The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-10-24

Section 14a. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorities
of the cities of Charleston and Beau
fort to levy an assessment upon abut-
ting property for the purpose of paying
for permanent improvements on streets
and sidewalks Immediately abutt!ng
such property: Provided. That said i'm
provements be ordered only upon the
written consent of two-thlrds of the
owners of the property abutting upon
the street, sidewalk. or part of either,
proposed to be improved. and upon con-
dition 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 ballot with
the following words plainly written or
printed thereon: Amendment to Arti-
Gle X of the State Constitution. by add
ing Section 14a. empowering the cities
of Charleston and Beaufort to assess
abutting property for permanent inn
provements Yes And those voting
against the said amendment shall de-
posit ballot with the following words
written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to Article X of the State COnsti
tuition, by adding Section l4a, Empower
ing the cities Of Charleston and BeRl-
fort to assess abutting property tjr
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
ting Property for Permanent Improve
ment.
SECTION |. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral 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 electors of the State at
the next general election thereafter for
Representatives. to wit: Add the follow
ing section to Article X Of the Consti-
tuition, to be and be known as Section 10:
Section Is. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorities
of the towns of Gatfney and Woodruff
and the cities of Chester and George
town to levy an assessment upon abut-
ting property for the purpose of paying
for permanent improvements on streets
and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks,
Immediately abutting such property:
Provided, That said improvements be
ordered only upon the written consent
of majority of the owners of the prop
erty abutting 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
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
assesslabutting property for permanent
mprovement-Yes." And those voting
against said proposed amendment shall
deposit a ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed there
on: Section Is, empowering the towns
of Gaffney and Woodruff and the cities
of Chester and Georgetown to assess
abutting property for permanent i'm
provements-No."
SEC 3. The managers Of election shall
canvass said vote and certify the result
as now provided by law, and shall pro-
vide separate box for said ballots.
at said election the qualified electors
shall also vote upon the question OF is
suing bonds not exceeding one million
Isl, ,0U0, 000) dollars to carry out plans
to relieve the congested condition OF
the State Hospital for the Insane, as
provided by Joint Resolution No 57S,
Acts and Joint Resolutions Of 1912.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
Toe following managers Of election
have been appointed to hold the cleo
ton at the various precincts IN the said
county:
Kingstree--E n McCants, { c Bur-
CESS, P Adams.
Cades-J n Sauls. r + Flagler, H j
McFaddin
Bloomingvale Richard Brockington,
H O Pipkin, w Morris.
Muddy Creek-N NJ Venters, W H
Harmon, D n Johnson.
Vox-L A Fowler, John NJ Hanna, 5
D Hanna. >.
Morrisville-Geo B Nesmith, Sr, V
w Graham, w Marshall.
Salters-W S Shaw, Fl H Carter, A J
Ragin.
Suttons-S B Gordon, ; P Cooper, w
L Altman.
Indiantown-W R Graham, J Fl Low
EFT, Julius D Galloway.
Taft-H n Shepard, W E Mcconnell,
w B Mccullough.
Earls-R Z Camlin, J S Wheeler, L
A McCants. -,
Trio-W T Evans, Martin L Boyd, W
W Boyd. ,
Cedar Swamp--D W Courtney, w E
Snowden, j B Chandler.
Greelyville-J E Green, w E Lesesne,
S w Montgomery.
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