Trisha did South Carolina This is ready to go. JW 6/2/04 *** CSTART SC 01/01/1896 01/01/2003 *** *** ASTART 9001.0 SC 1896 *** CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1896 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the People of the State of South Carolina, begun and holden at Columbia, on the Tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the Fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. Preamble We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the preservation and perpetuation of the same. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 001.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS SECTION 1. All political power is vested in and derived from the people only, therefore they have the right at all times to modify their form of government. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. Representation in the House of Representatives shall be apportioned according to population. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The General Assembly ought frequently to assemble for the redress of grievances and for making new laws, as the common good may require. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government or any department thereof for a redress of grievances. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The privileges and immunities of citizens of this State and of the United States under this Constitution shall not be abridged, nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. All property subject to taxation shall be taxed in proportion to its value. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. No tax, subsidy, charge, impost tax or duties shall be established, fixed, laid or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, law impairing the obligation of contracts, nor law granting any title of nobility or hereditary emolument, shall be passed, and no conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The right of suffrage, as regulated in this Constitution, shall be protected by law regulating elections and prohibiting, under adequate penalties, all undue influences from power, bribery, tumult or improper conduct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. All elections shall be free and open. and every inhabitant of this State possessing the qualifications provided for in this Constitution shall have an equal right to elect officers and be elected to fill public office. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. No property qualification, unless prescribed in this Constitution, shall be necessary for an election to or the holding of any office. No person shall be elected or appointed to office in this State for life or during good behavior, but the terms of all officers shall be for some specified period, except Notaries Public and officers in the Militia. After the adoption of this Constitution any person who shall fight a duel or send or accept a challenge for that purpose, or be an aider or abettor in fighting a duel, shall be deprived of holding any office of honor or trust in this State, and shall be otherwise punished as the law shall prescribe. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. Temporary absence from the State shall not forfeit a residence once obtained. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. The power of suspending the laws or the execution of the laws shall only be exercised by the General Assembly or by its authority in particular cases expressly provided for by it. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. In the government of this State the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the Government shall be forever separate and distinct from each other, and no person or persons exercising the functions of one of said departments shall assume or discharge the duties of any other. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 015.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 15. All Courts shall be public, and every person shall have speedy remedy therein for wrongs sustained. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 016.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 16. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or thing to be seized. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 018.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 18. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, and to be. fully informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to be fully heard in his defence by himself or by his counsel or by both. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 019.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 19. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained. Corporal punishment shall not be inflicted. The power to punish for contempt shall not in any case extend to imprisonment in the State penitentiary. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 020.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 20. All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offences when the proof is evident or the presumption great. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 021.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 21. In all indictments or prosecutions for libel, the truth of the alleged libel may, be given in evidence, and the jury shall be the judges of the law and the facts. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 022.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 22. Treason against the State shall consist alone in levying war or in giving aid and comfort to enemies against the State. No person shall be held guilty of treason, except upon testimony of at least two witnesses to the same overt act, or upon confession in open Court. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 023.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 23. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in case of insurrection, rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 024.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 24. No person shall be imprisoned for debt except in cases of fraud. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 025.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 25. The right of trial by jury shall be preserved inviolate. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 026.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 26. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State; the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As in times of peace armies are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained without the consent of the General Assembly. The military power of the State shall always be held in subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it. No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in the manner to be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 027.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 27. No person shall in any case be subject to martial law or to any pains or penalties by virtue of that law, except those employed in the army and navy of the United States, and except the militia in actual service, but by the authority of the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 028.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 28. All navigable waters shall forever remain public highways free to the citizens of the State and the United States without tax, impost or toll imposed; and no tax, toll, impost or wharfage shall be imposed, demanded or received from the owners of any merchandise or commodity for the use of the shores or any wharf erected on the shores or in or over the waters of any navigable stream unless the same be authorized by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 029.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 29. The provisions of the Constitution shall be taken, deemed and construed to be mandatory and prohibitory, and not merely directory, except where expressly made directory or permissory by its own terms. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 002.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE II RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE SECTION 1. All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and elections shall never be held or the ballots counted in secret. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. Every qualified elector shall be eligible to any office to be voted for, unless disqualified by age, as prescribed in this Constitution. But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time: Provided, That any person holding another office may at the same time be an officer in the militia or a Notary Public. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. Every male citizen of this State and of the United States twenty-one years of age and upwards, not laboring under the disabilities named in this Constitution and possessing the qualifications required by it, shall be an elector. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.A 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The qualifications for suffrage shall be as follows: (a) Residence in the State for two years, in the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector Offers to vote four months. and the payment, six months before any election of any poll tax then due and payable: Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months' residence in the State, otherwise qualified. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.B 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** (b) Registration, which shall provide for the enrollment of every elector once in ten years, and also an enrollment during each and every year of every elector not previously registered under the provisions of this Article. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.C 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** (c) Up to January 1st 1898, all male persons of voting age applying for registration who can read any Section in this Constitution submitted to them by the registration officer, or understand and explain it when read to them by the registration officer, shall be entitled to register and become electors. A separate record of all persons registered before January 1st, 1898, sworn to by the registration officer, shall be filed, one copy with the Clerk of Court and one in the office of the Secretary of State, on or before February 1st, 1898, and such persons shall remain during life qualified electors unless disqualified by the other provisions of this Article. The certificate of the Clerk of Court or Secretary of State shall be sufficient evidence to establish the right of said citizens to any subsequent registration and the franchise under the limitations herein imposed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.D 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** (d) Any person who shall apply for registration after January 1st, 1898, If otherwise qualified, shall be registered: Provided, That, he can both read and write any Section of this Constitution submitted to him by the registration officer or can show that he owns, and has paid all taxes collectible during the previous year on property in this State assessed at three hundred dollars ($300) or more. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.E 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** (e) Managers of election shall require of every elector offering to vote at any election, before allowing him to vote, proof of the payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed against him and collectible during the previous year. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.F 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** (f) The General Assembly shall provide for issuing to each duly registered elector a certificate of registration, and shall provide for the renewal of such certificate when lost, mutilated or destroyed, if the applicant is still a qualified elector under the provisions of this Constitution, or if he has been registered as provided in subsection (c). *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. Any person denied registration shall have the right to appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, or any Judge thereof, and thence to the Supreme Court, to determine his right to vote under the limitations imposed in this Article, and on such appeal the hearing shall be de novo, and the General Assembly shall provide b law for such appeal, and for the correction of illegal and fraudulent registration, voting, and all other crimes against the election laws. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The following persons are disqualified from being registered or voting: First. Persons convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money under false pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife-beating, house-breaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy, incest, assault with intent to ravish, miscegenation, larceny, or crimes against the election laws: Provided, That the pardon of the Governor shall remove such disqualification. Second. Persons who are idiots, insane, paupers supported at the public expense, and persons confined in any public prison. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States, nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas, nor while a student of any institution of learning. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the registration of all qualified electors, and shall prescribe the manner of holding elections and of ascertaining the results of the same: - Provided, At the first registration under this Constitution, and until the first of January, 1898, the registration shall be conducted by a Board of three discreet persons in each County, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. For the first registration to be provided for under this Constitution, the registration books shall be kept open for at least six consecutive weeks and thereafter from time to time at least one week in each month, up to thirty days next preceding the first election to be held under this Constitution. The registration books shall be public records open to the inspection of any citizen at all times. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The General Assembly shall provide for the establishment of polling precincts in the several Counties of the State, and those now existing shall so continue until abolished or changed. Each elector shall be required to vote at his own precinct, but provision shall be made for his transfer to another precinct upon his, change of residence. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. The General Assembly shall provide for the regulation of party primary elections and punishing fraud at the same. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. The registration books shall close at least thirty days before an election, during which time transfers and registration shall not be legal: Provided, Persons who will become of age during that period shall be entitled to registration before the books are closed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. Electors in municipal elections shall possess the qualifications and be subject to the disqualifications herein prescribed. The production of a certificate of registration from the registration officers of the County as an elector at a precinct included in the incorporated city or town in which the voter desires to vote is declared a condition prerequisite to his obtaining a certificate of registration for municipal elections, and in addition he must have been a resident within the corporate limits at least four months before the election and have paid all taxes due and collectible for the preceding fiscal year. The General Assembly shall provide for the registration of all voters before each election in municipalities: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall apply to any municipal elections which my be held prior to the general election of the year 1896. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. Electors shall in all cases except treason, felony, or a breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest on the days of election during their attendance at the polls, and going to and returning therefrom. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 015.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 15. No power civil, or military shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage in this State. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 003.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE III LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. The legislative power of this State shall be vested in two distinct branches, the one to be styled the "Senate" and the other the "House of Representatives," and both together the "General Assembly of the State of South Carolina." *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen by ballot every second year by citizens of this State, qualified as in this Constitution is provided. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC.3. The House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and twenty-four members, to be apportioned among the several Counties according to the number of inhabitants contained in each. Each County shall constitute one Election District. An enumeration of the inhabitants for this purpose shall be made in the year nineteen hundred and one, and shall be made in the course of every tenth year thereafter, in such manner as shall be by law directed: Provided, That the General Assembly may at any time, in its discretion, adopt the immediately preceding, United States Census as a true and correct enumeration of; the inhabitants of the several Counties, and make the apportionment of Representatives among the several Counties according to said enumeration: Provided, further, That until the apportionment which shall be made upon the next enumeration shall take effect, the representation of the several Counties as they now exist (including the County of Saluda established by ordinance) shall be as follows: Abbeville, 5; Aiken, 3; Anderson, 5; Barnwell, 5; Beaufort, 4; Berkeley, 4; Charleston, 9; Chester, 3; Chesterfield, 2; Clarendon, 3; Colleton, 4; Darlington, 3; Edgefield, 3; Fairfield, 3; Florence, 3; Georgetown, 2; Greenville, .5; Hampton, 2; Horry, 2; Kershaw, 2; Lancaster, 2; Laurens, 3; Lexington, 2; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 3; Newberry, 3; Oconee, 2; Orangeburg, 5; Pickens, 2; Richland, 4; Saluda, 2; Spartanburg, 6; Sumter, 5; Union, 3; Williamsburg, 3; York, 4: Provided further, That in the event other Counties are hereafter established, then the General Assembly shall reapportion the Representatives between the Counties. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. In assigning Representatives to the several Counties, the General Assembly shall allow one Representative to every one hundred and twenty-fourth part of the whole number of inhabitants in the State: Provided, That if in the apportionment of Representatives any County shall appear not to be entitled, from its population, to a Representative, such County shall, nevertheless, send one Representative; and if there be still a deficiency in the number of Representatives required by Section third of this Article, such deficiency shall be supplied by assigning Representatives to those Counties having the surplus fractions. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. No apportionment of Representatives shall take effect until the general election which shall succeed such apportionment. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The Senate shall be composed of one member from each County, to be elected for the term of four years by the qualified electors in each County, in the same manner in which members of the House of Representatives are chosen. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. No person shall be eligible to a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in the County in which he may be chosen. Senators shall be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. The first election for members of the House of Representatives under this Constitution shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and in every second year thereafter, in such manner and at such places as the General Assembly may prescribe; and the first election for Senators shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and every fourth year thereafter, except in Counties in which there was an election for Senator in eighteen hundred and ninety-four for a full term, in which Counties no election for Senator shall be held until the general election to be held in eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and every fourth year thereafter, except to fill vacancies. Senators shall be so classified that one-half of their number, as nearly as practicable, shall be chosen every two years. Whenever the General Assembly shall establish more than one County at any session, it shall so prescribe the first term of the Senators from such Counties as to observe such classification. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The annual session of the General Assembly heretofore elected, fixed by the Constitution of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight to convention the fourth Tuesday of November, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, is hereby postponed, and the same shall be convened and held in the city of Columbia on the second Tuesday of January, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six. The first session of the General Assembly elected under this Constitution shall convene in Columbia on the second Tuesday in January, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety- seven, and thereafter annually at the same time and place. Should the casualties of war or contagious diseases render it unsafe to meet at the seat of government, then the Governor may, by proclamation, appoint a more secure and convenient place of meeting. Members of the General Assembly shall not receive any compensation for more than forty days of any one session: Provided, That this limitation shall not affect the first four sessions of the General Assembly under this Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. The terms of office of the Senators and Representatives chosen at a general election shall begin on the Monday following such election. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. Each house shall judge of the election returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as may be provided by law or rule. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. Each house shall choose its own officers, determine its rules of procedure, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. Each house may punish by imprisonment during its sitting any person not a member who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence, or who, during the time of its sitting, shall threaten harm to the body or estate of any member for anything said or done in either house, or who shall assault any of them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest any witness or other person ordered to attend the house in his going thereto or returning therefrom, or who shall rescue any person arrested by order of the house: Provided, That such time of imprisonment shall not in any case extend beyond the session of the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. The members of both houses shall be protected in their persons and estates during their attendance on, going to and returning from the General Assembly, and ten days previous to the sitting and ten days after the adjournment thereof. But these privileges shall not protect any member who shall be charged with treason or breach of the peace. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 015.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 15. Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives, but may be altered, amended or rejected by the Senate; all other Bills may originate in either house, and may be amended, altered or rejected by the other. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 016.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 16. The style of all laws shall be: " Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina." *** SEND *** *** SSTART 017.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 1.7. Every Act or resolution having the force of law shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 018.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 18. No Bill or Joint Resolution shall have the force of law until it shall have been read three times and on three several days in each house, has had the Great Seal of the State affixed to it, and has been signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Provided, That either branch of the General Assembly, may provide by rule for a first and third reading of any Bill or Joint Resolution by its title only. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 019.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 19. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive five cents for every mile for the ordinary route of travel in going to and returning from the place where its sessions are held; no General Assembly shall have the power to increase the per diem of its own members; and members of the General Assembly when convened in extra session shall receive the same compensation as is fixed by law for the regular session. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 020.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 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. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 021.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 21. Neither house, during the session of the General Assembly, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which it shall be at the time sitting. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 022.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 22. Each house shall keep a journal of its own proceedings, and cause the same to be published immediately after its adjournment, excepting such parts as, in its judgment, may require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house, on any question, shall, at the desire of ten members of the House or five members of the Senate, respectively, be entered on the journal. Any member of either house shall have liberty to dissent from and protest against any Act or resolution which he may think injurious to the public or to an individual, and have the reasons of his dissent entered on the journal. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 023.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 23. The doors of each house shall be open, except on such occasions as in the opinion of the House may require secrecy. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 024.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 24. No person shall be eligible to a seat in the General Assembly while he holds any office or position of profit or trust under this State, the United States of America, or any of them, or under any other power, except officers in the militia or Notaries Public and if any member shall accept or exercise any of the said disqualifying offices or positions he shall vacate his seat. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 025.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 25. If any election district shall neglect to choose a member or members on the day of election, or if any person chosen a member of either house shall refuse to qualify and take his seat, or shall resign, die or depart from the State, accept any disqualifying office or position, or become otherwise disqualified to hold his sent, a writ of election shall be issued by the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby occasioned for the remainder of the term for which the person so refusing to qualify, resigning, dying, departing the State, or becoming disqualified, was elected to serve, or the defaulting election district ought to have chosen a member or members. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 026.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 26. Members of the General Assembly, and all officers, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, and all members of the bar, before they enter upon the practice of their profession, shall take and subscribe the following oath: " I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected, (or appointed,) and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. I do further solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not since the first day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one, engaged in a duel as principal or second or otherwise; and that I will not, during the term of office to which I have been elected (or appointed) engage in a duel as principal or second or otherwise. So help me God." *** SEND *** *** SSTART 027.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 27. Officers shall be removed for incapacity, misconduct or neglect of duty in such manner as may be provided by law, when no mode of trial or removal is provided in this Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 028.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC 28. The General Assembly shall enact, such laws, as will exempt from attachment, levy and sale under any mesne or final process issued from any Court. to the head of any family residing in this State, a homestead in lands, whether held in fee or any lesser estate, to the value of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as the property is worth if its value is less than one thousand dollars with the yearly products thereof, and to every head of a family residing in this State, whether entitled to a homestead exemption in lands or not, personal property to the value of five hundred dollars or so much thereof as the property is worth if its value is less than five hundred dollars. The title to the homestead to be set off and assigned shall be absolute and be forever discharged front all debts of the said debtor then existing or thereafter contracted except as hereinafter provided: Provided. That in case any woman having a separate estate shall be married to the head of a family who has not of his own sufficient, property to constitute a homestead as hereinbefore provided, said married woman shall be entitled to a like exemption as provided for the head of a family: Provided, further, That there shall not be an allowance of more than one thousand dollars' worth of real estate and more than five hundred dollars' worth of personal property to the husband and wife jointly: Provided, further, That no property shall be exempt from attachment, levy or sale for taxes, or for payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of said homestead or personal property exemption or the erection or making of improvements or repairs thereon: Provided, further, That the yearly products of said homestead shall not be exempt from attachment, levy or sale for the payment of obligations contracted in the production of the same: Provided, further, That no waiver shall defeat the right of homestead before assignment except it be by deed of conveyance, or by mortgage, and only as against the mortgage debt; and no judgment creditor or other creditor whose lien does not bind the homestead shall have any right or equity to require that a lien which embraces the homestead and other property shall first exhaust the homestead: Provided, further, That after a homestead in lands has been set off and recorded the same shall not be waived by deed of conveyance, mortgage or otherwise, unless the same be executed by both husband and wife, if both be living: Provided, further, That any person not the head of a family shall be entitled to a like exemption as provided for the head of a family in all necessary wearing apparel and tools and implements of trade, not to exceed in value the sum of three hundred dollars. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 029.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 29. All taxes upon property, real and personal, shall be laid upon the actual value of the property taxed, as the same shall be ascertained by an assessment made for the purpose of laying such tax. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 030.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 30. The General Assembly shall never grant extra compensation, fee or allowance to any public officer, agent., servant or contractor after service rendered, or contract made, nor authorize payment or part payment of any claim under any contract not authorized by law; but appropriations may be made for expenditures in repelling invasion, preventing or suppressing insurrection. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 031.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 31. Lands belonging to or under the control of the State shall never be donated, directly or indirectly, to private corporations or individuals, or to railroad companies. Nor shall such land be sold to corporations, or associations, for a less price than that for which it can be sold to individuals. This, however, shall not prevent the General Assembly from granting a right of way, not exceeding one hundred and fifty feet in width, as a mere easement to railroads across State lands, nor to interfere with the discretion of the General Assembly in confirming the title to lands claimed to belong to the State, but used or possessed by other parties under an adverse claim. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 032.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 32. The General Assembly shall not authorize payment to any person of the salary of a deceased officer beyond the date of his death; nor grant pensions except for military and naval service; nor retire any officer on pay or part pay. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 033.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 33. The marriage of a white person with a negro or mulatto, or person who shall have one- eighth or more negro blood, shall be unlawful and void. No unmarried woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 34. The General Assembly of this State shall not enact local or special laws concerning any of the following subjects or for any of the following purposes, to wit: I. To change the names of persons or places. II. To lay out, open, alter or work roads or highways. III. To incorporate cities, towns or villages, or change, amend or extend the charter thereof. IV. To incorporate educational, religious, charitable, social, manufacturing or banking institutions not under the control of the State, or amend or extend the charters thereof. V. To incorporate school districts. VI. To authorize the adoption or legitimation of children. VII To provide for the protection of game. VIII. To summon and empanel grand or petit jurors. IX. To provide for the age at which citizens shall be subject to road or other public duty. X. To fix the amount or manner of compensation to be paid to any County officer, except, that the laws may be so made as to grade the compensation in proportion to the population and necessary service required. XI. In all other cases, where a general law can be made applicable, no special law shall be enacted. XII. The General Assembly shall forthwith enact general laws concerning said subjects for said purposes, which shall be uniform in their operations: Provided, That nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the General Assembly from enacting special provisions in general laws. XIII. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to charitable and educational corporations where, under the terms of a gift, devise or will, special incorporation may be required. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 035.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 *** SECTION 35. It shall be the duly of the General Assembly to enact laws limiting the number of acres of land which any alien or any corporation controlled by aliens may own within this state. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 00400 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE IV EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. The supreme executive authority of this State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, who shall be styled "The Governor of the State of South Carolina." *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The Governor shall be elected by the electors duly qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives, and shall hold his office for two years, and until his successor shall be chosen and qualified, and shall be re-eligible. He shall be elected at the first General election held under this Constitution for members of the General Assembly, and at each general election thereafter, and shall be installed during the first session of the said General Assembly after his election, on such day as shall be provided by law. The other State officers-elect shall at the same time enter upon the performance of their duties. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who denies the existence of the Supreme Being; or who at the time of such election has not attained the age of thirty years; and who shall not be a citizen and resident of have been a citizen of the United States and this State for five years next preceding the day of election. No person while Governor shall hold any office or other commission (except in the militia) under the authority of this State, or of any other power, at one and the same time. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up by the Boards of Canvassers in the respective Counties, and transmitted, by mail, to the seat of government, directed to the Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the next ensuing session of the General Assembly; and duplicates of said returns shall be filed with the Clerks of the Court of said Counties. It shall be the duty of any Clerk of Court to forward to the Secretary of State a certified copy of said returns upon being notified that the returns previously forwarded by mail have not been received at, his office. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, after the expiration of seven days from the day upon which the votes have been canvassed by the County Board, if the returns thereof from any County have not been received, to notify the Clerk of the Court of said County, and order a copy of the returns filed in his office to be forwarded forthwith. The Secretary of State shall deliver the returns to the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the next ensuing session of the General Assembly; and during the first week of the session, or as soon as the General Assembly shall have organized by the election of the presiding officers of the two houses, the Speaker shall open and publish them in the presence of both houses. The person having the highest number of votes shall be Governor; but if two or more shall be equal, and highest in votes, the General Assembly shall during the same session, in the House of Representatives, choose one of them Governor, viva voce. Contested elections for Governor shall be determined by the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the same time, in the same manner, continue in office for the same period and be possessed of the same qualifications as the Governor, and shall, ex officio, be President of the Senate. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The Lieutenant Governor while presiding in the Senate shall have no vote, unless the Senate be equally divided. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. The Senate shall, as soon as practicable after the convening of the General Assembly, choose a President pro tempore to act in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, or when he shall fill the office of Governor. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. A member of the Senate acting as Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall thereupon vacate his seat and another person shall be elected in his stead. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. In case of the removal of the Governor from office by impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, the Lieutenant Governor shall then be Governor; and in case of the removal of the last named officer from his office by impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, the President pro tempore of the Senate shall be Governor; and the last named officer shall then forwith, by procla- mation, convene the Senate in order that a President pro tempore may be chosen. In case the Governor be impeached, the Lieutenant Governor shall act in his stead and have his powers until judgment in the case shall have been pronounced. In case of the temporary disability of the Governor the Lieutenant Governor shall perform the duties of the Governor. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. The Governor shall be Commander-in- Chief of the Militia of the State, except when they shall be called into the active service of the United States. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. He shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction (except in cases of impeachment), in such manner, on such terms and under such restrictions as he shall think proper; and he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed by law. It shall be his duty to report to the General Assembly, at the next regular session thereafter, all pardons granted by him, with the report of the Board of Pardons. Every petition for pardon or commutation of sentence may be first referred by him to a Board of Pardons, to be provided by the General Assembly, which Board shall hear all such petitions under such rules and regulations as the General Assembly may provide. The Governor may adopt the recommendations of said Board, but in case he does not he shall submit his reasons to the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed in mercy. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their services compensation, which shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. All officers in the Executive Department, and all Boards of public institutions, shall, when required by the Governor, give him information in writing upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices or the concerns of their respective institutions, including itemized accounts of receipts and disbursements. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 015.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 15. The Governor shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly information of the condition of the State, and recommend for its consideration such measures as he shall deem necessary or expedient. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 016.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 16. He may on extraordinary occasions convene the General Assembly in extra session. Should either house remain without a quorum for five days, or in case of disagreement between the two houses during any session with respect to the time of adjournment he may adjourn them to such time, as he shall think proper, not beyond the time of the annual session then next ensuing. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 017.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 17. He shall commission all officers of the State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 018.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 18. The Seal of the State now in use shall be used by the Governor officially, and shall be called "The Great Seal of the State of South Carolina." *** SEND *** *** SSTART 019.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 19. All grants and commissions shall be issued in the name and by the authority of the State of South Carolina, sealed with the great Seal, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 020.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 20. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe the oath of office as prescribed in Article III, Section 26, of the Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 021.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 21. The Governor shall reside at the Capital of the. State, except in cases of contagion or the emergencies of war; but during the sittings of the General Assembly he shall reside where its sessions are held. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 022.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 22. Whenever it shall be brought to the notice of the Governor by affidavit that any officer who has the custody of public or trust funds is probably guilty of embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use, then the Governor shall direct his immediate prosecution by the proper officer, and upon true bill found the Governor shall suspend such officer and appoint one in his stead, until he shall have been acquitted by the verdict of a jury. In case of conviction the office shall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled as may be provided by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 023.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 23. Every Bill or Joint Resolution which shall have passed the General Assembly, except on a question of adjournment, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the Governor, and if he approve he shall sign it; if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to the House in which it originated, which shall enter the objections at large on its Journal and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass it, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall be reconsidered, and if approved by two- thirds of that house it shall have the same effect as if it had been signed by the Governor; but in all such cases the vote of both houses shall be taken by yeas and nays and the names of the persons voting for and against the Bill or Joint Resolution shall be entered on the Journals of both houses respectively. Bills appropriating money out of the Treasury shall specify the objects and purposes for which the same are made, and appropriate to them respectively their several amounts in distinct items and Sections. If the Governor shall not approve any one or more of the items or Sections contained in any Bill, but shall approve of the residue thereof, it shall become a law as to the residue in like manner as if he had signed It. The Governor shall then return the Bill with his objections to the items or Sections of the same not approved by him to the house in which the Bill originated which house shall enter the objections at large upon its Journal and proceed to reconsider so much of said Bill as is, not approved by the Governor. The same proceedings shall be had in both houses in reconsidering the same as is provided in case of an entire Bill returned by the Governor with his objections; and if any item or Section of said Bill not approved by the Governor shall be passed by two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly, it shall become a part of said law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor. If a Bill or Joint Resolution shall not be returned by the Governor within three days after it shall have been presented to him, Sundays excepted, it shall have the same force and effect as if he had signed it, unless the General Assembly, by adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall have such force and effect unless returned within two days after the next meeting. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 024.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 24. There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State a Secretary of State, a Comptroller-General, an Attorney- General, a Treasurer, an Adjutant and Inspector-General, and a Superintendent of Education, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two years, and until their several successors have been chosen and qualified; and whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law. The compensation of such officers shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 005.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE V JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT SECTION 1. The judicial power of this State shall be vested in a Supreme Court, in two Circuit Courts, to wit: A Court of Common Pleas having civil jurisdiction and a Court of General Sessions with criminal jurisdiction only. The General Assembly may also establish County Courts, Municipal Courts and such Courts in any or all of the Counties of this State inferior to Circuit Courts as may be deemed necessary, but none of such Courts shall ever be invested with jurisdiction to try cases of murder, manslaughter, rape or attempt to rape, arson, common law burglary, bribery or perjury: Provided, Before a County Court shall be established in any County it must be submitted to the qualified electors and a majority of those voting must vote for its establishment. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and three Associate Justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Chief Justice shall preside, and in his absence the senior Associate Justice. They shall be elected by a joint viva voce vote of the General Assembly for the term of eight years, and shall continue in office until their successors shall be elected and qualified and shall be so classified that one of them shall go out of office every two years. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The present Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court are declared to be the Chief Justice and two of the Associate Justices of said Court as herein established until the terms for which they were elected shall expire, and the General Assembly at its next session shall elect the third Associate Justice and make suitable provision for accomplishing the classification above directed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The Supreme Court shall have power to issue writs or orders of injunction, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus and other original and remedial writs. And said Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases of chancery and in such appeals they shall review the findings of fact as well as the law, except in chancery cases where the facts are settled by a jury and the verdict not set aside and shall constitute a Court for the correction of errors at law under such regulations as the General Assembly may by law prescribe. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The Supreme Court shall be held at least twice in each year at the seat of government and at such other place or places in the State as the General Assembly may direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. No Judge shall preside at the trial of any cause in the event, of which he may be interested, or when either of the parties shall be connected with him by affinity or consanguinity, within such degrees as may be prescribed by law or in which he may have been counsel or have presided in any inferior Court. In case all or any of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be thus disqualified, or be otherwise prevented from presiding in any cause or causes, the Court or the Justices thereof shall certify the same to the Governor of the State, and he shall immediately commission, specially, the requisite number of men learned in the law for the trial and determination thereof. The same course shall be pursued in the Circuit and inferior Courts as is prescribed in this Section for cases of the Supreme Court. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the temporary appointment of men learned in the law to hold either special or regular terms of the Circuit Courts whenever there may be necessity for such appointment. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. There shall be appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Court a Reporter and a Clerk of said Court, who shall hold their offices for four years, and whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. When a judgment or decree is reversed or affirmed by the Supreme Court every point made and distinctly stated in the cause and fairly arising upon the record of the case shall be considered and decided, and the reason thereof shall be concisely and briefly stated in writing and preserved with the record of the case. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Circuit Court shall each receive compensation for their services to be fixed by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their continuance in office. They shall not be allowed any fees or perquisites of office, nor shall they hold any other office of trust or profit under this State, the United States, or any other power. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. No person shall be eligible to the office of Chief Justice, Associate Justice or Judge of the Circuit Court who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United States and of this State, and has not attained the age of twenty-six years, has not been a licensed attorney at law for at least five years, and been a resident of this State for five years next preceding his election. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. All vacancies in the Supreme Court or inferior tribunals shall be filled by elections as herein prescribed: Provided, That if the unexpired term does not exceed one year such vacancy may be filled by Executive appointment. All Judges, by virtue of their office, shall be conservators of the peace throughout the State; and when a vacancy is filled by their appointment or election, the incumbent shall hold only for the unexpired term of his predecessor. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. In all cases decided by the Supreme Court the concurrence of three of the Justices shall be necessary for a reversal of the judgment below, but if the four Justices equally divide in opinion the judgment below shall be affirmed, subject to the provisions hereinafter prescribed. Whenever, upon the hearing of any cause or question before the Supreme Court, in the exercise of its original or appellate jurisdiction, it shall appear to the Justices thereof, or any two of them, that there is involved a question of constitutional law, or of conflict between the Constitution and laws of this State and of the United States, or between the duties and obligations of her citizens under the same, upon the determination of which the entire Court is not agreed; or whenever the Justices of said Court or any two of them, desire it on any cause or question so before said Court, the Chief Justice, or in his absence the presiding Associate Justice, shall call to the assistance of the Supreme Court all of the Judges of the Circuit Court: Provided, however, That when the matter to be submitted is involved in an appeal from the Circuit Court, the Circuit Judge who tried the cause shall not sit. A majority of the Justices of the Supreme Court and Circuit Judges shall constitute a quorum. The decision of the Court so constituted, or a majority of the Justices and Judges sitting, shall be final and conclusive. In such case the Chief Justice, or in his absence the presiding Associate Justice, shall preside. Whenever the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Circuit Judges meet together for the purposes aforesaid, if the number thereof qualified to sit constitute an even number, then one of the Circuit Judges must retire; and the Circuit Judges present shall determine by lot which of their number shall retire. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. The State shall be divided into as many Judicial Circuits as the General Assembly may prescribe, and for each Circuit a Judge shall be elected by joint viva voce vote of the General Assembly, who shall hold his office for a term of four years; and at the time of his election he shall be an elector of a County of, and during his continuance in office he shall reside in, the Circuit of which he is Judge. The present Judges of the Circuit Courts shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, and, should a new division of the Judicial Circuits be made, shall be the Judges of the respective Circuits in which they shall reside after said division. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. Judges of the Circuit Courts shall interchange Circuits with each other, and the General Assembly shall provide therefor. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 015.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 15. The Courts of Common Pleas shall have original jurisdiction, subject to appeal to the Supreme Court, to issue writs or orders of injunction, mandamus, habeas corpus, and such other writs as may be necessary to carry their powers into full effect. They shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases. They shall have appellate jurisdiction in all cases within the jurisdiction of inferior Courts, except from such inferior Courts from which the General Assembly shall provide an appeal directly to the Supreme Court. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 016.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 16. The Court of Common Pleas shall sit in each County in this State at least twice in every year at such stated times and places as may be appointed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 017.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 17. It shall be the duty of the Justices of the Supreme Court to file their decisions within sixty days from the last day of the Court at which the cases were heard; and the duty of the Judges of the Circuit Courts to file their decisions within sixty days from the rising of the last Court of the Circuit then being held. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 018.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 18. The Court of General Sessions shall have jurisdiction in all criminal cases except those cases in which exclusive jurisdiction shall be given to inferior Courts, and in these it shall have appellate jurisdiction. It shall also have concurrent jurisdiction with, as well as appellate jurisdiction from the inferior Courts in all cases of riot, assault and battery, and larceny. It shall sit in each County in the State at least twice in each year at such stated times and places as General Assembly may direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 019.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 19. The Court of Probate shall remain as now established in the County of Charleston. In all other Counties of the State the jurisdiction in all matters testamentary and of administration, in business appertaining to minors and the allotment of dower in cases of idiocy and lunacy, and persons non compos mentis shall be vested as the General Assembly may provide and until such provision such jurisdiction shall remain in the Court of Probate as now established. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 020.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 20. A sufficient number of Magistrates shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for each County, shall hold their offices for the term of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Each Magistrate shall receive a salary, under such regulations as may now or hereafter be provided by law, to appoint one or more Constables to execute writs and processes issued by him. The present Trial Justices are declared Magistrates as herein created, and shall exercise the powers and duties of said office of Magistrate until their successors shall be appointed and qualified. Each Magistrate shall receive a salary, to be fixed by the General Assembly in lieu of all fees in criminal cases. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 021.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 21. Magistrates shall have jurisdiction in such civil cases as the General Assembly may prescribe: Provided, Such jurisdiction shall not extend to cases where the value of property in controversy, or the amount claimed, exceeds, one hundred dollars, or to cases where the title to real estate is in question, or to cases in chancery. They shall have exclusive jurisdiction in such criminal cases as the General Assembly may prescribe: Provided, further, Such jurisdiction shall not extend to cases where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days. In criminal matters beyond their jurisdiction to try, they shall sit as Examining Courts, and commit, discharge or (except in capital cases) recognize persons charged with such offences, subject to such regulations as the General Assembly may provide. They shall also have the power to bind over to keep the peace and for good behavior for a time not to exceed twelve months. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 022.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 22. All persons charged with an offence shall have the right to demand and obtain a trial by jury. The jury in cases civil or criminal in all municipal Courts, and Courts inferior to Circuit Courts, shall consist of six. The grand jury of each County shall consist of eighteen members, twelve of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the Court. The petit jury of the Circuit Courts shall consist of twelve men, all of whom must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. Each juror must be a qualified elector under the provisions of this Constitution, between the ages of twenty-one and sixty-five years and of good moral character. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 023.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 23. Every civil action cognizable by Magistrates shall be brought before a Magistrate in the County where the defendant resides, and every criminal action in the County where the offence was committed. In all cases tried by them, the right of appeal shall be secured under such rules and regulations. as may be provided by law: Provided, That in Counties where Magistrates have separate and exclusive territorial jurisdiction criminal causes shall be tried in the Magistrate's district where the offence was committed, subject to such provision for change of venue from one Magistrate's district to another in the same County as may be provided by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 024.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 24. All officers other than those named in Section nine provided for in this Article shall receive for their services such compensation as the General Assembly may from time to time by law direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 025.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 25. Each of the Justice's of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Circuit Court shall have the same power at chambers to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition and interlocutory writs or orders of injunction as when in open Court. The Judges of the Circuit Courts shall have such powers at chambers as the General Assembly may provide. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 026.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 26. Judges shall not charge juries in respect to matters of fact, but shall declare the law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 027.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 27. There shall be elected in each County, by the electors thereof, one Clerk for the Court of Common Pleas, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. He shall, by virtue of his office, be Clerk of all other Courts of record held therein, but the General Assembly may provide by law for the election of a Clerk, with a like term of office, for each or any other of the Courts of record, and may authorize the Judge of the Probate Court to perform the duties of Clerk for his Court under such regulations as the General Assembly may direct. Clerks of Courts shall be removable for such cause and in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 028.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 28. There shall be in Attorney General for the State, who shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. He shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State for the term of two years, and shall receive for his services such compensation as shall be fixed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 029.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 29. There shall be one Solicitor for each Circuit who shall reside therein, to be elected by the qualified electors of the Circuit, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and shall receive for his services such compensation as shall by fixed by law. In all cases when an Attorney for the State of any Circuit fails to attend and prosecute according to law the Court shall have power to appoint an Attorney pro tempore. In the event of the establishment of County Courts the General Assembly may provide for one Solicitor for each County in the place and instead of the Circuit Solicitor and may prescribe his powers, duties and compensation. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 030.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 30. The qualified electors of each County shall elect a Sheriff and Coroner, for the term of four years, and until their successors are elected and qualified; they shall reside in their respective Counties during their continuance in office, and be disqualified for the office a second time if it should appear that they, or either of them, are in default for moneys collected by virtue of their respective offices. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 031.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 31. All writs and processes shall run and all prosecutions shall be conducted in the name of the State of South Carolina; all writs shall be attested by the Clerk of the Court from which they shall be issued; and all indictments shall conclude "against the peace and dignity of the State." *** SEND *** *** SSTART 032.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 32. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the speedy publication of the decisions of the Supreme Court made under this Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 033.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 33. Circuit Courts and all Courts inferior thereto and municipal Courts shall have the power, in their discretion, to impose sentence of labor upon highways, streets and other public works upon persons by them sentenced to imprisonment. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 034.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 34. All matters, civil and criminal, now pending within the jurisdiction of any of the Courts of this State shall continue therein until disposed of according to law. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 006.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE V1 JURISPRUDENCE SECTION 1. The General Assembly shall pass laws allowing differences to be decided by arbitrators, to be appointed by the parties who may choose that mode of adjustment. