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

Constitution, to be known as section 10
of said article X, be agreed upon by
two-thirds of the members elected to
each House, and entered on the Journals,
respectively, with yeas and nays taken
thereon, and be submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State at the next
general election thereafter for Repre-
sentatives, to-wit: Add the following
section to Article X of the Constitution,
to be and known as section 16:
Section l6 The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorities
of the cities of Florence and Orangeburg
and the town of Landrum to levy an
assessment upon abutting property for
the purpose of paying for 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 abuttlng
upon the street, sidewalk, or part of Ell
ther, proposed to be improved, and upon
the condition that said corporate au-
thorities shall pay at least one-thlrd OF
the costs of said improvements.
Sec 2. That those electors, at said
election, voting in favor of said amend
ment shall deposit ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly written 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 Lam
drum to assess abutting property for
permanent improvements-Yes." And
those voting against the said amend
ment shall deposit ballot with the fol-
lowing words plainly written 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 Lam
drum to assess abutting property for
permanent improvements-No."
No SAT.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend sec
ton 20, article III, of the Constitution,
by adding thereto the following: 'Ex-
cept where there is only one candl-
date nominated for the place to be
filled at such election, in which case
the election shall be viva voce with
out any roll call. "
Section /. Constitutional amendment
relating to elections. BE it 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 two-thirds
vote of the members elected to each
House, and entered on the journals, re-
spectively, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State at the next
general election thereafter for Repre-
sentatives, to-wit: Add the following
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, in
which case the election shall be viva
voce without any roll cal, y 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 favor
of the proposed amendment shall de-
posit ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
Amendment to section 20, article III,
of the Constitution, relating to elections
viva voce by the General Assembly
Yes. ," And those voting against the
said proposed amendment shall deposit
ballot with the following words plain
ly written or printed thereon: Amend
ment to section 20, article III, of the
Constitution, relating to elections viva
voce by the General Assembly No. !"
Sec 8. The managers of election shall
canvass said vote and certify the result
as now provided by law, and shall pro-
vide separate box for said ballots.
No $50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
ton Z, article VIII, of the Constitu-
ton, relating to municipal bonded in
debtedness by adding aproviso there
to as to the city of Florence.
Section /. Constitutional amendment
relating to bonded indebtedness city of
Florence. BE it resolved by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of South Car
olina, 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 Flor
ence, when the proceeds of said bonds
are applied exclusively for the building,
erecting, establishing and maintaining
of streets, waterworks, lighting plants
and sewerage system or for the pay
ment of debts already incurred, exclu-
sively for any of said purposes; and
when the question of mourning such in
debtedness is submitted to the qualified
electors of said municipality, as provided
in the Constitution upon the question OF
bonded Indebtedness.
Sec 2. That the question of adopting
this amendment shall be submitted at
the next general election for Represent
atives to the electors as follows: Those
in favor of the amendment will deposit
a ballot with the following words plain
ly written or printed thereon: "Constl-