The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-28


of the Constitution, relating 10 muui-.
.cipal bonded Indebtedness. as proposed
by Joint Resolution entitled "A Joint
Resolution u amend SecJioG I, Article
VIII, of the Constitution, relating TO
municipal bonded Indebtedness nv add
ing proviso thereto as TO the City Of
Fiureuce' No"
No. 55l.
A JOINT RESOLUTION T o
Amend Section Z, Article VIII, Of
The Constitution OF this State by
Adding Proviso thereto so as TO
Empower the Cities OF Chester and
Sumter each to issue Bonds 10 an
amount not Exceeding Fifteen per
cent, of the Assessed value of the
Taxable Property therein for the
Improvement of Streets and Side
walks.
Section. l. Constitutional Amend
ment Permitting Chester and Sumter
TO Issue Bonds for Street Improvement
BE it resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of South carolina,
That Section I, of Article VIII. of the
Constitution, be amended as follows:
Add at the end of the said sections the
following: Provided, further, That
limitation imposed by this section and
Section 5, OF Article z, Of the constitu-
tion, shall not apply TO. the bonded In
debtedness incurred by the Cities OF
Chester and Sumter, but the said Cities
OF Chester and. Sumter may increase
each It's bonoed Indebtedness TO an
amount not exceeding fifteen per cent
of the assessed value OF the taxable
property therein where said bonds are
issued for the sole purpose of paying the
expenses or liabilities incurred or TO be
incurred in the Improvement Of streets
and sidewalks where the abutting prop
erty owners are being assessed for two
thirds or one-half OF the cost thereof.
Section. 2. That the electors voting
at the next general election. for Repre-
sentatiyes fayoring such amendment
shall cast ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed there
on: Amendment 10 Section Z, OF Arti-
Gle VIII, of the Constitution, by adding
q proviso empowering the Cities OF
chester and Sumter TO each increase its
bonded Indebtedness TO fifteen per cent
of the taxable value OF the property
ttherein-Yes. And those voting
against said amendment shall deposit a
ballot with the following words plainly
written eor printed thereon: Amend
lment TO Section I, of Article VIII, OF
the Constitution, by adding thereto a
proviso empowering the Cities OF ches-
ter and Sumter each TO increase its
| bonded Indebtedness to fifteen percent
o. the taxable value OF the property
therein-No.''
, No. 553.
| A JOINT RESOLUTION PRoPos-
ing An Amendment to Article 4 OF
the Constitution. by Adding Thereto
Section TO be Designated as Section
l5a, to Empower the Towns OF Lasta
and Dillon to Assess Abutting Prop
erty for Permanent Improvements,
Section l. Constitutional A m d.
ment to Permit Towns OF Latta and
Dixon to Assess Abutting Property
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
of the State OF South Carolina. That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitusion, Article K, to be known as
Section 15a OF said Article, to be agreed
to by twn-thirds Of the members elect
led TO each House, and entered on the
Journals, respectively, with, yeas and
nays taken thereon. and be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the State at
the next general election thereafter Tor
Representatives, to-wit: By adding the
following section to Article z OF the
Constitution, to be and be known as
tSection 15a:
Section 15a. The General Assembly
may authorize the corporate authorities
! of the Towns of Latta and Dillon to
levy an assessment upon abutting prop
erty for the purpose of paying for per-
Emanent improvements on streets
| and Sidewalks, or streets or side
walks, Immediately abutting such prop.
erty: Provided, That said improve
meuts be ordered only upon the writ
ten consent of a majority of the owners
of the property abutsing upon the
streets or sidewalks, or part OF either
proposed to be improved. and upon the
condition that the corporate authori-
ties shall pay at least one-half OF the
cost OF such Improvements.
| Sec. g. Election.-That the electors
voting at such general election in favor
lot the proposed amendment shall de-
posit ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
s.Ameudment to Article Xof the Con
lstitutiou, by adding Section 15a, en-
poweriag the Town OF Latts and Dill
Ion TO assess abutring property for per-
manent improvement-Yes And those
voting against said proposed amend
fnent shall deposit ballot With the
| following words plainly written or
printed thereon: Section l5a, en-
powering the Towns of Latta and Dill
lon to assess abuttiug property for per
manept inprorements-No."
| Sec. 3. The Managers of Election
shall canvass said vote and certify the
result as now provided bV law. and
shat p o>l.e. separate box for said
b II o..
No. 55S.
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