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass laws for the change of venue in all cases, civil and criminal, over which the Circuit Courts have original jurisdiction, upon a proper showing, supported by affidavit, that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the County where such action or prosecution was commenced. The State shall have the same right to move for a change of venue that a defendant has for such offences as the General Assembly may prescribe. Unless a change of venue be had under the provisions of this Article the defendant shall be tried in the County where the offence was committed: Provided, however, That no change of venue shall be granted in criminal cases until after a true bill has been found by the grand jury: And provided, further, that if a change be ordered it shall be to a County in the same Judicial Circuit. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. Justice shall be administered in a uniform mode of pleading without distinction between law and equity. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. Every Statute shall be a public law, unless otherwise declared in the Statute itself. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The General Assembly, at its first session after the adoption of this Constitution, shall provide for the appointment or election of a Commissioner, whose duty it shall be to collect and revise all the General Statute law of this State then of force as well as that which shall be passed from time to time, and to properly index and arrange the said Statutes when so passed. And the said Commissioner shall reduce into a systematic Code the general statutes, including the Code of Civil Procedure, with all the amendments thereto, and shall, on the first day of the session for the year nineteen hundred and one, and at the end of every subsequent period of not more than ten years, report the result of his labors to the General Assembly, with such recommendations and suggestions as to the abridgment and amendments as may be deemed necessary or proper. Said report, when ready to be made, shall be printed and a copy thereof laid upon the desk of each member of both houses of the General Assembly on the first day of the first session, but shall not be taken up for consideration until the next session of said General Assembly. The said Code shall be declared by the General Assembly, in an Act passed according to the forms in this Constitution for the enactment of laws, to be the only general statutory law of the State; but no alterations or additions to any of the laws therein contained shall be made except by Bill passed under the formalities heretofore prescribed for the passage of laws. Provision shall be made by law for filling vacancies, regulating the term of office and the compensation of said Commissioner, not exceeding five hundred dollars per annum, and imposing such other duties as may be desired. And the General Assembly shall by committee inquire into the progress of his work at each session. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. In the case of any prisoner lawfully in the charge, custody or control of any officer, State, County or municipal, being seized and taken from said officer through his negligence, permission or connivance, by a mob or other unlawful assemblage of persons, and at their hands suffering bodily violence or death, the said officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon true bill found, shall be deposed from his office pending his trial, and upon conviction shall forfeit his office, and shall, unless pardoned by the Governor, be ineligible to hold any office of trust or profit within this State. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting Attorney within whose Circuit or County the offence may be committed to forthwith institute a prosecution against said officer, who shall be tried in such County, in the same Circuit, other than the one in which the offence was committed, as the Attorney General may elect. The fees and mileage of all material witnesses, both for the State and for the defence, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, in such manner as may be provided by law: Provided, In all cases of lynching when death ensues, the County where such lynching takes place shall, without regard to the conduct of the officers, be liable in exemplary damages of not less than two thousand dollars to the legal representatives of the person lynched: Provided, further, That any County against which a judgment has been obtained for damages in any case of lynching shall have the right to recover the amount of said judgment from the parties engaged in said lynching in any Court of competent jurisdiction. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 007.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE VII COUNTIES AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SECTION 1. The General Assembly may establish new Counties in the following manner: Whenever one-third of the qualified electors within the area of each section of an old County proposed to be cut off to form a new County shall petition the Governor for the creation of a new County, setting forth the boundaries and showing compliance with the requirements of this Article, the Governor shall order an election, within a reasonable time thereafter, by the qualified electors within the proposed area, in which election they shall vote "Yes" or "No"upon the question of creating said new County; and at the same election the question of a name and a County seat for such County shall be submitted to the electors. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. If two-thirds of the qualified electors voting at such election shall vote "Yes" upon such question, then the General Assembly at the next session shall establish such new County: Provided, No section of the County proposed to be dismembered shall be thus cut off without consent by a two-thirds vote of those voting in such section ; and no County shall be formed without complying with all the conditions imposed in this Article. An election upon the question of forming the same proposed new County shall not be held oftener than once in four years. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. No new County hereafter formed shall contain less than one one hundred and twenty- fourth part of the whole number of inhabitants of the State, nor shall it have less assessed taxable property than one and one half millions of dollars as shown by the last tax returns, nor shall it contain less area than four hundred square miles. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. No old County shall be reduced to less area than five hundred square miles, to less assessed taxable property than two million dollars, nor to a smaller population than fifteen thousand inhabitants. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. In the formation of new Counties no old County shall be cut within eight miles of its court house building. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6 All new Counties hereafter formed shall bear a just apportionment of the valid indebtedness of the old County or Counties from which they have been formed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. The General Assembly shall have the power to alter County lines at any time: Provided That before any existing County lines altered the question shall be first submitted to the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be taken from one County and given to another, and shall have received two-thirds of the votes cast: Provided, further, That the change shall not reduce the County from which the territory is taken below the limits prescribed in Sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Article: Provided, That the proper proportion of the existing County indebtedness of the section so transferred shall be assumed by the County to which the territory is transferred. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. No County seat shall be removed except by a vote of two-thirds of the qualified electors of said County voting in an election held for that purpose, but such election shall not be held in any County oftener than once in five years. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. Each County shall constitute one election district, and shall be a body politic and corporate. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. The General Assembly may provide for the consolidation of two or more existing Counties a majority of the qualified electors of such Counties voting at an election held for that purpose shall vote separately therefor, but such election shall not be held oftener than once in four years in the same Counties. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. Each of the several townships of this State, with names and boundaries as now established by law, shall constitute a body politic and corporate, but this shall not prevent the General Assembly from organizing other townships or changing the boundaries of those already established, and the General Assembly may provide such system of township government as it shall think proper in any and all the Counties, and may make special provision for municipal government and for the protection of chartered rights and powers of municipalities. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. Until changed by the General Assembly, as allowed by this Constitution, the boundaries of the several Counties shall remain as now established, except that the boundaries of the County of Edgefield shall undergo such changes as are made necessary by the formation of a new County from a portion of Edgefield. to be known as Saluda, the boundaries of which are set forth in a Constitutional ordinance. The election ordered in said ordinance for the location of its County seat shall be held under the Constitution and laws now of force. And the General Assembly shall provide for the assessment of property in the County of Saluda for the fiscal year beginning January first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for the collection of said taxes when assessed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. The General Assembly may at any time arrange the various Counties into Judicial Circuits, and into Congressional Districts, including the County of Saluda, as it may deem wise and proper, and may establish or alter the location of voting precincts in any County. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. Hereafter no County lines shall be so established as to pass through any incorporated city or town of this State. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 008.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE VIII MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND POLICE REGULATIONS SEC. 1. The General Assembly shall provide by general laws for the organization and classification of municipal corporations. The powers of each class shall be defined so that no such corporations shall have any powers or be subject to any restrictions other than all corporations of the same class. Cities and towns now existing under special charters may reorganize under the general laws of the State, and when so reorganized their special charters shall cease and determine. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. No city or town shall be organized without the consent of the majority of the electors residing and entitled by law to vote within the district proposed to be incorporated; such consent to be ascertained in the manner and under such regulations as may be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The General Assembly shall restrict the powers of cities and towns to levy taxes and assessments, to borrow money and to contract debts, and no tax or assessment shall be levied or debt contracted except in pursuance of law, for public purposes specified by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. No law shall be passed by the General Assembly granting the right to construct and operate a street or other railway, telegraph, telephone or electric plant, or to erect water or gas works for public uses or to lay mains for any purpose, without first obtaining the consent of the local authorities in control of the streets or public places proposed to be occupied for any such or like purposes. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. Cities and towns may acquire, by construction or purchase and may operate, water works systems and plants for furnishing lights, and may furnish water and lights to individuals, firms and private corporations for reasonable compensation: Provided, That no such construction or purchase shall be made except upon a majority vote of the electors in said cities or towns who are qualified to vote on the bonded indebtedness of said cities or towns. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The corporate authorities of cities and towns in this State shall be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes, said taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body composing the same; and all the property, except such as is exempt by law, within the limits of city; and towns shall be taxed for the payment of debts contracted under authority of law. License or privileged taxes imposed shall be graduated so as to secure a just imposition of such tax upon the classes subject thereto. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. No city or town in this State shall hereafter incur any bonded debt which, including existing bonded indebtedness, shall exceed eight per centum of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, and no such debt shall be created without submitting the question as to the creation thereof to the qualified electors of such city or town, as provided in this Constitution for such special elections; and unless a majority of such electors voting on the question shall be in favor of creating such further bonded debt, none shall be created: Provided That this Section shall not be construed to prevent the issuing of certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the collection of taxes for amounts actually contained or to be contained in the taxes for the year when such certificates are issued and payable out of such taxes: And provided, further, That such cities and towns shall on the issuing of such bonds create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof at maturity. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the issuing of bonds to an amount sufficient to refund bonded indebtedness existing at the time of the adoption of this Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. Cities and towns may exempt from taxation, by general or social ordinance, except for school purposes, manufactories established. within their limits for five successive years from the time of the establishment of such manufactories: Provided, That such ordinance shall be first ratified by a majority of such qualified electors of such city or town as shall vote at an election held for that purpose. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. No armed police force or representatives of a detective agency shall ever be brought into this State for the suppression of domestic violence; nor shall any other armed or unarmed body of men be brought in for that purpose, except upon the application of the General Assembly or of the Executive of this State (when the General Assembly is not in session), as provided in the Constitution of the United States. The General Assembly shall provide proper penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this Section. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to create Boards of Health wherever they may be necessary, giving to them power and authority to make such regulations as shall protect the health of the community and abate nuisances. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. In the exercise of the police power the General Assembly shall have the right to prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State. The General Assembly may license persons or corporations to manufacture and sell and retail alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State under such rules and restrictions as it deems proper; or the General Assembly may prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and may authorize and empower State, County and municipal officers, all or either, under the authority and in the name of the State, to buy in any market and retail within the State liquors and beverages in such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as it deems expedient: Provided, That no license shall be granted to sell alcoholic beverages in less quantities than one-half pint, or to sell them between sundown and sunrise, or to sell them to be drunk on the premises: And provided, further, That the General Assembly shall not delegate to any municipal corporation the power to issue licenses to sell the same. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. All prize-fighting is prohibited in this State, and the General Assembly shall provide by proper laws for the prevention and punishment of the same. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 009.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE IX CORPORATIONS SECTION 1. The term corporation as used in this Article includes all associations and joint stock companies having powers and privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships, and excludes municipal. corporations. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. No charter of incorporation shall be granted, changed or amended by special law, except in the case of such charitable, educational, penal or reformatory corporations as may be under the control of the State, or may be provided for in this Constitution, but the General Assembly shall provide by general laws for changing or amending existing charters, and for the organization of all corporations hereafter to be created, and any such law so passed, as well as all charters now existing or hereafter created shall be subject to future repeal or alteration:. Provided, That the General Assembly may by a two-thirds vote of each house on a concurrent resolution allow a Bill for a special charter to be introduced, and when so introduced may pass the same as other Bills. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. All railroad, express, canal and other corporations engaged in transportation for hire and all telegraph and other corporations engaged in the business of transmitting intelligence for hire are common carriers in their respective lines of business, and are subject to liability and taxation as such. It shall be unlawful for any such corporation to make any contract relieving it of its common law liability or limiting the same, in reference to the carriage of passengers. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4 Every corporation organized or doing business in this State other than religious, educational or benevolent associations, shall have and maintain at least one agent in this State upon whom process may be served, and at least one public office for the transaction of its business: Provided, This Section shall not apply to mercantile corporations: Provided, That, nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the General Assembly from providing for the service of process on any agent of a corporation so as to bind such corporation. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. No discrimination in charges or facilities for transportation of the same classes of freight or passengers, or for the transmission of intelligence within this state, or coming from or going to any other State shall be made by any railroad or other transportation or transmission company between places or persons. Persons and property transported by any railroad or other transportation or transmission company or corporation, shall be delivered at any station, landing or port it charges not exceeding the charges for the transportation of persons and property of the same class, in the same direction, to any more distant station, landing or port. Excursion and commutation tickets may be issued at special rates. This Section shall not prevent the Railroad Commission from making such competitive rates as shall. in their judgment, be just and equitable between the railroads and the public, at all junctional and competitive points or at points where water competition controls the traffic or it points where the competition of points located in other States may make necessary the prescribing of different rates for the protection of the commerce of this State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. Any railroad or other transportation corporation and any telegraph or other transmitting corporation, organized under the laws of this State, shall have the right to connect its roads, or lines, at the State line, with those in other States, and shall have the right to intersect with or cross any other railroad, street railway, transportation road or transmitting line, and shall each receive and transport the freight, passengers, cars (loaded or empty) and messages delivered to it by another without delay or discrimination. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. No railroad or other transportation company, and no telegraph or other transmitting corporation, or the lessees, purchasers or managers of any such corporation, shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control, any other railroad or other transportation, telegraph or other transmitting company owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line; and the question whether railroads or other transportation, telegraph or other transmitting companies are parallel or competing lines shall, when demanded by the party complainant, be decided by a jury as in other civil causes. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. The General Assembly shall not grant to any foreign corporation or association a license to build, operate or lease any railroad in this State; but in all cases where a railroad is to be built or operated or is now being operated, in this State and the same shall be partly in this State and partly in another State or in other States, the owners or projectors thereof shall first become incorporated under the laws of this State; nor shall any foreign corporation or association lease or operate any railroad in this State, or purchase the same or any interest therein. Consolidation of any railroad lines and corporations in this State with others shall be allowed only where the consolidated company shall become a domestic corporation of this State. No general or special law shall ever be passed for the benefit of any foreign corporation operating a railroad under an existing license of this State or under any existing lease, and no grant of all right or privilege and no exemption from any burden shall be made to any such foreign corporation except upon the condition that the owners or stockholders there shall first organize a corporation in this State under the laws thereof, and shall thereafter operate and manage the same and the business thereof under said domestic charter. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The General Assembly shall have no power to grant any special charter for banking purposes, but corporations or associations may be formed for such purposes under general laws, with such privileges, powers and limitations, not inconsistent with this Constitution as it may deem proper. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the thorough examination and inspection of all banking and fiscal corporations of this State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. Stock or bonds shall not be issued by any corporation save for labor done, or money or property actually received or subscribed; and all fictitious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the election of directors, trustees or managers of all corporations so that each stockholder shall be allowed to cast, in person or by proxy, as many votes as the number of shares he owns multiplied by the number of directors, trustees or managers to be elected, the same to be cast for any one candidate or to be distributed among two or more candidates. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. Corporations shall not engage in any business except that specifically authorized by their charters or necessarily incident thereto. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. The General Assembly shall enact laws to prevent all trusts, combinations, contracts and agreements against the public welfare; and to prevent abuses, unjust discriminations and extortion in all charges of transporting and transmitting companies; and shall pass laws for the supervision and regulation of such companies by commission or otherwise, and shall provide adequate penalties, to the extent, if necessary for that purpose, of forfeiture of their franchises. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 014.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 14. A Commission is hereby established to be known as "the Railroad Commission," which shall be composed of not less than three members, whose powers over all transporting and transmitting corporations, and duties, manner of election and term of office shall be regulated by law; and until otherwise provided by law the said Commissioners shall have the same powers and jurisdiction, perform the same duties and receive the same compensation as now conferred, prescribed and allowed by law to the existing Railroad Commissioners: Provided, That the members thereof all be elected at the expiration of the terms of the present Railroad Commissioners, who are hereby continued in office for the terms for which they were elected. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 015.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 15. Every employee of any railroad corporation shall have the same rights and remedies for any injury suffered by him from the acts or omissions of said corporation or its employees as are allowed by law to other persons not employees, when the injury results from the negligence of a superior agent or officer, or of a person having a right to control or direct the services of a party injured, and also when the injury results from the negligence of a fellow servant engaged in another department of labor from that of the party injured, or of a fellow servant on another train of cars, or one engaged about a different piece of work. Knowledge by any employee injured of the defective or unsafe character or condition of any machinery, ways or appliances shall be no defence to an action for injury caused thereby, except as to conductors or engineers in charge of dangerous or unsafe cars or engines voluntarily operated by them. When death ensues from any injury to employees, the legal or personal representatives of the person injured shall have the same right and remedies as are allowed by law to such representatives of other persons. Any contract or agreement, expressed or implied, made by any employee to waive the benefit of this Section shall be null and void; and this Section shall not he construed to deprive any employee of a corporation, or his legal or personal representative, of any remedy or right that he now has by the law of the land. The General Assembly may extend the remedies herein provided for to any other class of employees. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 016.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 16. All existing charters or grants of corporate franchise under which organizations have not in good faith taken place at the adoption of this Constitution shall be subject to the provisions of this Article. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 017.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 17. The General Assembly shall never remit the forfeiture of the franchise of any corporation now chartered, nor alter nor amend the charter thereof, nor pass any general or special law for the benefit of such corporation, except upon the condition that such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter and franchise subject to the provisions of this Constitution, and the acceptance by any corporation of any provision of any such laws or the taking of any benefit or advantage from the same shall be conclusively held an agreement by such corporation to hold its charter and franchises under the provisions of this Article. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 018.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 18. The stockholders of all insolvent corporations shall be individually liable to the creditors thereof only to the extent of the amount remaining due to the corporations upon the stock owned by them: Provided, That stockholders in banks or banking institutions shall be liable to depositors therein in a sum equal in amount to their stock over and above the face value of the same. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 019.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 19. Nothing prohibited in this Article shall be permitted to be done by any corporation or company, persons or person, either for its or their own benefit or otherwise, by its or their holding or controlling in its or their own name or otherwise, or in the name of an other person or persons, or other corporation or company whatsoever, a majority of the capital stock, or of bonds having voting power, of any railroad or transportation company, or corporation created by or existing under the laws of this State, or doing business within this State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 020.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 20. No right of way shall be appropriated to the use of any corporation until full compensation therefor shall be first made to the owner or secured by a deposit of money, irrespective of any benefit from any improvement proposed by such corporation, which compensation shall te ascertained by a jury of twelve men, in a Court of record, as shall be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 021.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 21. The General Assembly shall enforce the provisions of this Article by appropriate legislation. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 010.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE X FINANCE AND TAXATION SECTION 1. The General Assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation, and shall prescribe regulations to secure a just valuation for taxation of all property, real, personal and possessory except mines and mining claims, the products of which alone shall be taxed; and also excepting such property as may be exempted by law for municipal, educational, literary, scientific, religious or charitable purposes: Provided, however, That the General Assembly may impose a capitation tax upon such domestic animals as from their nature and habits are destructive of other property: And provided, further, That the General Assembly may provide for a graduated tax on incomes, and for a graduated license on occupations and business. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The General Assembly shall provide for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the State for each year, and whenever it shall happen that the ordinary expenses of the sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the State for each year, the General Assembly shall provide for levying a tax for the ensuing year sufficient, with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency of the preceding year together with the estimated expenses of the ensuing year. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. No tax shall be levied except in pursuance of a law which shall distinctly state the object of the same; to which object the tax shall be applied. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. There shall be exempted from taxation all County, township and municipal property used exclusively for public purposes and not for revenue, and the property of all schools, colleges and institutions of learning, all charitable institutions in the nature of asylums for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and indigent persons, except where the profits of such institutions are applied to private uses; all public libraries, churches, parsonages and burying grounds; but property of associations and societies, although connected with charitable objects, shall not be exempt from State, County or municipal taxation: Provided, That as to real estate this exemption shall not extend beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by such schools, colleges, institutions of learning, asylums, libraries, churches, parsonages and burial grounds, although connected with charitable objects. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The corporate authorities of Counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes; such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same. All shares of the stockholders in any bank or banking association located in this State, whether now or hereafter incorporated, or organized under the laws of this State or of the United States, shall be listed at their true value in money, and taxed for municipal purposes in the city, ward, town or incorporated village where such bank is located, and not elsewhere: Provided, That the words "true value in money" as used in line 12 of this Section shall be so construed as to mean and include all surplus or extra moneys, capital, and every species of personal property of value owned or in possession of any such bank: Provided, A like rule of taxation shall apply to the stockholders of all corporations other than banking institutions. And the General Assembly shall require that all the property, except that herein permitted to be exempted within the limits of municipal corporations, shall be taxed for corporate purposes and for the payment of debts contracted under authority of law. The bonded debt of any County, township, school district, municipal corporation or political division or subdivision of this State shall never exceed eight per centum, of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. And no County, township, municipal corporation or other political division of this State shall hereafter be authorized to increase its bonded indebtedness if it the time of any proposed increase thereof the aggregate amount of its already existing bonded debt amounts to eight per centum of the value of all taxable property therein as ascertained by the valuation for State taxation. And wherever there shall be several political divisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over the same territory, or portions thereof, possessing a power to levy a tax or contract a debt, then each of such political divisions or municipal corporations shall so exercise its power to increase its debt under the foregoing eight per cent. limitation that the aggregate debt over and upon any territory of this State shall never exceed fifteen per centum of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent the issue of bonds for the purpose of paying or refunding any valid municipal debt heretofore contracted in excess of eight per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association or cor oration; and the State shall not become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association or corporation. The General Assembly shall not have power to authorize any County or township to levy a tax or issue bonds for any purpose except for educational purposes, to build and repair public roads, buildings and bridges, to maintain and support prisoners, pay jurors, County officers, and for litigation, quarantine and Court expenses, and for ordinary County purposes, to support paupers, and pay past indebtedness. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. No scrip, certificate or other evidence of State indebtedness shall be issued except for the redemption of stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness previously issued, or for such debts as are expressly authorized in this Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. An accurate statement, of the receipts and expenditures of the public money shall be published with the laws of each regular session of the General Assembly, in such manner as may by law be directed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. Money shall be drawn from the Treasury only in pursuance of appropriations made by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. The fiscal year shall commence on the first day of January in each year. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. To the end that the public debt of South Carolina may not hereafter be increased without the due consideration and free consent of the people of the State, the General Assembly is hereby forbidden to create any further debt or obligation, either by the loan of the credit of the State, by guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, except for the ordinary and current business of the State, without first submitting the question as to the creation of such new debt, guaranty, endorsement, or loan of its credit to the qualified electors of his State at a general State election; and unless two-thirds of the qualified electors of this State, voting on the question, shall be in favor of increasing the debt, guaranty, endorsement or loan of its credit, none shall be created or made. And any debt contracted by the State shall be by loan on State bonds, of amounts not less than fifty dollars each, bearing interest, payable not more than forty years after final passage of the law authorizing such debt. A correct registry of all such bonds shall be kept by the Treasurer in numerical order, so as to always exhibit the number and amount unpaid, and to whom severally made payable. And the General Assembly shall levy an annual tax sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. Suitable laws shall be passed by the General Assembly for the safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the State, County and school funds; and all officers and other persons charged with the same shall keep an accurate entry of each sum receive and of each payment and transfer, and shall give such security for the faithful discharge of such duties as the General Assembly may provide. And it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass laws making embezzlement of such funds a felony, punishable by fine and imprisonment, proportioned to the amount of the deficiency or embezzlement, and the party convicted of such felony shall be disqualified from ever holding any office of honor or emolument in this State: Provided, however, That the General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote, may remove the disability upon payment in full of the principal and interest of the sum embezzled. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 013.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 13. The General Assembly shall provide for the assessment of all property for taxation; and State, County, township, school, municipal and all other taxes shall be levied on the same assessment, which shall be that made for State taxes; and the taxes for the subdivisions of the State shall be levied and collected by the respective fiscal authorities thereof. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 011.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XI EDUCATION SECTION 1. The supervision of public instruction shall be vested in a State Superintendent of Education, who shall be elected for the term of two years by the qualified electors of the State, in such manner and at such time as the other State officers are elected; his powers, duties and compensation shall be defined by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. There shall be a State Board of Education, composed of the Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, and not exceeding seven persons to be appointed by the Governor every four years, of which Board the Governor shall be Chairman, and the State Superintendent of Education, Secretary. This Board shall have the regulation of examination of teachers applying for certificates of qualification, and shall award all scholarships, and have such other powers and duties as may be determined by law. The traveling expenses of the persons to be appointed shall be provided for by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The General Assembly shall make provision for the election or appointment of all other necessary school officers, and shall define their qualifications, powers, duties, compensation and terms of office. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The salaries of the State and County school officers and compensation of County Treasurers for collecting and disbursing school moneys shall not be paid out of the school funds, but shall be otherwise provided for by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The General Assembly shall provide for a liberal system of free public schools for all children between the ages of six and twenty-one years, and for the division of the Counties into suitable school districts, as compact in form as practicable, having regard to natural boundaries, and not to exceed forty-nine nor be less than nine square miles in area: Provided, That, in cities of ten thousand inhabitants and over, this limitation of area shall not apply: Provided further, That when any school district laid out under this Section shall embrace cities or towns already organized into special school districts in which graded school buildings have been erected by the issue of bonds, or by special taxation, or by donation, all the territory included in said school district shall bear its just proportion of any tax that may be levied to liquidate such bonds or support the public schools therein: Provided, further, That nothing in this Article contained shall be construed as a repeal of the laws under which the several graded school districts of this State are organized. The present division of the Counties into school districts and the provisions of law now governing the same shall remain until changed by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The existing County Boards of Commissioners of the several Counties, or such officer or officers as may hereafter be vested with the same or similar powers and duties, shall levy an annual tax of three mills on the dollar upon all the taxable property in their respective Counties, which tax shall be collected at the same time and by the same officers as the other taxes for the same year, and shall be held in the County treasury of the respective Counties; and the said fund shall be apportioned among the school districts of the County in proportion to the number of pupils enrolled in the public respective districts, and the officer or officers charged by law with making said apportionment shall notify the Trustees of the respective school districts thereof, who shall expend and disburse the same as the General Assembly may prescribe. The General Assembly shall define "enrollment." Not less than three Trustees for each school district shall be selected from the qualified voters and taxpayers therein, in such manner and for such terms as the General Assembly may determine, except in cases of special school districts now existing, where the provisions of law now governing the same shall remain until changed by the General Assembly: Provided, The manner of the selection of said Trustees need not be uniform through- out the State. There shall be assessed on all taxable polls in the State between the ages of twenty- one and sixty years (excepting Confederate soldiers above the age of fifty years), an annual tax of one dollar on each poll, the proceeds of which tax shall be expended for school purposes in the several school districts in which it is collected. Whenever during the three next ensuing fiscal years the tax levied by the said County Boards of Commissioners or similar officers and the poll tax shall not yield an amount equal to three dollars per capita of the number of children enrolled in the public schools of each County for the scholastic year ending the thirty-first day of October in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, as it appears in the report of the State Superintendent of Education for said scholastic year, the Comptroller-General shall for the aforesaid three next ensuing fiscal years, on the first day of each of said years, levy such an annual tax on the taxable property of the State as he may determine to be necessary to make up such deficiency, to be collected as other State taxes, and apportion the same among the Counties of the State in proportion to the respective deficiencies therein. The sum so apportioned shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the County Treasurers of the respective Counties, in proportion to the respective deficiencies therein, on the warrant of the Comptroller-General, and shall be apportioned among the school districts of the Counties, and disbursed as other school funds; and from and after the thirty-first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, the General Assembly shall cause to be levied annually on all the taxable property of the State such a tax, in addition to the said tax levied by the said County Boards of Commissioners or similar officers, and poll tax above provided, as may be necessary to keep the schools open throughout the State for such length of time in each scholastic year as the General Assembly may prescribe; and said tax shall be apportioned among the Counties in proportion to the deficiencies therein and disburse as other school funds. Any school district may by the authority of the General Assembly levy an additional tax for the support of its schools. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. Separate schools shall be provided for children of the white and colored races, and no child of either race shall ever be permitted to attend a school provided for children of the other race. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. The General Assembly may provide for the maintenance of Clemson Agricultural College, the University of South Carolina, and the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, a branch thereof, as now established by law, and may create scholarships therein; the proceeds realized from the land scrip given by the Act of Congress passed the second day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two for the support of an agricultural college, and any lands or funds which have heretofore been or may hereafter be given or appropriated for educational purposes by the Congress of the United States, shall be applied as directed in the Acts appropriating the same: Provided, That the General Assembly shall, as soon as practicable, wholly separate Claflin College from Claflin University, and provide for a separate corps of professors and instructors therein, representation to be given to men and women of the negro, race; and it shall be the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of this State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The property or credit of the State of South Carolina, or of any County, city, town, township, school district, or other subdivision of the said State, or any public money, from whatever source derived, shall not, by gift, donation, loan, contract, appropriation, or otherwise, be used, directly or indirectly, in aid or maintenance of any college, school, hospital, orphan house, or other institution, society or organization, of whatever kind, which is wholly or in part under the direction or control of any church or of any religious or sectarian denomination, society or organization. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. All gifts of every kind for educational purposes, if accepted by the General Assembly, shall be applied and used for the purposes designated by the giver, unless the same be in conflict with the provisions of this Institution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. All gifts to the State where the purpose is not designated, all escheated property, the net assets or funds or all estates or copartnerships in the hands of the Courts of the State where there have been no claimants for the same within the last seventy years and other money coming into the Treasury of the State by reason of the twelfth Section of an Act entitled "An Act to provide a mode of distribution of the moneys as direct tax from the citizens of this State by the United States in trust to the State of South Carolina," approved the twenty-fourth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one, together with such other means as the General Assembly may provide, shall be securely invested as the State School Fund, and the annual income thereof shall be apportioned by the General Assembly for the purpose of maintaining the public schools. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 012.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 12. All the net income to be derived by the State from the sale or license for the sale of spirituous, malt, vinous and intoxicating liquors and beverages, not including so much thereof as is now or may hereafter be allowed by law to go to the Counties and municipal corporations of the State, shall be applied annually in aid of the supplementary taxes provided for in the sixth Section of this Article; and if after said application there should be a surplus, it shall be devoted to public school purposes, and apportioned as the General Assembly may determine: Provided, however, That the said supplementary taxes shall only be levied when the net income aforesaid from the sale or license for the sale of alcoholic liquors or beverages are not sufficient to meet and equalize the deficiencies for which the said supplementary taxes are provided. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 012.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XII CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS SECTION 1. Institutions for the care of the insane, blind, deaf and dumb and the poor shall always be fostered and supported by this State, and shall be subject to such regulations as the General Assembly may enact. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The Regents of the State Hospital for the Insane and the Superintendent thereof, who shall be a physician, shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. All other physicians, officers and employees of the Hospital shall be appointed by the Regents, unless otherwise ordered by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The respective Counties of this State shall make such provision as may be determined by law for all those inhabitants who by reason of age, infirmities and misfortune may have a claim upon the sympathy and aid of society. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The Directors of the benevolent and penal State institutions which may be hereafter created shall be appointed or elected as the General Assembly may direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The Directors and Superintendent of the Penitentiary shall be appointed or elected as the General Assembly may direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. All convicts sentenced to hard labor by any of the Courts in this State may be employed upon the public works of the State or of the Counties and upon the public highways. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. Provision may be made by the General Assembly for the establishment and maintenance by the State of a Reformatory for juvenile offenders separate and apart from hardened criminals. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. The Governor shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur in the offices aforesaid, except where otherwise provided for, with the power of removal until the next session of the General Assembly and until a successor or successors shall be appointed and confirmed. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The Penitentiary and the convicts thereto sentenced shall forever be under the supervision and control of officers employed by the State; and in case any convicts are hired or farmed out, as may be provided by law, their maintenance, support, medical attendance and discipline shall be under the direction of officers detailed for those duties by the authorities of the Penitentiary. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 013.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 013.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XIII MILITIA SECTION 1. The militia of this State shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the State between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such persons as are now or may be exempted by the laws of the United States or this State, or who from religious scruples may be averse to bearing arms, and shall be organized, officered, armed, equipped and disciplined as the General Assembly may by law direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 013.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The volunteer and militia forces shall (except for treason, felony and breach of the peace) be exempt from arrest by warrant or other while in active service or attending muster or the election of officers, or while going to or coming from either of the same. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 013.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The Governor shall have the power to call out the volunteer and militia forces, either or both, to execute the laws, repel invasions, suppress insurrections and preserve the public peace. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 013.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. There shall be a Adjutant Inspector General elected by the qualified electors of the State at the same time and in the same manner as other State officers, who shall rank as Brigadier General, and whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law. The Governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint such other staff officers as the General Assembly may direct. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 013.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The General Assembly is hereby empowered and required, at its first session after the adoption of this Constitution, to provide such proper and liberal legislation as will guarantee and secure an annual pension to every indigent or disabled Confederate soldier and sailor of this State and of the late Confederate States who are citizens of this State, and also to the indigent widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 014.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XIV EMINENT DOMAIN SECTION 1. The State shall have concurrent jurisdiction on all rivers bordering on this State, so far as such rivers shall form a common boundary to this and any other State bounded by the same; and they, together with all navigable waters within the limits of the State, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of this State as to the citizens of the United States, without any tax or impost therefor, unless the same be expressly provided for by the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The title to all lands and other property which have heretofore accrued to this State by grant, gift, purchase, forfeiture, escheats or otherwise shall vest in the State of South Carolina, the same as though no change had taken place. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The people of the State are declared to possess the ultimate property in and to all lands within the jurisdiction of the State; and all lands the title to which shall fail from defect of heirs shall revert or escheat to the people. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 015.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XV IMPEACHMENTS SECTION 1. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. A vote of two-thirds of all the members elected shall be required for an impeachment. Any officer impeached shall thereby be suspended from office until judgment in the case shall have been pronounced; and the office shall be filled during the trial in such manner as may be provided by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate, and when sitting for that purpose they shall be under oath or affirmation. No person shall be convicted except by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected. When the Governor is impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or, if he be disqualified, the Senior Justice shall preside, with a casting vote in all preliminary questions. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. The Governor and all other executive and judicial officers shall be liable to impeachment; but judgment in such case shall not extend further than removal from office. The persons convicted shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial and punishment according to law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. For any willful neglect of duty, or other reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any executive or judicial officer on the address of two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly: Provided, That the cause or causes for which said removal may be required shall be stated at length in such address, and entered on the Journals of each house: And provided, further, That the officer intended to be removed shall be notified of such cause or causes, and shall be admitted to a hearing in his own defence, or by his counsel, or by both, before any vote for such address; and in all cases the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and be entered on the Journal of each house respectively. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 016.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION SECTION 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each house, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such an election and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution: Provided, That such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each house. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. If two or more amendments shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be submitted in such manner that the electors shall vote for or against each of such amendments separately. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. Whenever two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly shall think it necessary to call a Convention to revise, amend or change this Constitution, they shall recommend to the electors to vote for or against a Convention at the next election for Representatives; and if a majority of all the electors voting at said election shall have voted for a Convention, the General Assembly shall, at its next session, provide by law for calling the same; and such Convention shall consist of a number of members equal to that of the most numerous branch of the General Assembly. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 017.0 SC 1896 *** *** SSTART 001.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** ARTICLE XVII MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS SECTION 1. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office in this State unless he possess the qualifications of an elector: Provided, The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the offices of State Librarian and Departmental Clerks, to either of which offices any woman, a resident of the State two years, who has attained the age of twenty-one years, shall be eligible. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. The General Assembly my direct, by law, in what manner claims against the State may be established and adjusted. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. Divorces from the bonds of matrimony shall not be allowed in this State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. The printing of the laws, journals, bills, legislative documents and papers for each branch of the General Assembly, with the printing required for the Executive and other departments of the State, shall be let, on contract, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall provide for the removal of all causes which may be pending when this Constitution goes into effect to Courts created by the same. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. No lottery shall ever be allowed, or be advertised by newspapers, or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in this State; and the General Assembly shall provide by law at its next session for the enforcement of this provision. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person holding an office of honor, trust or profit to engage in gambling or betting on games of chance; and any such officer, upon conviction thereof, shall become thereby disqualified from the further exercise of the functions of his office, and the office of said person shall become vacant as in the case of resignation or death. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The real and personal property of a woman held at the time of her marriage, or that which she may thereafter acquire, either by gift, grant, inheritance, devise or otherwise, shall be her separate property, and she shall have all the rights incident to the same to which an unmarried woman or a man is entitled. She shall have the power to contract and be contracted with in the same manner as if she were unmarried. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 010.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 10. All laws now in force in this State and not repugnant to this Constitution shall remain and be enforced until altered or repealed by the General Assembly, or shall expire by their own limitations. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 011.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 11. That no inconvenience may arise from the change in the Constitution of this State, and in order to carry this Constitution into complete operation, it is hereby declared: First. That all laws in force in this State, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, not inconsistent therewith and constitutional when enacted, shall remain in full force until altered or repealed by the General Assembly or expire by their own limitation. All ordinances passed and ratified at this Convention shall have the same force and effect as if included in and constituting a part of this Constitution. Second. All writs, actions, causes of action, proceedings, prosecutions, and rights of individuals, of bodies corporate and of the State, when not inconsistent with this Constitution, shall continue as valid. Third. The provisions of all laws which are inconsistent with this Constitution shall cease upon its adoption, except that all laws which are inconsistent with such provisions of this Constitution as require legislation to enforce them shall remain in force until such legislation is had. Fourth. All fines, penalties, forfeitures and escheats accruing to the State of South Carolina under the Constitution and laws heretofore in force shall accrue to the use of the State of South Carolina under this Constitution, except as herein otherwise provided. Fifth. All recognizances, obligations and all other instruments entered into or executed before the adoption of this Constitution to the State, or to any County, township, city or town therein, and all fines, taxes, penalties and forfeitures due or owing, to this State, or to any County, township, city or town therein, and all writs, prosecutions, actions and proceedings, except as herein otherwise provided, shall continue and remain unaffected by the adoption of this Constitution. All indictments which shall have been found, or may hereafter be found, for any crime or offence committed before the adoption of this Constitution may be prosecuted as if no change had been made, except as otherwise provided herein. Sixth. All officers, State, executive, legislative, judicial, circuit, district, County, township and municipal, who may be in office at the adoption of this Constitution, or who may be elected before the election of their successors as herein provided, shall hold their respective offices until their terms have expired and until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified as provided in this Constitution, unless sooner removed as may be provided by law; and shall receive the compensation now fixed by the Statute Laws in force at the adoption of this Constitution. Seventh. At all elections held for members of the General Assembly in case of a vacancy, or for any other office, State, County or municipal, the qualifications of electors shall remain as they were under the Constitution of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight until the first day of November, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Eighth. This Constitution, adopted by the people of South Carolina in Convention assembled, shall be in force and effect from and after the thirty-first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five. Ninth. The provisions of the Constitution of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight and amendments thereto are repealed by this Constitution, except when reordained and declared herein. Done in Convention in Columbia on the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. JOHN GARY EVANS, President of the Convention. IRA B. JONES, Vice President of the Convention. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of the Convention. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.1 SC 1896 *** ORDINANCES PASSED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1896 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to establish a new judicial and election county from a portion of the territory of Edgefield County, to be called Saluda, with boundaries as hereinafter described We, the people of the State of South Carolina, by our delegates in Convention assembled do ordain: *** SSTART 001.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SECTION .1. That a new judicial and election County, which shall be known as Saluda County, shall be formed, and is hereby authorized to be formed, with the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the centre of Big Saluda River at a point opposite the corner of Edgefield and Lexington Counties, thence the Edgefield and Lexington line to the corner of Lexington and Aiken Counties, thence the Edgefield and Aiken line to a point three miles north of where the public road crosses said line near Lybrand's old mill, thence a straight line to ten-mile post on public highway leading from Edgefield to Columbia near the residence of J. W. L. Bartley, thence a straight line to the junction of the public road leading from Pleasant Cross with the Long Cane road near Wm. Lott's, thence by the Long Cane road to Matt. Mathis' Cross Roads, thence a straight line to Owdom's post office, thence a straight line to Little Red Hill school house near Dr. Landrum's old place, thence a straight line to a point on the northwestern line of Pine Grove Township, one mile north of Double Bridges, thence along the northwestern boundary of Pine Grove Township, to the point on the old Charleston and Cambridge road where it crosses Halfway Swamp Creek, thence down the middle of Halfway Swamp Creek to a point in the middle of Saluda River opposite the mouth of said creek, thence down the middle of Big Saluda River to the initial point; and the territory embraced within the said lines shall be known as the County of Saluda. