The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-03

TEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The new
"County" Commissioners have made formal
demand in pers,:n uponthe Commissioners Of
Public Buildings and Of Roads for the delivery
OF the records and funds Of their respective
boards. This was respectfully declined, as the
commissioners do not recognize the county
officers as possessing any legal authority. OF
and the chairman declared that he would oust
the contumacious incumbents by writ Of ha-
6eas corpus--iti is Supposed that he meant quo
,odrranto. -:
In this connection the following bill, which
was signed by the Governor on the 18th ult. E,
is Of interest and Importance
BILL regulating tenure Of certain Offices and ap-
pointments thereto, and for other purposes.
Be u enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting IN General Assembly, and
by the authority OF the same:
SECTION /. That all State, district and NUM-
cipal officers appointed by the General Com
manding the late Second Military District, in
pursuance Of, and under the authority OF, the
reconstruction laws Of Congress. or appointed
or elected under the late Provisional Govern
ment OF South Carolina, and not removed by
said General Commanding, and whose places
have not been filled bJ election or appoint
ment under the new constitution, shall con-
tinue, In office until their several Offices are
filed by the election or appointment and
qualification according to law of the proper
State,, county and municipal officers. OK until
the duties OF such officers have been devolved,
by authority of the General Assembly, upon
other officers duly elected or appointed and
qualified according to law under the new con-
stitution.
Sec. 2. It shall be lawful for any County or
State officer elected at the elections Of April
Il. Is and 16, or June Q and 8, 1868, to file the
bond required by law, ard qualify for the Office
to which he has been elected, at any time with
in twenty days from the passage OF this act,
and no later; and upon the. filing OF such
bonds. and qualifying according to Law, he
shall enter upon the duties Of said Office.
SEC. 8. The elections Of April II, 10 and
16, and of June and 8, 1858, held in conformity
with the Acts OF Reconstruction, aud oil orders
issued in pursuance thereof, are and are hereby,
declared valid. and all persons elected at such
mediate possession of the Offices to which they
have been elected, upon their qualifying and
giving toe bonds required by law.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That ii
any person or persons holding any Office or
Offices in the State OF South Carolina shall re
IQSe 10 SURRENDER 10 tne person OF persons
elected at the elections of April II, IS and IL,
and June 2 and g., 1868. or to the person or per-
sons elected at elections hereafter TO be he'd
under the laws of South Carolina, not incon-
slstent with the nsw constitution of raid
State. or appointed by the Governor in pursu-
ance of law, such Office or offices, together
with all moneys, books, records, papers and
property Of any kind or character whatever
pertaining thereto, whenever such person
or persous so electe or appointed shall have
qualified and given the bonds required by
law, such person or persons so offending shall
be deemed guilty of nisdemeanor, and Oh
convection thereof shall be punished by fine
and imprisonment, such fine not to be less
than one thousand dollars. and such imprls-
onment not less than one year at hard Ia oor
in the penitentiary. ALI acts, or parts of acts,
inconsistentherewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. That the pr visions OF this act shal!
not apply to the offices of Judges OF the Court CT
Equity, and OF Masters, Registrars, and Com
missloners in Equity. but that the said officers
shall, until the first Of January, 1869, coItlnue
to discharge the duties and functions OF their
respective Offices, for the dispo> itlou OF causes
which are now pending.