The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-28

property for the purpose Of paying
Tor 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 abutting up
on the street, sidewalk, or part of
either, proposed to be improved, and
upon the condition 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. amendment
to Article X Of the State Constitution
by adding Section 16. empowering the
Cities Of Florence and Orangeburg and
the Town of Landrum to assess abut
ting property for permanent improve
ments-Yes." And those voting
against the said amendment shall de-
post a ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
Amendments to Article X of the
State Constitution by adding Section
16, empowering the Cities of Flor
ence and Orangeburg and the Town of
Landrum to assess abutting property
for permanent improvements-No."
No. 5i7.
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
tho Place to be Filled at Such Elcc-
tiOn, in Which Case the Election
Shall be Viva VOcc Without ANY
Roll Can.''
Section 1. Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Elections: Be it
Resolved by the General Assembly of
following amendment to Section 20,
Article III, of the Constitution Of the
State Of South Carolina, be agreed to
by two-thirds vote Of the members
elected to each House, and entered on
the Journals, respectively, with the
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 following words to Section 20,
Article III, Of the Constitution: "Ex-
cept where there Is only one candi-
date nominated for the place to be
filled at such election, in which case
the election shall be viva voce without
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 90 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. respectively, be-
long, 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 electors
voting at such general election in fa-
vor Of the proposed amendment shall
deposit ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed there
on: Amendment to Section 20, Ar
ticle III, Of the Constitution, relat-
ing to elections viva voce by the Gen
eral Assembly-"Yes." And those
voting against the said proposed
amendment shall deposit ballot with
the following words plainly written
or printed thereon: Amendment to
Section 20. Article III. Of the Con-
stitution, relating to elections viva
vOce by the General Assembly-'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
ballots
No. $50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION To Amend
Section Z, Article VIII, of tho Con-
stitutiOn, Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness by Adding n
PrOvisO Thereto as to The City of
Florence.
Section I. Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Bonded Indetedness
City Of FlOrence.-Be it resolved by
the General Assembly of the State of