Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-10-23
State and Federal Elections =. Tuesday, November ), 1912.

Constitution, to be known as Section
Ida 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 Az
ticle X of the Constitution, to be and
be known as ,Ction LA:
Section LA. The General Assem-
bly, may authorize the corporate au-
thorities OF the cities Of Charleston
I and Beaufort to levy an assessment
upon abutting property for the pur-
pose Of paying for permanent i'm
provements on streets and sidewalks
Immediately abutting such property:
Provided, That said improvements be
ordered only upon the written con-
sent Of two-thirds of the owner of
the property abutting upon the
street, sidewalk, or part of either,
proposed to be improved, and upon
condition that said corporate author
tiles 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 Con-
stitution, by adding Section LA, en-
powering the cities of Charleston and
Beaufort to assess abutting property
for permanent improvements-Yes."
And those voting against the said
amendment shall deposit a ballot
with the following words written or
printed thereon: Amendment to Ar
ticle x of the State Constitution, by
adding Section LA, empowering the
cities of Charleston and Beaufort to
assess AUDITING property for perma-
nent improvements-No."
NO. 584.
n Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article \ OF the
Constitution, by Adding Thereto
Section Is, to Empower the Towns
OF Ganney IL Woodruff and Cities
OF Chester and Georgetown to As
sess Abutting Property for Perma-
nent Improvement.
Section 1. 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 on the Journals
respectively, with yeas and nays taken
thereon, and be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the
next general election thereafter for
Representatives, to wit: Add the fol-
1 In ~0nkf~~ - 49,
Constitution, to be and be known as
Section Is:
Section is. The General Assembly
may .H .hoGi1c Zoe corporate authori-
ties ll me owns of Gaffney and
WuUltnG 2li no cities of Chester
ana Georgetown to levy an assess
ll'@i Uu0" @bO,iing property for the
,-NE-as. ni yH%HIE for permanent i'm
provementS on streets and sidewalks,
or streets or sidewalks, Immediately
abutting such PROPERTY: Provided,
That said improvements be ordered
only upon the written consent of a
majority Of the owners of the prop
erty abutting upon the streets or
Sidewalks, or part Of either proposed
to be improved, and upon the con-
d!tion 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 tho following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
Amendment to Article x Of the
Constitution, by adding Section IS,
empowering the towns OF Gaffney
and Woodruff and the cities Of Ches-
ter and Gp0rpntOwn tn occacc nhrt
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 abuttine
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 fol
said ballots.
NO. 578.
At said election the qualified cleo.
tors shall also vote upon the ques.
ton of issuing bonds not exceeding
one million ($1 1000, 000) dollars tc
carry out plans to relieve the con
gcsted condition OF the State Hospi.
tai for the Insane, rs provided by
Joint Resolution No. SIS, Acts and
Joint Resolutions Of 1912.
Managers OF Election.
The following Managers of Elec,
ton have been appointed to hold the