The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-15

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The entire interests of great counties will here
after rest in the hands OF but three county com.
mssOners who hold their Officers for three years.
We protest against this enormity.
d. T. CoRBIN,
]. X. JTLLsON.
concur in the abeve, but desired the act
amended so as to dispense with some OF the OH.
GERS j. j. WRIGHT.
Tue CHARLESTON FLOUR INSPECTOR.
The City Council OF Charleston having been
unable ts make their illegal acts connected with
the four inspectorship and other city officers be
considered legal by the courts. have petitioned
the Legislature to grant them power to abolish
the office OF -four inspector, so that they "may
elect proper person, and stay the courts from
their extra judicial interference" The following
is N exact copy OF the petition, which is signed
by the Mayor, Aldermen Greene, L. F. WALL Voigt,
Hampton, Howard, Cunningham, Barrow, Small
and Thorne:
CHARLESTON, December %, 1869.
To the honorable Senate ana House or RepreSen.
tatireS Of the .Sate OF South Carolina in Gene
raj assembly nLet:
The memorial Of the Mayor and City Council Of
certain man, to wit, C. N. Averill, was appoint
ed by Council who themselves were appointed
by military authority. to the office OF flour in
spector but that he has failed to comply with the
requirements OF law, to wit: he should have filed
bond, covenanted TO the State, for $1,000, which
he failed to do. And furthermore, the law requir-
ed that he should take an oath for the faithful dis
charge of his Office which the said Averl neglect
ed TO do. And In consideration OF this omission,
your memoralists discharged the said Averill
from the office OF our inspector, and elected ac-
cording to the terms OF the charter OF the CITY OF
Charleston, Martin Caufeld, who legally fled
with the city authorities satisfactory bond, and
was in the lawful discharge OF his duty as nour
inspector when stayed and interrupted BY the
ralists believe in violation OF their rights as ex
ecutors Of the immunties conferred upon the citi-
zens Of Charleston by charter.
And, Furthermore, he the said Averill has been
exercising the ofce OF flour inspector In the face
OF petition presented to your nemorialists, and
signed by about three hundred merchants, set
ting forth his incapacity for the office OF flour In
speosor Of the said Ayerill, Notwithstanding he
has been exercising the duties Of flour inspector
to the CRATE loss and detriment OF Martin Caul-
field, appointed by your meRorlalists.
May 1t therefore please your honorable bodies
by bill or otherwise, to grant your memorialists
the power to abolish said office OF our inspector
and to elect proper person to exercise the func-
tions OF said ofice OF flour Inspector, In terms OF
the city charter OF Charleston. so as to stay the
courts from their extra judicial interference with
the rights conferred by said city charter.
METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE.
have already furnished the points Of bill to
create metropolitan police force, notice Of which
was given in the House day before yesterday by
DeLarge, and which has not yet been miro
duced. To-day Nash introduced bill " to create
O metropolitan police force in the State Of South
Carolina 1t has forty-one sections. 1t provides
that the counties OF Charleston, Rchland and all
the other counties Of the State be constituted
district to be called 1.-The Metropolitan Police Dis
trict OF the State Of South Carolina" and that
the Governor shall appoint three commissioners
OF police, who shall be tie chief officers Of said
force, who, with superintendent, tobe appoint
ed in the same manner as the commissioners,
shall constitute the board Of police; that these
commissioners, Immediately after their appoint
inent, shall assemble in the ofice OF the Secretary
OF State and draw lots among themselves for
three terms OF ofllce-one term to expire for one
commissioner on the first Of April 1872, the sec.
ond the first OF April 1874, the third Oh the first OF
April, 1875. Each commissioner appointed to oil
q term succeeding an expiring one shall be ap-
pointed thereafter for full term Of six years.
ANY one OF said commissioners accepting
any other office or refusing to decline
nomination for one within ten days after
it be made, shall be considered as having
vacated his office as commissioner that
it shall he the duty Of the force to preserve the
peace everywhere and at all times in the district,
and especially during elections, at fires, and to
guard the public health; that county lines be en-
tirely ignored by the police, who shall possess all
the power Of constables, except for service Of civil
process; that the City Councils OF Charleston and
Columbia shall furnish accommodations for the
force in their respective districts; that no person
holding office under this act shall be liable to
nip
cess while in the actual discharge OF their duty;
that the board OF commissioners be vested with
the power Of the Mayor OF Charleston and Co.
lumbia, in ordering out the military to quell a
disturbance; that during an election two patrol
men, at least shall be stationed at each poll, and
to have charge Of the ballot boxes, when the poll
ing counting of votes is not going on; that the
commissioners shall receive six dollars per day
for each working day; the superintendent of the
force s25O0; the surgeon $500; each OF the two
captains $1,000; the sergeants 5000 each, and pri-
Yates s7Go each. The number OF sergeants and
prvates to be required is not stated.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The bill to amend the charter of the George
town Railroad Company, which has been before
the Senate since the beginning OF the session, re-
ceved its second reading today. There was con-
siderable discussion and several amendments
made, some Of which were adopted. The bill as
amended provides that the charter OF the George
town Railroad Company, and the act amendatory
thereto, ratified on The asth OF January 1851, be
so amended as to authorize the said company 10
extend their road to the North Carolina line, in
the direction OF Charlotte, by the most direct and
practicable route, and that the corporate name OF
said company shall he 'lhe Georgetown and
Charlotte Railroad Company instead OF that by
which 1t is now called; that 1t shall be completed
within FIVE years. The clause providing that no
tax shall be assessed or levied upon the road until
the same shall have been completed was stricken
out.
The concurrent resolution petitioning the Con-
gress of the United States Of America to grant
aid to enable the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail-
road Company to extend its road to the Pacific
Ocean, was taken up in the Senate today, and
referred to the Railroad Committee.
There have been a large number OF railroad
officials here during the past few days. for the
purpose, as stated, OF looking into the "con-
solidation BILL as Leslies bill Ito regulate the
rights and powers OF railroads. is called As
they seemed quite cheerfu! while here: it is 10 be
presumed that they are satisfied with its provis.
ions.
JOKE FROM THE JUDICIARY.
To-day the Senate granted, after considerable
discussion, the petition OF Alexander Henry, Of