The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-10-29

ing fifteen per cent. of the assessed
>value of the taxable property therein
for the improvement Of streets and
sidewalks.
section /. Constitutional Amendment
permitting Chester and Sumter to issue
bonds for street Improvements. BE it
resolved by the General Assembly of
the State of South Carolina, That sec
ton 7, of article VIII, of the Constitu-
ton be amended as follows: Add at the
end of the said section the following:
Provided, further, That the limitation
imposed by this section and section 5 of
article X, of the Constitution shall not
apply to the bonded indebtedness incur
red by the cities of Chester and Sumter,
but the said cities of Chester and Sum-
ter may increase each its bonded in
debtedness to an amount not exceeding
fifteen per cent. of the assesse value
of the taxable property therein where
SAID bonds are issued for the sole pur-
pose of paying the expenses or liabil,
tiles incurred or to be incurred in the
improvements of streets and sidewalks
where the abutting property owners
are being assessed for two-thirdsN OF
one-half of the cost thereof.
I Sec 2. That the electors voting at the
next general election for Representa-
tives favoring such amendment shall
cast a ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon
Amendment to section Z, OF article
VIII, of the Constitution, by adding
proviso empowering the cities of Ches
ter and Sumter to each increase it:
bonded indebtedness to fifteen per cent
of the taxable value of the property
therein And those voting a
gainst said amendment shall deposit &
ballot with the following words plainly
written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to section 7, of article VIII, Of
the Constitution, by adding thereto q
proviso empowering the cities Of Ches
ter and Sumter each to increase it;
bonded Indebtedness to fifteen per cent
of the taxable value of the property
therein--No.
No 553
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing al
amendment to article X of the Con
stitution, by adding thereto section
to be designated as section l5a, TO EN-
power the towns of Latta and Dillor
to assess abutting property for per
manent improvements.
Section |. constitutional Amendment
to permit towns of Latta and Dillon tt
assess abutting property. Be it re
solved by the General Assembly of the
State of South Carolina, That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
article X, to be known as section i5s
of said article, be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to each
House, and entered on the Journals
respectively, with yeas and nays taker
thereon, and be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State at the next
general election thereafter for Repre-
sentatives, to-wit: By adding the fol
lowing section to article x of the Con,
stitution, to be and be known as sec,
tion 15a:
Section 15a. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorities
of the towns of Latta and Dillon tc
levy an assessment upon abutting prop
erty for the purpose of paying for per,
manent improvements on streets anc
sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks, i'm
mediately abutting such property: Pro-
yided, That said improvement be order.
ed only upon the written consent of
majority of the owners of the property
abutting upon the streets or sidewalks,
or part of either, proposed to be i'm
proved. and upon the condition that the
corporate authorities shall pay at least
one-half of the costs of such improve
ments.
Sec. 2. Election. That the electors
voting at such general election in favor
of the proposed amendment shall de-
posit ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon: "a
mendment to article x of the Constitu-
ton, by adding section 15a, empower
ing the towns of Latta and Dillon to as
sess abutting property for permanent
improvements-Yes." And those vot-
ing against said proposed amendment
shall deposit ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed there.
on: "Section l5a, empowering the towns
of Latta and Dillon to assess abuttine
property for permanent improvements
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 $50
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend
section /, article XII, Of the Consti.
tuition, by striking out the words
"blind, deaf and dumb" after the
word ''insane" on line two. and be.
fore the word land" on line two.
Section l. Constitutional Amendment
with reference to "blind, deaf and
dumb. BE it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of South Caro-
lima, That the following amendment to
section l, article XII, of the Constitu-
ton of the State of South Carolina be,
and agreed to, by a two-thirds vote of
the members elected to each House, and
entered on the Journal, respectively with
the yeas and nays taken thereon, and be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
State at the next general election there
after for Representatives, to-wit: By
striking out the words "blind, deaf and
dumb" on line two of section /, article
XII, of the Constitution, so that said
section, when so amended, is to be, and
I, ,aln