The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-09-26

progress Of disease in Charleston, I'VE re
gard as a sacred duty--for upon its, fulfil
ment, depepds,ihe health rand lives ofmany
.ofonr citizens, and the welfare Of those
who are dependent, on them.
iSs5 Mr.. Editor: 81
have heard that the inhab.
'tants OF Kershaw District have petition to
the General Assembly Of this Stale totake
from Sumter or rather Claramont County a
part thereof and add it to their District.
Permit me, through your paper, TO call the
attention of the inhabitants of Sumter and
particularly Of Clarenlont to the following ex-
tract from the laws of this State, as 10 tbs
boundaries of Claremont County, to wi,,
zone other county bounded by Clarendon
county line, thence upths Wateree river to
tthe mouth Of Pine-tree Creek, thence along
the said Creek 70 Cantey's bridge, thence in ii
'tstrat limo to the fork of Lynch's Creek,
"ihcnce down the said Creek to the corner
''of Clarendon county line, and shall be call.
'ed Clarenont County" Public Laws D. 35s,
a. d. 1855. II
In June 100 the Constitution of this State
was adopted, and Care,nont County was re-
cognizcd, as follows. "Clarcmoni two mfm.
bers." Constitution Of So, Ca. Article Us. 3.
as to the representation in the. House
Representative. In the Senate. Ciarcn,ont
and Clarendon one member S.4e7.92
In the year 1902, the Legislature did alter
the boundaries of Claremont and Kershaw
District as follows, to wit "rhat the line, to
"ividc the counties OF Kershaw and Glare.
"nont shall commence nj and run from Spi-
"vey's Ferry aforesaid, in direct line, rum
ting to the fork o!lhc road at Carrots old field
IRON thence TO the mouth of small Gut
(which runs out of the IYatcree River 10
Swift Creek, above Gen, Sun,er's planta-
"tion, from thence up the middle OF said Gut
"to the Waterec River, and that The same
"slall be, and are hereby declared to be the
"iivIding lines between the aforesaid Counties
'of Kers!iaw and Clarcmon:. Faust pr 2i3.
1902.
lS05 the constitution of this State was
amended as to the representation in boh
branches of the General Assembly, sec Acts
OF Assembly 1909 Dec. The following
relates to tile election Districts, 10 wi:
"l'he election districts, for members o.
";hc House OF Representatives., shall be and
"retiain as heretofor, established, cxcep,
"Saxegolha and New berry, in which the
boundaries shall be altered as follows" (here
follow the boundar.es). "Ani also exceo. Or.
.'ange and Bnrnwcll, or Win,on in which The
boundaries shall be altered" (lerc follow
the boundaries.) Isl
"fhe Senate shall he composed OF one
"niember from each election District, as now
established for the election of members az the
"house OF representatives except st. Philips
and S.. Michael p. 81 to so.
In no Act any provision made 10 secure
to the inhabitants, If that part of Clare
mont be added TO Kcrshaw, any power 10
vote in the County of Kershaw aud thcy ars
still entitled 10 vote only in Claremont for
members of both branches of,he Legislature.
IL will be said that more than fiity years
has expired since Claremon, County boun.
dries We're altered, and then for those inha5:.
tants OF Kershaw.
The people OF Claremoat contend Tint no
LINE can bar their elective franchises, ana TIN.
'he salne cannot be taken away. when secured
by the constitution, but by an alteration OF the
Constitution.
The Constitution OF 1900 recognized Glare.
mont County as 10 its then boundaries, and
no act OF the Legislature could alter the n
but by altering the Constitution, AMI III, acts
altering as above mentioned are null and VOID
The descendants of the first settlers of the
U. 5. conIendej :or th.ir po;:ica! rights, viii,
Great Britain after the lapse OF years and sue
cecdcd in their dor,nan, claims.
trust that the Inhabitants of C!ararnon,
Conn,y,by Their Senator ana Representatives,
wiii see 20 her rights and thlt he in!.a.tants
OF Sanltcr wi! nnhe an united cf,rt 10 pre-
vent ;he dlsincubcrment OF their district, ra.
collecting The evils OF small jliicial 1ist.ic,s
and The Sral: cXpansa they hlv, been N, N
building one ni the hes, Cour. Houses in the
state. hope The citizens ol S,nn:er District
will be wide awake to their rights.
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