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. That J. H. Edwards, B. W. Crouch, Alvin Ethredge, P. C. Stevens, B. L. Caughman, James P. Bean, C. P. Boozer, J. R. Watson, and J. B. Suddath be, and are hereby, appointed Commissioners to have the boundaries of said new County Saluda as above indicated surveyed and properly marked, as well as to designate and establish the County seat: Provided, That the County seat shall be located within three (3) miles of the geographical centre of the County, to be ascertained by drawing diagonal lines from the four corners of the County and taking the point of crossing as such centre, the particular site to be decided by vote of the people in said County at an election which shall be held in accordance with law by order of the Governor; and to provide suitable buildings for the several Court and County officers, and to select and purchase or procure sites for the usual public buildings and contract for and superintend the erection of the court house and jail thereon, and said public buildings shall be built at the expense of the citizens of the said County of Saluda; and to meet the said demand a special tax, not exceeding two mills on the dollar of the assessed value of real and personal property in said County, be levied by the proper County officials hereinafter provided for, in accordance with the laws now in force regulating the assessment and collection of taxes. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. That an election shall be held in the County of Saluda on Tuesday following the first Monday in November, A. D. 1896, or on such other day as may be provided by law hereinafter, for members of the General Assembly and for the regular County officers provided for by the Constitution and laws of the State. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. That until the next apportionment of Representatives the said County of Saluda shall be entitled to two Representatives. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. That the voting precincts heretofore established by law in that portion of Edgefield County embraced in the limits of Saluda County shall be the precincts of Saluda County. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 006.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 6. That the County of Saluda be, and is hereby, attached to the Second Congressional District, and shall form part and parcel of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, and that the regular terms of the Courts of General Sessions and Common Pleas shall be held at such times as shall be fixed by law; and that the Trial Justices located in that portion of Edgefield County embraced in the limits of Saluda County shall be continued in office until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified: Provided, however, That from and after the time this ordinance goes into effect they shall be confined and limited in their official capacity, duty and power to said limits of Saluda County. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 007.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 7. That from and after the first day of December, A. D. 1896 all suits, pending in the Courts of Edgefield of which the defendants reside in that portion of said County now established as the County of Saluda, and all indictments pending in the said County of Edgefield where the offence was committed in that part of said County now established as the County of Saluda, shall be transferred to the Calendars of the Courts of the said County of Saluda; and all records, commissions and other papers belonging to any of the said suits or indictments, together with all the legal incidents thereto appertaining, shall be transferred to the Clerk of the Court of the said County of Saluda. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 008.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 8. That the Governor be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint a Commission of, five persons, two of whom shall be residents of the County of Edgefield, two residents of the new County of Saluda, and one resident of some other County of the State, which said Commission shall divide and apportion between the two Counties herein provided for the present lawful and bona fide indebtedness of the old County of Edgefield having regard to the amount of unpaid taxes due to the said County of Edgefield. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 009.0 9023.1 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 9. The General Assembly may pass any Act not inconsistent with this Ordinance to carry the same into effect. Done in Columbia, the sixteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. JNO. GARY EVANS Attest: President of Convention. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.2 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide an alphabetical Index and marginal notes to the Constitution and Ordinances of the Convention of the year 1896 Whereas, it is desirable to facilitate and afford easy reference to the provisions of the Constitution of the year 1895; now, Be it ordained by the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, and by the authority of the same: SECTION 1. That C. M. Efird is hereby authorized and appointed to prepare a complete alphabetical index, with marginal notes, of the Constitution and Ordinances adopted by this Convention, to form a part of this Constitution and Ordinance's when printed, and that he receive as compensation therefor fifty dollars, the same to be paid him by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Comptroller-General. Attest: JNO. GARY EVANS, President. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.3 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina, begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the. fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide for the payment of interest on the public debt of the State of South Carolina to become due on the first day of January. A. D. 1896 and to require the General Assembly to make appropriations for that purpose. We, the people of South Carolina, by our delegates in Convention assembled, do ordain: *** SSTART 001.0 9023.3 0 SC 1896 *** SECTION 1. That the Governor and State Treasurer be, and are hereby, authorized to make arrangements for the payment of the semi-annual interest due on the public debt of the State on the first day of January, A. D. 1896, and, if necessary, in anticipation of the collection of taxes, they are hereby authorized to borrow for that purpose a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixty thousand dollars. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 9023.0 3 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. That the General Assembly, at its next session, is hereby required and directed to make an appropriation for the payment of the said loan. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the third day of December, A. D. 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS, President of Convention. Attest S. W. VANCE. Secretary of Convention. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.4 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to authorize the General Assembly to provide for a sinking fund in the several counties of the State to enable the same to do business on a cash basis Whereas in most if not in all, of the Counties of the State the taxes are never realized until a year after the levy, and consequently the contracts for ordinary County purposes and for the running of the schools have to be made on a credit instead of a cash basis; and whereas this is an evil that ought to be remedied. Therefore, Be it ordained by the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, and by the authority of the same: SECTION 1. That the General Assembly may provide for an annual tax levy, not to exceed one- half of one mill, in each county not now on a cash basis. The proceeds of all such levies shall be used as it sinking fund for each and every County in which it is levied and collected, and shall be invested or paid out as the General Assembly shall direct, until an amount sufficient shall have been collected to put such Counties on a cash basis, then such annual levies shall cease. Done in convention, in Columbia on the third day of December, A. D 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS. Attest: President of Convention. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.5 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance in regard to paying the State printer Be it ordained by the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled: That the Comptroller-General be authorized to audit the accounts of the State Printer for work done for the Convention before or after the adjournment sine die, and to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer therefor upon production of the proper vouchers. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the third day of December, A. D. 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS, President of Convention. Attest: W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.6 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide for the pay of the Commissioners and Managers of Election Be it ordained by the people of the State of South Carolina: That the General Assembly, at its next session, shall provide reasonable compensation for the Commissioners, Managers and other officers, who conducted the election for members of this Constitutional Convention. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the third day of December, A. D. 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS President of Convention. Attest: S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.7 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide that the General Assembly may enact laws necessary to Validate and carry into effect the subscriptions to the capital stock of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railroad Company, heretofore voted for and authorized by the qualified electors of Greenville County. We, the people of South Carolina, by our delegates in Convention assembled, do ordain: SECTION 1. That nothing contained in the Constitution adopted by the people, of South Carolina, now in Convention assembled, shall inhibit the General Assembly from enacting all laws necessary to validate and carry into effect the subscription to the capital stock of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railroad Company, heretofore voted for and authorized by the qualified electors of Greenville County: Provided, That said railroad company shall comply with all the conditions upon which the said bonds were originally voted: And provided, further, That the qualified electors of said County shall reaffirm the grant of authority to issue said bonds at an election called for the purpose, within such time as the General Assembly may prescribe. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the third day of December, A. D. 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS, President of Convention. Attest: S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.8 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide for the payment of the per them and mileage of delegates, officers and employees of the Convention and other necessary expenses, and to require the General Assembly to make additional appropriations to pay the same. We, the people of South Carolina, by our delegates in Convention assembled, do ordain: *** SSTART 001.0 9023.8 0 SC 1896 *** SECTION 1. That the amount of $30,000, if so much be necessary, in addition to the $30,000 appropriated by the last General Assembly, be, and is hereby appropriated to pay the per them and mileage of the delegates, officers and employees of the Convention and other necessary expenses. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 9023.8 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. That the Governor and State Treasurer be and they are hereby, authorized to borrow sufficient money to meet this additional appropriation, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay it out upon the warrants of the Comptroller-General, who is hereby required to issue his warrant or warrants for this additional appropriation, or so much thereof, as may be necessary to meet the purposes of this Ordinance. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 9023.8 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. That the General Assembly is hereby required and directed, at its next session, to make an appropriation, sufficient to pay the amount of money the State Treasurer is herein authorized to borrow for the payment of the balance of the per diem, and mileage of the delegates, officers and employees of the Convention, and other necessary expenses, after the exhaustion of the $30,000 already appropriated by the General Assembly. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the, third day of December, A. D. 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS, Attest: President of Convention. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.9 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide that the General Assembly may enact laws necessary to validate and carry into effect subscriptions to the capital stock of certain railroad companies, heretofore voted by the county of Fairfield, and to validate and authorize the issue of bonds in payment of the same Be it ordained by the people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, That nothing contained in the Constitution adopted by the people of South Carolina, now in Convention assembled, shall prohibit the General Assembly from enacting laws necessary to validate and carry into effect the subscription to the capital stock of the Cape Fear and Cincinnati Railroad Company, and the subscription to the capital stock of the Wadesboro, Winnsboro and Camak Railroad Company, heretofore voted for and authorized by the qualified electors of Fairfield County, and to validate and authorize the issue of the bonds of mid County in payment of the same: Provided, That the said railroad companies comply with all the conditions upon which said subscriptions and bonds were originally voted: And provided, further, That the qualified electors of said County reaffirm the grant of authority to issue Said bonds in payment of said sub- scriptions to either or both of said railroad companies at the next general election for State and County officers. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the third day of December, A. D. 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS Attest:President of Conven't;0n. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.10 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance fixing the pay and mileage of the members, officers and employees of this Convention We, the people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do ordain: *** SSTART 001.0 9023.10 0 SC 1896 *** SECTION 1. That the following sums, if so much be necessary be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to pay the expenses of the Constitutional Convention from the tenth day of September, eight-teen hundred and ninety-five, to the close of the session (except the time of the recess taken from the fourth day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, to the fifteenth day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-five,) to the close of the session, as follows: For the per diem of the members at two dollars, and an additional per diem of two dollars from the sixteenth day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, to the end of the session; for the pay of S. W. Vance, Secretary of the Convention, six hundred dollars; for the pay of P. L. Melton, Assistant Secretary of the Convention, four dollars per day; for the pay of H. R. Flannigan, Second Assistant Secretary of the Convention, three dollars per day; for the pay of J. T. Gantt, Journal Clerk, three dollars per day, and three dollars per day for indexing after adjournment, not to exceed twenty days, such number of days as are absolutely necessary to be certified to by the Secretary of the Convention; for the pay of D. H. Witherspoon, Bill Clerk, three dollars per day; for the pay of A. H. Dagnall, Reading Clerk, three dollars per day; for the pay of E. P. Jenkins, Postal Clerk, two dollars per day; for the pay of R. M. Jolly, Doorkeeper, two dollars and fifty cents per day; for the pay of Joseph Witherspoon, Assistant Doorkeeper, two dollars per day; for the pay of AV. J. Shelton, Gallery Doorkeeper, two dollars per day; for the pay of Glenn Smith, James Robinson, J. B. Hughes, Belton Drafts Caughman, J. W. McCalla, U. R. Brooks, Jr., Pages of the Constitutional Convention, each one dollar and fifty cents per day; for the pay of W. W. Lazenbury, West Oliphant, Damon Cantev, Council Cross, James Adamson and Aaron Owens, Laborers, each one dollar and fifty cents per day; for the pay of W. Boyd Evans, Clerk of Judiciary Committee, two dollars per day; for the pay of Benjamin W. Crouch, Clerk of the Suffrage Committee, two dollars per day; for the pay of Levi David, Clerk of the Educational Committee, two dollars per day; for the pay of A. R. Harmon, Clerk of the Executive Committee, two dollars per day; for the pay of J. W. Wessinger, Clerk of the Legislative Committee, two dollars per day; for the pay of R. L. Freeman, Clerk of the Committee on Finance and Taxation, two dollars per day; for the pay of G. P. Smith, Clerk of the Committee on Declaration of Rights, two dollars per day; for the pay of E. W. Townsend, Clerk of the Committee on Miscellaneous Matters, two dollars per day; for the pay of G. H. Charles, Clerk of the Committee on Counties and County Government, two dollars per day; for the pay of W. H. Yeldell, Chief Clerk of the Engrossing Department, three dollars per day; for the pay of N. H. Stansell, Sergeant-at-Arms, three dollars per day; for the pay of the two Chaplains of the Convention, seventy-five dollars each. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 002.0 9023.10 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That the mileage of the members of the Convention shall be five cents per mile, to and from the Convention by the usual routes. And be it further ordained, That according to a resolution passed by the Constitutional Convention on the twenty-first day (Thursday, October third, eighteen hundred and ninety-five), the members, officers and employees of this Convention be paid five cents per mile going to their homes during the recess and returning therefrom. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 003.0 9023.10 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That the following sums, if so much be necessary, be appropriated: To pay for the printing connected with the Convention, ----- dollars; for lights, $700; for stationery, -----dollars. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 004.0 9023.10 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 4. The disbursing officer of this Convention shall, upon the adjournment thereof, or as soon thereafter as practicable, issue to the widows of the late J. 0. Byrd, R. H. Hodges and J. Al. Sprott, members of this Convention, who died while in attendance thereon, pay certificates for the amounts which would have been due their respective husbands had they lived and been in attendance upon this body when it adjourned. *** SEND *** *** SSTART 005.0 9023.10 0 SC 1896 *** SEC. 5. Each delegate, officer and employee be allowed mileage at five cents per mile going to his home and returning, for the recess from the twenty-seventh day of November to the third day of December; that no per diem be allowed for said recess to delegates, officers and employees, except to those who remained in Columbia sick during the recess and except those delegates who shall attend the meetings of the Committee on Order, Style and Revision, and the clerks employed by said Committee shall be paid four dollars per day. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the third day of November A. D. 1895. JNO GARY EVANS Attest: President of convention S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** SEND *** *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.11 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to provide that the General Assembly may enact such laws as may be necessary to validate and carry into effect subscriptions to the capital stock of certain railroad companies, heretofore voted by the county of Chesterfield and by the city of Spartanburg, respectively, and to validate and authorize the issue of bonds in payment of the same Be it ordained by the people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, That nothing in the Constitution ordained and established by the people of South Carolina, now in Convention assembled, shall prohibit the General Assembly from enacting such laws as may be necessary to validate and carry into effect the subscriptions to the capital stock of the Chesterfield and Lancaster Railroad Company, and to the Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad Company, heretofore voted for and authorized by the qualified voters of Chesterfield County, and to validate and authorize the issue of the bonds of said County in payment of the same; or from enacting such laws as may be necessary to validate and carry into effect the subscription by the city of Spartanburg to the capital stock of the Spartanburg and Rutherfordton Railroad Company heretofore voted for and authorized by the qualified voters of the city of Spartanburg, and to validate and authorize the issue of the bonds of said city in payment of the same. Done in Convention, in Columbia, on the twentieth day of November, A. D. 1895. JNO. OVARY EVANS, Attest: President of Convention. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** ASTART 9023.12 SC 1896 *** THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: At a Convention of the people of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at Columbia on the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and thence continued by divers adjournments to the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. An Ordinance to postpone the next regular session of the General Assembly from the fourth Tuesday in November, 1895, to the second Tuesday in January, 1896. Be it ordained by the people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, and by authority of the same, That the next regular session of the General Assembly of this State, appointed by law, to be held on the fourth Tuesday of November, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, be, and the same is hereby postponed until the second Tuesday of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six; and that the Governor of the State, be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to issue his proclamation to that effect. Done in Convention this eighteenth day of November, 1895. JNO. GARY EVANS, Attest: President of Convention. S. W. VANCE, Secretary of Convention. *** AEND *** *** MSTART 001 001.0 9099.0 0 SC 1896 1901 *** The General Assembly shall provide by law for the condemnation, through proper official channels, of all lands necessary for the proper drainage of the swamp and low lands of this State, and shall also provide for the equitable assessment of all lands so drained, for the purpose of paying the expenses of such condemnation and drainage. [February 8, 1901] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 002 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1901 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided that the limitation imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Article IV., of this Constitution shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the cities of Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston and Florence, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purchase, establishment, maintenance or increase of water works plants, sewerage system; and by the City of Georgetown, when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purchase, establishment, maintenance or increase of water works plant or sewerage system, gas and electric light plants where the entire revenue arising from the operation of such plants or systems shall be devoted solely and exclusively to the maintenance and operation of the same, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of other bonded indebtedness. [February 8, 1901] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 003 011.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 1903 *** SEC. 11. Each of the several townships of this State, with names and boundaries as now established by law, shall constitute a body politic and corporate, but this shall not prevent the General Assembly from organizing other townships or changing the boundaries of those already established, and the General Assembly may provide such system of township government as it shall think proper in any and all the Counties, and may make special provision for municipal government and for the protection of chartered rights and powers of municipalities. That this Section shall not apply to the following townships in the following Counties: Dunklin and Oaklawn, in the County of Greenville; the townships of Cokesbury, Ninety-Six and Cooper, in the County of Greenwood; Sullivan Township, in the County of Laurens; Huiett and Pine Grove, in the County of Saluda. That the corporate existence of said townships be, and the same is hereby, destroyed, and all officers under said townships are abolished, and all corporate agents removed. [February 23, 1903] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 004 002.0 9099.0 0 SC 1896 1904 *** Section 1. The General Assembly of this State may enact local or special laws concerning the laying out, opening, altering or working roads or highways, and concerning the providing for the age at which citizens shall be subject to road duty, and concerning drainage. [February 18, 1904] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 005 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1904 *** Sub-section 2 repealed [Repealed, Effective February 13, 1904] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 006 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1904 *** Sub-section 9 repealed [Repealed, Effective February 13, 1904] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 007 012.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1905 *** The General Assembly of this State may enact local or special laws concerning the laying out, opening, altering or working roads or highways, and concerning the providing for the age at which citizens shall be subject to road duty, and concerning drainage. [February 18, 1905] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 008 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1911 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitation imposed by this section shall not apply to any township in the country of Saluda, through which, in whole or in part, the line of railroad of Greenwood and Saluda county, and the county of Saluda, being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds in aid of the construction of the said proposed railroad under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe hereinafter: Provided, That the amount of such bonds shall not exceed eight per centum of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of such townships;" [February 14, 1911] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 009 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1911 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section, and by Section 5 of Article X of this Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the towns of Aiken, in the county of Aiken; Camden, in the county of Kershaw; Cheraw, in the county of Chesterfield; Clinton, in the county of Laurens; Edgefield, in the country of Edgefield; and St. Matthews, in the county of Calhoun, when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the building, erecting, establishing and maintenance of waterworks, electric light plants, sewerage system or streets, and where 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. [February 3, 1911] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 010 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1911 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section, and by Section 5 of Article X of this Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness in and by any municipal corporation when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of other bonded indebtedness. [February 3, 1911] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 011 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1911 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section, and by Section 5, Article X of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the town of St. Matthews, but said town of St. Matthews may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said section of said article to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent. of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds to the amount of twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars shall be turned over by the Town Council of said town of St. Matthews to the duly appointed commissioners of the county of Calhoun for the purpose of aiding in the construction of public buildings for the county of Calhoun. [February 3, 1911] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 012 014.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1911 *** Section 14. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Greenville, Spartanburg and Columbia, and the town of Manning, to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. [February 3, 1911] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 013 014.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1913 *** Section 14a. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Charleston and Beaufort to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk, or part of either, to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 014 015.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1913 *** The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the towns of Gaffney and Woodruff and the cities of Chester and Georgetown to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks, immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of a majority of the owners of the property abutting upon the streets or sidewalks, or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon the condition that the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements." *** MEND *** *** MSTART 015 015.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1915 *** Section 15a. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the towns of Latta and Dillon to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks, immediately abutting such property; Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of owners of property abutting upon the streets or sidewalks, and upon the condition that the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the cost of such improvements. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 016 016.0 010.0 1 SC 1896 1915 *** Section 16. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Sumter and Darlington and the towns of Walhalla and Belton to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks or streets and sidewalks immediately abutting said property: Provided, That said improvements shall be ordered only upon the written consent of one-half of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk, or parts of either, proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said assessment abutting property owners shall not exceed one-half of the cost of such improvements, except in the city of Sumter, where the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-third of the cost of such improvements, and the abutting property owners not exceeding two- thirds of the cost thereof. [February 5, 1915] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 017 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1915 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitation imposed by this section and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the cities of Chester and Sumter, but the said cities of Chester and Sumter may increase each its bonded 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 property owners are being assessed for two-thirds or one-half of the cost thereof. [February 5, 1915] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 018 016.0 010.0 2 SC 1896 1915 *** Section 16. 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 a majority of the owners of the property abutting on the street, sidewalk, or part of either, proposed to be improved, and upon the condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-third of the costs of said improvements. [February 16, 1915] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 019 016.0 010.0 3 SC 1896 1915 *** Section 16. The General Assembly may authorize the cities of Anderson, Greenwood and towns of Bennettsville, Timmonsville and Honea Path to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon written consent of a majority of the owners of property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. [February 12, 1915] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 020 017.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1915 *** Section 17. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the town of Fort Mill to levy assessments upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks, immediately abutting such property; Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two- thirds of the owners of property abutting upon the streets or sidewalks, and upon the condition that the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the cost of such improvements. [February 12, 1915] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 021 018.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1917 *** Section 18. The General Assembly may authorize the town of Clinton and the city of Easley to levy an assessment upon abutting property to pay for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of a majority of the owners of property abutting upon the street, sidewalk, or part of either, to be improved; and, upon the further condition that the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. [February 27, 1917] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 022 020.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1919 *** Section 20. In all elections by the General Assembly, or either House thereof, the members shall vote viva voce, except by unanimous consent, and their votes thus given shall be entered upon the Journal of the House to which they respectively belong. [February 14, 1919] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 023 017.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1919 *** Section 17. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of any or all incorporated cities and towns in the State to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property; Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. [February 14, 1919] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 024 016.0 010.0 4 SC 1896 1920 *** Section 16. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the town of Pendleton to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the streets, sidewalks, or parts of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the cost of such improvement. [January 14, 1920] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 025 014.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1919 *** Section 14a. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Charleston and Beaufort to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk, or part of either, to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. But this proviso shall not apply to the City of Charleston, in which city the City Council shall have the right to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets, the intersection of streets and sidewalks, and to pay for curbing of streets and for drains abutting such property without the consent of the owner of the property abutting upon the streets, intersection of streets, sidewalks, or a part of either, proposed to be improved, or where curbing is to be placed or drains laid, and without paying for any of the costs of such improvements. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 026 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** Sub-section 10 repealed Repealed. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 027 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to the school district of the town of Laurens, said school district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding twelve (12) per cent. of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 028 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to bonded or other indebtedness of the Santee Bridge District, comprising the territory of the counties of Charleston, Berkeley and Williamsburg, and such indebtedness shall not be considered in determining the power of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision to incur debt. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 029 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitation imposed by this section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the city of Laurens, in addition to the powers possessed, said city of Laurens may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in Section 7 of Article VIII, where the proceeds of said bond are applied to the payment of expenses and liabilities incurred, or to be incurred, in the improvement of streets and sidewalks. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, approved February 3, 1911, which amendment reads as follows: Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section and by Section 5 of Article X of this Constitution shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness in and by any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, said amendment shall remain in full force and effect. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 030 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII, and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the town of Hartsville when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said town are applied exclusively to the purchase, erection, improvement and maintenance of streets and sidewalks, where the abutting property owners are assessed for as much as two-thirds the cost thereof, or for waterworks, lighting plants, gas plants, sewerage system, or for the payment of debt incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the said municipality by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 031 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII, and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the town of Chesterfield when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said town are applied exclusively to the purchase, erection, improvement and maintenance of streets and sidewalks, where the abutting property owners are assessed for as much as one-half the cost thereof, or for waterworks, lighting plants, gas plants, sewerage system, or for the payment of debt incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 032 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to School District Hunter No. 5, of Laurens county, the State of South Carolina, said school district being hereby authorized to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed twelve (12) per cent. of the value of all taxable property in the territory embraced in said school district as valued or assessed for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 033 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Laurens county, such county being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent. of the value of all taxable property within the limits of Laurens county as valued for taxation by the State; the proceeds of such bonds to be applied to the construction or maintenance of roads, bridges and public buildings within said county: Provided, further, That this limitation shall not be construed to affect or limit power of other political divisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over the territory of Laurens county or portions thereof, possessing a power to levy or contract a debt as now provided by law, or as may hereafter be provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 034 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations imposed by Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the counties of Allendale and McCormick, when the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively for the building of a Courthouse or jail, or for building, improving, or repairing public highways and bridges, nor shall the limitations of this Constitution, as contained in said Section 5, Article X, apply to any township, school district, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of either of the said counties, when the proceeds of such bonds are used for the purposes hereinabove named: Provided, The question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the said counties, respectively, and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof; but neither of the said counties of Allendale or McCormick, nor any township, school district, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of either of said counties, shall be authorized to incur a bonded indebtedness exceeding fifteen (15) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 035 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII and in Section 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the county of Richland, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said county are applied exclusively to the purpose of erection, improvement and maintenance of a public hospital and Courthouse or in payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said county, as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 036 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII and in Section 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the county of Richland, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said county are applied exclusively to the purpose of erection, improvement and maintenance of a public hospital and Courthouse or in payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said county, as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 037 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII and in Section 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the county of Richland, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said county are applied exclusively to the purpose of erection, improvement and maintenance of a public hospital and Courthouse or in payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said county, as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 038 020.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the country of Florence to levy an assessment upon property within a radius of one and one-half (1 «) miles of any public road or highway to be improved, for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on the roads and highways: Provided, That no more than one third (1/3) of the costs of any such improvements shall be so assessed upon the property within a radius of three-fourths (3/4) of a mile from the road or highway improved and one-third (1/3) upon other property: And provided, further, That in such special assessments shall be levied or apportioned in accordance with the assessed valuation of the property to be assessed. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 039 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] The corporate authorities of counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes; such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same. All shares of the stockholders in any bank or banking association located in this State, whether now or hereafter incorporated, or organized under the laws of this State or of the United States, shall be listed at their true value in money, and taxed for municipal purposes in the city, ward, town or incorporated village, where such bank is located, and not elsewhere: Provided, That the words "true value in money," as used in line 12 of this section shall be so construed as to mean and include all surplus or extra moneys, capital and every species of personal property of value owned or in possession of any such bank: Provided, A like rule of taxation shall apply to the stockholders of all corporations other than banking institutions. And the General Assembly shall require that all the property, except that herein permitted to be exempted within the limits of municipal corporations, shall be taxed for corporate purposes and for the payment of debts contracted under authority of law. The bonded debt of any county, township, school district, municipal corporation or political division or subdivision of this State shall never exceed eight per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. And no county, township, municipal corporation or other political division of this State shall hereafter be authorized to increase its bonded indebtedness if at the time of any proposed increase thereof the aggregate amount of its already existing bonded debt amounts to eight per centum of the value of all taxable property therein as ascertained by the valuation for State taxation. And wherever there shall be several political divisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over the same territory, or portions thereof, possessing a power to levy a tax or contract a debt, then each of such political divisions or municipal corporations shall so exercise its power to increase its debt under the foregoing eight per cent. limitation that the aggregate debt over and upon any territory of the State shall never exceed fifteen per centum of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent the issue of bonds for the purpose of paying or refunding any valid municipal debt heretofore contracted in excess of eight per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein: Provided, That the limitations imposed by paragraph 5, Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the county of Sumter. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 040 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1921 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Lancaster School District within the County of Lancaster and embracing the Town of Lancaster, such school district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000.00) dollars in excess of bonds already issued and authorized. The proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the purchase of additional real estate for school purposes, the erection, maintenance, improvements and equipment of school buildings in said school district under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 041 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7, Article VIII, and by Section 5, of Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Beaufort, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said city are applied exclusively to the purchase, erection, improvements and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where the abutting property owners are assessed as much as one-half the cost thereof, or for the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, lighting plants, gas plants, sewerage system or for the payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 042 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7, Article VIII, and by Section 5, of Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Beaufort, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said city are applied exclusively to the purchase, erection, improvements and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where the abutting property owners are assessed as much as one-half the cost thereof, or for the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, lighting plants, gas plants, sewerage system or for the payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 043 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Paragraph 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded debt of Beaufort. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 044 005.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** Section 5. The printing of the laws, journals, bills legislative documents and papers for each branch of the General Assembly, with the printing required for the Executive and other departments of the State, shall be done as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 045 005.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall provide for a liberal system of free public schools for all children between the ages of six and twenty-one years, and for the division of the countries into suitable school districts, as compact in form as practicable, having regard to natural boundaries and not to exceed forty-nine nor less than nine square miles in area: Provided, That in cities of ten thousand inhabitants and over this limitation of area shall not apply: Provided, further, That when any school district laid out under this Section shall embrace cities or towns already embraced into special school districts in which graded school buildings have been erected by the issue of bonds or by special taxation or by donation, all the territory included in said school districts shall bear its just proportion of any tax that may be levied to liquidate such bonds or support public schools therein: Provided, further, That nothing in this Article contained shall be construed as a repeal of the laws under which the several graded school districts of this State are organized. The present division of the counties into school districts, and the provisions of the same shall remain until changed by the General Assembly: Provided, That the limitation as to the area of school districts imposed by this section shall not apply to Greenville County, but in said county school districts shall be of such area as the General Assembly may prescribe; that the limitations imposed by Section 5, Article XI, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina requiring nine (9) square miles in area shall not apply to Gates, Six Miles, Johnston and Garvin School Districts in Pickens County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 046 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to the School District of the City of Florence County, South Carolina, such school district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed twenty per cent. of the value of all taxable property in the territory embraced in said school district, as valued or assessed for taxation by the State, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection, equipment and maintenance of schools and school buildings in said district, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is to be submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 047 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Due West School District No. 38, within the County of Abbeville and embracing the Town of Due West, such school district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding Seventy-five Thousand ($75,000.00) Dollars, in excess of the bonds already issued and authorized, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the purchase of additional real estate for school purposes, the erection, maintenance, improvement and equipment of school buildings in said school district, under such restriction and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 048 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to the Township of Christ Church Parish, in Charleston County, contained within the following area: Northeast by Awendaw Creek; Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean and the Township of Sullivan's Island; Southwest by Charleston Harbor, and Northwest by the Wando River and the Berkeley County line, thus containing within the said area the town of Mount Pleasant, S. C., such Township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County, in and through the Township of Christ Church Parish, in and through the Town of Mount Pleasant, on Charleston Harbor, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and when the question of incurring said indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 049 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to the Township of Christ Church Parish, in Charleston County, contained within the following area: Northeast by Awendaw Creek; Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean and the Township of Sullivan's Island; Southwest by Charleston Harbor, and Northwest by the Wando River and the Berkeley County line, thus containing within the said area the town of Mount Pleasant, S. C., such Township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County, in and through the Township of Christ Church Parish, in and through the Town of Mount Pleasant, on Charleston Harbor, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and when the question of incurring said indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 050 013.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** Section 13-A. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the several Counties of the State to levy an assessment upon abutting property and property adjacent within ten miles in proportion to the benefits derived therefrom for the purpose of paying for permanent improvement of bridges, public roads and highways thereof: Provided, That said improvement shall be ordered only upon the written consent of one-half of the owners of the property abutting upon any such bridge, public road, or highway proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said assessment of abutting property owners shall not exceed one-half of the cost of such improvements: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall apply only to Beaufort County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 051 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7, Article VIII, and by Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Spartanburg when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said city are applied exclusively to the purchase, erection, improvements and maintenance of streets and sidewalks, or for the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, lighting plants, gas plants, sewerage systems, or for the payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the said municipality as provided by law: Provided, That the amount of bonds issued hereunder shall not exceed fifteen per cent. of the assessed valuation of property, in the City of Spartanburg. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 052 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1923 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7, Article VIII, and by Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Spartanburg when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said city are applied exclusively to the purchase, erection, improvements and maintenance of streets and sidewalks, or for the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, lighting plants, gas plants, sewerage systems, or for the payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the said municipality as provided by law: Provided, That the amount of bonds issued hereunder shall not exceed fifteen per cent. of the assessed valuation of property, in the City of Spartanburg. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 053 019.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1924 *** Section 19. The General Assembly may authorize the town of Greer to levy an assessment upon abutting property to pay for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of a majority of the owners of property abutting upon the street, sidewalk, or part of either to be improved, and upon the further condition that the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvement. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 054 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by Article VIII, Section 7, and Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Charleston where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely to the replacement of fund heretofore used for purposes other than those for which the taxes represented thereby were levied and collected, or to the funding or payment of any indebtedness incurred before March 15, 1926, for municipal purposes, or to the laying, extension, repair and maintenance of drains, or to the costs of street improvement; and the General Assembly shall have power by special Act or Acts to authorize said City to issue bonds for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, without regard to limitations or restrictions and for the issuance of such bonds it shall not be necessary, unless the Act authorizing such issue shall require it, to submit the question of the creation of such debt to the freeholders and qualified electors of said City and for a prerequisite for holding such election no petition from the freeholders of said City shall be necessary, any provisions in Section 13 of Article II of the Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 055 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by Article VIII, Section 7, and Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Charleston where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely to the replacement of fund heretofore used for purposes other than those for which the taxes represented thereby were levied and collected, or to the funding or payment of any indebtedness incurred before March 15, 1926, for municipal purposes, or to the laying, extension, repair and maintenance of drains, or to the costs of street improvement; and the General Assembly shall have power by special Act or Acts to authorize said City to issue bonds for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, without regard to limitations or restrictions and for the issuance of such bonds it shall not be necessary, unless the Act authorizing such issue shall require it, to submit the question of the creation of such debt to the freeholders and qualified electors of said City and for a prerequisite for holding such election no petition from the freeholders of said City shall be necessary, any provisions in Section 13 of Article II of the Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 056 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to the bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Spartanburg County, and that Spartanburg County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 057 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitation imposed by Section 7, Article VIII, and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the Town of Conway, Horry County, when the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively for the building, erecting, establishing, repairing, extending or maintaining sidewalks, streets, street lighting, water works, lighting plants, storm sewers, drainage, sewerage system, fire departments, or public buildings for such town, or for any or either of such purposes, or for the payment of any indebtedness already incurred for any or either of such purposes; when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality by the Town Council of said Town, and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 058 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitation imposed by Section 7, Article VIII, and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the Town of Conway, Horry County, when the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively for the building, erecting, establishing, repairing, extending or maintaining sidewalks, streets, street lighting, water works, lighting plants, storm sewers, drainage, sewerage system, fire departments, or public buildings for such town, or for any or either of such purposes, or for the payment of any indebtedness already incurred for any or either of such purposes; when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality by the Town Council of said Town, and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 059 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] The corporate authorities of counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes; such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing same. All shares of stockholders in any banking association located in this State, whether now or hereafter incorporated, or organized under the laws of this State, or of the United State, shall be listed at their true value in money, and taxed for municipal purposes in the city, ward, town or incorporated village where such bank is located, and not elsewhere: Provided, That the words "true value in money" as used in line 12 (line 12 of the original manuscript, and line 9 as printed- Editor) of this Section shall be so construed as to mean and include all surplus or extra moneys, capital, and every species of personal property of value owned or in the possession of any such bank: Provided, A like rule of taxation shall apply to the stockholders of all corporations other than banking institutions. And the General Assembly shall require that all property, except that herein permitted to be exempted within the limits of municipal corporations, shall be taxed for corporate purposes and for the payment of debts contracted under authority of law. The bonded debt of any county, township, school district, municipal corporation or political subdivision of this State shall never exceed eight (8%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. And no county, township, municipal corporation or other political division of this State shall hereafter be authorized to increase its bonded indebtedness if at the time of any proposed increase thereof the aggregate amount of its already existing bonded debt amounts to eight per centum of the value of all taxable property therein as ascertained by the valuation for State taxation. And wherever there shall be several political divisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over the same territory, or portions thereof, possessing a power to levy a tax or contract a debt, then each of such political divisions or municipal corporations shall so exercise its power to increase its debt under the foregoing eight per centum limitation that the aggregate debt over and upon any territory of this State shall never exceed fifteen per centum of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by this State: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent the issue of bonds for the purpose of paying or refunding any valid municipal debt heretofore contracted in excess of eight per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein: Provided, That the limitation herein provided as to the amount of bonded debt of any county shall not apply to the County of York, when the proceeds of such bonds are to be used for highway and bridge construction, in which case it shall never exceed eighteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property in said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 060 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed under Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the Town of Lancaster when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the said town are applied exclusively to the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, construction and extension of the sewerage system, and for the purchase, construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where the abutting property owners are assessed as much as one-half the cost thereof, or for the payment of past indebtedness, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 061 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed under Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the Town of Lancaster when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the said town are applied exclusively to the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, construction and extension of the sewerage system, and for the purchase, construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where the abutting property owners are assessed as much as one-half the cost thereof, or for the payment of past indebtedness, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 062 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section of the Constitution shall not apply to bonded or other indebtedness of the Town of McColl incurred for street or sidewalk improvements, in cases where corporate authorities of said Town shall have levied or shall have determined to levy special assessments on abutting property for the purpose of paying for the improvements (whether or not including improvements at street intersections); and such indebtedness of the Town of McColl shall not be considered in determining the amount of indebtedness permitted to be incurred by said Town for other purpose, or by any purpose, and shall not exceed fifteen (15) mills of the assessed valuation of the property in said Town. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 063 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section of the Constitution shall not apply to bonded or other indebtedness of the Town of McColl incurred for street or sidewalk improvements, in cases where corporate authorities of said Town shall have levied or shall have determined to levy special assessments on abutting property for the purpose of paying for the improvements (whether or not including improvements at street intersections); and such indebtedness of the Town of McColl shall not be considered in determining the amount of indebtedness permitted to be incurred by said Town for other purpose, or by any purpose, and shall not exceed fifteen (15) mills of the assessed valuation of the property in said Town. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 064 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the restrictions and limitations imposed by this section upon the purposes and the amounts of bonded debt and taxes shall not apply to Rock Hill School District No. 12, York County, said school district being hereby expressly authorized to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00) Dollars, of which not exceeding Three Hundred Thousand ($300,000.00) Dollars of bonds is hereby authorized to be issued for the purpose of constructing any building or buildings in said school district to be leased or sold by said school district to any educational institution or institutions in said school district, and said school district may levy taxes for the payment of said bonds: Provided, That a proposition or propositions to issue such bonds shall first be submitted to and approved by the qualified electors of said school district in such manner as may be prescribed by the General Assembly. