Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-28
Section .l6. The General Assem-.

Section l6. The General Assem-
bly, may authorize the corporate au-
thorities Of the Cities of Florence
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 con-
dition that said corporate authori-
ties shall pay at leasl one.third of
the costs of said improvements.
Sec. 9. 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 l6, en-
powering the Cities of Florence and
Orangeburg and the Town of Ian
drum to assess abutting property for
permanent improve'ments-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,
empowering the Cities of Florence
and Orangeburg and the Town of
Landrum to assess the abutting
property for permanent improve
ments-No."
No. SAT.
A Joint Resolution to amend Sec
tion 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 shall be Viva Voce
Without any Roll Call"
Section L. Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Elections.
Be it resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of South Caro-
lima. That the following amend
ment to Section 30, Article III, of
the Constitution of tie State Of
South Carolina, be agreed to by a
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 gen
eral election thereafter for Repre-
sentatives, to wit: Add the follow.
ing words to Section 20, Article
III, of the Constitution: Except
where there is only one candidate
nominated for the place to be filled
at such election, ir 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 30, Article III,
and shall read as ssollows:
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 respectively 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 cleo
tors voting at such general election
in favor of the proposed amendment
shall deposit a ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly written or
printed thereon: Amendment to
Section 30, Article III, Of the Con-
stisution, relating to elections viva
voce by the General Assembly
Yes And those voting against
the said proposed amendment shall
deposit ballot with the iollowing
words plainly written OF printed
thereon: Amendment to Section
30, Article IL, Of the Constitution,
relating to elections viva voce by
the General Assembly.-No.''
Sec. 8. The Managers of the
Election shall canvass said vote and
certify the result as now provided
by law, and shall provide separate