The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-30

to the same the condition OF The poor; to
prepare and return annually to the county
commissioners complete list OF the qualified
voters within his township, from which list
they shall select not exceeding one for every
ten, nor less than one for every twenty of
said voters in the township respectively, who
shall, in their opinion, be qualified legally to
serve as jurors, in accordance with the act
passed the 26th day of September, 1868, enti-
tied SAN act to regulate the manner Of draw
ing jurors;;" the first registration after the pro-
posed act TO be the basis of computation, and
q new computation to be made after each new
registration; that he be required to summon
all persons between the ages of eighteen and
| fifty, to work the public roads within their re-
spcctive townships, for not less than six days
each year, if 20 much be deemed necessary,
and all defaulters, after being duly summoned,
shall be subject to a penalty Of double the
number Of days.
The memorial further represents that the
several county commissioners should be obll-
gated in and for the penal sum of three thou
sand dollars, conditioned upon the lawful per-
formance of his duties; the Charleston County
Commissioners to be, with like condition,
obligated in and for the penal sum of ten
thousand dollars; that all work ordered by
the county commissioners be given out by
contract to the lowest bidder, in their respec-
tive counties, with real estate security, for the
faithful performance of the contract, when the
amount of 1t exceeds one hundred dollars.
The conference, in their report, argue that
if the State Containing $1,000 square miles)
be divided as the law directs 1t will contain
seven hundred and forty townships, each OF
which will require seven officers. The law
allows one dollar and fifty cents per diem for
each officer when on duty. Each officer. per-
haps, will be on duty one hundred and fifty
days in q year, making the pay OF the officers
for one township, for one year, fifteen hum
dred and seventy-fve (sl575) dollars, and the
pay of all the officers for all the townships, for
one year, one million one hundred and sixty
five thousand and five hundred Isl, l65, ,500)
dollars
This enormous expense shocks, as it should,
the county commissioners, and they suggest
plans to reduce the expense by recommending
the suspension of the act for ten years, but ut
the same time they cling somewhat to the fea-
lures of the act. They first request that the
time for holding an election for county COM
mIssoners be extended so as to correspond
with the State election, claiming that thereby
saving of at least twenty thousand dollars
per annum to the State will be effected; then
they recommend a special commissioner for
each township. making seven hundred and
forty of these officers tor the State. 1t is es-
tmated that each officer will be on duty
about forty days in the year-making each
officers pay eighty dollars (sSO) per annum,
and for all the officers, for all the townships,
for the year, fifty-nine thousand two hundred
1853, ,200) dollars 1t Is true that this is q con-
siderable reduction, but why should they nave
any special commissioners? What is wanted
of them is, it seems to me, exactly what the
county commissioners are paid to do. Beside,
how much labor is to be expected OF man
who gets only eighty dollars year? This Is a
small sum, and one "tor which" to use the
argument of the report, in regard. to the one
dollar and half per day paid for services Of
officers under the act mo competent man, If
he honestly discharge his duty, would be will
inr to give his services" 1t is to be hoped
that the bill to abolish the Township act" will
pass, and thus rid the State Of what is not
only an intolerable nuisance, but to support
which also requires an enormous expenditure
of money.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bill introduced in the House, yesterday,
by McKinlay, colored, In regard to pilots and
pilotage, is similar to that offered by Rainey,
colorcd, in the Senate, the main points OF
which have been published IN The NEWS.
G. B. Stoddard, Harbormastel # Charleston,
Is said to be the father of the bill.
There was gathering of Radical notabili-
ties at Leslics house, yesterday about dinner
hour-among them Scott, Sawyer, Bowen,
Jlllson and Hurley. Amid the feast of good
things, and flow of liquids, all party diff
ferences were forgotten, and hereafter Scott,
Sawyer and Bowen will have no pent-
up wrath, confning their powers, and If
not exclaiming the. whole boundess COIL
tinent is ours, will, separately or collectively,
cheerfully agree to represent all or any por-
ton ofit-for an adequate pecuniary consider
alton.
Rev. VIM. B. Yates, Of Charleston, has sent
q petition 10 the Legislature to make an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to re-establish the marine
school at Charleston.
Yesterday Chief Justice Moses rendered his
decision in the cases of P. J. Coogan, NJ. G.
Camplln, colored, M. Caulneld and Geo. Addi-
son, holding respectively the offices Of asses
sor, assistant assessor, flour inspector and city
sheriff of Charleston, in violation of his de-
cislon, that II they did so or interfercd with
the books and papers thereof, they would be
guilty of contempt Of court. His decision is
substantially that they are guilty Of contempt
of court, but he suspcnds the order for attach
ment, as his decision in the quo 1Ddrrdrto case
Is to be reviewed in the Supreme Court; how
ever, retaining the motion for further order
when necessary.
In the House, to-day, J. A. Bowley, colored,
from Georgetown, sent note to the Speak
er's desk, which stated that he thus gave
notice of his intention TO shortly introduce a
''bll to amend an act providing for The la.e
general election, and the manner OF conduct
ing the same" Speaker Moses glare1 at him
and sent the note back. model legislator!