Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-10-16
State and Federal Elections :. Tuesday, November ), 1912,

! institution, to be known as Section
! IL of said Article X, be agreed to
w t%wo-thirds of the members elected
10 each House, and entered on the
: journals respectively, with yeas and
nays taken thereon, and be submit
ted to the qualified electors Of the
SIate at the mex general election
Hereafter for Representatives, to
wiz: Add the following section to Ar
= ticle X of the Constitution, to be and
. oc known as Section LA:
Section LA. The General Assem-
Hiy may authorize the corporate au-
jhprities OF the cities OF Charleston
0n1 Beaufort to levy an assessment
itpon abutting property for the pur-
( pose of paying for permanent i'm
! urDvements on streets and sidewalks
immediately abutting such property:
divided, That said improvements be
orlered only upon the written con-
. '2lt Of two-thirds of the owners of
sA, property abutting upon the
>,reet, sidewalk, or part Of either,
opposed to be improved, and upon
cntdition that said corporate author
,as shall pay at least one-half of
the costs Of such improvements.
Sec. 2. That those electors, at the
nd election, voting in favor Of the
aid amendment shall deposit q bal
lot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Amend
W0nt to Article X Of the State Con-
, tuition, by adding Section la, en-
+, wering the cities of Charleston and
Haaufort to assess abutting property
Go' permanent improvements-Yes."
md those voting against the said
amendment shall deposit a ballot
with the following words written or
printed thereon: Amendment to Ar
;tCle X Of the State Constitution, by
30 ding Section la, empowering the
cittes Of Charleston and Beaufort to
assess abutting property for perma-
urnt improyementS-NO.'
NO. 5s4.
, Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article y Of the
Constitution, by Adding Thereto
Section is, to Empower the Towns
of Gaffncy and Woodruff and Cities
Of Chester and Georgetown to AS
sess Abutting Property for Pelrna-
neRt Improvement.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
south Carolina, That the following
! amendment to the Constitution, Ar
: ttcle X, to be known a. Section Is of
aid Article. be agreed to by two
tiirds of the members elected to each
( i'ouse, and entered on the Journals
Icipectively, 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-
lnWing section to Article x of the
Constitution, to be and be known as
section 15:
Section Is. The General Assembly
, n,44 uuih0I'Ho tho -crnoratn authorj-
tioS 81 the rOv.ns Of GaUuNv ana
,,vvoodrnI and I'd citias Of Cbe%t.y
! and GeuT&at0wn 80 Ioyv an assess
menL upou admitting properly for TIC
UUGuoSn 81 payin& for permanent i'm.
: prO"nmoDrs OH aErcets aul 5idew
, streets ot sidewalks. Numerically
hitting such property: Provided,
lat said improvements be ordered
.'.J upon the written consent of q
... iority Of the owners Of the prop
cry abutting upon the streets or
VANS or part OF elther proposed
/ dion that the corporate authorities
sioll pay at least one-half OF the
costs OF such improvements.
zee. 2. That the electors voting at
s'lh general election in favor of the
aroposed amendment shall deposit a
1H ct with the following words
! pli!nly written or printed thereon:
mendment to Article X of the
! an ,ov,ar;nu ~ tnnS -,
, aou Woodruff and the cities Of Ches-
Ter and Georgetown to assess ahut-
| ti1 {, property for permanent imnrovn-
! utent-Yes." And thoeo rnt;nn
I g~r,ipct c,id nr,no,o1