall be turned owe 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.
Approved the 18th day of February,
A. ID. 1910.
No. 59I.
A Joint Resolution Proposing to
Amend Section -, of Article V, Of
the Constitution, Relating to Asso-
ciate Justices.
ST. ction |. Be it resolved by tht Cen
eral Assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That the following amend.
ments to the Constitution of South
Carolina he 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
semlly voting thereon shall vote in IA
vor Of such amendment and q majOri-
ty of each branch of the General AS
sembly shall after such election, ond
before another, ratify said amendment
10y yeas and nay s, that StcliCn T., ol
Article V, of the Constitution, relating
to Associate Justices, be amended hI
striking out in lines 3, i and 5, the
words "but if the four justices equal
~ divide in opinion, the judgment It.
low shall be affirmed" and 10y silikirp
out the word ''two" in liEt S, ard iI-I
sorting in lieu thereof we'd "ihI'e,"|
that when amended, the shall
read as follows:
"Stc. -. In all cases decided by The
Supreme Court, tie concurrence Of
thlee Of the Justices shall be necessary
for q reversal of the judgment below,