The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-10


the bill. N drawn up. were made by
senator r. ID. Epps. who had it
Ansndsd SO that only the licenses on
automobilss Of persons living within
. toWnship issuing bonds would go
teWards paying interest. on the bonds
and creating a sinking fund to re-
Deem the bond at maturity. A fur
thR amendment was made that,
s1euti the State Highway measure
- and the State issue automobile
lsceises preventing the county from
ie1oing thsn. the eighty per cent OF
Ne license tax on the automobile re-
turned to the county should be used
70 pay interest. or towards a sinking
fund. II the township where tho own
- Of the automobile lived had issued
peving bonds. on the paving bonds
iNnsd. or towards improving the
roads In that township. IL paving
bohds were not issued.
- A BILL
- A~suOfszo anu k.IOSiue fOr the Is
eus Of Bonds BY the Townships In
Sumter County for Improvement 10
& Hiehways. and TO Provide for the
Expenditure Of the Proceeds There
o. and for vehicle Licenses and
Property Tax to Pa, the Same. the
Total Issue for. Any Township Not
% Exceed Eight Per centum of the
/ Total Assessed Value OF the Prop
ETY. Therein.
p II Enacted by the General AS
sepoly Of the state Of South Caro-
1ina:
eee. !. That upon a petition there
for, submittsd to the Commissio n ,r
hsreinaftsr provided for. signed by
nce ~ than twenty per cent. of the
Qsaflntd electors Of any township In
eumtr county, the said commission
snAn order an election to be held In
nAld township upon three weeks
publication. whereat there shall be
sebnittsd 70 the qualified electors of
such township the question of wheth-
~ ~. NOT such township shall issue
bonds not sxceedins In amount eight
Per centnm Of the total assessed val
ne OF the property therein, for the
pa. pose Of permanent highway Inn
provement: that the said election shall
be held In each township petitionin3
therefor. respectively. I'm the 10 me
manner as the last general election
for the state ofYicsrs, and tho Cor,-
misslonsrs Of Election appointed to
serve In the last said general election
shail act a. Commissioners OF Elec-
tion for the election herein ordered;
that the form or the ballots In such
election for those In favor of said
bond Issue shall be. "Shall this town
sAsp iDue bonds. not exceeding in
amount eight per centum Of the as
sonssd value Of tho property herein.
for the purpose OF permanent highway
improvement? Yes" And the form
Of the ballots In such election for
those opposed to said bond issue shah
be. shall this township issue bonds.
not exceeding I'm amount eight per
centum Of the assessed value of the
property herein. for the purpose OF
permanent highway improvement e--
No. That the said election shall be
hold &C the same polling places as
were used at raid last general cleo
ton. and all persons qualified to vote
In aid last general election shall be
qualified TO vote therein: Provided.
however, That each qualified elector
sha1l vote In the nearest polling place
IN the township wherein he resides.
irrespective Of The polling place ut
which ne formerly voted. and that
no person shall vote at any polling
place located without the bounda ries
of the township wherein he resides.
Sec. 2. That each township where
In said election shall result In favor
of the issue OF said bonds. shall issue
coupon bonds for permanent highway
improvement In said township; tho
bonds to be OF such denominations.
and to be issued at such time or times
and to such an amount. or to such
amounts. as tho commission herein
after provided for may determine I'm
its judgment and discretion. such Is
sue not to exceed for each township
eight per centum Of the assessed vol
ue Of the taxable property In such
township mt tho time said bonds mr.,
Issued: Provided. That the proceeds
from the bonds issued by each town.
ship shall he used solely for the per-
mansnt Improvement of tho highways
In such Townships: except that should