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 065 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Bishopville School District No. 1, of Lee County, said school district being hereby authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed fifteen (15) per cent, of the value of all taxable property in the territory embraced in said school district as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 066 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by Section 7, Article VIII, and Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the Town of Dillon, when the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively for the building, establishing, erecting, repairing, extending, improving, paving or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, fire department, City of Town Hall and guard house for such town, or for any or either of such purposes, or for payment of any indebtedness already incurred for any or either of such purpose; and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality by the Town Council of said Town, and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 067 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by Section 7, Article VIII, and Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the Town of Dillon, when the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively for the building, establishing, erecting, repairing, extending, improving, paving or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, fire department, City of Town Hall and guard house for such town, or for any or either of such purposes, or for payment of any indebtedness already incurred for any or either of such purpose; and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality by the Town Council of said Town, and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 068 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Clio School District No. 9, said school district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding sixteen per cent of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 069 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by this Section of the Constitution shall not apply to bonded or other indebtedness of the Town of Clio, said Town being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding sixteen (16) per cent of the value of all taxable property within the corporate limits of said Town as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Town as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 070 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by this Section of the Constitution shall not apply to bonded or other indebtedness of the Town of Clio, said Town being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding sixteen (16) per cent of the value of all taxable property within the corporate limits of said Town as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Town as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 071 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to St. James Santee Township in Charleston County contained within the following area; North by Berkeley County line; East by Santee River; South by Atlantic Ocean and West by Awensdaw Creek. Such township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County in and through the Township of St. James Santee, in and through the unincorporated village of McClellanville on Jeremy Creek, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 072 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to St. James Santee Township in Charleston County contained within the following area; North by Berkeley County line; East by Santee River; South by Atlantic Ocean and West by Awensdaw Creek. Such township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County in and through the Township of St. James Santee, in and through the unincorporated village of McClellanville on Jeremy Creek, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 073 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That all limitations imposed by Section seven of Article eight and Section five of Article ten of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Union when the proceeds of said bonds issued by said city are applied exclusively to pay past indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 074 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That all limitations imposed by Section seven of Article eight and Section five of Article ten of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Union when the proceeds of said bonds issued by said city are applied exclusively to pay past indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 075 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to the school district known as Marlboro Graded School District No. 10, said district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding sixteen per cent. of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 076 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7, Article 8, and Section 5, Article 10, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the Town of Mullins, in the County of Marion to the extent herein provided when the proceeds of any bond or other obligation issued by said Town are applied to past indebtedness, street paving and other improvements of said streets; but the Town of Mullins is hereby authorized to issue bonds or other obligations for past indebtedness, street paving and other improvements of streets to an amount not exceeding Seventy Thousand ($70,000.00) Dollars in addition to the limitations now imposed by the Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 077 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed in Section 7, Article 8, and Section 5, Article 10, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the Town of Mullins, in the County of Marion to the extent herein provided when the proceeds of any bond or other obligation issued by said Town are applied to past indebtedness, street paving and other improvements of said streets; but the Town of Mullins is hereby authorized to issue bonds or other obligations for past indebtedness, street paving and other improvements of streets to an amount not exceeding Seventy Thousand ($70,000.00) Dollars in addition to the limitations now imposed by the Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 078 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1927 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitation imposed by this Section shall not apply to Heath Springs School District No. 38 of Lancaster County, said school district being hereby authorized to issue additional bonds in an amount not exceeding thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars, and that the question of incurring such indebtedness be submitted to the qualified electors of said school district as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 079 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations as proposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 29, of Lexington County, South Carolina, said School District being hereby authorized to issue additional bonds in an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the valuation of the assessable property in said school district and that the question of incurring said indebtedness be submitted to the qualified electors of said school district as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 080 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to the School District of the City of Greenville, said school district being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding twelve per centum of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State under such restriction limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 081 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Campobello School District No. 49, said School District being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the value of all taxable property in such territory as valued for taxation by the State under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said school district as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 082 014.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** Section 14. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Greenville, Spartanburg and Columbia, and the town of Manning, to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. Provided, further, that the City of Greenville may be authorized, upon the written consent of the owners of two-thirds (2/3) of the frontage of the property abutting upon the street, roadway, alleyway, sidewalk or part of either, proposed to be improved, to levy an assessment upon the abutting property for the entire cost of such improvements, including lateral pipe lines; the corporate authorities, however, to pay the cost of improving the intersection of any such streets, roadways, alleyways or sidewalks: Provided, further, that the City of Greenville may be authorized and empowered without the necessity of an election to issue improvement certificates or bonds in an amount not exceeding the aggregate amount of the cost of such improvements, pledging the assessments as security therefor, and such certificates or bonds shall not be deemed a part of the bonded indebtedness within the meaning of the constitutional limitation: Provided, further, said City of Greenville may, at its option, assess only a portion of the cost against abutting property owner, itself paying the remainder. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 083 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed under Section 7, Article VIII, and Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the Town of Kershaw, in the Counties of Lancaster and Kershaw, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the said town are applied exclusively to the purchase, construction and maintenance of water works, sewerage system, and for the purchase, construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where the abutting property owners are assessed as much as one-half the cost thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 084 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed under Section 7, Article VIII, and Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the Town of Kershaw, in the Counties of Lancaster and Kershaw, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the said town are applied exclusively to the purchase, construction and maintenance of water works, sewerage system, and for the purchase, construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where the abutting property owners are assessed as much as one-half the cost thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 085 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed under Section 7 of Article 8, and Section 5 of Article 10, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the Town of Heath Springs, in the County of Lancaster, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the said Town are applied exclusively to the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, purchase, construction and maintenance of a sewerage system, and for the purchase, construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where abutting property is assessed as much as one half the cost thereof, or for the payment of past indebtedness, when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 086 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed under Section 7 of Article 8, and Section 5 of Article 10, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the Town of Heath Springs, in the County of Lancaster, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the said Town are applied exclusively to the purchase, construction and maintenance of waterworks, purchase, construction and maintenance of a sewerage system, and for the purchase, construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks where abutting property is assessed as much as one half the cost thereof, or for the payment of past indebtedness, when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 087 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X, of the Constitution, and by any amendments thereof, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Anderson, but, in addition to the powers now possessed, said City of Anderson may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said Section 7 of Article VIII, to an amount not exceeding thirty (30%) per cent. of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied to the payment of any indebtedness incurred by said city before January 1, 1929, or to expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred in the improvements of streets, sidewalks or other public places, or to the purchase, establishment, maintenance, operation or increase of a city cemetery or city market or public parks: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII, of the Constitution approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by said Section 7 of Article VIII, and by said Section 5 of Article X, of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and said amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain of full force and effect and said City of Anderson shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 088 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X, of the Constitution, and by any amendments thereof, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Anderson, but, in addition to the powers now possessed, said City of Anderson may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said Section 7 of Article VIII, to an amount not exceeding thirty (30%) per cent. of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied to the payment of any indebtedness incurred by said city before January 1, 1929, or to expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred in the improvements of streets, sidewalks or other public places, or to the purchase, establishment, maintenance, operation or increase of a city cemetery or city market or public parks: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII, of the Constitution approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by said Section 7 of Article VIII, and by said Section 5 of Article X, of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and said amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain of full force and effect and said City of Anderson shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 089 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Landrum School District and that the Landrum School District may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivisions located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 090 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by Article VIII, Section 7, and Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the City of Walterboro where the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively to the payment of expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred for the purchasing, repairing, enlarging, or improving of City or Town Hall, or public park, or parks, and grounds therefor; public market and guard house; purchasing, enlarging, extending, improving, and establishing electric light and power plants, waterworks or sewerage systems; erecting, repairing, enlarging, improving, or altering school buildings, fire department and fire protection purposes; improvement of streets and sidewalks and drainage therefor, or other corporate purposes for the said City of Walterboro, or for any or either of such purposes. And when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Walterboro by the City Council of the said City of Walterboro, and the majority of those voting in such election, or elections, shall vote in favor thereof; and the said City of Walterboro shall have power to issue bonds for any or all of the purposes aforesaid in the manner above provided, without regard to limitations or restriction; and no petition from the freeholders of the said City shall be necessary as a prerequisite for holding such election, or elections, any provisions in Section 13, of Article II, of the Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 091 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1929 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitations imposed by Article VIII, Section 7, and Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the City of Walterboro where the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively to the payment of expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred for the purchasing, repairing, enlarging, or improving of City or Town Hall, or public park, or parks, and grounds therefor; public market and guard house; purchasing, enlarging, extending, improving, and establishing electric light and power plants, waterworks or sewerage systems; erecting, repairing, enlarging, improving, or altering school buildings, fire department and fire protection purposes; improvement of streets and sidewalks and drainage therefor, or other corporate purposes for the said City of Walterboro, or for any or either of such purposes. And when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Walterboro by the City Council of the said City of Walterboro, and the majority of those voting in such election, or elections, shall vote in favor thereof; and the said City of Walterboro shall have power to issue bonds for any or all of the purposes aforesaid in the manner above provided, without regard to limitations or restriction; and no petition from the freeholders of the said City shall be necessary as a prerequisite for holding such election, or elections, any provisions in Section 13, of Article II, of the Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 092 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Clarendon County, and that Clarendon County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty (20) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 093 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Newberry County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitation or restriction contained in this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 094 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Chesterfield County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated, and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 095 002.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** Every qualified elector shall be eligible to any office to be voted for, unless disqualified by age, as prescribed in this Constitution. But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time: Provided, That any person holding another office may at the same time be an officer in the militia or a notary public: Provided, further, That the limitation above set forth "But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time," shall not apply to the Circuit Judges of the State under the circumstances hereinafter stated, but that whenever it shall appear that any or all of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be disqualified or be otherwise prevented from presiding in any cause, or causes, for the reasons set forth in Section 6 of Article V of the Constitution, the Chief Justice or in his stead the Senior Associate Justice shall when available designate the requisite number of Circuit Judges for the hearing and determination thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 096 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issues its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 097 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 098 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, where the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes, and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 of Article II of the Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 099 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, where the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes, and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 of Article II of the Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 100 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution, and by any amendments thereof, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Anderson, but, in addition to the powers now possessed, said City of Anderson may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said Section 7, of Article VIII, to an amount not exceeding thirty per cent. of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied to the payment of any indebtedness of said City heretofore or hereafter incurred or to be incurred by said City, or to expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred in the improvements of streets, sidewalks, or other public places, or to the purchase, establishment, maintenance, operation or increase of a city cemetery or city market or public parks, or to expenses, indebtedness or liabilities heretofore or hereafter incurred or to be incurred by said City in the purchase, establishment, maintenance or operation of an airport or airports located or to be located in Anderson County, South Carolina, or to any other municipal purpose: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by said Section 7 of Article VIII, and by said Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholder and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and said amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain of full force and effect and said City of Anderson shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 101 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1931 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution, and by any amendments thereof, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Anderson, but, in addition to the powers now possessed, said City of Anderson may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said Section 7, of Article VIII, to an amount not exceeding thirty per cent. of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied to the payment of any indebtedness of said City heretofore or hereafter incurred or to be incurred by said City, or to expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred in the improvements of streets, sidewalks, or other public places, or to the purchase, establishment, maintenance, operation or increase of a city cemetery or city market or public parks, or to expenses, indebtedness or liabilities heretofore or hereafter incurred or to be incurred by said City in the purchase, establishment, maintenance or operation of an airport or airports located or to be located in Anderson County, South Carolina, or to any other municipal purpose: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by said Section 7 of Article VIII, and by said Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholder and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and said amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain of full force and effect and said City of Anderson shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 102 001.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1932 *** SECTION 1. The General Assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation, and shall prescribe regulations to secure a just valuation for taxation of all property, real, personal and possessory except mines and mining claims, the products of which alone shall be taxed; and also excepting such property as may be exempted by law for municipal, educational, literary, scientific, religious or charitable purposes: Provided, however, That the General Assembly may impose a capitation tax upon such domestic animals as from their nature and habits are destructive of other property: And provided, further, That the General Assembly may provide for a graduated tax on incomes, and for a graduated license on occupations and business. Provided, further, That the General Assembly may provided by law for the assessment of all intangible personal property, including moneys, credits, bank deposits, corporate stocks, and bonds, at its true value for taxation for State, County and municipal purposes or either thereof: Provided, That the total rate of taxation imposed thereon shall never exceed one-half of one per centum of the actual value of such intangible property: Provided, Further, That such intangible personal property shall not be subject to the three mill levy provided by Section 10, Article 11, of this instrument or to any other general or special tax levy, except such as is especially provided by the General Assembly by the authority and within the limitation of this provision; nor shall such intangible person property be considered a part of 'taxable property,' as such term is used in this instrument, of the State or any subdivision thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 103 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1933 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, or any of them, notwithstanding any limitations or restrictions contained in this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 104 010.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1933 *** Section 10. The Fiscal year shall commence on the First day of July in each year: Provided, That the General Assembly at its first regular session after the passage of this amendment, shall be authorized and empowered to make appropriations for governmental purposes for not exceeding eighteen (18) months, and to make such other changes and provisions in law as may be necessary to effectively make the foregoing provision operative: Provided, further, That should this Constitution be amended so as to provided for biennial sessions, then the General Assembly shall have power at the first session after the adoption of such an amendment to make appropriations for a period not exceeding two and one-half (2 «) years and thereafter for each succeeding biennium. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 105 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1933 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitation imposed by this Section shall not apply to School District No. 40, within the Counties of Kershaw and Lancaster, such School District being hereby expressly authorized, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection of a school building in said School District, and for the purchase of equipment for said building, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said School District, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 106 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1935 *** Sub-section 8 repealed Repealed *** MEND *** *** MSTART 107 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1935 *** Sub-section IX: In all other cases, where a general law can be made applicable, no special law shall be enacted: Provided, That the General Assembly may enact local or special laws fixing the amount and manner of compensation to be paid to the County Officers of the several counties of the State, and may provided that the fees collected by any such officer, or officers shall be paid into the treasury of the respective counties. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 108 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1935 *** Sub-Section 14: Provided, That the General Assembly is empowered to divide the State into as many zones as may appear practicable, and to enact legislation as may appear proper for the protection of game in several zones. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 109 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1939 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] That the limitation and restriction imposed by this Section shall not apply to bonds issued, or to be issued, by Pine Grove (Turbeville) School District No. 20 of Clarendon County for the purpose of funding or paying any indebtedness incurred for the erection, equipping and furnishing of its school building at Turbeville incurred before the ratification of this amendment by the General Assembly shall have power by a special Act or Acts to authorize said school district to issue its bonds to fund the same without regard to limitations and without the requirement of an election. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 110 014.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1939 *** Section 14. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Greenville, Spartanburg and Columbia, and the town of Manning, to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. Provided, further, that the City of Greenville may be authorized, upon the written consent of the owners of two-thirds (2/3) of the frontage of the property abutting upon the street, roadway, alleyway, sidewalk or part of either, proposed to be improved, to levy an assessment upon the abutting property for the entire cost of such improvements, including lateral pipe lines; the corporate authorities, however, to pay the cost of improving the intersection of any such streets, roadways, alleyways or sidewalks: Provided, further, that the City of Greenville may be authorized and empowered without the necessity of an election to issue improvement certificates or bonds in an amount not exceeding the aggregate amount of the cost of such improvements, pledging the assessments as security therefor, and such certificates or bonds shall not be deemed a part of the bonded indebtedness within the meaning of the constitutional limitation: Provided, further, said City of Greenville may, at its option, assess only a portion of the cost against abutting property owner, itself paying the remainder. Provided, Still, Further, That crushed stone or slag laid on a prepared clay or top-soil base and bound securely by some bituminous material in such a manner as to form a durable hard surface, by methods commonly termed, 'surface treatment', shall be considered and construed to be a type of permanent improvement permitted or authorized hereunder for use on the streets and roadways within the present or enlarged corporate limits of the City of Greenville. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 111 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1939 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, Further, that the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to the City of Rock Hill, County of York, said City of Rock Hill being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds in excess of the bonds already issued and authorized, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the acquisition or purchase of real estate, either within the corporate limits of the City of Rock Hill or within five miles therefrom, and the improvement and/or construction thereon of a building or buildings for the purpose of renting and/or leasing same to newly established manufacturing industries: Provided, Further, that the bonded indebtedness shall be a general obligation of the City of Rock Hill, but the net income derived from the said municipal industrial building or building shall be pledged and applied towards the payment of the interest upon and the retirement of said bonds; (the acquisition of the real estate and the construction of the aforesaid building or buildings are herein and hereby construed to be corporate purposes); and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Rock Hill as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 112 010.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1945 *** [Repealed, effective February 14, 1945.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 113 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1945 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the General Assembly shall have power to authorize a county or township to levy a tax or issue bonds for the purposes of construction and maintenance of an airport or the construction and maintenance of landing strips. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 114 014.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1945 *** Section 14a. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authorities of the cities of Charleston and Beaufort to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk, or part of either, to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. But this proviso shall not apply to the City of Charleston, in which city the City Council shall have the right to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on streets, the intersection of streets and sidewalks, and to pay for curbing of streets and for drains abutting such property without the consent of the owner of the property abutting upon the streets, intersection of streets, sidewalks, or a part of either, proposed to be improved, or where curbing is to be placed or drains laid, and without paying for any of the costs of such improvements. PROVIDED, FURTHER, That in the City of Charleston, permanent improvements for any street or sidewalk shall be considered and construed to be such improvements as the City Council of Charleston, in its judgment shall determine to be durable, taking into account the nature of the street foundation, the volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic passing over or expected to pass over the said street or sidewalk, and the wearing quality of construction materials. PROVIDED, FURTHER, That the City Council of Charleston, at its option, may accept assistance in the improvement of any street or sidewalk from any other governmental subdivision or unit or other agency, and thereupon shall levy upon the abutting property only such portion of the cost of such improvement as is not paid by the other governmental subdivision or unit or agency. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 115 032.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1945 *** [Repealed effective February 28, 1945.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 116 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1945 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, FURTHER, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by Chesterfield County or any township or school district thereof, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by Chesterfield County, or any township or school district thereof are applied exclusively to the payment or refunding of any valid indebtedness heretofore contracted by such county, township or school district; and said county and any township and any school district thereof is hereby expressly empowered and authorized to issue bonds to pay any valid existing indebtedness under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 117 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, that the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Union School District No. 11, Union County, South Carolina, such school district being hereby expressly authorized to issue bonds to an amount not to exceed twenty (20) per centum of the value of all taxable property in the territory embraced in said school district, as valued or assessed for taxation by the State, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection, equipment and maintenance of schools and school buildings in said district, and the purchase of grounds, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is to be submitted to the qualified electors of said school district, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 118 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Union Hospital District, Union County, State of South Carolina, said Union Hospital District being hereby expressly authorized to issue bonds to an amount not to exceed twenty (20) per centum of the value of all taxable property embraced in said hospital district, as valued or assessed for taxation by the State, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the purpose of acquiring property, erecting or enlarging building or buildings and purchasing equipment for the construction, establishing and maintenance of a public hospital and appurtenances in said Union Hospital District or paying and indebtedness incurred for said purposes, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is to be submitted to the qualified electors of said Union Hospital District, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 119 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness, imposed by this Section shall not apply to the Clover School District No. 37, of York County, and that the Clover School District No. 37 of York County, may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty per centum (20%) of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any other municipal corporation or political subdivision of this State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 120 015.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** [Section 15 of Article 10 was repealed effective April 1, 1947 and was replaced by a new Section 15 with numbered sub-sections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 121 015.1 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** Section 15 (1) The General Assembly may authorize the City of Chester, upon the written consent of the owners of two-thirds of the frontage of the property abutting upon the street, roadway, alleyway, sidewalk or part of either, proposed to be improved, to levy an assessment upon the abutting property for the entire cost of such improvements, including lateral pipe lines; the corporate authorities, however, to pay the cost of improving the intersection of any such streets, roadways, alleyways or sidewalks. PROVIDED, that the said City of Chester may be authorized and empowered without the necessity of any election to issue improvement certificates or bonds in an amount not exceeding the aggregate amount of the cost of such improvements, pledging the assessment as security therefore, and such certificates or bonds shall not be deemed to be a part of the bonded indebtedness of said city within the meaning of any constitutional limitation. PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the said City of Chester may, at its option, assess only a portion of the cost against abutting property owners, itself paying the remainder. PROVIDED, FURTHER, that crushed stone or slag laid on a prepared clay or topsoil base and bound securely by some bituminous material in such a manner as to form a durable hard surface, by methods termed 'surface treatment', shall be considered and construed to be a type of permanent improvement permitted or authorized hereunder for use on the streets and roadways within the present or enlarged corporate limits of the City of Chester. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 122 015.1 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** Section 15 (1) The General Assembly may authorize the City of Chester, upon the written consent of the owners of two-thirds of the frontage of the property abutting upon the street, roadway, alleyway, sidewalk or part of either, proposed to be improved, to levy an assessment upon the abutting property for the entire cost of such improvements, including lateral pipe lines; the corporate authorities, however, to pay the cost of improving the intersection of any such streets, roadways, alleyways or sidewalks. PROVIDED, that the said City of Chester may be authorized and empowered without the necessity of any election to issue improvement certificates or bonds in an amount not exceeding the aggregate amount of the cost of such improvements, pledging the assessment as security therefore, and such certificates or bonds shall not be deemed to be a part of the bonded indebtedness of said city within the meaning of any constitutional limitation. PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the said City of Chester may, at its option, assess only a portion of the cost against abutting property owners, itself paying the remainder. PROVIDED, FURTHER, that crushed stone or slag laid on a prepared clay or topsoil base and bound securely by some bituminous material in such a manner as to form a durable hard surface, by methods termed 'surface treatment', shall be considered and construed to be a type of permanent improvement permitted or authorized hereunder for use on the streets and roadways within the present or enlarged corporate limits of the City of Chester. Section 15 (1) (a). The General Assembly may authorize the City of Chester, upon the written consent of any property owner, within or without the corporate limits of said City, to extend water and sewer service to said property owner by constructing water and sewer lines to said property and to levy an assessment upon said property, which assessment shall constitute a lien upon said property, for the entire cost of extending such water and sewer lines. That the said city may be authorized and empowered, without the necessity of any election, to issue water and sewer bonds in an amount not exceeding the aggregate amount of the cost of extending such water and sewer lines, pledging the assessment as security therefor, and such certificate or bonds shall not be deemed a part of the bonded indebtedness of said city within the meaning of any constitutional limitation. Provided, that the said city of Chester may, at its option, assess only a portion of the cost of extending water and sewer lines within the corporate limits, itself paying the remainder. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 123 004.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1947 *** SEC. 4. There shall be exempted from taxation all County, township and municipal property used exclusively for public purposes and not for revenue, and the property of all schools, colleges and institutions of learning, all charitable institutions in the nature of asylums for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and indigent persons, except where the profits of such institutions are applied to private uses; all public libraries, churches, parsonages and burying grounds; but property of associations and societies, although connected with charitable objects, shall not be exempt from State, County or municipal taxation: Provided, That as to real estate this exemption shall not extend beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by such schools, colleges, institutions of learning, asylums, libraries, churches, parsonages and burial grounds, although connected with charitable objects. PROVIDED, FURTHER, the General Assembly may by Act exempt from taxation household goods and furniture used in the home of the owner thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 124 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to any school district in York County, such school districts being hereby expressly authorized to incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding Fifty (50%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, where the proceeds of sale of such bonds are to be applied solely to the purchase of additional real estate for school purposes, the erection, maintenance, improvement and equipment of school buildings in any such school districts; and the indebtedness of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision in York County shall not be considered in determining the power of any such school district to incur bonded indebtedness within the limits hereby imposed, nor shall the indebtedness of any such school district or districts be considered in determining the power of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision in York County to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 125 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Lancaster County and that Lancaster County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding Fifteen (15%) Per Centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 126 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Calhoun Falls School District No. 9, of Abbeville County, the State of South Carolina, and that the said School District may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum (15%) of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 127 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Lewisville Consolidated High School District of Chester County, Provided, that the bonded indebtedness of said school district shall never exceed fifteen (15%) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property in said school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 128 005.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall provide for a liberal system of free public schools for all children between the ages of six and twenty-one years, and for the division of the countries into suitable school districts, as compact in form as practicable, having regard to natural boundaries and not to exceed forty-nine nor less than nine square miles in area: Provided, That in cities of ten thousand inhabitants and over this limitation of area shall not apply: Provided, further, That when any school district laid out under this Section shall embrace cities or towns already embraced into special school districts in which graded school buildings have been erected by the issue of bonds or by special taxation or by donation, all the territory included in said school districts shall bear its just proportion of any tax that may be levied to liquidate such bonds or support public schools therein: Provided, further, That nothing in this Article contained shall be construed as a repeal of the laws under which the several graded school districts of this State are organized. The present division of the counties into school districts, and the provisions of the same shall remain until changed by the General Assembly: Provided, That the limitation as to the area of school districts imposed by this section shall not apply to Greenville County, but in said county school districts shall be of such area as the General Assembly may prescribe; that the limitations imposed by Section 5, Article XI, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina requiring nine (9) square miles in area shall not apply to Gates, Six Miles, Johnston and Garvin School Districts in Pickens County. PROVIDED, That the limitation as to area of school districts imposed by this Section shall not apply to school districts in Chester County, but in said County, school districts shall be of such area as the General Assembly or the Board of Education of Chester County may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 129 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the limitations imposed by this Section shall not apply to Cheraw Special District of Chesterfield County; PROVIDED, that the bonded indebtedness of said school district shall never exceed fifteen (15%) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property in said school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 130 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to School District No. 17 of Sumter County, and that School District No. 17 of Sumter County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twelve (12%) Per Centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation, or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 131 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the limitations above imposed as to the bonded indebtedness of school districts shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of school district shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of school district No. 17 in Anderson County, and the bonded indebtedness of said school district shall not exceed twelve (12%) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of said school district shall not be considered in determining the power of any municipality or any political subdivision covering or extending over the territory of said school district or portion thereof to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 132 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Hartsville School District No. 32, of Darlington County, and that Hartsville School District No. 32, of Darlington County, may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 133 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, that the limitation as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Darlington School District No. 2, of Darlington County and that Darlington School District No. 2 of Darlington County, may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 134 003.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** Section 3: Divorces from the bonds of matrimony shall be allowed on grounds of adultery, desertion, physical cruelty, or habitual drunkenness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 135 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Hunter School District No. 5, of Laurens County and that Hunter School District No. 5, of Laurens County, may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding eighteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 136 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the limitations above imposed as to the bonded indebtedness of school districts shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of school districts shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by Columbia School District No. 1 in Richland County, South Carolina, and the bonded indebtedness of said school district shall not exceed fifteen (15%) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of said school district shall not be considered in determining the power of any municipality or any political subdivision covering or extending over the territory of said school district or portion thereof to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 137 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to School District No. 22, of Abbeville County, and that School District No. 22, of Abbeville County, may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 138 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to Catawaba and Ebenezer Townships in York County, said Townships, or either of them, being hereby expressly authorized to incur bonded indebtedness for any lawful purpose to an amount not exceeding ten (10%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein; and the indebtedness of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision in York County shall not be considered in determining the power of said Townships to incur bonded indebtedness within the limits hereby imposed, nor shall the indebtedness of said Townships, or either of them, be considered in determining the power of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision in York County to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 139 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1949 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] PROVIDED, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Westminster School District No. 17 of Oconee County, and that Westminster School District may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 140 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1950 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Orangeburg School District No. 26, of Orangeburg County, the State of South Carolina, and that the said school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 141 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Cedar Grove School District No. 30, of Anderson County, and that said school district No. 30 may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness, now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipality, corporation or political subdivision located wholely or partly within said school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 142 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, shall not apply to the school districts in Clarendon County and that said school districts may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding thirty (30) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created by any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within any of said school districts. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 143 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Pelzer- Williamston School District No. 20 in Anderson County, South Carolina, such school district being hereby expressly authorized to issued bonds to an amount not exceeding seven hundred and fifty thousand ($750,000.00) dollars, in excess of the bonds already issued and authorized, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the purchase of suitable lands, the erection of a high school building, including textile and agricultural shops and athletic facilities, in said school district, and for the purchase of equipment of said buildings, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said district, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 144 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1896, shall not apply to the Gantt School District No. 34 of Anderson County and that said school district may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created by any municipal corporation of political subdivision located wholly or partly within said school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 145 012.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** Section 12. Electors in municipal elections shall possess the qualifications and be subject to the disqualifications herein prescribed. The production of a certificate of registration from the registration officers of the county as an elector at a precinct included in the incorporated city or town in which the voter desires to vote is declared a condition prerequisite to his voting in a municipal election, and in addition he must have been a resident within the corporate limits at least four months before the election. The General Assembly may provide for such additional registration for voters in municipal elections as it deems desirable. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 146 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to any school district in Marion County, and that any school district in Marion County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty-five (25%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 147 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, Further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Greer School District of Greenville County and Spartanburg County, provided, that the bonded indebtedness of said school district shall never exceed Twenty (20%) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property in said school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 148 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Pickens Centralized High School District of Pickens County and that the said school district may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding sixteen (16%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 149 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations above imposed as to the bonded indebtedness of school districts shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by any common or high school district in Richland County, South Carolina, and the bonded indebtedness of each of the aforesaid school districts shall not exceed fifteen per centum (15%) of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of each of the aforesaid common and high school districts shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or any political subdivision of said county wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of such school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 150 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by Section 5, Article 10 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1896, shall not apply to any school district in Oconee County and that any school district in Oconee County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within any school district in said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 151 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to any school district in Aiken County, and that any school district in said county may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty-five (25%) per cent of the assessed value of all the taxable property in any such school district. The bonded indebtedness of each of the aforesaid school districts shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or any political subdivision of said county wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of any such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 152 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to any school district in Berkeley County, such school districts being hereby expressly authorized to incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty (20%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, where the proceeds of sale of such bonds are to be applied solely to the purchase of additional real estate for school purposes, the erection, maintenance, improvement and equipment of school buildings in any such school districts; and the indebtedness of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision the power of any such school district to incur bonded indebtedness within the limits hereby imposed, nor shall the indebtedness of any such school district or districts be considered in determining the power of any other municipal corporation or political division or subdivision in Berkeley County to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 153 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 17 of Sumter County, and that School District No. 17 of Sumter County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty (20%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation, or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 154 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 11 of Laurens County and that said School District No. 11 of said county, may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding thirty per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created, of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 155 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by Section 5, Article 10 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, shall not apply to Harleyville School District No. 9 in Dorchester County and that said School District may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 156 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that Olanta School District No. 21 of Florence County may incur indebtedness for school purposes in an amount up to fifteen (15%) per cent of the assessed value of the property of the said district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 157 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to the school district of Chester County provided that the bonded indebtedness of the school district of Chester County not exceed twelve (12%) per cent of all taxable property in said school district so that the entire bonded indebtedness of Chester County shall not exceed a total of twenty (20%) per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in said county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 158 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this Section shall not apply to any school district of Hampton County, the State of South Carolina, and that any school district in Hampton County may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding thirty (30%) per centum of the assessed value of all taxable property in any such school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 159 021.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** Section 21. The General Assembly may authorize the Town of Forest Acres in Richland County to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for paving of streets, sidewalks, gutters, street lighting, and other permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property. Provided that said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of eighty (80%) per cent of the owners property abutting upon the streets and sidewalks. Provided, further, that the eighty (80%) per cent of the property owners signing the written consent must also own at least eighty (80%) per cent of the property abutting upon the streets and sidewalks involved. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 160 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to school districts in Lexington County and any school district in Lexington County is hereby expressly authorized to incur bonded indebtedness not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 161 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1951 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations of this section shall not apply to any school district in Chesterfield County. That any such district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty (20%) per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, and in determining the indebtedness that of any municipality or other political subdivision located wholly or partly within the district shall not be considered. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 162 002.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1953 *** "Every qualified elector shall be eligible to any office to be voted for, unless disqualified by age, as prescribed in this Constitution. But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time: Provided, That any person holding another office may at the same time be an officer in the militia or a notary public: Provided, further, That the limitation above set forth "But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time," shall not apply to the Circuit Judges of the State under the circumstances hereinafter stated, but that whenever it shall appear that any or all of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be disqualified or be otherwise prevented from presiding in any cause, or causes, for the reasons set forth in Section 6 of Article V of the Constitution, the Chief Justice or in his stead the Senior Associate Justice shall when available designate the requisite number of Circuit Judges for the hearing and determination thereof." Provided, that limitations above set forth shall not prohibit any office holder from being a delegate to a constitutional convention. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 163 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1953 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Kershaw County and such county is authorized to incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 164 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1955 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this Section 5, Article X, shall have not application to the bonded indebtedness of Greenville Memorial Auditorium District, in Greenville County, South Carolina, and the Greenville Memorial Auditorium District may incur bonded indebtedness for corporate purposes to an amount not exceeding eight per cent of the assessed value of all the taxable property in the district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 165 026.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1955 *** Section 26. Members of the General Assembly, and all officers, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, and all members of the bar, before they enter upon the practice of their profession, shall take and subscribe the following oath: 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected, (or appointed), and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. So help me God." *** MEND *** *** MSTART 166 019.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1955 *** Section 19. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive such mileage allowance for the ordinary route of travel in going to and returning from the place where its sessions are held as the General Assembly may provide by law; no General Assembly shall have the power to increase the per diem of its own members; and members of the General Assembly when convened in extra session shall receive the same compensation as is fixed by law for the regular session. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 167 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1957 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to Branchville School District No. 8 in Orangeburg County, but this school district may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein, without regard to the amount of bonded indebtedness now outstanding or hereafter created of any municipal corporation or political subdivision located wholly or partly within said district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 168 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1957 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Orangeburg School District No. 5, of Orangeburg County, the State of South Carolina, and that the said school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 169 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1959 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5, Article X, are removed for Oconee County and such county may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the county. This limitation shall not be construed to affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over any portion of the territory in the county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 170 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1959 *** Sub-Section 7: VII. To provide for the protection of game provided, that tales boxes may be eliminated by special act in York County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 171 022.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1959 *** The General Assembly shall be empowered to enact legislation permitting the County Board of Commissioners of Horry County to levy an assessment against abutting real property within five miles of the corporate limits of any municipality in the county for the purpose of paving an improving roads or highways within such area. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 172 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1959 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the school districts of Bamberg County, the State of South Carolina, and that the said school districts may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 173 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1961 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section are removed for the School District of Williamsburg County and such district may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 174 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1961 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 175 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1961 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section, or by any other constitutional provision, limiting the amount of bonded indebtedness which may be incurred by a political subdivision of this State shall not apply to the County of Beaufort or to any political subdivision within such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 176 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1961 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section, or by any other constitutional provision, limiting the amount of bonded indebtedness which may be incurred by a political subdivision of this State shall not apply to the County of Beaufort or to any political subdivision within such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 177 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1961 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of Article X are removed for School District A of Pickens County and such district may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding eighteen per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district. This limitation shall not be construed to affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over any portion of the territory in the district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 178 012.