Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21


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 ia
vor Of the proposed amendment shall
deposit a ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed
thereon: Amendment to Section 20,
Article III, Of the Constitution, relat-
ing to elections viva voce by the Gem
eral Assembly, 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 Consti-
tuition, 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 Sec
ton Z Article VIII, of the Constitu-
ton, Relating to Municipal Bonded
Indebtedness by Adding Proviso
Thereto as to the City Of Florence.
Section l. Constitutional Amend
ment Relating to Bonded Indebted
ness City Of Florence.-Be it resolved
by the General Assembly of the State
of South Carolina, That the limita-
| imnnSnH ic
ton 5, Article X, of the Constitution,
shall not apply to the bonded in
debtedness incurred by the City Of
Florence, in the County Of Florence,
when the proceeds of said bonds are
applied exclusively for the building,
| erecting, establishing and maintain
ing OF streets, waterworks, lighting
plants and sewerage systemic for tn ;
payment OF debts already incurred,
exclusively for any Of said purposes;
and when the question of incurring
| such Indebtedness 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 adopt
ing this amendment shall be submit
ted at the next general election for
Representatives to the electors as
follows: Those in favor Of the
amendment will deposit ballot with
the following words plainly written
or printed thereon: Unconstitutional
Amendment to Section Z, Article
! VIII, of the Constitution, relating to
municipal bonded Indebtedness, as
proposed by Joint Resolution entitled
A Joint Resolution to amend Section
I, Article VIII, of the Constitution,
, relating to municipal bonded indebt-
edness by adding a proviso thereto as
to the City of Florence'-Yes." Those
opposed to the said amendment will
deposit a ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed
thereon: constitutional Amendment
to Section 7, Article VIII, of the Con-
@ttution, relatir" to municipal bond
! ed Indebtedness, as proposed by a
Joint Resolution entitled A Joint
Resolution .o amend Section {, Arti-
Gle WI, Of the Constitution, rotating
! 10 municipal bonded indcbtciness by
saAlue plov-s0 .HugC.O - 10 the
City of Florence'-No."
No. 551.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7, Of Article VIII, Of the Consti-
tuition of this State by Adding a Pro-
viso Thereto so as to Empower the
Cities Of Chester and Sumter each to
Issue Bonds to an Amount Not Ex-
ceeding Fifteen Per Cent of the AS
sessed Value Of the Taxable Property
Therein for the Improvement of
Streets and Sidewalks.
Section l. Constitutional Amend
ment Permitting Chester and Sumter
to Issue Bonds for Street Improve
| re ho
raj Assembly of the State Of South
Carolina, That Section 7, of Article
VIII, of the Constitution, be amend
ed 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 Arti-
Gle X, Of the Constitution, shall not
apply to the bonded Indebtedness in
Cured by the Cities OF Chester and
Sumter, but the said Cities Of Ches-
ter and Sumter may increase each its
bonded Indebtedness to an amount
not exceeding fifteen per cent of the
assessed value of the taxable prop
erty therein where said bonds are is
sued for the sole purpose of paying
the expenses or liabilities incurred or
to be incurred In the improvement of
streets and sidewalks where the abut-
ting property owners are being as
sessed for two-thirds or one-half of
the cost thereof.
Sec. 2. That the electors voting at
the next general election for Repre-
sentatives favoring such amendment
shall cast a ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed
thereon: Amendment to Section 7.
of Article VIII, of the Constitution
by adding a proviso empowering the
Cities Of Chester and Sumter to each
increase its bonded Indebtedness to
fifteen per cent. Of the taxable value