The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-10-22

S each House, and entered on the
Journals respectively, with yeas ant
. nays, and taken thereon, and be sub
2 mitted to the qualified electors o.
the State at the next general elec
| ton thereafter for Representatives
: to-wit: Add the following sectior
to Article X of the Constitution, te
be and known as Section 16:
| Section 16. The General AS
sembly may authorize the corpora,
: ate authorities of the Cities of Flor
: ence and Orangeburg and the Town
of Landrum to levy an assessment
. upon abutting property for the pur,
, pose of paying for permanent I'M
!. provements on streets Immediately
. abutting such property: Provided,
That the said improvements be or
dered only on the written consent
of majority of the owners of the
property abutting upon the street,
sidewalk, or part of either, proposed
to be improved, and upon the condi-
ton that said corporate authorities
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 ballot
with the following words plainly writ
ten 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 fof
permanent improvements - Yes.
And those voting against the said
amendment shall deposit ballot
with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to Article X of the State Con-
stitution by adding Section l6, en-
powering the Cities of Florence and
Orangeburg and the Town of Lam
drum to assess abutting property
for permanent improvements-No.
No. SAT.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
Section 20, Article III, Of the Con-
stitution, by Adding Thereto the
Following: Except Where There
is Only One Candidate Nominated
for the Place to be Filled at Such
Election, in Which Case the Elec-
ton Shall be Viva Voce Without
Any Roll Call
Section l. Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Elections.-Be 1t
resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina, That
the following amendment to Section
20. Article III, of the Constitution
of the State OF South Carolina, be
agreed to by a, two-thirds vote OF
the members :jected to each House,
and entered on the Journals, respect
iyely, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and be submitted 10 the
qualified electors of the State at the
next general election thereafter Tor
Representatives, to-wit: Add the
following words to Section 30, Ar
ticle III, of the Constitutions: "Ex-
cept where there is only one candl-
date nominated for the place to be
filed at such election, in which case
the election shall be viva voce with
out any roll CALL" and that SAID
section, when so amended, is to be
and be known as Section 20, Article
III. and shall read as follows:
Section 20. In all elections by the
General Assembly or either House
thereof, the members shall vote viva
voce, and their votes, thus given,
shall be entered upon the journal
of the House to which they, respect
iyelv, belong, except where there Is
only one candidate nominated for the
place to be filled at such election, IN
which case the election shall be viva
voce without any roll call.
Sec. 2. Ballots.-That the elec-
tors voting at such general election
in favor of the proposed amendment
shall deposit a ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly written or
nrinted thereon: amendment to
Section 20, Article III, of the Con-
stitution, relating to elections viva
yoce by the General Assembly :
Yes" And those voting against the
said proposed amendment shall de-
posit a ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed
thereon: Amendment to Sectlon
20, Article III, of the Constitution,
relating to elections viva voce by
the General Assembly-'No.' y
Sec. 8. The Managers of Election
shall canvass said vote and certify
the result as now provided by law,
and shall provide a separate box tor
said ballots.
No. $50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend
Section 7, Article VIII, of the Con-
stitution, Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness by Adding
Proviso Thereto as to the City OF
Florence.
Section l. Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Bonded Indebted
ness City of Florence.-Be it resolved
by the General Assembly of the
State of South Carolina, That the
limitations imposed by this section
and Section 5, Article x, of the
Constitution, shall not apply to the
bonded Indebtedness incurred by the
City of Florence, in the County OF
Florence, when the proceeds OF SAID
bonds are applied exclusively for the
building, erecting, establishing ana
maintaining of streets, WaterWorks,
! lighting plants and sewerage system
or for the payment of debts already
/ incurred, exclusively for any OF SAID
purposes; and when the question OF
! mourning such Indebtedness is sub
mitted to the qualified electors of said
municipality, as provided in the Con-
stitution upon the question OF bond
ed Indebtedness.
Sec. 2. That the question OF
adopting this amendment shall be
submitted at the next general cleo
ton for Representatives to the cleo
tors as follows: Those in favor of
the amendment will deposit a ballot
with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Con