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1961 *** Section 12. The General Assembly, in order to insure continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack, shall have the power and the immediate duty (1) to provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of public offices, of whatever nature and whether filled by election or appointment, the incumbents of which may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such offices, and (2) to adopt such other measures as may be necessary and proper for insuring the continuity of governmental operations. In the exercise of the powers hereby conferred, the General Assembly shall in all respects conform to the requirements of this Constitution, except to the extent that in the judgment of the General Assembly so to do would be impracticable or would admit of undue delay. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 179 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Orangeburg School District No. 6 of Orangeburg County, the State of South Carolina, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 180 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 2 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 181 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitation as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Dorchester County and that Dorchester County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the county shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State, wholly covered or partially extending over the territory of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 182 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of Article X are removed for the School District of Greenville County and such district may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district. The bonded indebtedness of the School District of Greenville County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Greenville County or by any political subdivision of Greenville County or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of the School District of Greenville County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 183 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Jasper County, and the County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 184 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed in Sections 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by Richland County when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the count are applied exclusively to the purpose of erecting and improving a civic center, comprised of a public auditorium, a public coliseum, and related buildings and facilities, whenever the question of incurring any bonded indebtedness for such purpose shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the county, and shall have been approved by a majority of those voting therein, in any election or elections held subsequent to November 1, 1962; and bonded indebtedness of Richland County incurred for such purpose shall not be considered in determining the power of Richland County to incur other bonded indebtedness, nor shall it be considered in determining the power of any municipality, political division, or political subdivision covering or extending over the territory or Richland County, or portions thereof, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 185 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed in Sections 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by Richland County when the proceeds of any bonds issued by the count are applied exclusively to the purpose of erecting and improving a civic center, comprised of a public auditorium, a public coliseum, and related buildings and facilities, whenever the question of incurring any bonded indebtedness for such purpose shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the county, and shall have been approved by a majority of those voting therein, in any election or elections held subsequent to November 1, 1962; and bonded indebtedness of Richland County incurred for such purpose shall not be considered in determining the power of Richland County to incur other bonded indebtedness, nor shall it be considered in determining the power of any municipality, political division, or political subdivision covering or extending over the territory or Richland County, or portions thereof, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 186 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 7 of Spartanburg County, the State of South Carolina, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 187 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1963 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 6 of Spartanburg County, the State of South Carolina, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 188 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1964 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Florence School District No. 5 of Florence County, the State of South Carolina, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 189 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** Sub-section 14: Provided, further, that the General Assembly is empowered to divide the State into as many districts as appear practicable, and to enact legislation as may appear proper for the protection of forestry in the several districts. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 190 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Greenwood County, and that the county may incur a bonded indebtedness not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 191 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] "Provided that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 50 in Greenwood County, the State of South Carolina, and that the said school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 192 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** Provided that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Ninety Six School District No. 52 in Greenwood County, the State of South Carolina, and that the said school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding eighteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 193 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** Provided, that the school authorities in Kershaw County may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes in an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the county, and such indebtedness shall not be considered in determining the aggregate debt limitation imposed by this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 194 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [The 1921 amendment to Article 10 Section 5 relating to the Lancaster School District within the County of Lancaster was repealed.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 195 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [The 1927 amendment to Article 10 Section 5 relating to the Heath Springs School District No. 38 was repealed.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 196 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [The 1933 amendment to Article 10 Section 5 relating to School District No. 40 in Kershaw and Lancaster Counties was repealed.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 197 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] "Provided further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the School District of Lancaster County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 198 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this Section 5 of Article X, and by any other constitutional provisions imposing limitations upon bonded indebtedness that may be incurred by counties, townships, school districts, municipal corporations, or political divisions or subdivisions of this State shall not apply to the County of Beaufort, any township in Beaufort County, any school district in Beaufort County, any municipal corporation in Beaufort County, or any political division or subdivision in Beaufort County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 199 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this Section 5 of Article X, and by any other constitutional provisions imposing limitations upon bonded indebtedness that may be incurred by counties, townships, school districts, municipal corporations, or political divisions or subdivisions of this State shall not apply to the County of Beaufort, any township in Beaufort County, any school district in Beaufort County, any municipal corporation in Beaufort County, or any political division or subdivision in Beaufort County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 200 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the School District No. 2 in Florence County may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes in an amount not exceeding eighteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the district, and such indebtedness shall not be considered in determining the aggregate debt limitation imposed by this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 201 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of Article X are removed for School District No. 5 of Richland County and such district may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Richland County shall not be considered in determining the power in incur bonded indebtedness by Richland County or by any political subdivision of Richland County or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of School District No. 5 of Richland County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 202 001.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Bamberg County School Districts Nos. 1 and 3, and that these districts may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the assessed valuation of all taxable property therein; provided, further, Bamberg County School District No. 2 may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed valuation of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 203 005.00 010.00 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that Dillon County may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes in an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the county, and such indebtedness shall not be considered in determining the aggregate debt limitation imposed by this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 204 034.0 003.00 0 SC 1896 1965 *** Sub-section 15: Provided, there is hereby created a civil service commission in the City of Spartanburg for the benefit of the police department, including its chief, and fire department, including its chief, under such terms and conditions as prescribed by the General Assembly. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 205 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 206 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5, Article X, are removed for James Island School District No. 3 of Charleston County, the State of South Carolina, and such District may incur bonded indebtedness of not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the District. Indebtedness incurred within this limitation shall not affect or limit the power of Charleston County or other political subdivisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the District to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 207 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 208 022.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** SEC. 22. All persons charged with an offence shall have the right to demand and obtain a trial by jury. The jury in cases civil or criminal in all municipal Courts, and Courts inferior to Circuit Courts, shall consist of six. The grand jury of each County shall consist of eighteen members, twelve of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the Court. The petit jury of the Circuit Courts shall consist of twelve men, all of whom must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. Each juror must be a qualified elector under the provisions of this Constitution, between the ages of twenty-one and sixty-five years and of good moral character. Provided, that the civil petit jury of the County Court of Greenville shall consist of twelve men. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 209 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greenville where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greenville. It is intended that the term 'City of Greenville' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greenville with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 210 010.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding sixteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 5 of Anderson County within the sixteen per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 211 010.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding sixteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 2 of Anderson County within the sixteen per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 212 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding sixteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 1 of Anderson County within the sixteen per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the --- ----of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 213 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] (8) Provided, That the limitations imposed by Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of McCormick County, when the proceeds of such bonds are applied exclusively for the building of a courthouse or jail, or for building, improving, or repairing public highways and bridges, nor shall the limitations of this Constitution, as contained in Section 5, Article X, apply to any township, school district, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the county, when the proceeds of such bonds are used for the purpose hereinabove named; Provided, The question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of the county and a majority of those voting in such election shall vote in favor thereof; but neither the county nor any township, school district, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the county shall be authorized to incur a bonded indebtedness exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 214 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Allendale County, and that the county may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 215 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1965 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such an election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution: Provided, That such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded debt limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 216 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greenville where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greenville. It is intended that the term 'City of Greenville' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greenville with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to the City of Spartanburg where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Spartanburg. It is intended that the term 'City of Spartanburg' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Spartanburg with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 217 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 5 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 218 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1895 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 4 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 4 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 219 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 3 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 3 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 2 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 220 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 1 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twelve per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 221 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Lancaster County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extend of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by the School District of Lancaster County within the twenty-five per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 222 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 223 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 224 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of Article X are removed for School District No. 1 of Florence County and such district may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 of Florence County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Florence County or by any political subdivision of Florence County or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of School District No. 1 of Florence County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 225 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Chester County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 226 007.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Section 7. No person shall be eligible for a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in the Senatorial District in regard to any particular seat as may be designated by the General Assembly, as to the Senate, and in the county, as to the House, in which he may be chosen. Senators shall be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 227 008.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** Section 8. The first election for members of the House of Representatives under this Constitution shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-six, and in every second year thereafter, in such manner and at such places as the General Assembly may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 228 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 55 of Laurens County and the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding sixteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 55 of Laurens County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Laurens County or by any political subdivision of Laurens County or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of School District No. 55 of Laurens County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 229 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 56 of Laurens County and the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding sixteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 56 of Laurens County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Laurens County or by any political subdivision of Laurens County or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of School District No. 56 of Laurens County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 230 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Greenwood School District No. 51 of Greenwood County, and the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 51 of Greenwood County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Greenwood County or by any political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 231 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to Greenwood County, and that the county may incur a bonded indebtedness not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 232 013.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** Section 13. Funds realized by Greenwood County from the sale of its properties and system shall be held intact as an investment fund. Only investments in securities permitted by law may be male and then only by the governing body of the county. No portion of the principal amount of the fund shall be used for any other purpose. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 233 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that notwithstanding the limitations of this section, the General Assembly may, by legislation heretofore or hereafter enacted, authorize Florence County to construct and thereafter operate, maintain, improve and enlarge a multipurpose building in order to provided courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, and to incur bonded indebtedness therefor and to incur obligations with respect to the operation and maintenance thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 234 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the provisions of Section 7 of Article VIII requiring an election and the provisions of Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State relating to the extent to which indebtedness may be incurred shall not apply to any obligation of the City of Florence to Florence County or to any agency of Florence County resulting from a long-term lease of a portion of a multistoried office building to be erected by Florence County for the purpose of providing courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, pursuant to which the full faith and credit of the City of Florence is pledged to the payment of rent and other obligations so incurred shall not be considered in determining the power of the City of Florence to incur other bonded indebtedness, nor shall they affect or limit the power of Florence County or any political subdivision of the County or State covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the City of Florence to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 235 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the provisions of Section 7 of Article VIII requiring an election and the provisions of Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of the State relating to the extent to which indebtedness may be incurred shall not apply to any obligation of the City of Florence to Florence County or to any agency of Florence County resulting from a long-term lease of a portion of a multistoried office building to be erected by Florence County for the purpose of providing courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, pursuant to which the full faith and credit of the City of Florence is pledged to the payment of rent and other obligations so incurred shall not be considered in determining the power of the City of Florence to incur other bonded indebtedness, nor shall they affect or limit the power of Florence County or any political subdivision of the County or State covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the City of Florence to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 236 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by Florence County for the purpose of constructing, improving and enlarging a multipurpose building in order to provide courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, or to obligations assumed by Florence County with respect to the maintenance and operation thereof and the indebtedness and obligations so incurred shall not be considered in determining the power of Florence County to incur other bonded indebtedness, nor shall they affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations of the county or State covering or extending over any portion of the territory of Florence County to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 237 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greenville where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greenville. It is intended that the term 'City of Greenville' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greenville with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to the City of Spartanburg where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Spartanburg. It is intended that the term 'City of Spartanburg' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Spartanburg with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the provisions of this section requiring a petition of the freeholders and the holding of an election shall not apply to any obligation incurred by the City of Florence to Florence County or to any agency of Florence County resulting from a long-term lease of a portion of a multistoried office building to be erected by Florence County for the purpose of providing courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, pursuant to which the full faith and credit of the City of Florence is pledged to the payment of rent and other obligations under such lease. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 238 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution: Provided, That such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded debt limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 239 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greenville where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greenville. It is intended that the term 'City of Greenville' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greenville with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to the City of Spartanburg where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Spartanburg. It is intended that the term 'City of Spartanburg' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Spartanburg with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the provisions of this section requiring a petition of the freeholders and the holding of an election shall not apply to any obligation incurred by the City of Florence to Florence County or to any agency of Florence County resulting from a long-term lease of a portion of a multistoried office building to be erected by Florence County for the purpose of providing courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, pursuant to which the full faith and credit of the City of Florence is pledged to the payment of rent and other obligations under such lease. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greer where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greer. It is intended that the term 'City of Greer' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greer with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 240 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness which the City of Greer in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties may incur shall not exceed twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property within its municipal limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 241 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness which the City of Greer in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties may incur shall not exceed twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property within its municipal limits. The bonded indebtedness of the City of Greer in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Greenville or Spartanburg Counties or by any political subdivision of the counties or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the municipal limits of the City of Greer. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 242 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the City of Charleston, as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and the city may incur bonded indebtedness for any corporate purpose, to the extent of not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, if the question of incurring such indebtedness be approved by the qualified electors of such municipality in elections called for such purpose. The power to incur bonded indebtedness pursuant to this provision shall be in addition to an not in derogation of the presently existing power of the City of Charleston to incur bonded indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of any special or general constitutional amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X of this Constitution relating to or affecting the City of Charleston. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 243 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the City of Charleston, as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and the city may incur bonded indebtedness for any corporate purpose, to the extent of not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, if the question of incurring such indebtedness be approved by the qualified electors of such municipality in elections called for such purpose. The power to incur bonded indebtedness pursuant to this provision shall be in addition to an not in derogation of the presently existing power of the City of Charleston to incur bonded indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of any special or general constitutional amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X of this Constitution relating to or affecting the City of Charleston. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 244 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any indebtedness incurred by the Town of Summerville as now or hereafter constituted, but in addition to the powers now possessed, the Town of Summerville may increase its bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the taxable property therein where the proceeds of the bonds are applied to the proper corporate purposes for the Town of Summerville, including the payment of indebtedness already incurred for such purposes, when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of the municipality as provided by law. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of the municipality as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and the amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain in full force and effect and the Town of Summerville shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 245 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any indebtedness incurred by the Town of Summerville as now or hereafter constituted, but in addition to the powers now possessed, the Town of Summerville may increase its bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the taxable property therein where the proceeds of the bonds are applied to the proper corporate purposes for the Town of Summerville, including the payment of indebtedness already incurred for such purposes, when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of the municipality as provided by law. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of the municipality as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and the amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain in full force and effect and the Town of Summerville shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 246 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of this State shall not apply to any school district comprising all or any part of the Aiken County (as such County is now or hereafter constituted) and parts of any county or counties which shall be adjacent to Aiken County, but in such instances any school district which shall comprise all or any part of Aiken County and parts of other counties adjacent to Aiken County may incur bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein; and the indebtedness of any such school district shall not be considered in determining the power of any county or other political subdivisions or municipal corporations of any County or the State covering or extending over any portion of the territory of such school district to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 247 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 of Dorchester County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 2 of Dorchester County within the twenty-five per cent limitations herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 248 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any indebtedness incurred by the Town of Summerville as now or hereafter constituted, but in addition to the powers now possessed, the Town of Summerville may increase its bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the taxable property therein where the proceeds of the bonds are applied to the proper corporate purposes for the Town of Summerville, including the payment of indebtedness already incurred for such purposes, when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of the municipality as provided by law. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the operation of the amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, approved February 3, 1911, by which the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution were removed from any municipal corporation when the proceeds of the bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of the municipality as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness, and the amendment of February 3, 1911, shall remain in full force and effect and the Town of Summerville shall have the full benefit thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 249 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1967 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970 and 1972 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. Such amendment may delete, revise and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposes. If the same be agreed by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution: Provided, That such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded debt limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 250 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Lexington County and School District No. 6 of Richland County and the school districts may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in their respective districts. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 5 of Lexington County and School District No. 6 of Richland County within the thirty per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school districts, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 251 003.0 9099.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** Article III of Amendments to the Constitution. Section 1. The electors of Charleston county are granted powers to adopt, revise, and amend from time to time a home rule charter. The charter may provide for the consolidation of any and all units of government located in Charleston County and may provide for the consolidation of any and all of the governmental and corporate functions now or hereafter vested in Charleston County, municipal corporations, special districts, townships, school districts, and any other political entities located within the county. The goverment created by the charter shall have all the powers and rights possessed by the various political entities prior to the approval of the charter, shall acquire any additional powers gratned to such untils of government by the State, and shall be recognized by the State as a legal political entity, and shall be a body politic and corporate and a political sudivision of the State of South Carolina. Before becoming effective, the charter and any revisions thereof and amendments thereto, shall be approved by a majoirty of the qualified electors of Charleston County voting in an election in which the charter or such revisions or amendments are submitted to the qualified electors of Charleston County; provided, that in the initial election on the question of whether or not the charter shall become effective, the charter must be approved (a) by a majority of all of the voting electors of all incorporated cities, towns and townships, whose votes shall be counted in one group, and (b) by a majority of all of the voting electors of the unincorporated territory of the county where votes shall be counted in another group, and failing such approval the home rule charter shall fail. The General Assembly shall provide for such elections by law which shall require adequate public hearings prior thereto. The home rule charter consolidating and regulating governments in Charleston County shall be prepared by a charter commission created in a manner designated by law; provided, that not less than seventy-five per cent of the membership of the charter commission shall consist of persons representing defined districts on a population basis. The law creating the charter commission shall provide for financial support needed by the charter commission. The charter shall provide for the election of a governing body from specially defined district, or from the area at large, or a combination of both. The charter shall provide for the organization of government, the enactment of ordinances protecting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the area governed by the charter, and the selection of administrative officials except those whose election is provided for elsewhere in this Constitution who shall continue to be so elected. The charter may provide for district within the county for the imposition of taxes, license, service charges, fees, and other revenues, for the incurring of bonded indebtedness, and the providing of services. The charter shall provide for the protection of the creditors and contractual obligations of any governmental unit which may be merged or consolidated by the charter. The governmental unit created by the charter may issue general obligation bonds upon approval of at least three-fifths of the governing body or upon the approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the district or area upon which the taxes are to be imposed voting in an election on the question of issuing such bonds; and incur other forms of indebtedness now or hereafter authorized by the General Assembly for the governments existing prior to consolidation or for the government created under this charter. The charter shall provide for a system of courts inferior to circuit courts which may hear cases arising from the ordinances enacted by the government established under the charter and exercise all powers now or hereafter granted to magistrates, municipal, or inferior courts by the Constitution and laws of the State. Except as provided in this section, the charter shall not conflict with the Constitution of South Carolina or general statewide laws. Upon and after the effective date of the charter, the General Assembly shall have no power to enact local or special laws relating to Charleston County and any and all existing local or special laws relating to Charleston County may be modified or nullified by the governing body. Section 2. The restrictions and limitations of Article VIII, Section 7 and Article X, Section 5 of the South Carolina Constitution relating to the incurring of bonded debt shall not apply to the government created by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposes Article III of the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. Section 3. The restrictions and limitations of Article X, Section 5 of the South Carolina Constitution requiring uniformity of taxes in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same shall not apply to the government created by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposes Article III to the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. Section 4. The restrictions and limitations of Article X, Section 5 and Article X, Section 6 of the South Carolina Constitution relating to the purposes for which taxes may be levied and bonds issued shall not apply to the government created by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposed Article III to the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. Section 5. The restrictions and limitations of Article II, Section13 of the South Carolina Constitution relating to special election for bonding municipalities shall not apply to the government crated by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposed Article III to the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. Section 6. The restrictions and limitations of Article V, Sections 20 and 21 of the South Carolina Constitution relating to the magistrates shall not apply to the government created by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposed Article III to the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. Section 7. The restrictions and limitations of Article VII, Section 11, of the South Carolina Constitution relating to township government shall not apply to the government created by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposed Article III to the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. Section 8. The restrictions and limitations of Article VIII, Section 1 of the South Carolina Constitution relating to organizations and classification of municipal corporations shall not apply to the government created by the home rule charter pursuant to the powers granted to the electors of Charleston County by virtue of the proposes Article III to the Articles of Amendments nor to the territory from time to time under its jurisdiction. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 252 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of Aiken County and the county may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the county shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of Aiken County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 253 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, That the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 in Richland County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 254 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 in Richland County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 255 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greenville where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greenville. It is intended that the term 'City of Greenville' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greenville with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to the City of Spartanburg where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Spartanburg. It is intended that the term 'City of Spartanburg' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Spartanburg with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the provisions of this section requiring a petition of the freeholders and the holding of an election shall not apply to any obligation incurred by the City of Florence to Florence County or to any agency of Florence County resulting from a long-term lease of a portion of a multistoried office building to be erected by Florence County for the purpose of providing courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, pursuant to which the full faith and credit of the City of Florence is pledged to the payment of rent and other obligations under such lease. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greer where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greer. It is intended that the term 'City of Greer' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greer with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to any incorporated municipality located in York County where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of such municipality. It is intended that the term 'Incorporated municipality in York County' as used in this amendment shall mean all incorporated municipalities now existing or hereafter created, and as originally constituted or as afterwards altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 256 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 5 of Anderson County within the twenty-five per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivision or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 257 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 2 of Anderson County within the twenty-five per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivision or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 258 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 1 of Anderson County within the twenty-five per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivision or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 259 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 3 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the school district of Anderson County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness in Anderson County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 260 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 4 of Anderson County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the school district of Anderson County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness in Anderson County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 261 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the City of Aiken as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and in addition to powers now possessed the City of Aiken may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in Section 7 of Article VIII to an amount not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of the bonds are applied exclusively for the building, erecting, purchasing, developing improving, establishing, repairing, extending, or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, waterworks, lighting plants, sewerage system, fire department, city hall, police station, city jail, city parks, playgrounds, airports, real estate or municipal building, and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of such municipality by the city council of the city and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 262 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the City of Aiken as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and in addition to powers now possessed the City of Aiken may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in Section 7 of Article VIII to an amount not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of the bonds are applied exclusively for the building, erecting, purchasing, developing improving, establishing, repairing, extending, or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, waterworks, lighting plants, sewerage system, fire department, city hall, police station, city jail, city parks, playgrounds, airports, real estate or municipal building, and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of such municipality by the city council of the city and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 263 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Newberry County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 264 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970 and 1972 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposes as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. Such amendment may delete, revise and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposes. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution; Provided, That such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 265 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to bonded indebtedness of Greenville County for providing hospital facilities and the county may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness incurred for the purpose of providing public hospital facilities shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over any portion of the territory of Greenville County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 266 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 267 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Lancaster County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by the School District of Lancaster County within the thirty per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 268 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 269 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 270 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 271 003.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** Section 3. Divorces from the bonds of matrimony shall be allowed on the grounds of adultery, desertion, physical cruelty, continuous separation for a period of at least three years or habitual drunkenness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 272 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 273 008.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 1970 *** [This amendment added text to Article 8 Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that disregarding any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia for fire- fighting purposes made inapplicable to bonded indebtedness limitations by item (42) of Section 7 of Article VIII and item (43) of Section 5 of Article X, the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the City of Columbia which is hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property within the corporate limits of the city under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and when the question of issuance of bonds shall first be submitted to and approved by the qualified electors of the city in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. The bonded indebtedness of the city shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State, wholly covered or partially extending over the territory of such city. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 274 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1969 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that disregarding any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia for fire- fighting purposes made inapplicable to bonded indebtedness limitations by item (42) of Section 7 of Article VIII and item (43) of Section 5 of Article X, the limitations imposed by Section 7 of Article VIII and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the City of Columbia which is hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property within the corporate limits of the city under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and when the question of issuance of bonds shall first be submitted to and approved by the qualified electors of the city in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. The bonded indebtedness of the city shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State, wholly covered or partially extending over the territory of such city. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 275 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 55 of Laurens County and the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purpose to an amount not exceeding thirty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 55 of Laurens County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Laurens County or by any political subdivision of Laurens County or fo the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of School District No. 55 of Laurens County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 276 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to bonded indebtedness of the Laurens Hospital District in Laurens County and the district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness incurred herein shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over any portion of the territory of the Laurens Hospital District. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 277 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 and 6, except the bonded debt limitation, shall not apply to the County of Spartanburg, such county being expressly authorized to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes, services, and facilities in those areas where such services and facilities are not provided by special purpose district and incorporated municipalities. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 278 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 6 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 and 6, except the bonded debt limitation, shall not apply to the County of Spartanburg, such county being expressly authorized to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes, services, and facilities in those areas where such services and facilities are not provided by special purpose district and incorporated municipalities. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 279 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the School District No. 60 of Abbeville County and the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes and to an amount not exceeding eighteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 60 of Abbeville County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Abbeville County or by any political subdivision of the county or the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of School District No. 60 of Abbeville County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 280 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Fairfield County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding fifteen percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 281 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 1 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 2 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 3 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 3 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 4 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 4 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 5 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 6 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 6 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to Spartanburg School District No. 7 of Spartanburg County, and that the school district may incur bonded indebtedness for school purposes to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of School District No. 7 of Spartanburg County shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by Spartanburg County or by any political subdivision of the county or of the State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory within the school district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 282 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to School District No. 3 in Lexington and Saluda Counties and such school district is hereby expressly authorized to incur bonded indebtedness not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The indebtedness of the school district shall not be considered in determining the power of the counties or other political subdivisions or municipal corporations of the counties or State covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 283 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of Lexington County, and the county may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding fifteen per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the county shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of Lexington County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 284 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added. This amendment amends Wallis amendment #161] Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to school districts in Lexington County and any school district in Lexington County is hereby expressly authorized to incur bonded indebtedness not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 285 001.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 1. The health, welfare, and safety of the lives and property of the people of this State and the conservation of its natural resources are matters of public concern. The General Assembly shall provide appropriate agencies to function in these areas of public concern and determine the activities, powers, and duties of such agencies. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 286 002.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 2. The General Assembly shall establish institutions for the confinement of all persons convicted of such crimes as may be designated by law, and shall provide for the custody, maintenance, health, welfare, education, and rehabilitation of the inmates. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 287 003.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 3. The General Assembly shall provide for the separate confinement of juvenile offenders under the age of seventeen from older confined persons. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 288 004.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 289 005.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 290 006.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 291 007.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 292 008.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 293 009.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 294 001.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 1. The General Assembly shall provide for appropriate regulation of common carriers, publically owned utilities, and privately owned utilities serving the public as and to the extent required by the public interest. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 295 002.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 2. The General Assembly shall provide by general law for the formation, organization, and regulation of corporations and shall prescribe their powers, rights, duties, and liabilities, including the powers, rights, duties, and liabilities of their officers and stockholders or members. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 296 003.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 297 004.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 298 005.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 299 006.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 300 007.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 301 008.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 302 009.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 303 010.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 304 011.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 305 012.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 306 013.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 307 014.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 308 015.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 309 016.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 310 017.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 311 018.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 312 019.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 313 020.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 314 021.0 009.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 315 001.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** The House of Representatives alone shall have the power of impeachment in cases of serious crimes or serious misconduct in office by officials elected on a statewide basis, state judges, and such other state officers as may be designated by law. The affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected shall be required for an impeachment. Any officer impeached shall thereby be suspended from office until judgment in the case shall have been pronounced, and the office shall be filled during the trial in such manner as may be provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 316 002.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** All impeachments shall be tried by the senate, and when sitting for that purpose Senators shall be under oath or affirmation. No person shall be convicted except by a vote of two-thirds of all members elected. Judgment in such case shall be limited to removal from office. Impeachment proceedings, whether or not resulting in conviction, shall not be a bar to criminal prosecution and punishment according to law. When the Governor is impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or, if he be disqualified, the Senior Justice, shall preside, with a casting vote in all preliminary questions. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 317 003.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** For any willful neglect of duty, or other reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any executive or judicial officer on the address of two- thirds of each house of the General Assembly: provided, that the cause or causes for which said removal may be required shall be stated at length in such address, and entered on the Journals of each house; and provided, further, that the officer intended to be removed shall be notified of such cause or causes, and shall be admitted to a hearing in his own defense, or by his counsel or by both, before any vote for such address; and in all cases the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and be entered on the Journal of each house respectively. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 318 004.0 015.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 319 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 320 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** SEC. 17. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, with or without hard labor, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the County where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Richland County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Richland County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Richland County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the County Council for Richland County, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 321 004.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 4. There shall be exempted from taxation all county, township and municipal property used exclusively for public purposes and not for revenue, and the property of all schools, colleges and institutions of learning, all charitable institutions in the nature of asylums for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and indigent persons, except where the profits of such institutions are applied to private uses; all public libraries, churches, parsonages and burying grounds; but property of associations and societies, although connected with charitable objects, shall not be exempt from State, county or municipal taxation: Provided, That as to real estate this exemption shall not extend beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by such schools, colleges, institutions of learning, asylums, libraries, churches, parsonages and burial grounds, although connected with charitable objects. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 322 015.0 007.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** The General Assembly may authorize the governing body of a county or municipality, in combination with other counties and municipalities, to create, participate in, and provide financial support for organizations to study and make recommendations on matters affecting the public health, safety, general welfare, education, recreation, pollution control, utilities, planning development and such other matters as the common interest of the participating governments may dictate. Such organizations, which shall be designated regional councils of government, may include political subdivisions of other states. The studies and recommendations by such organizations shall be made on behalf of and directed to the participating governments and other governmental instrumentalities which operate programs within the jurisdiction of the participating governments. The legislature may authorize participating governments to provide financial support for facilities and services required to implement recommendations of such organizations which are accepted and approved by the governing bodies of the participating political subdivisions. Such organizations shall not have th power to levy taxes. Local funds for the support of such organizations shall consist of contributions from the participating political subdivisions as may be authorized and granted by their respective governing bodies. The prohibitions against dual office holding contained in Section 2 of Article 2 and Section 24 of Article 3 of this Constitution shall not apply to any elected or appointed official or employee of government who serves as a member of a regional council. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 323 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of Newberry County for providing public hospital facilities, and the county may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the county for providing public hospital facilities shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State wholly covering or partially extending over the territory of Newberry County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 324 004.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 4. There shall be exempted from taxation all county, township and municipal property used exclusively for public purposes and not for revenue, and the property of all schools, colleges and institutions of learning, all charitable institutions in the nature of asylums for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and indigent persons, except where the profits of such institutions are applied to private uses; all public libraries, churches, parsonages and burying grounds; but property of associations and societies, although connected with charitable objects, shall not be exempt from State, county or municipal taxation: Provided, That as to real estate this exemption shall not extend beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by such schools, colleges, institutions of learning, asylums, libraries, churches, parsonages and burial grounds, although connected with charitable objects. Provided, further, the General Assembly may by act provide homestead tax exemptions. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 325 009.0 012.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 9. The Penitentiary and the convicts thereto sentenced shall forever be under the supervision and control of officers employed by the State; and in case any convicts are hired or fanned out, as may be provided by law, their maintenance, support, medical attendance and discipline shall be under the direction of officers detailed for those duties by the authorities of the Penitentiary. Provided, however, that the General Assembly may authorize the Department of Corrections to transfer inmates to correctional institutions of other states or the federal government for confinement, treatment or rehabilitation when such transfers are deemed to be in the best interest of the inmate concerned. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 326 001.A 003.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** The General Assembly ought frequently to assemble for the redress of grievances and for making new laws, as the common good may require. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 327 003.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** All property subject to taxation shall be taxed in proportion to its value. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 328 003.B 010.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** No tax, subsidy, charge, impost tax or duties shall be established, fixed, laid or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 329 001.B 017.