Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-10-26

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Approved the 2sth day of Feb
ruary, A. D, 1910.
No. sos.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
| Section 3, Of Article v, Of the Con-
stitution, Relating to Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court.
| Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
! General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State Of South Carolina be submitted
to the qualified electors Of the State
at the next general election for Rep
resentatives, and If a majority Of the
electors qualified to vote for men,
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
another, ratify said amendment by
yeas and nays, that Section Q, of Ar
ticle V, Of the Constitution, relating
to Associate Justices, be amended by
striking out the word "three" In line
2, and inserting in lieu thereof the
word -four" and striking out the
word "eight" In line 6 and inserting
the word 'ten," so that when amend
ed, the same shall read as follows:
Sec. Q. The Supreme Court shall
consist of a Chief Justice and four
Associate Justices, any three of
whom shall constitute 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 snail 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-
airy, A. D. 1910.
No. 500.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Article x, of the
Constitution, by Adding Thereto
Section ! 4, to Empower the Cities
of Greenville, Spartanburg and CO.
lumbia, and the Town of Manning
to Assess Abutting Property for
Permanent improvements.
Section !. 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
Id, Of said Article X, be agreed to
| W, '"o-'hli NO vi luS IlSuiDSlS eloCC-
ed to each House, and entered on the
journal respectively, with yeas and
nays taken thereon, and be submit
ted to the qualified electors of the
| State at the next general election
thereafter for Representatives, to
| wit: Add the following Section to
| Article X Of the Constitution, to be,
and be known as Section IA:
Sec. II. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authori-
ties Of the cities Of Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Columbia, and the town
| or Manning, to levy an assessment
upon abutting property for the pur-
pose of paying for permanent i'm
provements on streets and sidewalks
immediately ahutting such property:
Provided, That said improvements be
| ordered only upon the written con-
sent Of two-thirds OF the owners Of
the property abutting upon the
street, sidewalk or part of either pro-
posed to be improved, and upon con-
dition that said corporate authorities
shall pay at least one-half of the .os Is
Of such improvements.
Approved the 26th day Of Febru-
ary, A. D. 1910.
No. GO3.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to
Amend Section 6, Of Article x, of
the Constitution Of 1895, Relat-
ing to Bonded Debt of Counties
and Townships.
Section I. 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 Repre-
sentatiyes, and IL majority of cleo
tors 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 General Assembly
shall, after such election and before
another, ratify said amendment by
yeas and nays, that Section G. Article
X, relating to the bonded debt Of any
County or Township be amended by
adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing words: provided, That the
Limitation imposed by this Section
shall not apply to any 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 Greenwood and
Saluda Railroad shall be located and
constructed, nor to the County OF
Saluda such said Townships in
Greenwood County and Saluda COun-
ty, and the County OF Saluda being
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-