The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-18

- IL ~: FL U! ti.ittiiS Anu li-N'1S
,s.2ctirg against the said amendment
shall deUCsit a ballot with the follow
i3e words written CT printed thereon:
y, n?,:' cnt to Article K of the State
CC2nstit"+i2n, by adding Section 14a,
empowering the cities of Charleston
and Beaufort to assess ahutting prop
erty for permanent improvements.
No.
No. 5S4.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment TO Article X of~the Con-
stitution, by Adding Thereto Section
i, 20 Empower the Towns of Calf
rey and Woodruff and Cities Of Ches-
ter and Georgetown to Assess Adult
ing Property for Permanent I'M
proyement.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
! Generally Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution, Article
x, to be known as Section Is of said
article, 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 submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State at the next general
election thereafter for Representa-
tives, to wit: Add the following section
to Article x Of the Constitution, to
be and be known as Section Is:
Section Is. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authori-
ties of the towns of Gaffney and Wood
ruff and the cities of Chester and
Georgetown to levy an assessment up
on abutting property for the purpose
of paying for permanent Improvements
on s.,eets and sidewalks, or streets or
sidewalks, Immediately abutting such
property: Provided, That said I'M
provements be, ordered only upon the
written consent of a majority OF the
owners of the property abuttlng upon
the streets or sidewalks, or part OF
either proposed to be improved, and
upon the condition that the corporate
authorities shall pay at least one-half
of the costs of such Improvements.
Sec. 2. That the electors voting at
such general election in favor of the
proposed amendment shall deposit a
ballot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to Article K of the Constitution:
by adding Section Is, empowering the
towns of Gaffney and Woodruff and the
citiss of Chester and Georgetown to
assess abutting property for perma-
nent improvement-Yes. And those
voting against said proposed amend
n1ent shall deposit a ballot with the
following words plainly written or
printed thereon: "Section Is, empow-
ering the towns of Gaffney and Wood
ruff and the cities of Chester ard
Georgetown to assess abutting proper
ty for permanent improvements-No. %
Sec. 3. The Managers of Election
shall canvass said vote and certify the
result as row provided by law, and
shall provide separate box for said
ballots.
At the said election the qualified
electors shall also vote upon the
question of issuing bonds mot exceed
ing one million (s1,OOO,0O0) dollars to
carry out plans to relieve the congest-
ed condition of the State Hospital for
the Insane, as provided by Joint Reso-
luton No. 57S, Acts and Joint Resoln-
tions Of 1912.
Managers OF Election.
The following Managers CT Election
have been appointed to hold the else
ton at the various precincts in the
said County:
Newberry Court House-H. l..
Speers, w. T. Livingston, P. F, Bax-
ter. Clerk, W L. Notes.
Newberry Cotton NIills-G w HI
ler + F. Shealv. Fred. Frazier. Clerk,