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** No property qualification, unless prescribed in this Constitution, shall be necessary for an election to or the holding of any office. No person shall be elected or appointed to office in this State for life or during good behavior, but the terms of all officers shall be for some specified period, except Notaries Public and officers in the Militia. After the adoption of this Constitution any person who shall fight a duel or send or accept a challenge for that purpose, or be an aider or abettor in fighting a duel, shall be deprived of holding any office of honor or trust in this State, and shall be otherwise punished as the law shall prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 330 004.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** All navigable waters shall forever remain public highways free to the citizens of the State and the United States without tax, impost or toll imposed; and no tax, toll, impost or wharfage shall be imposed, demanded or received from the owners of any merchandise or commodity for the use of the shores or any wharf erected on the shores or in or over the waters of any navigable stream unless the same be authorized by the General Assembly. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 331 005.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Richland County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Richland County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Richland County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the County Council for Richland County, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 332 001.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 1. All political power is vested in and derived from the people only, therefore, they have the right at all times to modify their form of government. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 333 002.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 2. The General Assembly shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government or any department thereof for a redress of grievances. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 334 003.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 3. The privileges and immunities of citizens of this State and of the United States under this Constitution shall not be abridged, nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 335 004.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 4. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, law impairing the obligation of contracts, nor law granting any title of nobility or hereditary emolument, shall be passed, and not convicted shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 336 005.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 5. All elections shall be free and open, and every inhabitant of this State possessing the qualifications provided for in this Constitution shall have an equal right to elect officers and be elected to fill public office. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 337 006.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 6. Temporary absence from the State shall not forfeit a residence once obtained. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 338 007.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 7. The power to suspend the laws shall be exercises only by the General Assembly or by its authority in particular cases expressly provided for by it. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 339 008.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 8. In the government of this State, the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of the government shall be forever separate and distinct from each other, and no person or persons exercising the functions of one of said departments shall assume or discharge the duties of any other. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 340 009.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 9. All counts shall be public, and every person shall have speedy remedy therein for wrongs sustained. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 341 010.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 10. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures and unreasonable invasions of privacy shall not be violated, and not warrants shall issue but upon probably cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, the person or thing to be seized, and the information to be obtained. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 342 011.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 11. No person shall be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the county where the crime shall have been committed, except in cases arising in the land of naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The General Assembly may provide for the waiver of an indictment by the accused. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 343 012.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 12. No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty, nor shall any person be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 344 013.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 13. Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner, nor for public use without just compensation being first made therefor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 345 014.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 14. The right of trial by jury shall be preserved inviolate. Any person charged with an offense shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury; to be fully informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to be fully heard in his defense by himself or by his counsel or by both. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 346 015.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 15. All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, but bail may be denied to persons charged with capital offenses or offenses punishable by life imprisonment, giving due weight to the evidence and to the nature and circumstances of the event. Excessive bail shall not be required; nor shall excessive fines be imposed; nor shall cruel, nor corporal, nor unusual punishment be inflicted; nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 347 016.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 16. In all indictments or prosecution for libel, the truth of the alleged libel may be given in evidence, and the jury shall be the judges of the law and facts. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 348 017.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 17. Treason against the State shall consist alone in levying war on or in giving aid and comfort to enemies against the State. No person shall be held guilty of treason, except upon testimony of at least two witnesses to the same overt act, or upon confession in open court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 349 018.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 18. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in case of insurrection, rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 350 019.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 19. No person shall be imprisoned for debt except in cases of fraud. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 351 020.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 20. A well regulated militia being necessary to security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As, in times of peach, armies are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained without the consent of the General Assembly. The military power of the State shall always be held in subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it. No solider shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time of war but in the manner prescribed by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 352 021.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 21. No person shall in any case be subject to martial law or to any pains or penalties by virtue of that law, except those employed in the armed forces of the United States, and except the militia in actual service, but by the authority of the General Assembly. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 353 022.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 22. No person shall be finally bound by a judicial or quais-judicial decision of and administrative agency affecting private rights except on due notice and an opportunity to be heard; nor shall he be subject to the same person for both prosecution and adjudication nor shall he be deprived of liberty or property unless by a mode of procedure prescribed by the General Assembly, and he shall have in all such instances the right to judicial review. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 354 023.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 23. The provisions of the Constitution shall be taken deemed, and construed to be mandatory and prohibitory, and not merely directory, except where expressly made directory or promissory by its own terms. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 355 001.A 017.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** "Every qualified elector shall be eligible to any office to be voted for, unless disqualified by age, as prescribed in this Constitution. But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time: Provided, That any person holding another office may at the same time be an officer in the militia or a notary public: Provided, further, That the limitation above set forth "But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time," shall not apply to the Circuit Judges of the State under the circumstances hereinafter stated, but that whenever it shall appear that any or all of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be disqualified or be otherwise prevented from presiding in any cause, or causes, for the reasons set forth in Section 6 of Article V of the Constitution, the Chief Justice or in his stead the Senior Associate Justice shall when available designate the requisite number of Circuit Judges for the hearing and determination thereof." *** MEND *** *** MSTART 356 007.B 017.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** SEC. 13. In authorizing a. special election in any incorporated city or town in this State for the purpose of bonding the same, the General Assembly shall prescribe a condition precedent to the holding of said election a petition from a majority of the freeholders of said city or town as shown by its tax books, and at such elections all electors of such city or town who are duly qualified for voting under Section 12 of this Article, and who have paid all taxes, State, County and municipal for the previous year shall be allowed to vote; and the vote of a majority of those voting in said election shall be necessary to authorize the issue of said bonds. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election of the City of Columbia where the proceeds of bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage system and a plant or a water works system and plant, or for the purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems, and fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes. Provided, further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution shall not apply to any bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Columbia, were the bonded indebtedness is authorized to be incurred for the purpose of enlarging and maintaining its fire department or for purchase, building and maintenance of fire stations, fire alarm systems or fire equipment, or for any one or more of said purposes and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness if submitted to the qualified electors of said City at an election or elections to be called by the City Council of said City, and a majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof; and the General Assembly need not prescribe as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election a petition from the freeholders as provided in Section 13 in Article II of the Constitution. All notes and bonds heretofore issued by Dorchester County and now outstanding and unpaid are hereby validated; and the General Assembly may authorize the said County to issue its bonds for the purpose of paying, funding, or refunding the said outstanding notes or bonds, notwithstanding any limitations or restriction contained in this Constitution. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Myrtle Beach where the proceeds of the bonds are authorized to be used solely for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the waterworks system or the sewerage disposal system. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Columbia where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Columbia. It is intended that the term 'City of Columbia' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Columbia with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification or corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Charleston where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Charleston. It is intended that the term 'City of Charleston' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Charleston with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greenville where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greenville. It is intended that the term 'City of Greenville' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greenville with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to the City of Spartanburg where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Spartanburg. It is intended that the term 'City of Spartanburg' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Spartanburg with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that the provisions of this section requiring a petition of the freeholders and the holding of an election shall not apply to any obligation incurred by the City of Florence to Florence County or to any agency of Florence County resulting from a long-term lease of a portion of a multistoried office building to be erected by Florence County for the purpose of providing courthouse, jail, city hall, office and related facilities for Florence County and for the City of Florence and for other governmental agencies, pursuant to which the full faith and credit of the City of Florence is pledged to the payment of rent and other obligations under such lease. Provided, that the General Assembly need not prescribe any such petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election in the City of Greer where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of the City of Greer. It is intended that the term 'City of Greer' as used in this amendment shall mean the City of Greer with corporate limits as now constituted or as hereafter altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. Provided, that provisions of this section prescribing the petition of freeholders as a condition precedent to the holding of any such election shall not apply to any incorporated municipality located in York County where the proceeds of the bonds to be authorized are used for any corporate purpose of such municipality. It is intended that the term 'Incorporated municipality in York County' as used in this amendment shall mean all incorporated municipalities now existing or hereafter created, and as originally constituted or as afterwards altered following merger, annexation, or modification of corporate limits. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 357 012.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 358 013.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 359 001.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** ARTICLE II Right of Suffrage Section 1. All elections by the people shall be by secret ballot but the ballots shall not be counted in secret. The right of suffrage as regulated in this Constitution, shall be protected by laws regulating elections and prohibiting, under adequate penalties, all undue influence from power, bribery, tumult, or improper conduct. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 360 002.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 2. No power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere or prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage in this State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 361 003.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 3. Every citizen possessing the qualifications required by this Constitution and not laboring under the disabilities named in or authorized by it shall be an elector. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 362 004.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 4. Every citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of twenty-one and upwards who, next proceeding the election has resided in this State six months, in the county months, and in the precinct in which he offers to vote thirty days, and is properly registered, shall be entitled to vote in said precinct and not elsewhere. Provided, however, that any person who has been a resident of this State and of the county and polling precinct for at least thirty days prior to the date of a presidential election only in such election, in accordance with procedures prescribed by the General Assembly, if he would be qualified for suffrage under the provisions of this article, except for residency requirements. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 363 005.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 5. Municipal electors shall possess the qualifications prescribed in this Constitution, but each such elector must have resided in the municipality in which he offers to vote for thirty days next preceding the election. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 364 006.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 6. The General Assembly may require each person to demonstrate a reasonable ability, except for physical disability, to read and write the English language as a condition to becoming entitled to vote. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 365 007.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 7. The General Assembly shall establish disqualifications for voting by reason of mental incompetence or conviction of serious crime, and may provide for the removal of such disqualifications. Persons who are confined in any penal institution under the judgement of a court shall not be entitled to vote. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 366 008.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 8. The General Assembly shall provide for the registration of voters for periods not less than ten years in duration. Provisions shall be made for registration during every year for persons entitled to be registered. The registration lists shall be public records. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 367 009.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 9. Any person denied registration shall have the right to appeal to the court of common pleas, or any judge thereof, and thence to the Supreme Court, to determine his right to vote under the limitations imposed in or authorized by this Article, and on such appeal the hearing shall be de novo, and the General Assembly shall provide for such appeal. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 368 010.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 10. The General Assembly shall provide for the nomination of candidates, regulate the time, place and manner of elections, provide for the administration of elections and for absentee voting, insure secrecy of voting, establish procedures for contested elections, and enact other provisions necessary to the fulfillment and integrity of the election process. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 369 011.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Section 11. Electors shall in all cases except treason, felony, or a breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest on the days of election during their attendance at the polls for voting, and going to and returning therefrom. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 370 005.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 1971 *** Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Richland County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Richland County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Richland County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the County Council for Richland County, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Laurens County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in the county, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Laurens County or to such authorities the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment, including the acquisition of air rights or subsurface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate and may dispose of air rights and subsurface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Subsurface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. In cases of condemnation of land on which are located underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults or railroad line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults, or trackage. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 371 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of The School District of Charleston County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by The School District of Charleston County within the twenty per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 372 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to bonded indebtedness of Lexington County heretofore or hereafter incurred for public hospital facilities, and the county may incur bonded debt for such purposes to the extent of not exceeding twenty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. No bonded indebtedness incurred for public hospital facilities shall be included in determining the bonded debt of Lexington County, permitted under any other constitutional debt limitation applicable to Lexington County, and shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over any portion of the territory in Lexington County. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 373 034.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Sub-Section 16: Provided, that the City of Gaffney may establish a civil service commission for the benefit of such municipal employees as may be designated by the Gaffney City Council, under such terms and conditions as prescribed by the General Assembly. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 374 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 5 of Lexington County and Richland County, and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding seventy-five percent of the assessed valued of all taxable property in the district. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 5 in Lexington County and Richland County within the seventy-five percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 375 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of Article X are removed for Colleton County and such county may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the county. The bonded indebtedness of the county shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivisions of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 376 005.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Richland County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Richland County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Richland County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the County Council for Richland County, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Laurens County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in the county, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Laurens County or to such authorities the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment, including the acquisition of air rights or subsurface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate and may dispose of air rights and subsurface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Subsurface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. In cases of condemnation of land on which are located underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults or railroad line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults, or trackage. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Laurens County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in the county, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Laurens County or to such authorities the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment, including the acquisition of air rights or subsurface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate and may dispose of air rights and subsurface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Subsurface rights shall mean estates, rights and interest in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights- of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. In cases of condemnation of land on which are located underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults or railroad line trackage, the total compensation tot he public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 377 001.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. There shall be a State Board of Education composed of one member from each of the judicial circuits of the State. The members shall be elected by the legislative delegations of the several counties within each circuit for terms and with such powers and duties as may be provided by law and shall be rotated among the several counties. One additional member shall be appointed by the Governor. The members of the Board shall serve such terms and the Board shall have such powers and duties as the General Assembly shall specify by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 378 002.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 2. There shall be a State Superintendent of Education who shall be the chief administrative officer of the public education system of the State and shall have such qualifications as may be prescribed by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 379 003.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 3. The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public schools open to all children in the State and shall establish, organize and support such other public institutions of learning, as may be desirable. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 380 004.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 4. No money shall be paid from public funds nor shall the credit of the State or any of its political subdivisions be used for the direct benefit of any religions or other private educational institution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 381 005.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 382 006.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 383 007.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 384 008.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 385 009.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 386 010.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 387 011.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 388 012.0 011.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 389 001.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. The supreme executive authority of this State shall be vested in a chief Magistrate, who shall be styled 'The Governor of the Sate of South Carolina.' *** MEND *** *** MSTART 390 002.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 2. No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who denies the existence of the Supreme Being; and who, on the date of such election, has not attained the age of thirty years; and who shall not have been a citizen of the United States and a citizen and resident of this State for five years next preceding the day of election. No person while Governor shall hold any office or other commission (except in the militia) under the authority of this State, or of any other power. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 391 003.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 3. The Governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State at the regular election every other even-numbered year after 1970. No person elected Governor may succeed himself in the office but shall be re- eligible. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 392 004.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 4. The term of office of the Governor shall be four years, beginning at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January next after his election and ending at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January four years later. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 393 005.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 5. In the General Election for Governor, the persons having the highest number of votes shall be Governor. In the event of a tie vote, as the first order of business after its organization, the General Assembly in joint session shall elect the Governor from the candidate having received the tie vote by the affirmative vote of a majority of the combined membership of both houses. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 394 006.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 6. If the Governor-elect dies or declines to serve, the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become Governor for a full term. If the Governor-elect fails to take the oath of office at the commencement of his term, the Lieutenant Governor shall act as Governor until the oath is administered. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 395 007.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 7. In the event that neither the Governor-elect nor the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall qualify, or if after taking the oath of office neither shall be able to serve for any reason whatsoever, the office of Governor for the time being shall devolve upon such officers and in such order of succession as may be provided by law. Any such officers while exercising the powers of the Governor for the time being under this provision shall not be subject to the dual office-holding provision of this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 396 008.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 8. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the same time, in the same manner, continue in office for the same period, and be possessed of the same qualifications as the Governor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 397 009.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 9. The Senate shall as soon as practicable after the convening of the General Assembly choose a President Pro Tempore to act in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor. A member of the Senate acting as Lieutenant Governor shall thereupon vacate his seat and another person shall be elected in his stead. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 398 010.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 10. The Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the Senate, ex officio, and while presiding in the Senate, shall have no vote, unless the Senate be equally divided. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 399 011.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 11. In the case of the removal of the Governor from office by impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the Sate, the Lieutenant Governor shall be Governor. In case the Governor be impeached, the Lieutenant Governor shall act in his stead and have his powers until judgment in the case shall have been pronounced. In the case of the temporary disability of the Governor and in the event of the temporary absence of the Governor from the State, the Lieutenant Governor shall have full authority to act in an emergency. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 400 012.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Article 12 of Section 4 was repealed and replaced by a new section withe numbered sub- sections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 401 012.1 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 12. (1) Whenever the Governor transmits to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Lieutenant Governor as acting Governor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 402 012.2 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** (2)Whenever a majority of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller General and the State Treasurer, or of such other body as the General Assembly may provide, transmits to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a written declaration that the Governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Lieutenant Governor shall forthwith assume the powers and duties of the office as acting Governor. Thereafter, if the Governor transmits to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no such inability exists he shall forthwith resume the powers and duties of his office unless a majority of the above members or of such other body, whichever the case may be, transmits within four days to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the Governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon, the General Assembly shall forthwith consider and decide the issue, and if not in session it shall assemble within forty-eight hours for the sole purpose of deciding such issue. If the General Assembly, within twenty-one days, excluding Sundays, after the first day it meets to decide the issue, determines by two-thirds vote of each House that the Governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Lieutenant Governor shall continue to discharge the same as acting Governor; otherwise the Governor shall resume the powers and duties of this office. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 403 013.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 13. The Governor shall be Commander-in Chief of the organized and unorganized militia of the State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 404 014.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 14. With respect to clemency, the Governor shall have the power only to grant reprieves and to commute a sentence of death to that of life imprisonment. The granting of all other clemency shall be regulated and provided for by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 405 015.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 15. The Governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. To this end, the Attorney General shall assist and represent the Governor, but such power shall not be construed to authorize any action or proceeding against the General Assembly or the Supreme Court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 406 016.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 16. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall receive for their services compensation, which shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 407 017.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 17. All state officers, agencies, and institutions within the Executive Branch shall, when required by the Governor, give him information in writing upon any subject relating to the duties and functions of their respective offices, agencies, and institutions, including itemized accounts of receipts and disbursements. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 408 018.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 18. The Governor shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly information on the condition of the Sate and recommend for its consideration such measures as he shall deem necessary or expedient. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 409 019.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 19. The Governor may on extraordinary occasions convene the General Assembly in extra session. Should either house remain without a quorum for five days, or in case of disagreement between the two houses during any session with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such times as he shall think proper not beyond the time of the annual session then next ensuing. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 410 020.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 20. The Governor shall reside at the Capital of the State except in case of epidemics, natural disaster, or the emergencies of war; but during the sittings of the General Assembly he shall reside where its sessions are held. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 411 021.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 21. Every Bill or Join Resolution which shall have passed the General Assembly, except on a question of adjournment, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the Governor, and if he approves he shall sign it; if not, he shall return it, with his objections to the house in which it originated, which shall enter the objections at large on its journal and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass it, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall be reconsidered, and if approved by two- thirds of that house it shall have the same effect as if it had been signed by the Governor; but in all such cases the vote of both houses shall be taken by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the Bill or Join Resolution shall be entered on the Journals of both houses respectively. Bills appropriating money out of the Treasury shall specify the objects and purposes for which the same are made and appropriate to them respectively their several amounts in distinct items and sections. If the Governor shall not approve any ne or more of the times or sections contained in any bill appropriating money, but shall approve of the residue thereof, it shall become a law as to the residue in like manner as if he had signed it. The Governor shall then return the bill with his objections to the items or sections of the same not approved by him to the house in which the bill originated, which house shall enter the objections at large upon its Journal and proceed to reconsider so much of the bill as is not approved by the Governor. The same proceedings shall be had in both houses in reconsidering the same as is provided in case of an entire bill returned by the Governor with his objections; and if any item or section of the bill not approved by the Governor shall be passed by two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly, it shall become a part of the law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor. If a bill or joint resolution shall not be returned by the Governor within five days after it shall have been presented to him, Sundays excepted, it shall have the same force and effect as if he had signed it, unless the General Assembly, by adjournment, prevents return, in which case it shall have such force and effect unless returned within two days after the next meeting. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 412 022.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 413 023.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 414 024.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Repealed] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 415 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** SEC. 6. The credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association or corporation; and the State shall not become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association or corporation. The General Assembly may, however, authorize the South Carolina Public Service Authority to become a joint owner with publicly owned electric utilities, of electric generation or transmission facilities, or both, and to enter into and carry out agreements with such jointly owned facilities. The General Assembly shall not have power to authorize any County or township to levy a tax or issue bonds for any purpose except for educational purposes, to build and repair public roads, buildings and bridges, to maintain and support prisoners, pay jurors, County officers, and for litigation, quarantine and Court expenses, and for ordinary County purposes, to support paupers, and pay past indebtedness. Provided, That the limitation imposed by this section shall not apply to any township in the country of Saluda, through which, in whole or in part, the line of railroad of Greenwood and Saluda county, and the county of Saluda, being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds in aid of the construction of the said proposed railroad under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe hereinafter: Provided, That the amount of such bonds shall not exceed eight per centum of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of such townships;" That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII and in Section 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the county of Richland, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said county are applied exclusively to the purpose of erection, improvement and maintenance of a public hospital and Courthouse or in payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said county, as provided by law. Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to the Township of Christ Church Parish, in Charleston County, contained within the following area: Northeast by Awendaw Creek; Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean and the Township of Sullivan's Island; Southwest by Charleston Harbor, and Northwest by the Wando River and the Berkeley County line, thus containing within the said area the town of Mount Pleasant, S. C., such Township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County, in and through the Township of Christ Church Parish, in and through the Town of Mount Pleasant, on Charleston Harbor, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and when the question of incurring said indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to St. James Santee Township in Charleston County contained within the following area; North by Berkeley County line; East by Santee River; South by Atlantic Ocean and West by Awensdaw Creek. Such township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County in and through the Township of St. James Santee, in and through the unincorporated village of McClellanville on Jeremy Creek, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. PROVIDED, That the General Assembly shall have power to authorize a county or township to levy a tax or issue bonds for the purposes of construction and maintenance of an airport or the construction and maintenance of landing strips. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 416 001.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. The powers possessed by all counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions at the effective date of this Constitution shall continue until changed in a manner provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 417 002.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 2. Until changed by the General Assembly, as allowed by this Constitution, the boundaries of the several counties shall remain as now established. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 418 003.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 3. No more than forty-six counties shall exist at any time, but the General Assembly may provide for a lesser number. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 419 004.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 4. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the merger of adjoining counties. Such mergers shall be permitted by the General Assembly only upon the request of the governing bodies of the counties or upon petition by ten per cent of the registered voters in each of the counties involved. No merger shall take place unless a majority of the electors voting on the question shall vote therefor in each of the counties. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 420 005.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 5. The General Assembly shall provide for the merger of a part or parts of a county with one or more adjoining counties upon request by the governing body of the county in which such part or parts are located, or upon petition by ten per cent of the registered voters in the area desiring to transfer to another county. No merger shall take place unless two-thirds of the qualified electors voting on the question in the territory to be transferred and a majority of the electors voting on the question in the county to which the territory is proposed to be annexed shall vote therefor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 421 006.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 6. No county seat shall be removed except by a vote of two-thirds of the qualified electors of the county voting in an election held for that purpose; nor shall any county seat be established unless a majority of the electors voting on the question shall vote therefor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 422 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 7. The General Assembly shall provide by general law for the structure, organization, powers, duties, functions, and the responsibilities of counties, including the power to tax different areas at different rates of taxation related to the nature and level of governmental services provided. Alternate forms of government, not to exceed five, shall be established. No laws for a specific county shall be enacted an no county shall be exempted from the general law or laws applicable to the selected alternative form of government. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 423 008.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 8. The General Assembly shall provide by general law the criteria and the procedures for the incorporation of new municipalities and for the readjustment of municipal boundaries and for the merger of incorporated municipalities provided that any city or town shall be organized with the consent of a majority of the electors voting in such election who reside in and are entitled by law to vote within the district proposed to be incorporated. No local or special laws shall be enacted for these purposes: Provided, that the General Assembly may vary such provisions among the alternative forms of government. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 424 009.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 9. The structure and organization, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the municipalities shall be established by general law: Provided, that not more than five alternative forms of government shall be authorized. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 425 010.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 10. No laws for a specific municipality shall be enacted, and no municipality shall be exempted from the laws applicable to municipalities or applicable to a particular form of government selected by any municipality authorized by Section 9 of this article. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 426 011.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 11. The General Assembly shall provide by general law two or more optional procedures by which incorporated municipalities may select a charter commission for the framing, publishing, and adoption of a municipal charter and the making of amendments thereto. Any municipality so eligible shall have the power to frame and to an end a municipal charter setting forth its governmental structure and organization, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities. No municipal charter so framed shall contain any provision inconsistent with this Constitution or the general law provisions enacted pursuant to Section 14 of this Article. Such charter or charters or charter amendments shall not become effective until approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting thereon. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 427 012.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 12. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution, any county may consolidate with the municipalities and other political subdivisions within its limits into a single unit of government, which shall be known as a consolidated political subdivision. The General Assembly shall provide by law for a referendum on such consolidations and for procedures for the framing of a charter for the new political subdivision. Such referendum shall be held only upon the request of the governing body of the county or upon petition of ten per cent of the registered electors within the county. Such consolidations shall not take place unless approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the questions of the consolidation and on the charter therefor in the same election or in successive elections held for these purposes. All municipalities and all other political subdivisions within the county not continued by the approved charter shall cease to exist at the effective date of the consolidation. Any political subdivision created by such a consolidation shall have the power to frame, to publish, to adopt, and to amend a charter setting forth its governmental structure and organization, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities. No charter so framed shall contain any provision inconsistent with this Constitution or with general law provisions applicable in all municipalities or counties enacted pursuant to Section 14 of this article. Such charter or charter amendments shall not become effective until approved by a majority of the qualified electors of such political subdivisions voting on the question. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 428 013.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 13. Any county, incorporated municipality, or other political subdivision may agree with the State or with any other political subdivision for the joint administration of any function and exercise of powers and the sharing of costs thereof. Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the State or any of its counties, incorporated municipalities, or other political subdivisions from agreeing to share the lawful cost, responsibility, and administration of functions with any one or more governments, whether within or without this State. The prohibitions against dual office holding contained in Article VI of this Constitution shall not apply to any elected or appointed official or employee who shall serve on a regional council of government created under the authority of this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 429 014.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 14. In acting provisions required or authorized by this article, general law provisions applicable to the following matters shall not be set aside: (1) the freedoms guaranteed every person; (2) election and suffrage qualifications; (3) bonded indebtedness of governmental units; (4) the structure for and the administration of the State's judicial system; (5) criminal laws and the penalties and sanctions for the transgression thereof; (6) the structure and the administration of any governmental service or function, responsibility for which rests with the State Government or which requires statewide uniformity. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 430 015.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 15. No law shall be passed by the General Assembly granting the right to construct and operate in a public street or on public property a street or other railway, telegraph, telephone or electric plant, or to erect water, sewer or gas works for public use, or to lay mains for any purpose, or to use the streets for any other such facility, without first obtaining the consent of the governing body of the municipality in control of the streets or public places proposed to be occupied for any such or like purpose; nor shall any law be passed by the General Assembly granting the right to construct and operate in a public street or on public property a street or other railway, or to erect water works for public use, or to lay water or sewer mains for any purpose, or to use the streets for any such other facility other than telephone, telegraph, gas and electric, without first obtaining the consent of the governing body of the county or the consolidated political subdivision in control of the streets or public places proposed to be occupied for any such or like purpose. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 431 016.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 16. An incorporated municipality may, upon a majority vote of the electors of such political subdivision who shall vote on the question, acquire by initial construction or purchase and may operate gas, water, sewer, electric, transportation or other public utility systems and plants. Any county or consolidated political subdivision created under this Constitution may, upon a majority vote of the electors voting on the question in such county or consolidated political subdivision, acquire by initial construction or purchase and may operate water, sewer, transportation or other public utility systems and plants other than gas and electric; provided this provision shall not prohibit the continued operation of gas and electric, water, sewer or other such utility systems of a municipality which becomes a part of a consolidated political subdivision. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 432 017.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 17. The provisions of this Constitution and all laws concerning local government shall be liberally construed in their favor. Powers, duties, and responsibilities granted local government subdivisions by this Constitution an by law shall include those fairly implied and not prohibited by this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 433 018.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 18. Sections 15 and 16 of this article notwithstanding, the General Assembly shall provide by general law for the assignment and regulation of territories for electrical and gas utilities within consolidated political subdivisions, except within former municipal corporate limits as they existed on the date of consolidation whenever such municipality owns and operates its own electric or gas system. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 434 007.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment was passed after Section 7 of Article 8 had been amendment as part of a complete amendment of Article 8. The other Section 7 of Article 8 passed in 1973 supersedes this one.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the City of Gaffney as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and in addition to powers now possessed the City of Gaffney may incur bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in Section 7 of Article VIII in an amount not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of the bonds are applied exclusively for the building erecting, purchasing, developing, improving, establishing, repairing, extending or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, waterworks, lighting plants, sewer system, fire department, city hall, police station, city jail, playgrounds, airports, real estate or municipal building and when the question f incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of such municipality by the city council of the city and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 435 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section and Section 5 of Article X shall not apply to the City of Gaffney as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and in addition to powers now possessed the City of Gaffney may incur bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in Section 7 of Article VIII in an amount not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of the bonds are applied exclusively for the building erecting, purchasing, developing, improving, establishing, repairing, extending or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, waterworks, lighting plants, sewer system, fire department, city hall, police station, city jail, playgrounds, airports, real estate or municipal building and when the question f incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of such municipality by the city council of the city and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 436 001.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. No person shall be popularly elected to any office in this State or its political subdivisions unless he possess the qualifications of an elector. Every qualified elector shall be eligible to any office to be voted for unless disqualified by age as prescribed in the Constitution. No person shall be elected or appointed to office in this Sate for life or during good behavior, but the terms of all officers shall be for such specified period except officers in the militia. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 437 002.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 2. No person who denies the existence of the Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 438 003.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 3. No person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time, provided, that the limitation shall not apply to officers in the militia, notaries public, or delegates to a Constitutional Convention. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 439 004.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 4. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all other officers of the State and its political subdivisions, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe the oath of office as prescribed in Section 5 of this article. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 440 005.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 5. Members of the General Assembly, and all officers, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, and all members of the bar, before they enter upon the practice of their profession, shall take and subscribe the following oath: 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified according to the Constitution of this Sate, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected (or appointed), and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States, So help me God.' *** MEND *** *** MSTART 441 006.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 6. The Governor shall commission all officers of the State. All commissions shall be issued in the name and by the authority of the State of South Carolina, sealed with the Great Seal, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State. The seal of the State now in use shall be used by the Governor officially, and shall be called 'The Great Seal of the State of South Carolina.' *** MEND *** *** MSTART 442 007.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 7. There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State a Secretary of State, an Attorney General, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of State, Comptroller General and an Adjutant General who shall hold their respective offices for a term of four years, coterminous with that of the Governor. The duties and compensation of such offices shall be prescribed by law and their compensation shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 443 008.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 8. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor that probable cause exists to charge any officer of the State or its political subdivisions who has the custody of public or trust funds with embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use, then the Governor shall direct his immediate prosecution by the proper officer, and upon indictment by a grand jury or, upon the waiver of such indictment if permitted by law, the Governor shall suspend such officer and appoint one in his stead, until he shall have been acquitted. In case of conviction, the position shall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled as may be provided by law. Any officer of the State or its political subdivisions, except members and officers of the Legislative and Judicial Branches, who has been indicted by a grand jury for a crime involving moral turpitude or who has waived such indictment if permitted by law may be suspended by the Governor until he shall have been acquitted. In case of conviction the office shall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled as may be provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 444 009.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 9. Officers shall be removed for incapacity, misconduct, or neglect of duty, in such manner as may be provided by law when no mode of trial or removal is provided in this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 445 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972 and 1974 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. Such amendment may delete, revise and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution; provided, that such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded debt limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of each county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 446 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Section 5. Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of Cherokee County School District No. 1 and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by Cherokee County School District No. 1 within the twenty-five per cent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 447 005.0 014.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [This amendment was added to Article I Section 17; it should have been added to Article 14 Section 5.] Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Spartanburg County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Spartanburg County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Spartanburg County or to such authorities, the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, that the municipalities of York County may, pursuant to statutory law, not existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, on which is located main underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Spartanburg County, any incorporated municipality, political subdivision or authority in Spartanburg County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the Municipalities of Florence County may, pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through their municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and re-development work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for re-use, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. In cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purpose, on which is located main underground subways systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults, or railroad main line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where re-use is for private purposes, the condemned shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such re-use. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Greenville County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Greenville County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and right of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Greenville County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Greenville County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article I, Section 17, restricting the exercise of the power of eminent domain to the acquisition of property for public use, Greenville County, any incorporate, municipality, political subdivision or authority in Greenville County may acquire air rights or sub-surface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate, including eminent domain, and may dispose of air rights and sub surface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or right of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Sub-surface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights of way including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Charleston County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Charleston County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Charleston County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the Charleston County Council, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Richland County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in Richland County, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas public or private (including streets and rights of way) designated by such municipality or authority and may prepare such areas for re-use, and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of such areas (including air rights over or sub-surface rights under such areas, streets, roads or rights of way) to private enterprise for private use or to public bodies for public use and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Richland County or to such authority the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property to effectuate the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, however, that before any such acquisition occurs under the power of eminent domain, a plan of redevelopment including such property shall be approved, after public hearing thereon, by the governing body of the municipality, as to property within the corporate limits of such municipality, or by the County Council for Richland County, as to property not within the corporate limits of any municipality, or by such other body as the General Assembly may designate. