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on streets and sidewalks Immediate
ly abbutting such property: Provid-
ed, That said improvements be order
ed only upon the written consent of
two-thirds Of the owners OF tbs prop
erty AUDITING upon the street. side
walk, or part Of either, proposed to
be improved. and upon condition that
said corporate authorities shall pay
at least one-half Of the costs Of such
improvements.
Sec. 2. That those electors, at the
said election, voting in favor OF the
said amendment shall deposit a bal
lot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to Article x of the State Consti-
tuition, by adding Section LA, empow-
ering the cities of Charleston and
Beaufort to assess abutting property
for permanent improvements-Yes."
And those voting against the said
amendment shall deposit q ballot with
the following words written or print
ed thereon: Amendment to Article K
of the State Constitution, by adding
Section LA, empowering the cities of
Charleston and Beaufort to assess
abutting property for permanent i'm
provements-No."
No. 5S4.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article x of the
Constitution, by Adding Thereto
Section Is, to Empower the Towns
of Gaffney and Woodruff and Cities
of Chester and Georgetown 10 AS
sess Auditing Property for Perma-
nent Improvement.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution, Ar
ticle 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 en- the Journals
respectively, with yeas and nays TAX
en- 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 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
Woodruff and the cities OF Chester
and Georgetown to levy an assess
ment upon abutting property for the
purpose of paying for permanent I'm
provements on streets and sidewalks.
AUDITING such property: Provided,
That said improvements be ordered
only upon the written consent Of a
majority Of the owners Of the proper
ty AUDITING upon the streets or side
walks, 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:
Amendment to Article x Of the Con-
stitution, by adding Section Is, en-
towering the towns Of Gaffney and
Woodruff and the cities OF Chester
and Georgetown to assess abutting
property for permanent improvement
Yes" And those voting against said
proposed amendment shall deposit a
ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
Section is, empowering the towns Of
Gaffney and Woodruff and the cities
of Chester annd Georgetown to assess
AUDITING property for permanent I'M
provaments-No."
Sec. 8. 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.
At said election the qualified cleo
tors shall also vote upon the question
of issuing bonds not exceeding one
million Isl, 600, 000.00) dollars to car
ry out plans to relieve the congested
condition Of the State Hospital for the
Insane, as provided by Joint Resolu-
ton No. 578. Acts and Joint Resolu-
lions Of 1912,
Managers Of Election.
The following Managers of E]ec-
ton have been appointed to hold the
election at the various precincts in
the said County:
Donalds--M. W. Gambrell, Vernan
Martin, Steve Brown.
Due West-J. G. Loner, J. L. Pruitt,
R. II. Armstrong.
Bryant's X Roads-Frank Carwile, A.
F. Carwile, Charlie Pratt.
Acknowledgements Wakefield, ]. H.
Bowen, r. o. McAdams.
Lowndesville-James T. Bask!l. J. H.
Bell, w. E. Ellis.
Calhoun Falls--John Poore, Claude
Lanier, John Blanchett.
Mt. Carmel-John R. Tarrant, T. ".
Mars, T. B. Frazier.
McCormick-L. N. Chamberlain, John
Dawson, Pierce Mccain.
Young's School House,. NJ. Spence,
Fed T. Young, Cowan Young.
Clatworthy's x Roads-John Brown,
]. C.. Dansby, Walter Smith.
Abbeville-A. F. Calvert, J. G. Cox,
Central-A. O. Calvert, A. B. Robin
son, Joe Mundy.
Willington-George Lawton, Weyman
Clinkscales, w. D. Morrah.
Hampton-J. R. Murdoch, ]. H. Cald-
we'll, J. A. Murdoch.
Keowee-John McMahan, Eugene BIG.
Shaw 7. w. G.. Ashley.