The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-10-28
No. 571.

A Joint Resolution Proposing an
Amendment to Article X of the
Constitution by Adding Thereto
Section 10. to Empower the Cities
of Anderson and Greenwood and
Towns of BennettSville, TimmOns-
vile and HOnea Path to Assess
Abutting Property for Permanent
improvements.
Sec. i. Constitutional Amendment
for Assessment of Abutting Property
for Street Improvement in Anderson,
Greenwood, Bennettsville, Timmons-
vile and Honea Path.-Be it resolv-
ed by the General Assembly Of the
State of South Carolina, that the
following amendment TO Article X
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 to be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State at the next gem
eral election thereafter for Represen-
tatlves, to-wit: Add the following to
Article x, of the constitution, to be.
and to be known as section 16:
Sec. 16. The General Assembly
may authorize the cities Of Anderson
Greenwood, and towns Of Benefits
Vile, TimmonSville and Honea Path
TO levy an assessment upon abutting
property for the purpose of paying
for permanent improvements on
streets and sidewalks immediately
abutting such property: Provided,
that said improvemnts be ordered
only upon the written consent of a
majority of the owners of property
abutting upon the street, sidewalk or
part of either proposed to be
improved, and upon condition 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 infavor of the
said amendment shall deposit a bal
lot with the following words written
or printed thereon: Amendment to
Article X Of the State Constitution
by adding Section 16, empowering
the cities of Anderson, Greenwood
and towns of Bennettsville and Tim
monsville and Honea Path to assess
abutting property for permanent i'm
provementS-Yes." And those vot-
ing against the said amendment shall
deposit a ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed
thereon: Amendment to Article X
OF the State Constitution by adding
Section 16, empowering the cities of
Anderson, Greenwood and towns of
Bennettsville, Timmons md Honea
Path to assess abutting property for
permanent improvemepts-No /" Pro-
vided that the act ST the General AS
semply puttlng>1n force this amend
menu shal! lot be operative in the
ClIy 81 Anderson and the town of
Honea Path until the same be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of
said city and town for approval.
FIo"t:or ManauaSs foIi ---,--s
Managers of Election have been ap-
pointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said county:
Patrick-J. e. Williams, ]. w.
Winburn, Frank B. Timmons.
WinZo-H. w. Gulledge. ]. Frank
Evans. H. u. Outen.
Ousleydale-Jordy Winburn, Jr.,
G. w. Johnson, w. Brown.
Cross Roads-Niyen Waddell, Gull
ford Gulledge. Jr., J. P. Hamilton.
Plains-U. A. N. Manus, j. w.
Hicks, G. H. McManus.
Douglass Mill-Smarley Oliver, j.
T. Dees, ]. r. Sutton.
Catarrh-J. E. Middleton. Jesse
Hendrix, Henry Horton.
Pageland-W. w. Jenkins, w. H.
Horn, w. T. Rutledge.
Court House,. L. Spencer, A. +.
Davis, J. N. Campbell.
McBee-J. d. Ingram. j. E. Sow
ell. Alex Mcpherson.
Dudley-Minor C. Courtney, j. E.
Funderburk, Whiteford Jenkins.
Middendorf-J. A. Rowe, j. F.
Alexander. X. c. Johnson
Odom's Mill. N. CIanton, Sid
ney Douglass, j. w. Merriman.
Jefferson-Edgar Baker, d. +.
Sutton, VIM. Griffith.
Grants Mill-W. r. Mcbride. w
T.. Rivers, S. w. Hicks.
Wexford-Joe Davidson, J. S. Sci
lers, Lonnie Davidson.
Angelus-W. N. Lee, w. a. Clark
e. ]. knight.
Brooks Mill. C. White, A. B.
Parker. Willie Pegues.
Mt. Croghan-O. A. .Edgeworth
w. III. Hendrix, Frank Jackson
Bethel-John Burns, G.. G. Chap
man, j. N. Kimery
RUBY Sidney Smith. + It.
Wadsworth. c. A. Edgeworth.
Cat Pond. w. Ruthven, r. J.
Summer, J. w. Winburn.
Cheraw, j. p. Watson, G.. A. Nal
| 10y, l.. G.. Lowery.
Snow Hill-W. II. Crawford. l.. B
| Davis, j. w. Parker.
The managers at each precinct
| named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election or
or before Saturday, October 81, al
the Clerk of Courts office in Ches
terfield, S. C.
! A. w. HURSEY,
B G.. MOORE,