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Laurens County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in the county, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Laurens County or to such authorities the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment, including the acquisition of air rights or subsurface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate and may dispose of air rights and subsurface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Subsurface rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. In cases of condemnation of land on which are located underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults or railroad line trackage, the total compensation to the public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults, or trackage. Provided, the General Assembly may provide by law that any incorporated municipality in Laurens County, or any housing or redevelopment authority now existing or hereafter established to function in the county, may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses and to that end the General Assembly may delegate to such incorporated municipalities in Laurens County or to such authorities the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment, including the acquisition of air rights or subsurface rights, both as hereinafter defined, by any means permitted by law for acquisition of real estate and may dispose of air rights and subsurface rights regardless of how or for what purpose acquired, for private or public use by lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise. Air rights shall mean estates, rights and interests in the space above the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights-of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. Subsurface rights shall mean estates, rights and interest in the space below the surface of the ground or the surface of streets, roads or rights- of-way, including access, support and other appurtenant rights required for the utilization thereof. In cases of condemnation of land on which are located underground subway systems, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults or railroad line trackage, the total compensation tot he public utility or railroad shall be the reasonable expense incurred in relocation of the systems, lines, vaults or trackage. Provided, that the municipalities of Cherokee County may pursuant to statutory law, now existing or hereafter enacted, and acting through the municipal councils or through any housing or redevelopment authority, now or hereafter established, undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work in areas which are predominantly slum or blighted, the preparation of such areas for reuse, and the sale or other disposition of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses, and to that end may exercise the power of eminent domain as to any property essential to the plan of slum clearance and redevelopment. Provided, further, that just compensation be paid for all property and property rights so taken. When land is condemned and reuse is for private purposes, and there is located thereon any main underground subway system, interstate toll lines, transmission lines, transformer vaults or railroad trackage, the compensation to any public utility or railroad shall include, in addition to any other compensation to which it may be entitled by law, the reasonable expense incurred in relocating such system, lines, vaults or trackage as may be affected by such taking. Provided, further, that in cases of condemnation of land, where reuse is for private purposes, the condemnee shall be given the first opportunity to purchase the land when it is sold by the condemnor for such reuse. Provided, further, that when land is purchased or condemned, or when right of way is vacated, and such land or right of way is reused for private purposes, and the relocation or rearrangement of any main underground subway system, telephone line, transmission line, transformer vault or railroad trackage is required because of such reuse, the public utility or railroad shall be compensated, but the total compensation to any public utility or railroad, in addition to any other compensation to which it may be entitled by law, for such relocation or rearrangement shall not exceed the reasonable expense incurred in relocation or rearranging the system, lines, vaults or trackage affected by such taking. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 448 011.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** [Section 11 of Article 8 was revised and redesignated as Article 8A.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 449 001.0 008.A 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. In the exercise of the public power the General Assembly shall have the right to prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State. The General Assembly may license persons or corporations to manufacture and sell and retail alcoholic liquors or beverages within the state under such rules and restrictions as it deems proper; or the General Assembly may prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and may authorize and empower State, county and municipal officers, all or either, under the authority and in the name of the State, to buy in any market and retail within the State liquors and beverages in such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as it deems expedient. Provided, that no license shall be granted to sell alcoholic beverages in less quantities than one ounce in licensed retail stores, or to sell them between sundown and sunrise, or to sell them to be drunk on the premises; provided, further, that the General Assembly shall not delegate to any municipal corporation the power to issue licenses to sell the same, provided, further, that licenses may be granted to sell and consume alcoholic liquors and beverages in sealed containers of two ounces or less in businesses which engage primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals or furnishing of lodging or on premises of nonprofit organizations with limited membership not open to the general public, during such hours as the General Assembly may provide. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 450 001.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in a unified judicial system, which shall include a Supreme Court, a Circuit Court, and such other courts of uniform jurisdiction as may be provided for by general law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 451 002.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Chief Justice shall preside, and in his absence the senior Associate justice. In all cases decided by the Supreme Court, the concurrence of three of the justices shall be necessary for a reversal of the judgment below. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 452 003.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 3. The members of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly for a term of ten years, and shall continue in office until their successors shall be elected and qualified, and shall be classified so that the term of one of them shall expire every two years. In any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be recorded. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 453 004.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 4. The Chief of the Supreme Court shall be the administrative head of the unified judicial system. He shall appoint an administrator of the courts and such assistants as he deems necessary to aid in the administration of the courts of the State. The Chief Justice shall set the terms of any court and shall have the power to assign any judge to sit in any court within the unified judicial system. Provided, each county shall be entitled to four weeks of court each year and such terms therefor shall be provided for by the General Assembly. Provided, further, that he shall set a term of at least one week in any court in any county within sixty days after receipt by him of a resolution of the county bar requesting it. The Supreme Court shall make rules governing the administration of all the courts of the State. Subject to the statutory law, the Supreme Court shall make rules governing the practice and procedures in all such courts. The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction over the admission to the practice of law and the discipline of persons admitted. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 454 005.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 5. The Supreme Court shall have power to issue writs or orders of injunction, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, and other original and remedial writs. And the Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases of equity, and in such appeals they shall review the findings of fact as well as the law, except in cases where the facts are settled by a jury and the verdict not set aside, and shall constitute a Court for the correction of errors at law under such regulations as the General Assembly may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 455 006.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 6. There shall be appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Court a Reporter and a Clerk of the Court whose terms and duties shall be prescribed by the Court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 456 007.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 7. The Circuit Court shall be a general trial court with original jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases, except those cases in which exclusive jurisdiction shall be given to inferior courts, and shall have such appellate jurisdiction as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 457 008.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 8. Jurisdiction in matters testamentary and of administration, in matters appertaining to minors and to persons mentally incompetent, shall be vested as the General Assembly may provide, consistent with the provisions of Section 1 of this Article. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 458 009.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 9. The General Assembly shall divide the State into judicial circuits of compact and contiguous territory. For each circuit a judge or judges shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly; provided, that in any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be provided. He or they shall hold office for a term of six years, and at the time of his election he shall be an elector of a county of, and during his continuance in office he shall reside in, the circuit of which he is judge. The General Assembly may by law provide for additional circuit judges, to be assigned by the Chief Justice. Such additional circuit judges shall be elected in the same manner and for the same term as provided in the preceding paragraph of this section for other circuit judges, except that residence in a particular county or circuit shall not be a factor in determining qualifications. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 459 010.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 10. Judges of the Circuit Court shall interchange circuits and all judges shall be systematically rotated throughout the State as directed by the Chief Justice. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 460 011.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 11. No person shall be eligible to the office of Chief Justice, Associate Justice, or Judge of the Circuit Court who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United Sates and of this State, and has not attained the age of twenty-six years, has not been a licensed attorney at law for at least five years, and has not been a resident of this State for five years next preceding his election. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 461 012.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 12. The Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Circuit Court shall each receive compensation for their services to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during the term. They shall not, while in office, engage in the practice of law, hold office in a political party, or hold any other office or position of profit under the United Sates, the Sate, or its political subdivisions except in the militia, nor shall they be allowed any fees or perquisites of office. Any such Justice or Judge who shall become a candidate for a popularly elected office shall thereby forfeit his judicial office. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 462 013.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 13. Within the unified court system, the Supreme Court shall have power after hearing, to remove or retire any judge from office upon a finding of disability seriously interfering with the performance of his duties which is, or is likely to become, of a permanent character. A Justice shall not sit in any hearing involving his own removal or retirement. Implementation and enforcement of this section may be by rule or order of the Supreme Court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 463 014.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 14. All vacancies in the Supreme Court or Circuit Court shall be filled by elections as prescribed in Section 3 and Section 9 of this Article; provided, that if the unexpired term does not exceed one year such vacancy may be filled by the Governor. When a vacancy is filled by either appointment or election, the incumbent shall hold office only for the unexpired term of his predecessor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 464 015.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 15. The General Assembly shall specify the grounds for disqualification of Justices and Judges to sit on certain cases. The General Assembly shall also provide for the temporary appointment of men learned in the law to sit as special Justices and Judges when the necessity for such appointment shall arise. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 465 016.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 16. Each of the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Circuit Court and of all other courts of records shall have the same power at chambers to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition and interlocutory writs or orders of injunction as when in open court. The Judges of the Circuit Court and other courts of record shall have such additional powers at chambers as the General Assembly may provide except in matters required to be determined in a public trial. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 466 017.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 17. Judges shall not charge juries in respect to matters of fact, but shall declare the law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 467 018.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 18. The petit jury of the Circuit Court shall consist of twelve members and the number of jurors of other courts shall be determined by law. All jurors in any trial court must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. The grand jury of each county shall consist of eighteen members, twelves of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the Court. Each juror must be a qualified elector under the provision of this Constitution and of good moral character. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 468 019.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 19. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass laws for the change of venue in all cases, civil and criminal, upon proper showing, supported by affidavit, that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county where such action or prosecution was commenced. The State shall have the same right to move for a change of venue that a defendant has for such offenses as the General Assembly may provide. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 469 020.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 20. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the selection, duties, and compensation of appropriate officials to enforce the criminal laws of the Sate, to prosecute persons under such laws, and to carry on the administrative functions of the courts of the State. The Attorney General shall be the chief prosecuting officer of the State with authority to supervise the prosecution of all criminal cases in courts of record. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 470 021.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 21. The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the decisions of the Supreme Court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 471 022.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 22. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, any existing court may be continued as authorized by law until this article is implemented pursuant to such schedule as may hereafter be adopted. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 472 023.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1973 *** Section 23. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a number of magistrates for each county as provided by law. The General Assembly shall provide for their terms of office and their civil and criminal jurisdiction. The terms of office need not be uniform throughout the State but shall be uniform within each county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 473 007.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 7. No lottery shall every be allowed or be advertised by newspapers, or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in this State. The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual State and county fairs, shall no be deemed a lottery prohibited by this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 474 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Chester County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by the School District of Chester County within the thirty percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 475 014.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 14. Every citizen who is eighteen years of age or older, not laboring under disabilities prescribed in this Constitution or otherwise established by law, shall be deemed sui juris and endowed with full legal rights and responsibilities, provided, that the General Assembly may restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons until age twenty-one. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 476 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District 4 of Lexington County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding seventy-five percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 4 of Lexington County within the seventy-five percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 477 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 1 of Lexington County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding seventy-five percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 1 of Lexington County within the seventy-five percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 478 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, further, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 3 of Lexington and Saluda Counties and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding seventy-five percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The indebtedness of the school district shall not be considered in determining the power of the counties or other political subdivisions or municipal corporations of the counties or State covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 479 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Chester County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by the School District of Chester County within the thirty percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 480 014.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 56 of Laurens County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty-six percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by School District No. 56 of Laurens County within the twenty-six percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 481 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitation as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 2 in Richland County and the school district may incur bonded debt tot he extent of not exceeding fifty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur indebtedness by an municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 482 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of The School District of Union County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by The School District of Union County within the thirty percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 483 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of School District No. 7 of Orangeburg County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding sixteen percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 484 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the Charleston County Airport District and the district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding twenty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by the district within the twenty percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 485 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. Such amendment may delete, revise and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution: Provided, that such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded debt limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 486 001.0 008.A 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 1. In the exercise of the police power the General Assembly shall have the right to prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State. The General Assembly may license persons or corporations to manufacture and sell retail alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State under such rules and restrictions as it deems proper; or the General Assembly may prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and may authorize and empower State, county and municipal officers, all or either, under the authority and in the name of the State, to buy in any market and retail within the State liquors and beverages in such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as it deems expedient. Provided, that no license shall be granted to sell alcoholic beverages in less quantities than one ounce in licensed retail stores, or to sell them between seven o'clock p.m. and nine o'clock a.m., or to sell them to be drunk on the premises; provided, further that the General Assembly shall not delegate to any municipal corporation the power to issue licenses to sell the same. Provided, further, that licenses may be granted to sell and consume alcoholic liquors and beverages in sealed containers of two ounces or less in businesses which engage primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals or furnishing of lodging or on premises of certain nonprofit organizations with limited membership not open to the general public, during such hours as the General Assembly may provide. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 487 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the School District of Pickens County and the school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by the School District of Pickens County within the thirty percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of the school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 488 004.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 4. Every citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered shall be entitled to vote in the precinct of his residence and not elsewhere. Provided, however, that any registered elector who has moved his place of residence within the State during the thirty days immediately prior to the date of any election shall be entitled to vote in his previous precinct of residence in such election only. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 489 007.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 7. No lottery shall ever be allowed or be advertised by newspapers, or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in this State. The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual State and county fairs, shall not be deemed a lottery prohibited by this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 490 020.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** Section 20. There shall be elected in each county by the electors thereof a clerk of the circuit court, a sheriff and a coroner; and in each judicial circuit a solicitor shall be elected by the electors thereof. All of these officers shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The General Assembly shall provide by law for their duties and compensation. The General Assembly may also provide by law for the selection, duties and compensation of other appropriate officials to enforce the criminal laws of the State, to prosecute persons under such laws and to carry on the administrative functions of the courts of the State. The Attorney General shall be the chief prosecuting officer of the State with authority to supervise the prosecution of all criminal cases in courts of record. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 491 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to the City of Spartanburg as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and in addition to powers now possessed the City of Spartanburg may incur bonded indebtedness in an amount not exceeding thirty-five percent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of such municipality aby the city council of the city and a majority of those voting in such election or elections shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 492 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by Section 5 of the Article X are removed for the school district of Horry County and such district may impose a bonded indebtedness not exceeding twenty-five percent of the assessed value of the taxable property in the district. The bonded indebtedness of the district shall not be considered in determining the power to incur bonded indebtedness by any municipality or political subdivision of the county or State covering or partially extending over the territory of such district. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 493 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations imposed by this section shall not apply to the town of Ware Shoals as now constituted, or as hereafter enlarged or diminished, and in addition to powers now possessed the town of Ware Shoals may incur bonded indebtedness in an amount not exceeding twenty percent of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of the bonds are applied exclusively for the building, erecting, purchasing, developing, improving, establishing, repairing, extending or maintaining of sidewalks, streets, waterworks, lighting plants, sewer system, fire department, town hall, town parks, police station, town jail, playgrounds, airports, real estate or municipal building, and when the question of incurring such bonded indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of such municipality by the town council and a majority of those voting in such election shall vote in favor thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 494 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1975 *** [This amendment added text to Article 10 Sec. 5 of the Constitution. The text is not the complete Section, but only the portion that was added.] Provided, that the limitations as to bonded indebtedness imposed by this section shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of any school district located entirely within Spartanburg County, and any such school district may incur bonded debt to the extent of not exceeding thirty-five percent of the assessed value of all taxable property therein. Bonded debt incurred by any such school district of Spartanburg County, within the thirty-five percent limitation herein created shall not affect or limit the power of other political subdivisions or municipal corporations, covering or extending over any portion of the territory of such school district, to incur bonded indebtedness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 495 009.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 9. The annual session of the General Assembly heretofore elected, fixed by the Constitution of the year Eighteen hundred and Sixty-eight to convene of the fourth Tuesday of November, in the year Eighteen hundred and Ninety-five, is hereby postponed, and the same shall be convened and held in the city of Columbia on the second Tuesday of January, in the year Eighteen hundred and Ninety-six. The first session of the General Assembly elected under this Constitution shall convene in Columbia on the second Tuesday in January, in the year Eighteen hundred and Ninety-seven, and thereafter annually at the same time and place. Provided, that the House of Representatives shall meet on the first Tuesday following the certification of the election of its members for not more than three days following the general election in even- numbered years for the purpose of organizing. Should the casualties of war or contagious disease render it unsafe to meet at the seat of government, then the Governor may, by proclamation, appoint a more secure and convenient place of meeting. Members of the General Assembly shall not receive any compensation for more than forty days of any one session. Provided, that this limitation shall not affect the first four sessions of the General Assembly under this Constitution. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 496 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. Such amendment may delete, revise and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution; provided, that such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. Provided, that a proposed amendment providing for a change in the bonded debt limitation of a county or any of its political subdivisions shall be voted on only by the qualified electors of such county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 497 001.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 1. The General Assembly may provide for the ad valorem taxation by the State or any of its subdivisions of all real and personal property. The assessment of all property shall be equal and uniform in the following classifications: *** MEND *** *** MSTART 498 001.1 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (1) All real and personal property owned by or leased to manufacturers, utilities and mining operations and used by the manufacturer, utility or mining operation, in the conduct of such business shall be taxes on an assessment equal to ten and one-half percent of the fair market value of such property. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 499 001.2 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (2) All real and personal property owned by or leased to companies primarily engaged in transportation for hire of persons or property and used by the company in the conduct of such business shall be taxed on an assessment equal to nine and one-half percent of the fair market value of such property. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 500 001.3 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (3) The legal residence and not more than five acres contiguous thereto shall be taxed on an assessment equal to four percent of the fair market value of such property. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 501 001.4 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (4) Agricultural real property which is actually used for such purposes shall be taxed on an assessment equal to: (A) four percent of its value for such purposes when owned or leased to individuals or partnerships and certain corporations which do not: (i) have more than ten shareholders (ii) have as a shareholder a person (other than an estate) who is not an individual (iii) have a nonresident alien as a shareholder; and (iv) have more than one class of stock. (B) six percent of its value for such purposes when owned or leased to corporations, except for certain corporations specified in (A) above. Provided, that the General Assembly shall by general law provide for a penalty system on lands classified as agricultural lands to insure the proper utilization of this classification. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 502 001.5 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (5) All other real property not herein provided for shall be taxed on an assessment equal to six percent of the fair market value of such property. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 503 001.6 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (6) All inventories of business establishments shall be taxed on an assessment equal to six percent of the fair market value of such property. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 504 001.7 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (7) All farm machinery and equipment except motor vehicles licenses for use on the highways owned by farmers and used on agricultural lands shall be taxed on an assessment equal to five percent of the fair market value. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 505 001.8 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (8) All other personal property shall be taxed on an assessment equal to ten and one-half percent of the fair market value of such property. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 506 002.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 2. (a) The General Assembly may define the classes of property and values for property tax purposes of the classes of property set forth in Section 1 of this article and establish administrative procedures for property owners to qualify for a particular classification. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 507 002.B 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (b) The General Assembly may provide for a gradual transition to any ratio as set out in Section 1 over a period not to exceed seven years. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 508 002.C 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (c) Statutes pertaining to the methods of assessment of property for ad valorem taxation not in conflict with this article shall continue in force until changed by an act of the General Assembly. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 509 002.D 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (d) The General Assembly may change the ratios as set forth in Section 1, but only with the approval of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 510 003.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 3. There shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation: (a) all property of the State, counties, municipalities, school districts and other political subdivisions, if the property is used exclusively for public purposes; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 511 003.B 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (b) all property of schools, colleges, and other institutions of learning and all charitable institutions in the nature of hospitals and institutions caring for the infirmed, the handicapped, the aged, children and indigent persons, except where the profits of such institutions are applied to private use; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 512 003.C 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (c) all property of all public libraries, churches, parsonages, and burying grounds; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 513 003.D 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (d) all property of all charitable trusts and foundations used exclusively for charitable and public purposes; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 514 003.E 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (e) all household goods and furniture used in the home of the owner of such goods and furniture, but this exemption shall not apply to household goods used in hotels, rooming houses, apartments or other places of business; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 515 003.F 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (f) all inventories and manufactures, except manufactured articles which have been offered for sale at retail or which have been available for sale at retail; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 516 003.G 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (g) all new manufacturing establishments located in any of the counties of this State after July 1, 1977, for five years from the time of establishment and all additions to the existing manufacturing establishments located in any of the counties of this State for five years from the time each such addition is made if the cost of such addition is fifty thousand dollars or more. Such additions shall include additional machinery and equipment installed in the plant. Provided, however, that the exemptions authorized in this item for manufacturing establishments, and additions thereto shall not include exemptions from school taxes or municipal taxes, but shall include only county taxes. Provided, further that all manufacturing establishments and all additions to existing manufacturing establishments exempt under existing statutes shall be allowed their exemptions provided for by statute until such exemptions expire; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 517 003.H 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (h) all facilities or equipment of industrial plants which are designed for the elimination, mitigation, prevention, treatment, abatement or control of water, air or noise pollution; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 518 003.I 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (i) a homestead exemption for persons sixty-five years of age and older, for persons permanently and totally disabled and for blind persons in the amount of ten thousand dollars of the fair market value of the homestead under conditions prescribed by the General Assembly by general law; provided, that the amount may be increased by the General Assembly by law, passed by a majority vote of both houses; *** MEND *** *** MSTART 519 003.J 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (j) intangible personal property. The exemptions provided in (c) and (d) for real property shall not extend beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by the owners of such real property. Homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation not specifically provided for in this section may be provided for by the General Assembly by general law. In addition to the exemption listed in this section, the General Assembly may provide for exemptions from the property tax, by general laws applicable uniformly to property throughout the State and in all political subdivisions, but only with the approval of two-thirds of the members of each House. All exemptions not specifically provided for or authorized in this article shall be repealed March 1, 1978. The General Assembly shall provide for methods and procedures in applying for the exemption of any property as described in this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 520 004.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 4. The General Assembly shall provide for the assessment of all property for taxation, whether for state, county, school, municipal or any other political subdivision. All taxes shall be levied on that assessment. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 521 005.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 5. No tax, subsidy or charge shall be established, fixed, laid or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled. Any tax which shall be levied shall distinctly state the public purpose to which the proceeds of the tax shall be applied. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 522 006.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** SEC. 6. The credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association or corporation; and the State shall not become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association or corporation. The General Assembly may, however, authorize the South Carolina Public Service Authority to become a joint owner with publicly owned electric utilities, of electric generation or transmission facilities, or both, and to enter into and carry out agreements with such jointly owned facilities. The General Assembly shall not have power to authorize any County or township to levy a tax or issue bonds for any purpose except for educational purposes, to build and repair public roads, buildings and bridges, to maintain and support prisoners, pay jurors, County officers, and for litigation, quarantine and Court expenses, and for ordinary County purposes, to support paupers, and pay past indebtedness. Provided, That the limitation imposed by this section shall not apply to any township in the country of Saluda, through which, in whole or in part, the line of railroad of Greenwood and Saluda county, and the county of Saluda, being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds in aid of the construction of the said proposed railroad under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe hereinafter: Provided, That the amount of such bonds shall not exceed eight per centum of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of such townships;" That the limitations imposed in Section 7 of Article VIII and in Section 5 and 6 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the county of Richland, when the proceeds of any bonds issued by said county are applied exclusively to the purpose of erection, improvement and maintenance of a public hospital and Courthouse or in payment of debts incurred, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said county, as provided by law. Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to the Township of Christ Church Parish, in Charleston County, contained within the following area: Northeast by Awendaw Creek; Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean and the Township of Sullivan's Island; Southwest by Charleston Harbor, and Northwest by the Wando River and the Berkeley County line, thus containing within the said area the town of Mount Pleasant, S. C., such Township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County, in and through the Township of Christ Church Parish, in and through the Town of Mount Pleasant, on Charleston Harbor, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe, and when the question of incurring said indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by these Sections shall not apply to St. James Santee Township in Charleston County contained within the following area; North by Berkeley County line; East by Santee River; South by Atlantic Ocean and West by Awensdaw Creek. Such township being hereby expressly authorized to vote bonds to an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars, the proceeds of such bonds to be applied solely to the erection and maintenance of a railroad from a point in Berkeley County in and through the Township of St. James Santee, in and through the unincorporated village of McClellanville on Jeremy Creek, under such restrictions and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said Township as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. PROVIDED, That the General Assembly shall have power to authorize a county or township to levy a tax or issue bonds for the purposes of construction and maintenance of an airport or the construction and maintenance of landing strips. The General Assembly may vest the power of assessing and collecting taxes in all of the political subdivisions of the State. Property tax levies shall be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing such taxes; provided, that on properties located in an area receiving special benefits from the taxes collected, special levies may be permitted by general law applicable to the same type of political subdivision throughout the State, and the General Assembly shall specify the precise condition under which such special levies shall be assessed. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 523 007.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 7. (a) The General Assembly shall provide for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the State for each year. Whenever it shall happen that the ordinary expenses of the State for any year shall exceed the income of the State for such year, the General Assembly shall provide for levying a tax in the ensuing year sufficient with other sources of income to pay the deficiency of the preceding year together with the estimated expenses for such ensuing year. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 524 007.B 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (b) Each political subdivisions of the State as defined in Section 14 of this article and each school district of this State shall prepare and maintain annual budgets which provide for sufficient income to meet its estimated expenses for each year. Whenever it shall happen that the ordinary expenses of a political subdivision for any year shall exceed the income of such political subdivision, the governing body of such political subdivision shall provide for levying a tax in the ensuing year sufficient, with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency of the preceding year together with the estimated expenses for such ensuing year. The General Assembly shall establish procedures to insure that the provisions of this section are enforced. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 525 008.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 8. Money shall be drawn from the treasury of the State or the treasury of any of its political subdivisions only in pursuance of appropriations made by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 526 009.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 9. An accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public money shall be published annually in such manner as may be prescribed by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 527 010.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 10. The General Assembly may direct, by law, in what manner claims against the State may be established and adjusted. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 528 011.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 11. The credit of neither the State nor of any of its political subdivisions shall be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association, corporation or any religious or other private education institution except as permitted by Section 3, Article XI of this Constitution. Neither the State nor any of its political subdivisions shall become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association or corporation. The General Assembly may, however, authorize the South Carolina Public Service Authority to become a joint owner with privately owned electric utilities, of electric generation or transmission facilities, or both, and to enter into and carry out agreements with respect to such jointly owned facilities. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 529 012.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 12. No law shall be enacted permitting the incurring of bonded indebtedness by any county for sewage disposal or treatment, fire protection, street lighting, garbage collection and disposal, water service or any other service or facility benefitting only a particular geographical section of the county unless a special assessment, tax or service charge in the amount designed to provide debt service on bonded indebtedness or revenue bonds incurred for such purposes shall be imposed upon the area or persons receiving the benefit therefrom. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 530 013.1 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 13. (1) Subject to the conditions and limitations in this section, the State shall have power to incur indebtedness in the following categories and in no others: (a) general obligation debt; and (b) indebtedness payable only from a revenue-producing project r fro a special source as provided in subsection (9) hereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 531 013.2 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (2) 'General Obligation Debt' shall mean any indebtedness of the State which shall be secured in whole or in part by a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 532 013.3 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (3) General obligation debt may not be incurred except for a public purpose and all general obligation debt shall mature not later than thirty years from the time such indebtedness shall be incurred. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 533 013.4 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (4) In each act authorizing the incurring of general obligation debt the General Assembly shall allocate on an annual basis sufficient tax revenues to provide for the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on such general obligation debt. If at any time any payment due as the principal of or interest on any general obligation debt shall not be paid as and when the same become due and payable, the State Comptroller General shall forthwith levy and the State Treasurer shall collect an ad valorem tax without limit as to rate or amount upon all taxable property in the State sufficient to meet the payment of the principal and interest of such general obligation debt then due. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 534 013.5 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (5) If general obligation debt be authorized by (a) two-thirds of the members of each House of the General Assembly; or (b) a majority vote of the qualified electors of the State voting in a referendum called by the General Assembly there shall be no conditions or restrictions limited the incurring of such indebtedness except (i) those restrictions and limitations imposed in the authorization to incur such indebtedness, and (ii) the provisions of subsection (3) hereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 535 013.6 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (6) General obligation debt may be also incurred on such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may by law prescribe under the following limitations: (a) General obligation bonds for highway purposes (highway bonds) may be issued if such bonds shall be additionally secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the 'sources of revenue' as such term is defined in this subsection; provided, that the maximum annual debt service on all highway bonds so additionally secured which shall thereafter be outstanding shall not exceed fifteen percent of the proceeds received from the sources of revenue for the fiscal year next preceding. For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'sources of revenue' shall mean so much of the revenues as may be applicable by the General Assembly for state highway purposes from any and all taxes or licenses imposed upon individuals or vehicles for the privilege of using the public highway of the State. (b) General obligation bonds for any state institution of higher learning designated by the General Assembly (state institution bonds) may be issued, if such bonds shall be additionally secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the tuition fees received by the particular institution of higher learning for which such state institution bonds are issued: provided, that the maximum annual debt service on all state institution bonds so additionally secured issued for such state institution thereafter to be outstanding shall not exceed ninety percent of the sums received by such state institution of higher learning from tuition fees for the fiscal year next preceding. (c) General obligation bonds for any public purpose including those purposes set forth in (a) and (b) may be issued; provided, that the maximum annual debt service on all general obligation bonds of the State thereafter to be outstanding (excluding highway bonds, state institution bonds, tax anticipation notes, and bond anticipation notes) must not exceed five percent of the general revenues of the State for the fiscal year next preceding (excluding revenues which are authorized to be pledged for state highway bonds and state institution bonds). *** MEND *** *** MSTART 536 013.7 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (7) General obligation indebtedness may be incurred in anticipation of state tax collections (tax anticipation notes) under such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe by law. Such tax anticipation notes shall be secured by a pledge of such taxes and by a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the State. All tax anticipation notes shall be expressed to mature not later than ninety days form the end of the fiscal year in which such notes are issued. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 537 013.8 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (8) General obligation notes may be issued in anticipation of the proceeds of general obligation bonds which may be lawfully issued (bond anticipation notes) under terms and conditions which the General Assembly may prescribe by law. Such bond anticipation notes shall be secured by a pledge of the proceeds of the bonds in anticipation of which such bond anticipation notes are issued and by a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the State. Bond anticipation notes shall be expressed to mature not later than one year following the date of issuance, but if the General Assembly shall so authorize by law, bond anticipation notes may be refunded or renewed. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 538 013.9 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (9) The General Assembly may authorize the State or any of its agencies, authorities or institutions to incur indebtedness for any public purpose payable solely from a revenue producing project or from a special source, which source does not involve revenues from any tax but may include fees paid for the use of any toll bridge, toll road, or tunnel. Such indebtedness may be incurred upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe by law. All indebtedness incurred pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall contain a statement on the face thereof specifying the sources form which payment is to be made. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 539 014.1 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 14. (1) For the purposes of this section, the term 'political subdivisions' shall mean the counties of the State, the incorporated municipalities of the State, and special purpose districts, including special purpose districts which are located in more than one county or which are comprised of one or more counties. The term does not include regional planning agencies which are expressly forbidden to incur general obligation debt. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 540 014.2 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (2) The political subdivisions of the State shall have the power to incur bonded indebtedness in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly shall prescribe by general law within the limitations set forth in this section and Section 12 of this article. Such political subdivisions shall have the power to incur indebtedness in the following categories and no others: (a) General obligations debt; and (b) Indebtedness payable only from a revenue-producing project or from a special source as provided in subsection (10) of this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 541 014.3 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (3) 'General obligation debt' shall mean any indebtedness of the political subdivision which shall be secured in whole or in part by a pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 542 014.4 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (4) General obligation debt may be incurred only for a purpose which is a public purpose and which is a corporate purpose of the applicable political subdivision. The power to incur general obligation debt shall include general obligation debt incurred by counties within the limitations provided by Section 12 of this article, and general obligation debt incurred by any political subdivision for purposed permitted by Section 13 of Article VIII of this Constitution. All general obligation debt shall mature within forty years from the time such indebtedness shall be incurred. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 543 014.5 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (5) No general obligation debt shall be incurred by any political subdivision unless prior to the delivery thereof a schedule showing the date and principal and interest payments to become due thereon shall be filed in the office of the State Treasurer. If at any time any political subdivision shall fail to effect the punctual payment of the principal of or interest on its general obligation debt, then, in such instance, the State Treasurer shall withhold from such political subdivision sufficient moneys from any state appropriation to which such political subdivision may be entitled and apply so much as shall be necessary to the payment of the principal and interest on the indebtedness of the political subdivision then due. Any and all appropriations for political subdivisions of the State shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 544 014.6 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (6) If general obligation debt be authorized by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the political subdivision voting in a referendum authorized by law, there shall be no conditions or restrictions limiting the incurring of such indebtedness except: (a) those restrictions and limitations imposed in the authorization of such indebtedness; (b) the provisions of subjection (4) hereof; and (c) such general obligation debt shall be issued within five years of the date of such referendum. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 545 014.7 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section and on any such terms and provisions as the General Assembly may, by general law, prescribe, general obligation debt may also be incurred by the governing body of each political subdivision: (a) For any of its corporate purposes in an amount not exceeding eight percent of the assessed value of all taxable property of such political subdivision; or (b) General obligation debt incurred pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by Section 12 of this article. In determining the debt limitation imposed by the provisions of subsection (7) of this section , bonded indebtedness incurred pursuant to the authorizations of subsection (6), bonded indebtedness existing on the date of this section becomes a part of the Constitution in 1977, and bonded indebtedness incurred pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, shall not be considered. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 546 014.8 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (8) General obligation debt may also be incurred in anticipation of the collection of ad valorem taxes or licenses (tax anticipation notes) under such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe by general law. Such tax anticipation notes shall be secured by a pledge of such taxes or license fees and a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the political subdivision. All tax anticipation notes shall be expressed to mature not later than ninety days from the date as of which such taxes or license fees may be paid without penalty. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 547 014.9 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (9) General obligation notes may also be issued in anticipation of the proceeds of general obligation bonds which may be lawfully issued (bond anticipation notes) under such terms and conditions that the General Assembly may prescribe by general law. Such bond anticipation notes shall be secured by a pledge of the proceeds of the bonds in anticipation of which such bond anticipation notes are issued and by a pledge of the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the political subdivision. Bond anticipation notes shall be expressed to mature not later than one year following the date of issuance, but if the General Assembly shall so authorize by law, bond anticipation notes may be refunded or renewed. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 548 014.10 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (10) Indebtedness payable solely from a revenue-producing project or form a special source, which source does not involve revenues from any tax or license may be issued upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe by general law; provided, that the General Assembly may authorize by general law that indebtedness for the purpose of redevelopment within incorporated municipalities may be incurred, and that the debt service of such indebtedness be provided from the added increments of tax revenues to result form any such project. Any and all indebtedness incurred pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall contain a statement on the face thereof specifying the sources from which payment is to be made and shall state that the full faith, credit and taxing powers are not pledged therefor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 549 015.1 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** Section 15. (1) The school districts of the State shall have the power to incur general obligation debt only in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly shall prescribe by law within the limitations set forth in this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 550 015.2 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (2) General obligation debt shall mean any indebtedness of the school district which shall be secured in whole or in part by a pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 551 015.3 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (3) General obligation debt may be incurred only for a purpose which is a public purpose and which is a corporate purpose of the applicable school district. The power to incur general obligation debt shall include general obligation debt incurred by any school districts for the purposes permitted by Section 13 of Article VIII of this Constitution. All general obligation debt shall mature within thirty years from the time such indebtedness shall be incurred. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 552 015.4 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (4) No general obligation debt shall be incurred by any school district unless prior to the delivery thereof a schedule showing the date and the principal and interest payments to become due thereon shall be filed in the office of the State Treasurer. If at any time any school district shall fail to effect the punctual payment of the principal and interest of its general obligation debt, the State Treasurer shall withhold from such school district sufficient moneys from any state appropriation to which such school district may be entitled and apply so much as shall be necessary to the payment of the principal and interest on the indebtedness of the school district then due. All appropriations for school districts of the State shall be subject to the provision of this paragraph. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 553 015.5 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (5) If the general obligation debt be authorized by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the school district voting in a referendum authorized by law, there shall be no conditions or restrictions limiting the incurring of such indebtedness except: (a) those restrictions and limitations imposed in the authorization to incur such indebtedness; (b) such general obligation debt shall be issued within five years of the date of such referendum; and (c) the provisions of subsection (3) hereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 554 015.6 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (6) In addition to bonded indebtedness authorized by subsection (5), during the period beginning on the date of the ratification of this article in 1977 and ending on the fifth anniversary of that date, the governing body of any school district may incur bonded indebtedness to the limit authorized by Section 5, Article X of the Constitution as of January 1, 1976, and upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may have heretofore or may hereafter prescribe; provided, however, that in determining the limit authorized by Section 5, Article X of the Constitution, in the event the assessed value of all taxable property in any school district decreased in any year during the aforesaid five-year period to an amount less than the assessed value of all taxable property in any such school district as of December 1, 1975, the assessed value of all taxable property of any such school district as of December 31, 1975, shall be applied in determining any such school district's bonded indebtedness during the aforesaid five-year period. After the fifth anniversary of that date, the governing body of any school district may incur general obligation debt in an amount not exceeding eight percent of the assessed value of all taxable property of such school district subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section and upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe. In computing the eight percent debt limitation imposed by the provisions of this subsection bonded indebtedness existing on the date of the fifth anniversary of the ratification of this article in 1977 and bonded indebtedness incurred under the provisions of subsection (5) of this section shall not be considered in the computation of the eight percent limitation. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 555 015.7 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (7) General obligation debt may also be incurred in anticipation of the collection of ad valorem taxes (tax anticipation notes) under such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe by law. Such tax anticipation notes shall be secure by a pledge of such taxes and a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the school district. All tax anticipation notes shall be expressed to mature not later than ninety days from the date as of which such taxes may be paid without penalty. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 556 015.8 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** (8) General obligation notes may be issued in anticipation of the proceeds of general obligation bonds which may lawfully be issued (bond anticipation notes) under such terms and conditions that the General Assembly may prescribe by law. Such bond anticipation notes shall be secured by a pledge of the proceeds of the bonds in anticipation of which such bond anticipation notes are issued and by a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the school district. Bond anticipation notes shall be expressed to mature not later than one year following the date of issuance, but if the General Assembly shall so authorize by law, bond anticipation notes may be refunded or renewed. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 557 001.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 1with numbered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 558 002.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 2 with lettered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 559 003.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 3 with lettered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 560 007.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 7 with lettered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 561 013.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 13 with numbered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 562 014.