Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-10-30

Constitution, to be known as Section
la of said Article x, be agreed to
by two-thirds of the members elected
to each House, and entered on the
Journals 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 Ar
ticle X Of the Constitution, to be and
be known as Section LA:
Section LA. The General Assem-
bly, may authorize the corporate au-
thorities of the cities of Charleston
rand Beaufort to levy an assessment
pom abutting property for the pur-
pose Of paying for permanent I'M
movements on streets and sidewalks
Immediately abutting such property:
Provided, That said improvements be
ordered only pom the written CON
sent of two-thirds Of the owners of
he property abutting upon the
street, sidewalk, or part Of either.
proposed to be improved, and upon
n)nditiOn that said corporate author
lies shall pay at least one-half Of
ne costs Of such improvements.
Sec. 2. That those electors, at the
aid election, voting in favor Of the
lid amendment shall deposit a bal
lot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: amend
ment to Article x of the State Con
rtitution, by adding Section l4a, en-
lowering h cities Of Charleston and
Beaufort to assess abutting property
Tor permanent improvements-Yes."
&ad those voting against the said
amendment shall deposit a ballot
With h following words written or
printed thereon: Amendment to Ar
tjcle x Of the State Constitution, by
Atding Section la, empowering the
cities of Charleston and Beaufort to
assess AUDITING property for perma-
nont improvementS-No.'
NC. 584.
& Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article Y Of the
Constitution, by Adding Thereto
Section 10, to Empower the Towns
of Gaffney and Woodruff and Cities
Of Chester md Georgetown to As
sess Abutting Property for Perma-
II Improvement.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly Of tho State of
south Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution, Ar
ricle x, to be known as Section Is of
aid Article, be agreed to by two
thirds OF the members elected to each
louise, and entered on the Journals
respectively, with yeas and nays taken
thereon. and be submitted to the
Qualified electors of tho State at the
next general election thereafter for
Representatives, to wit: Add the fol-
lowing section to Article x Of the
Constitution, to be and be known as
Section Is:
Section Is. The General Assembly
may authorize nc IHTpOr'le E1LhUri~
tio3 OF N" towns a. Daftncy aud
"codrNN ggl .hu cities OF Chester
1aG Georgetown 70 levy an assess-
mGnt upon toUNiuE property for the
pnrYJse 81 paying for permanent iM,
provements on streets and sidewalks,
or streets or sidewalks, Immediately
AUDITING such property: Provided,
That said improvements be ordered
only upon the written consent of a
majority OF the owners Of the prop
erty abutting pom the streets or
sidewalks, or part OF either proposed
to be improved, and upon the con-
dition that the corporate authorities
shall Jay at least one-half of the
costs of such improvements.
Sec. 2. That the electors voting at
such general election in favor o. the
proposed amendment shall deposit a
ballot With the following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
amendment to Article X of the
Constitution, by adding Section 10,
empowering the towns of Gaffney
and Woodruff and the cities OF Ches-
ter and Georgetown to assess abut-
ting property for permanent improve
ment-Yes.' And those voting
against said proposed amendment
shall deposit a ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly written or
printed thereon: "Section IS, en-
towering the towns Of Gaffney and
Woodruff and the cities of Chester
and Georgetown to assess abutting
property for permanent improve
ments-No."
Sec. 3. The Managers Of Election
shall canvass said vote and certify
the result as now provided by law,
and shall provide a separate box for
said ballots.
NO. 578.
At said election the qualified cleo
tors shall also vote upon the ques-
ton of issuing bonds o exceeding
one million $1,000, 000) dollars to
carry out plans to relieve the con-
gested condition of the State Hospi-
tai Tor the Insane, as provided by
Joint Resolution No. SIS, Acts and
Joint Resolutions Of 1912.
Managers OF Election.
The following Managers OF Elec-
ton havr been appointed to hold the
election a. the various precincts in
the said County:
Cherry Hill-Henry Alexander, w.
A. Orr i NJ RillnN