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line three of said section. Against
amendment, 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 for
said ballot.
No. 543.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton Z, Article VIII, Of the Constitu-
tion, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness, by Adding a Proviso
Thereto, Relating to the School Dis
trict of Yorkville.
Section 1, Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Bonded Indebted
ness, Yorkville School District.-Be
it resolved by the General Assembly
of the State Of South Carolina, That
the following amendment to Section
Z, Article VIII, of the Constitution of
the State Of South Carolina be agreed
to: Add at the end thereof the fol-
lowing words: Provided, further.
That the limitations imposed by this
section and by Section of Article x
of this Constitution shall not apply to
the bonded Indebtedness incurred by
the school district Of Yorkvile, in
the County Of York, when the pro-
ceeds Of said bonds are applied eX-
cluSively to erecting, or making addi-
tions to, school buildings in the said
district, and where the question Of in
curing such Indebtedness is submit
ted to the qualified electors Of said
district, as provided in the Constitu-
ton, upon the question Of bonded in
debtedneSS.
Sec. 2. THAI the question of adopt
ing this amendment shall be submit
ted at the next general election for
Representatives to the electors as
follows: Those in favor Of the amend
ment will deposit a ballot with the
following words plainly written or
printed thereon: Constitutional
amendment to Section Z, Article
VIII, Of the Constitution, relating to
municipal bonded Indebtedness, as
proposed by a Joint Resolution enti-
tied A Joint Resolution to amend
Section Z, Article VIII, of the Consti-
tuition, relating to municipal bonded
Indebtedness, by adding a proviso
thereto, relating to the school dis
trict Of Yorkville'-Yes." Those op-
posed to said amendment shall cast a
ballot with the following words plain
/, ~ written or printed thereon: Con
stitutional amendment to Section z,
Article VIII, Of the Constitution, re-
lating to municipal bonded indebted
ness, as proposed by a Joint Resolu-
ton entitled "A Joint Resolution to
amend Section Z, Article VIII. of the
constitution, relating to municipal
bonded Indebtedness, by adding a
proviso thereto, relating to the school
district of Yorkville'-No."
No. 544.
A Joint Resolution Proposing An
Amendment to Article X Of the Con-
stitutton, by Adding Thereto Section
16, to Empower the Cities of Flor
ence and Orangeburg and the Town
of Landrum to Assess Abutting Prop
erty for Permanent improvements.
Section 1. Constitutional Amend
ment Allowing Certain Cities and
Towns to Assess Abutting Properb.
BE it resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of South Caro-
lima, That the following amendment
to Article x Of the State Constitution
to be known as Section 16 of said
Article X, be agreed upon by two
thirds of the members elected to each
House, and entered Oh the Journals
respectively, with yeas and nays, and
taken thereon, and be submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State at
the next general election thereafter
for Representatives, to wit: Add the
following section to Article X Of the
Constitution, to be and known as
Section 16:
Section Is. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authori-
ties Of the Cities of Florence and
Orangeburg and the Town Of Lam
drum to levy an assessment upon
abutting property for the purpose oc
paying for permanent improvements
on streets Immediately abutting such
property: Provided. That the said
improvements be ordered only on the
written consent Of majority Of the
owners of the property abu tting upon
the street, sidewalk, or part of either,
proposed to be improved, and upon
the condition that said corporate au-
thorities shall pay at least one-third
OF the costs Of said improvements.
Sec. 2. That those electors, at said
election, voting in favor Of said
amendment, shall deposit a ballot
with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to Article X Of the State Con-
stitution by adding Section 16. en-
poWering the Cities Of Florence and
Orangeburg and the Town Of Lam
drum to assess abutting property for
permanent mprovements-Yes And
those voting against the said amend
ment shall deposit a ballot with the
. Following words plainly written or
printed thereon: "Amendment to Ar
ticle X Of the State Constitution by
adding Section 16, empowering the
Cities of Florence and Orangeburg
and the Town Of Landrum to assess
abutting property for permanent i'm
ovements-NO."
No. 547.