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 14 with numbered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 563 015.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1977 *** [Repealed and replaced by a new Section 15 with numbered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 564 011.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1979 *** Section 11. The credit of neither the State nor of any of its political subdivisions shall be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association, corporation or any religious or other private education institution except as permitted by Section 3, Article XI of this Constitution. Neither the State nor any of its political subdivisions shall become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association or corporation. The General Assembly may, however, authorize the South Carolina Public Service Authority to become a joint owner with privately owned electric utilities, including electric cooperatives, of electric generation or transmission facilities, or both, and to enter into and carry out agreements with respect to such jointly owned facilities. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 565 003.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 1979 *** Section 3. Divorces from the bonds of matrimony shall be allowed on the grounds of adultery, desertion, physical cruelty, continuous separation for a period of at least one year or habitual drunkenness. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 566 016.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1979 *** Section 16. The governing body of any retirement or pension system in this State funded in whole or in part by public funds shall not pay any increased benefits to members or beneficiaries of such system above the benefit levels in effect on January 1, 1979, unless such governing body shall first determine that funding for such increase on a sound actuarial basis has been provided or is concurrently provided. The General Assembly shall annually appropriate funds and prescribe member contributions for any state-operated retirement system which will insure the availability of funds to meet all normal and accrued liability of the system on a sound actuarial basis as determined by the governing body of the system. Assets and funds established, created and accruing for the purpose of paying obligations to members of the several retirement systems of the State and political subdivisions shall not be diverted or us ed for any other purpose. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 567 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1979 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. Such amendment may delete, revise and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, the same shall become part of the Constitution; Provided, that such amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 568 036.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1979 *** Section 36. The General Assembly shall provide for a general fund reserve of five percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year. Provided, that, initially and until the reserve fund is established, not less tan two percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year shall be set aside from future revenues in any one fiscal year. The General Assembly shall provide by law for a procedure to survey the progress of the collection of revenue and the expenditure of funds and to authorize and direct reduction of appropriations as may be necessary to prevent a deficit. In the event of a year-end operating deficit, so much of the reserve fund as may be necessary shall be used to cover the deficit; and the amount so applied shall be restored to the reserve fund within three fiscal years out of future revenues until the five percent general fund reserve is again reached and actually maintained. Provided, that not less than one percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year shall be restored to the reserve fund the first fiscal year following the deficit and no less than two percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year shall be restored to the reserve fund for each of the next two succeeding fiscal years following he deficit. Provided, that upon the approval of two-thirds of the membership of each house the reserve fund, or any portion thereof, may be appropriated by act of the General Assembly for purposes other than such deficit or priority purposes. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 569 028.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1981 *** Section 28. The General Assembly shall enact such laws as will exempt real and personal property of a debtor from attachment, levy and sale under any mesne or final process issued by any court or bankruptcy proceeding. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 570 003.0 004.0 0 SC 1896 1981 *** Section 3. The Governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State at the regular election every other even-numbered year after 1970. No person shall be elected Governor for more than two successive terms. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 571 007.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1983 *** Section 7. There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State a Secretary of State, and Attorney General, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of Education, Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture, and an Adjutant General who shall hold their respective offices for a term of four years, coterminous with that of the Governor. The duties and compensation of such offices shall be prescribed by law and their compensation shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 572 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976,1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, and 1988 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. The amendment may delete, revise, and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided the provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same is agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, the amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of the amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after the election, and before another, ratify the amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, they shall become part of the Constitution. The amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 573 011.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 11. The credit of neither the State nor of any of its political subdivisions shall be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association, corporation, or any religious or other private education institution except as permitted by Section 3, Article XI of this Constitution. Neither the State nor any of its political subdivisions shall become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association, or corporation. The General Assembly may, however, authorize the South Carolina Public Service Authority to become a joint owner with privately owned electric utilities, including electric cooperatives, of electric generation or transmission facilities, or both, and to enter into and carry out agreements with respect to such jointly owned facilities. Provided, however, the General Assembly may obligate or appropriate state funds in order to participate in federal or federally aided disaster related grant or loan programs for individuals or families, but only to the extent that such state participation is a prerequisite to federal financial assistance. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 574 004.A 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 4A. All rules and amendments to rules governing practice and procedure in all courts of this State promulgated by the Supreme Court must be submitted by the Supreme Court to the Judiciary Committee of each House of the General Assembly during a regular session, but not later than the first day of February during each session. Such rules or amendments shall become effective ninety calendar days after submission unless disapproved by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly, with the concurrence of three-fifths of the members of each House present and voting. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 575 001.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in a unified judicial system, which shall include a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals, a Circuit Court, and such other courts of uniform jurisdiction as may be provided for by general law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 576 002.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Chief Justice shall preside, and in his absence the senior Associate Justice. In all cases decided by the Supreme Court, the concurrence of three of the Justices shall be necessary for a reversal of the judgment below. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 577 003.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 3. The members of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly for a term of ten years, and shall continue in office until their successors shall be elected and qualified, and shall be classified so that the term of one of them shall expire every two years. In any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be recorded. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 578 004.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 4. The Chief Justice o the Supreme Court shall be the administrative head of the unified judicial system. He shall appoint an administrator of the courts and such assistants as he deems necessary to aid in the administration of the courts of the State. The Chief Justice shall set the terms of any court and shall have the power to assign any judge to sit in any court within the unified judicial system. Provided, each county shall be entitled to four weeks of court each year and such terms therefor shall be provided for by the General Assembly. Provided, further, that the Chief Justice shall set a term of at least one week in any court of original jurisdiction in any county within sixty days after receipt by him of a resolution of the county bar requesting it. The Supreme Court shall make rules governing the administration of all the courts of the State. Subject to the statutory law, the Supreme Court shall make rules governing the practice and procedure in all such courts. The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction over the admission to the practice of law and the discipline of persons admitted. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 579 005.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 5. The Supreme Court shall have power to issue writs or orders of injunction, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, and other original and remedial writs. The Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases of equity, and in such appeals they shall review the findings of fact as well as the law, except in cases where the facts are settled by a jury and the verdict not set aside. The Supreme Court shall constitute a court for the correction of errors at law under such regulations as the General Assembly may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 580 006.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 6. There shall be appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Court a Reporter and a Clerk of Court, whose terms and duties shall be prescribed by the Court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 581 007.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 7. The Court of Appeals consist of a Chief Judge and no fewer than five Associate Judges, the appropriate number to be determined by law. The Chief Judge shall preside, and in his absence the senior Associate Judge. Subject to the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge shall set the terms of the Court of Appeals. The structure and organization of the Court of Appeals shall be determined by the General Assembly. The Court of Appeals shall sit in panels. The General Assembly may by statute provide for the court to sit en banc. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 582 008.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 8. The members of the Court of Appeals shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly for a term of six years and shall continue in office until their successors shall be elected and qualify. In any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be recorded. Provided, that for the first election of members of the Court of Appeals, the General Assembly shall by law provide for staggered terms. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 583 009.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 9. The Court of Appeals shall have such jurisdiction as the General Assembly shall prescribe by general law. The decisions of the Supreme Court shall bind the Court of Appeals as precedents. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 584 010.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 10. There shall be appointed by the Judges of the Court of Appeals a clerk of court, whose term and duties shall be prescribed by the Court of Appeals and shall be subject to the general administrative authority and supervision of the Chief Justice. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 585 011.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 11. The Circuit Court shall be a general trial court with original jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases, except those cases in which exclusive jurisdiction shall be given to inferior courts, and shall have such appellate jurisdiction as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 586 012.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 12. Jurisdiction in matters testamentary and of administration, in matters appertaining to minors and to persons mentally incompetent, shall be vested as the General Assembly may provide, consistent with the provisions of Section 1 of this article. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 587 013.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 13. The General Assembly shall divide the State into judicial circuits of compact and contiguous territory. For each circuit a judge or judges shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly; provided, that in any contested election, the vote of each member shall be recorded. He shall hold office for a term of six years, and at the time of his election he shall be an elector of a county of, and during his continuance in office he shall reside in, the circuit of which he is a judge. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 588 014.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 14. Judges of the Circuit Court shall interchange circuits and all judges shall be systematically rotated throughout the State as directed by the Chief Justice. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 589 015.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 15. No person shall be eligible to the office of Chief Justice, associate Justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, or judge of the Circuit Court who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United States and of this State, and has not attained the age of twenty-six years, has not been a licensed attorney at law for at least five years, and has not been a resident of this State for five years next preceding his election. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 590 016.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 16. The Justices of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit Court shall each receive compensation for their services to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during the term. They shall not, while in office, engage in the practice of law, hold office in a political party, or hold any other office or position of profit under the United States, the State, or its political subdivisions except in the militia, nor shall they be allowed any fees or perquisites of office. Any such Justice or judge who shall become a candidate for a popularly elected office shall thereby forfeit his judicial office. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 591 017.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 17. Within the unified court system, the Supreme Court shall have power, after hearing, to remove or retire any judge from office upon a finding of disability seriously interfering with the performance of his duties which is, or is likely to become, of a permanent character. A Justice shall not sit in any hearing involving his own removal or retirement. Implementation and enforcement of this section may be by rule or order of the Supreme Court. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 592 018.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 18. All vacancies in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or Circuit Court shall be filled by elections as prescribed in Sections 3, 8, and 13 of this article; provided, that if the unexpired term does not exceed one year such vacancy may be filled by the Governor. When a vacancy is filled by either appointment or election, the incumbent shall hold office only for the unexpired term of his predecessor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 593 019.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 19. The General Assembly shall specify the grounds for disqualification of Justices and judges to sit on certain cases. The General Assembly shall also provide for the temporary appointment of men learned in the law to sit as special Justices and judges when the necessity for such appointment shall arise. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 594 020.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 20. Each of the Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit Court and of all other courts of record shall have the same power at chambers to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition, and interlocutory writs or orders of injunction as when in open court. The judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit Court and other courts of record shall have such additional powers at chambers as the General Assembly may provide, except in matters required to be determined in a public trial. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 595 021.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 21. Judges shall not charge juries in respect to matters of fact, but shall declare the law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 596 022.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 22. The petit jury of the Circuit Court shall consist of twelve members and the number of jurors of other courts shall be determined by law. All jurors in any trial court must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. The grand jury of each county shall consist of eighteen members, twelve of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the court. Each juror must be a qualified elector under the provisions of this Constitution and of good moral character. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 597 023.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 23. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass laws for the change of venue in all cases, civil and criminal, upon proper showing, supported by affidavit, that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county where such action or prosecution was commenced. The State shall have the same right to move for a change of venue that a defendant has for such offenses as the General Assembly may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 598 024.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 24. There shall be elected in each county by the electors thereof a clerk of the circuit court, a sheriff, and a coroner; and in each judicial circuit a solicitor shall be elected by the electors thereof. All of these officers shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The General Assembly shall provide by law for their duties and compensation. The General Assembly may also provide by law for the selection, duties, and compensation of other appropriate officials to enforce the criminal laws of the State, to prosecute persons under such laws, and to carry on the administrative functions of the courts of the State. The Attorney General shall be the chief prosecuting officer of the State with authority to supervise the prosecution of all criminal cases in courts of record. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 599 025.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 25. The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 600 026.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 26. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a number of magistrates for each county as provided by law. The General Assembly shall provide for their terms of office and their civil and criminal jurisdiction. The terms of office need not be uniform throughout the State but shall be uniform within each county. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 601 007.A 010.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** (a) The General Assembly shall provide by law for a budget process to insure that annual expenditures of state government may not exceed annual state revenue. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 602 007.C 010.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** (c) The General Assembly shall prescribe by law a spending limitation on appropriations for the operation of state government which shall provide that annual increases in such appropriations may not exceed the average growth rate of the economy of the State as measured by a process provided for by the law which prescribes the limitations on appropriations; provided, however, the limitation may be suspended for nay one fiscal year by a special vote as provided in this subsection. During the regular session of the General Assembly in 1990 and during every fifth annual regular session thereafter, the General Assembly shall conduct and complete a review of the law implementing this subsection. During each session, only a vote of two-thirds of the members of each branch present and voting shall be required to change the existing limitation on appropriation. Unless that is done, the existing limitations shall remain unchanged. Upon implementation of the provisions of this subsection by law, such law may not be amended or repealed except by the special vote as provided in this subsection. The special vote referred to in this subsection means an affirmative vote in each branch of the General Assembly by two-thirds of the members present and voting, but not less than three-fifths of the total membership in each branch. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 603 007.D 010.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** (d) The General Assembly shall prescribe by law a limitation on the number of state employees which shall provide that the annual increase in such number may not exceed the average growth rate in the population of the State measured by a process provided for in the law which prescribes that employment limitation; provided, however, the limitation may be suspended for any one fiscal year by a special vote as provided in this subsection. Upon implementation of the provisions of this subsection by law, such law may not be amended or repealed except by the special vote provided in this subsection. The special vote referred to in this subsection means an affirmative vote in each branch of the General Assembly by two-thirds of the members present and voting, but not less than three-fifths of the total membership in each branch. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 604 013.6 010.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** (6) General obligation debt may be also incurred on such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may by law prescribe under the following limitations: (a) General obligation bonds for highway purposes (highway bonds) may be issued if such bonds shall be additionally secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the 'sources of revenue' as such term is defined in this subsection; provided, that the maximum annual debt service on all highway bonds so additionally secured which shall thereafter be outstanding shall not exceed fifteen percent of the proceeds received from the sources of revenue for the fiscal year next preceding. For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'sources of revenue' shall mean so much of the revenues as may be applicable by the General Assembly for state highway purposes from any and all taxes or licenses imposed upon individuals or vehicles for the privilege of using the public highway of the State. (b) General obligation bonds for any state institution of higher learning designated by the General Assembly (state institution bonds) may be issued, if such bonds shall be additionally secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the tuition fees received by the particular institution of higher learning for which such state institution bonds are issued: provided, that the maximum annual debt service on all state institution bonds so additionally secured issued for such state institution thereafter to be outstanding shall not exceed ninety percent of the sums received by such state institution of higher learning from tuition fees for the fiscal year next preceding. (c) General obligation bonds for any public purpose including those purposes set forth in (a) and (b) may be issued; provided, that the maximum annual debt service on all general obligation bonds of the State thereafter to be outstanding (excluding highway bonds, state institution bonds, tax anticipation notes, and bond anticipation notes) must not exceed five percent of the general revenues of the State for the fiscal year next preceding (excluding revenues which are authorized to be pledged for state highway bonds and state institution bonds). Upon implementation of the provisions of this item by law, the percentage rate of general revenues may be reduced to four or increased to seven percent by legislative enactment passed by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the Senate and a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the House of Representatives. During the regular session of the General Assembly in 1990 and during very fifth annual regular session thereafter, the General Assembly shall conduct and complete a review of the law implementing this item. Unless during such session that review results in an amendment to or repeal of the law implementing this item, which must be accomplished by legislative enactment passed by a tow-thirds vote of the total membership of the Senate and a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the House of Representatives. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 605 036.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** Section 36. The General Assembly shall provide for a General Fund Reserve of four percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year. Funds may be withdrawn from the reserve only for the purpose of covering operating deficits of state government. The General Assembly must provide for the orderly restoration of funds withdrawn from the reserve from future revenues. The General Assembly shall provide by law for a procedure to survey the progress of the collection of revenue and the expenditure of funds and to authorize and direct reduction of appropriations as may be necessary to prevent a deficit. Upon implementation of the provisions of this section, the percentage rate of general fund revenue may be reduced to three or increased to five percent by the special vote provided in this section. During the regular session of the General Assembly in 1990 and during every fifth annual regular session thereafter, the General Assembly shall conduct and complete a review of the law implementing this section. Unless during such session that review results in an amendment to or repeal of the law implementing this section, which must be accomplished by the special vote provided in this section, the existing percentage rate shall remain unchanged. The special vote referred to in this section means an affirmative vote in each branch of the General Assembly by two-thirds of the members present and voting, but not less than three-fifths of the total membership in each branch. In the event of a year-end operating deficit, so much of the reserve fund as may be necessary must be used to cover the deficit; and the amount must be restored to the reserve fund within three fiscal years of future revenues until four percent general fund reserve is again reached and maintained. Provided, that one percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year must be restored to the reserve fund the first two fiscal years following the deficit and two percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year must be restored to the reserve fund the third fiscal year following the deficit. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 606 003.G 010.0 0 SC 1896 1985 *** (g) all new manufacturing establishments located in any of the counties of this state after July 1, 1977, for five years from the time of establishment and all additions to the manufacturing establishments located in any of the counties of this State for five years from the time each of these additions is made if the cost of the addition is fifty thousand dollars or more. The additions shall include additional machinery and equipment installed in the plant. The exemptions authorized in this item for manufacturing establishments, and additions to those manufacturing establishments, do not include exemptions from school taxes or municipal taxes but include only county taxes. All manufacturing establishments and all additions to existing manufacturing establishments exempt under existing statutes are allowed their exemptions provided for by statute until the exemptions expire. Municipal governing bodies may by ordinance exempt from municipal ad valorem taxation for not more than five years all new manufacturing establishments located in any of the municipalities of this State after July 1, 1985, and all additions to the existing manufacturing establishments, including additional machinery and equipment, located in any of the municipalities of this State costing fifty thousand dollars or more made after July 1, 1985. Exemptions from municipal taxation granted pursuant to this item may not result in any refund of taxes. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 607 026.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1987 *** The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a number of magistrates for each county as provided by law. The General Assembly shall provide for their terms of office and their civil and criminal jurisdiction. The terms of office must be uniform throughout the State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 608 022.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 22. The petit jury of the circuit court shall consist of twelve members and the number of jurors of other courts must be determined by law. All jurors in any trial court must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. The grand jury of each county, and the state grand jury, as the General Assembly may establish by general law, shall consist of eighteen members, twelve of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the court. Each juror must be a qualified elector under the provisions of this Constitution and of good moral character. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 609 011.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 11. No person may be held to answer for any crime where the punishment exceeds a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the county where the crime has been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The General Assembly may provide for the waiver of an indictment by the accused. Nothing contained in this Constitution is deemed to limit or prohibit the establishment by the General Assembly of a state grand jury with the authority to return indictments irrespective of the county where the crime has been committed and that other authority, including procedure, as the General Assembly may provide. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 610 013.0 008.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** [Section 13 of Article 8 was repealed in 1989 and replaced by a new Section 13 with lettered subsections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 611 013.A 008.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 13. (A) Any county, incorporated municipality, or other political subdivisions may agree with the State or with any other political subdivision for the joint administration of any function and exercise of powers and the sharing of the costs thereof. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 612 013.B 008.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** (B) Nothing in this Constitution may be construed to prohibit the State or any of its counties, incorporated municipalities, or other political subdivisions from agreeing to share the lawful cost, responsibility, and administration of functions with any one or more governments, whether within or without this State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 613 013.C 008.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** (C) The prohibitions against dual officeholding contained in Article VI of this Constitution do not apply to any elected or appointed official or employee who serves on a regional council of government created under the authority of this section. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 614 013.D 008.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** (D) Counties may jointly develop an industrial or business park with other counties within the geographical boundaries of one or more of the member counties. The area comprising the parks and all property having a situs therein is exempt from all ad valorem taxation. The owners or lessees of any property situated in the park shall pay an amount equivalent to the property taxes or other in-lieu-of payments that would have been due and payable except for the exemption herein provided. The participating counties shall reduce the agreement to develop and share expenses and revenues of the park to a written instrument which is binding on all participating counties. Included within expenses are the costs to provide public services such as sewage, water, fire, and police protection. Notwithstanding the above provisions of this subsection, before a group of member counties may establish an industrial or business park as authorized herein, the General Assembly must first provide by law for the manner in which the value of the property in the part will be considered for purposes of bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions and school districts and for purposes of computing the index of taxpaying ability pursuant to any provision of law which measures the relative fiscal capacity of a school district to support its schools based on the assessed valuation of taxable property in the district as compared to the assessed valuation of the taxable property in all school districts of this State. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 615 022.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 22. The petit jury of the circuit court shall consist of twelve members and the number of jurors of other courts shall be determined by law. All jurors in any trial court must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. The grand jury of each county shall consist of eighteen members, twelve of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the court. Each juror must be a resident of this State and have such other qualifications as the General Assembly may prescribe. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 616 011.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 11. No person may be held to answer for any crime the jurisdiction over which is not within the magistrate's court, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the county where the crime has been committed except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The General Assembly may provide for the waiver of an indictment by the accused. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 617 024.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 24. No person is eligible to a seat in the General Assembly while he holds any office or position of profit or trust under this State, the United States of America, or any of them, or under any other power, except officers in the militia, members of lawfully and regularly organized fire departments, constables, and notaries public. If any member accepts or exercises any of the disqualifying offices or positions he shall vacate his seat. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 618 003.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 3. No person may hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time. This limitation does not apply to officers in the militia, notaries public, members of lawfully and regularly organized fire departments, constables, or delegates to a constitutional convention. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 619 001.A 017.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 1A. Every qualified elector is eligible to any office to be voted for, unless disqualified by age, as prescribed in this Constitution. No person may hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time, but any person holding another office may at the same time be an officer in the militia, member of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department, constable, or a notary public. The limitation above set forth 'No person may hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time,' does not apply to the circuit judges of the State under the circumstances stated in this section, but whenever it appears that any or all of the Justices of the Supreme Court are disqualified or otherwise prevented form presiding in any cause for the reasons set forth in Section 6 of Article V of the Constitution, the Chief Justice or in his stead the Senior Associate Justice when available shall designate the requisite number of circuit judges for the hearing and determination of the hearing. The limitation above set forth does not prohibit any officeholder from being a delegate to a constitutional convention. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 620 024.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 24. There shall be elected in each county by the electors thereof a clerk of the circuit court, a sheriff, and a coroner; and in each judicial circuit a solicitor shall be elected by the electors thereof. All of these officers shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The General Assembly shall provide by law for their duties and compensation. The General Assembly may also provide by law for the age and qualifications of sheriffs and the selection, duties, and compensation of other appropriate officials to enforce the criminal laws of the state, to prosecute persons under these laws, and to carry on the administrative functions of the courts of the State. The Attorney General shall be the chief prosecuting officer of the State with authority to supervise the prosecution of all criminal cases in courts of record. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 621 001.0 016.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives. However, for the general election in 1990, revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. The amendment may delete, revise, and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided the provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If it is agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, the amendment or amendments must be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken on it and must be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives. If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting on the question vote in favor of the amendment or amendments and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly, after the election and before another, ratify the amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, they become part of the Constitution. The amendment or amendments must be read three times, on three several days, in each House. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 622 036.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** [Section 36 of Article 3 was replaced in 1989 by a new Section 36 with lettered sub-sections.] *** MEND *** *** MSTART 623 036.A 003.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** Section 36. (A) The General Assembly shall provide for a General Reserve Fund of three percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year. Funds may be withdrawn from the reserve only for the purpose of covering operating deficits of state government. The General Assembly must provide for the orderly restoration of funds withdrawn from the reserve from future revenues and out of funds accumulating in excess of annual operating expenditures. (1) The General Assembly shall provide by law for a procedure to survey the progress of the collection of revenue and the expenditure of funds and to authorize the direct reduction of appropriations as may be necessary to prevent a deficit. (2) In the event of a year-end operating deficit, so much of the reserve fund as may be necessary must be used to cover the deficit; and the amount must be restored to the reserve fund within three fiscal years out of future revenues until the three percent General Reserve Fund is again reached and maintained. Provided that a minimum of one percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year, if so much is necessary, must be restored to the reserve fund each year following the deficit until the three percent General Reserve Fund is restored. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 624 036.B 003.0 0 SC 1896 1989 *** (B) The General Assembly, in the annual general appropriations act, shall appropriate, out of the estimated revenue of the general fund for the fiscal year for which the appropriations are made, into a Capital Reserve Fund, which is separate and distinct from the General Reserve Fund, an amount equal to two percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year. (1) The General Assembly must provide by law that if before March first the revenue forecast of the current fiscal year projects that revenues at the end of the fiscal year will be less than the expenditures authorized by appropriation for that year, then the current year's appropriation for the Capital Reserve Fund first must be reduced to the extent necessary before mandating any reductions to operating appropriations. (2) After March first of a fiscal year, monies from the Capital Reserve Fund may be appropriated by the General Assembly in separate legislation upon an affirmative vote in each branch of the General Assembly by two-thirds of the members present and voting, but not less than three-fifths of the total membership in each branch for the following purposes: (a) to finance in cash previously authorized capital improvement bond projects; (b) to retire interest or principal on bonds previously issued; (c) for capital improvements or other nonrecurring purposes (3) (a) Any appropriation of monies from the Capital Reserve Fund as provided in this subsection must be ranked in priority of expenditure and is effective thirty days after completion of the fiscal year. If it is determined that the fiscal year has ended with an operating deficit, then the monies appropriated from the Capital Reserve Fund must be reduced based on the rank of priority, beginning with the lowest priority, to the extent necessary and applied to the year-end operating deficit before withdrawing monies from the General Reserve Fund. (b) At the end of the fiscal year, any monies in the Capital Reserve Fund that are not appropriated as provided in this subsection or any appropriation for a particular project or item which has been reduced due to application of the monies to a year-end deficit must lapse and be credited to the General Fund. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 625 024.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1995 *** Section 24. There shall be elected in each county by the electors thereof a clerk of the circuit court, a sheriff, and a coroner; and in each judicial circuit a solicitor shall be elected by the electors thereof. All of these officers shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The General Assembly shall provide by law for their duties and compensation. The General Assembly also may provide by law for the age and qualifications of sheriffs and coroners, and the selection, duties, and compensation of other appropriate officials to enforce the criminal laws of the State, to prosecute persons under these laws, and to carry on the administrative functions of the courts of the State. The Attorney General shall be the chief prosecuting officer of the State with authority to supervise the prosecution of all criminal cases in courts of record. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 626 003.G 010.0 0 SC 1896 1995 *** (g) All new manufacturing establishments located in any of the counties of this state after July 1, 1977, for five years from the time of establishment and all additions to the manufacturing establishments located in any of the counties of this State for five years from the time each of these additions is made if the cost of the addition is fifty thousand dollars or more. The additions shall include additional machinery and equipment installed in the plant. The exemptions authorized in this item for manufacturing establishments, and additions to those manufacturing establishments, do not include exemptions from school taxes or municipal taxes but include only county taxes. All manufacturing establishments and all additions to existing manufacturing establishments exempt under existing statutes are allowed their exemptions provided for by statute until the exemptions expire. Municipal governing bodies may by ordinance exempt from municipal ad valorem taxation for not more than five years all new manufacturing establishments located in any of the municipalities of this State after July 1, 1985, and all additions to the existing manufacturing establishments, including additional machinery and equipment, located in any of the municipalities of this State costing fifty thousand dollars or more made after July 1, 1985. Exemptions from municipal taxation granted pursuant to this item may not result in any refund of taxes. The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance exempt from municipal ad valorem taxation for not more than five years: (1) all new corporate headquarters, corporate office facilities, distribution facilities located in the municipality, and additions to such facilities; and (2) all facilities of new enterprises engaged in research and development activities located in the municipality, and additions to such facilities. The exemptions allowed pursuant to this paragraph are subject to those terms and conditions that the General Assembly may provide by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 627 007.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1997 *** Section 7. No person is eligible for a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in the district in which he may be chosen. Senators must be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age. No person who has been convicted of a felony under state or federal law or convicted of tampering with a voting machine, fraudulent registration or voting, bribery at elections, procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery, voting more than once at elections, impersonating a voter, or swearing falsely at elections/taking oath in another's name, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to these offenses, is eligible to serve as a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, this prohibition does not apply to a person who has been pardoned under state or federal law or to a person who files for public office fifteen years or more after the completion date of service of the sentence including probation and parole time, nor shall any person, serving in office prior to the ratification of this provision, be required to vacate the office to which he is elected. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 628 001.0 006.0 0 SC 1896 1997 *** Section 1. No person may be popularly elected to and serve in any office in this State or its political subdivisions unless he possesses the qualifications of an elector, is not disqualified by age as prescribed in this Constitution, and has not been convicted of tampering with a voting machine, fraudulent registration or voting, bribery at elections, procuring or offering to procure votes by briber y, voting more than once at elections, impersonating a voter, or swearing falsely at elections/taking oath in another's name, or has not pled guilty or nolo contendere to these offenses. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, this prohibition does not apply to a person who has been pardoned under state or federal law or to a person who files for public office fifteen years or more after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time, nor shall any person, serving in office prior to the ratification of this provision, be required to vacate the office to which he is elected. No person may be elected or appointed to office in this State for life or during good behavior, but the terms of all officers must be for some specified period except officers in the militia. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 629 004.0 002.0 0 SC 1896 1997 *** Section 4. Every citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 630 015.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1997 *** Section 15. No person shall be eligible to the office of Chief Justice, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the court of appeals, or judge of the circuit court who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United States and of this State, and has not attained the age of at least thirty-two years, has not been a licensed attorney at law for at least eight years, and has not been a resident of this state for five years next preceding his election. Any justice or judge serving in office on the effective date of the provisions of this section requiring a justice or judge to be at least thirty-two years of age and to have at least eight years of service as a licensed attorney at law who is not of that age or who has not been licensed for this required period of time may continue to serve for the remainder of his current term and is considered to have the requisite age and years of service as a licensed attorney for purposes of future re-elections to judicial office. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 631 027.0 005.0 0 SC 1896 1997 *** Section 27. In addition to the qualifications for circuit court and court of appeals judges and Supreme Court justices contained in this article, the General Assembly by law shall establish a Judicial Merit Selection Commission to consider the qualifications and fitness of candidates for all judicial positions on these courts and on other courts of this State which are filled by election of the General Assembly. The General Assembly must elect the judges and justices from among the nominees of the commission to fill a vacancy on these courts. No person may be elected to these judicial positions unless he or she has been found qualified by the commission. Before a sitting member of the General Assembly may submit an application with the commission for his nomination to a judicial office, and before the commission may accept or consider such an application, the member of the General Assembly must first resign his office and have been out of office for a period established by law. Before a member of the commission may submit an application with the commission for this nomination to a judicial office, and before the commission may accept or consider such an application, the member of the commission must not have been a member of the commission for a period to be established by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 632 016.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1997 *** Section 16. The governing body of any retirement or pension system in this State funded in whole or in part by public funds shall not pay any increased benefits to members or beneficiaries of such system above the benefit levels in effect on January 1, 1979, unless such governing body shall first determine that funding for such increase on a sound actuarial basis has been provided or is concurrently provided. The General Assembly shall annually appropriate funds and prescribe member contributions for any state-operated retirement system which will insure the availability of funds to meet all normal and accrued liability of the system on a sound actuarial basis as determined by the governing body of the system. Assets and funds established, created and accruing for the purpose of paying obligations to members of the several retirement systems of the State and political subdivisions shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11 of this article, the funds of the various state- operated retirement systems may be invested and reinvested in equity securities of any corporation within the United States that is registered on a national securities exchange as provided in the Securities Exchange ct of 1934 or any successor act or quoted through the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations System or similar service. Upon the enactment of the implementing legislation required by this paragraph, there is established the State Retirement Systems Investment Panel. The panel shall consist of five members, one each appointed by the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Comptroller General, and the chairmen of the respective committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having subject matter jurisdiction over appropriations. The appointee of the Governor shall serve as chairman. All persons appointed must possess substantial financial investment experience and no person may be appointed or continue to serve who is an elected or appointed officer or employee of the State or any of it s political subdivisions, including school districts. The General Assembly shall implement this paragraph by enacting legislation establishing the panel and providing for the terms, duties, and compensation of its members, and which specifically authorizes the investments allowed by this paragraph, and may provide limitations on investments in equity securities as it considers prudent. The panel established by this paragraph shall not exist until it is established in the implementing legislation required pursuant to this paragraph. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 633 024.A 001.0 0 SC 1896 1998 *** Section 24. (A) To preserve and protect victims' rights to justice and due process regardless of race, sex, age, religion, or economic status, victims of crime have the right to: (1) be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, and to be free from intimidation, harassment, or abuse, throughout the criminal and juvenile justice process, and informed of the victim's constitutional rights, provide by statute; (2) be reasonably informed when the accused or convicted person is arrested, released from custody, or has escaped; (3) be informed of and present at any criminal proceedings which are dispositive of the charges where the defendant has the right to be present; (4) be reasonably informed of and be allowed to submit either a written or oral statement at all hearings affecting bond or bail; (5) be heard at any proceeding involving a post-arrest release decision, a plea, or sentencing; (6) be reasonably protected from the accused or persons acting on his behalf throughout the criminal justice process; (7) confer with the prosecution, after the crime against the victim has been charged, before the trial or before any disposition and informed of the disposition; (8) have reasonable access after the conclusion of the criminal investigation to all documents relating to the crime against the victim before trial; (9) receive prompt and full restitution from the person or persons convicted of the criminal conduct that caused the victim's loss or injury, including both adult and juvenile offenders; (10) be informed of any proceeding when any post-conviction action is being considered, and be present at any post-conviction hearing involving a post-conviction release decision; (11) a reasonable disposition and prompt and final conclusion of the case; (12) have all rules governing criminal procedure and the admissibility of evidence in all criminal proceedings protect victims' rights have these rules subject to amendment or repeal by the legislature to ensure protection of those rights. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 634 024.B 001.0 0 SC 1896 1998 *** (B) Nothing in this section creates a civil cause of action on behalf of any person against any public employee, public agency, the State, or any agency responsible for the enforcement of rights and provision of services contained in this section. The rights created in this section may be subject to a writ of mandamus, to be issued by any justice of the Supreme Court or circuit court judge to require compliance by any public employee, public agency, the State, or any agency responsible for the enforcement of the rights and provisions of these services contained in this section, and a wilful failure to comply with a write of mandamus is punishable as contempt. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 635 024.C 001.0 0 SC 1896 1998 *** (C) For purposes of this section: (1) A victim's exercise of any right granted by this section is not grounds for dismissing any criminal proceeding or setting aside any conviction or sentence. (2) 'Victim' means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as the result of the commission or attempted commission of crime against him. The term 'victim' also includes the person's spouse, parent, child, or lawful representative of a crime victim who is deceased, who is a minor or who is incompetent or who was a homicide victim or who is physically or psychologically incapacitated. (3) The General Assembly has the authority to enact substantive and procedural laws to define, implement, preserve, and protect the rights guaranteed to victims by this section, including the authority to extend any of these rights to juvenile proceedings. (4) The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights for victims shall not be construed to deny or disparage others granted by the General Assembly or retained by victims. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 636 015.0 001.0 0 SC 1896 1998 *** Section 15. All persons shall be, before conviction, bailable by sufficient sureties, but bail may be denied to persons charged with capital offenses or offenses punishable by life imprisonment, or with violent offenses defined by the General Assembly, giving due weight to the evidence and to the nature and circumstances of the event. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor shall excessive fines be imposed, nor shall cruel, nor corporal, nor unusual punishment be inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 637 033.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1999 *** Section 33. No married woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 638 011.0 010.0 0 SC 1896 1999 *** Section 11. The credit of neither the State nor of any of its political subdivisions shall be pledged or loaned for the benefit of any individual, company, association, corporation, or any religious or other private education institution except as permitted by Section 3, Article XI of this Constitution. Neither the State nor any of its political subdivisions shall become a joint owner of or stockholder in any company, association, or corporation. The General Assembly may, however, authorize the South Carolina Public Service Authority to become a joint owner with privately owned electric utilities, including electric cooperatives, of electric generation or transmission facilities, or both, and to enter into and carry out agreements with respect to such jointly owned facilities. Provided, however, the General Assembly may obligate or appropriate state funds in order to participate in federal or federally aided disaster related grant or loan programs for individuals or families, but only to the extent that such state participation is a prerequisite to federal financial assistance. Provided, however, that endowment funds donated specifically to state-supported institutions of higher learning and held by the State Treasurer may be invested and reinvested in equity securities of a corporation within the United States that is registered on a national securities exchange, as provided in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a successor act, or quoted through the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Questions System or similar service. The General Assembly shall implement this paragraph by enacting legislation in which these endowment funds held and invested by the State Treasurer must be invested pursuant to a plan recommended by the State Retirement Systems Investment Panel which must be submitted to and approved by the boards of trustees of the respective colleges and universities. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 639 014.10 010.0 0 SC 1896 1999 *** (10) Indebtedness payable solely from a revenue-producing project or from a special source, which source does not involve revenues from any tax or license, may be issued upon such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may prescribe by general law; provided, that the General Assembly may authorize by general law that indebtedness for the purpose of redevelopment within incorporated municipalities and counties may be incurred, and that the debt service of such indebtedness be provided from the added increments of tax revenues to result from any such project. Any and all indebtedness incurred pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall contain a statement on the face thereof specifying the sources from which payment is to be made and shall state that the full faith, credit, and taxing powers are not pledged therefor. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 640 007.0 003.0 0 SC 1896 1999 *** Section 7. No person is eligible for a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in the district in which he may be chosen. Senators must be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age. A candidate for the Senate or House of Representatives must be a legal resident of the district in which he is a candidate at the time he files for the office. No person who has been convicted of a felony under state or federal law or convicted of tampering with a voting machine, fraudulent registration or voting, bribery at elections, procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery, voting more than once at elections, impersonating a voter, or swearing falsely at elections/taking oath in another's name, or who has pled guilty or nolo contender to these offenses, is eligible to serve as a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, this prohibition does not apply to a person who has been pardoned under state or federal law or to a person who files for public office fifteen years or more after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time, nor shall any person, serving in office prior to the ratification of this provision, be required to vacate the office to which he is elected. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 641 003.J 010.0 0 SC 1896 2001 *** (j) intangible personal property. The exemptions provided in (c) and (d) for real property shall not extend beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by the owners of such real property. Homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation not specifically provided for in this section may be provided for by the General Assembly by general law. In addition to the exemption listed in this section, the General Assembly may provide for exemptions from the property tax, by general laws applicable uniformly to property throughout the State and in all political subdivisions, but only with the approval of two-thirds of the members of each House. All exemptions not specifically provided for or authorized in this article shall be repealed March 1, 1978. The General Assembly shall provide for methods and procedures in applying for the exemption of any property as described in this section. In addition to the exemptions provided and authorized in this section, subject to statutory authorization, the governing body of a county by ordinance may impose a sales and use tax in order to exempt all or a portion of the value of private passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, general aviation aircraft, boats, and boat motors from property taxes levied in this county. This exemption, or its subsequent rescission, is allowed only pursuant to a referendum held in the county in the manner that the General Assembly provides by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 642 001.8 010.0 0 SC 1896 2001 *** (8)(A) Except as provided in subitem (B) of this item, all other personal property must be taxed on an assessment equal to ten and one-half percent of the fair market value of the property. (B) (1) Personal motor vehicles which must be titled by a state or federal agency, limited to passenger motor vehicles and pickup trucks, as defined by law, must be taxed on an assessment equal to the following percentage of fair market value of the property: Property Tax Year Percentage year 1 9.75 year 2 9.00 year 3 8.25 year 4 7.50 year 5 6.75 year 6 and after 6.00 (2) This subitem applies for property tax years beginning after 2001 or for earlier tax years as the General Assembly may provide by law. *** MEND *** *** MSTART 643 007.0 017.0 0 SC 1896 2001 *** Section 7. Only the State may conduct lotteries, and these lotteries must be conducted in the manner that the General Assembly provides by law. The revenue derived from the lotteries must first be used to pay all operating expenses and prizes for the lotteries. The remaining lottery revenues must be credited to a separate fund in the state treasury styled the 'Education Lottery Account', and the earnings on this account must be credited to it. Education Lottery Account proceeds may be used only for education purposes as the General Assembly provides by law. The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious, or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual state and county fairs, is not considered a lottery prohibited by this section. *** MEND *** *** CEND ***