The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-16

adjournment until the same Is cOmplet.
ed, and make statement of the result
for each Office and sign the same. With
in three days thereafter, the chairman
of the board, or some one designated by
the board, must deliver to the commls-
sioners of election the poll list, the
boxes containing the ballots and written
statements of the resultsof the election.
At the said election separate boxes
will be provided at which qualified cleo
tors will vote upon the adoption or re-
lection of an amendment to the State
Constitution, as provided in the follow
ing Joint Resolutions:
No. 5S2.
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND
SECTION 7, ARTICLE VIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO MU-
NICIPAL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS BY
ADDING A PRovIso THERETO AS TO
THE Town OF BISHoPVILLE.
SECTION l. BE it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Section I. Article VIII OF the
constitution OF the State of South Caro-
lima, be agreed TO: Add at the end there
of the following words: "Provided.
further, That the limitations imposed
by this section and ey Section 5 OF Ar
ticle x of this Constitution, shall not
apply to the bonded Indebtedness In
CURED by the town of BishopVille, in
the county of Lee, when the proceeds OF
said bonds are applied exclusively to aid
in the building and purchase of rights
of way Of the South Carolina Western
Railway, or other railroad or railroads,
under such restrictions and limitations
as the General Assembly may prescribe.
and where the question OF lncurrlng
such indebtedness is submitted to the
qualified electors of said municipality,
as provided il the constitution, upon
the question of bonded indebtedness"
SEC. 2. That the question OF adopting
this amendment shall be submitted at
the next general election for Represen-
tatives to the electors as follows: Those
in favor of the amendment will deposit
a ballot with the following words plain
ly written or printed thereon: "Constl-
tutional amendment to Section 7, Article
VIII of the Constitution, relating to
municipal bonded Indebtedness, as pro-
posed by Joint Resolution entitled "A
Joint Resolution to amend Section I.
Article VIII of the Constitution, relat-
ing to municipal bonded Indebtedness,
by adding q proviso thereto as to the
town of Bishopville'-Yes." Those op-
posed to said amendment shall cast q
ballot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: "Constltu'
tional amendment to Section 7, Article
VIII, of the Constitution, relating to
municipal bonded indebtedness, as pro-
posed BY Joint Resolution entitled "A
Joint Resolution to amend Section I,
Article VIII, of the Constitution, relat-
ing to municipal bonded Indebtedness,
by adding q proviso thereto as to the
town of Bishopville'-No."
No. 5S3.
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X OF
THE CONSTITUTION, BY ADDING
THERETO SECTION IA, TO EMPOWER
THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON AND
BEAUFORT TO ASSESS AUDITING
PROPERTY FOR PERMANENT I'M
PRovEMENTS.
SECTION /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF South
Carolina, That the following amend
ment to Article K of the State Constl-
tuition, to be known as Section 14a OF
said Article x, be agreed to by two.
thirds of the mem bers elected TO each
house, and entered on the Journals re-
spectively, with yeas and nays taken
thereon, and be submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State at the next
general election theaeafter for Repre-
sen,atives, to-wit: Add the following
section to Article x OF the Constitution,
to b. and be known as Section l4a.
Section 14a. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorities
OF the cities of Charleston and Beaufort
To levy an assessment upon abuttlng
prope rty for the purpose of paying for
permanent improvements on streets ano
sidewalks Immediately abutting such
property: Provided, That said improve
ments be ordered only upon the written
consent OF two-thirds of the owners OF
the property abutting upon the street,
sidewalk, 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 i'm
provements.
SEC. 2. That those electors, at the
said election, voting in favor of the SAID
amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words plainly written or
printed thereon; amendment to Ar
ticle X of the State Constitution, by
:.Gding Section 14a, empowering the
cities cf Charleston and Beaufort tc
assess abutting property for permanent
improrements--YeS And those voting
against the said amendment shall de-
pOsit a ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon: "Amend.
ment TO Article X of the State Consti'
tuition, by adding Section 14a, empow.
ering the cities of Charleston and Beau
fort to assess abutting property for per
manent improvements-No."
No. 5S4.
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE y OF
THE CONSTITUTION, BY ADDING
THERETO SECTION Is, TO EMPoWE-,
THE Towns OF GAFFNEY AMI
WOODRUFF AND CITIES OF CHESTER
AND GEORGETOWN TO ASSESS ABUT