The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-15


said election, voting in favor Of the
said amendment shall deposit ballot
with the following words plainly e@rit-
ten or printed thereon: Amendment
to Article x of the State Constitution,
by adding Section 14a, empowering the
cities Of Charleston and Beaufort to
assess abutting property for perma-
nent improvements-Yes And those
voting against the said amendment
shall deposit ballot with the follow
ing words written or printed thereon:
Amendment to Article x of the State
Constitution, by adding Section 14a,
empowering the cities Of Charleston
and Beaufort to assess abutting 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
Is, to Empower the Towns of Gaff-
ney and Woodruff and Cities of Ches-
ter and Georgetown to Assess Adult
ing Property for Permanent I'M
provement.
Section l. 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 elec-
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 Streets and sidewalks, or streets or
sidewalks, Immediately abutting such
property: Provided, That said i'm
provements be ordered only upon the
written consent of majority of the
owners of the property abutting 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 X of the Constitution,
by adding Section IS, empowering the
towns of Gaffney and Woodruff and the
cities of Chester and Georgetown to
assess abutting property for perma-
nent improvement-Yes." And those
voting against said proposed amend
ment 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 and
Georgetown to assess abutting proper
ty for permanent improvem9nts-No."
Sec. 8. The Managers of Election
shall canvass said vote and certify the
result as now 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 not exceed
ing one million (s1,OOO,OOO) 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 Resolu-
tions, of 1912
Managers of Election.
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to hold the elec-
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 Mills-G. W. Hill
Ter, ]. E. shealy, Fred. Frazier. Clerk,
W. P. Hair.
Mollohon Cotton Mills-D. A. Rivers,
NJ. O. Wright, ]. J. Porter. Clerk, H.
n DorlyriChf