The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-21

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Let those who are familiar with the
history of our country answer.
F Now to another point.
After wading through wide field of
tsup0rfuous ground, of which it may be
said ntchts komm heraus the Grand Jury
makes the following propositions to "our
legislators:% :%2,nr ,d' mar1 3r;'41 t.s
aih'Thc Grand Jury, in order to protect
bcertain evils desire to subject ito the
'cons Iteration of our legislators the proa'
|priety of the passage of Acts 'to't fOl9
Flewibg effect: jli isei iHob issa'Sdt %
II sIst. That County Commissioners be
Emado bonded Officers, and that all con-
uected with the Office receive certain
Salaries, and nothing extra. de- i3 %
lu . aa, isThat no County Officer be per-
United directly or ind hectly to take part
| nSonnty Contracts. e9-@l nas
Fvo3d. That no County Officer be allowed
toocbuy County Orders or speculate in
them in anyway whatsoever.
t1qWe arc aware that at the last Session
Of tho Legislature this matter was rene
died so far rs County Commissioners
were concerncd; bat we think it best
tn 1.-THE Act be extended to include all
| County Officers. la 2i
,.r 4th. That the Approvers of Public
Bonds, be appointed among citizens who
are not office holders"
1.-The first proposition submitted, is that
the "Officc of County Commissioners be
made Bonded Offices" Now the new
Constitution created the office to which
we alludo. That instrument does not
provide that the persons elected to these
positions shall give bond Under
these circumstances, it would require
that the State should call q Convention
TO change tho Constitution. This alone
will cost tic Taxpayers nearly a hundred
b thousand dollars: Though the Grand
Jury says it would tc economy, aud we
recommend that Convention be called
Speedily. Let Or taxpayers stand the
blupt,. eit ,'
T. Hhe ncxt'idcs is, to forbid the pur
chase of County Orders and Checks by
County onieers. With this We agree, !,
IN toto. Batswhat, pray, would sease.off
the, Jurors and School Teachers do if.
there swefe no County Officers to pur-
tehasa TclSeakss As srs us, We never yer,
PhaSe'be9n able. to buy any, even if pos
sfssedsof The The INCLINATION. ,nS Hero, though,
IS a fact. .bMes can spot men who, ms
soon as theyygetsan Order, go straight
way e some County Official and otSr. it
Cor sqleed' 1oNsn !" these oinoiallss lls'
stale that SteSy1 are out out Of funds, and are c.
hot prepared eds 70 gPsppFsehase. They arc told
that it Would bsMiavor to buy, and they
strain their pockets, and do purchase
We .dop'tssag shats any of the Grand
Jury,4sycri did such thing, we be-
lieycanot. But We do say that many
who are the Ipost loud ,mouthed about
County Offeers buying Checks, are the
foremos. inbtheir ''beseechi6gs" to have
them to1pprchase. 7'77S9 h'lS'l'' .a ''a
,HeresWe viii jttmp.a paragraph in the
extract given, above, and como directly
ito the point ..I,..,t.e .t, IA
This remarkable Presentmcnt recon-
mends- THAT the Approvers of Public
Bonds, be appointed among citizens who
arc not ofice-holders." This is very
good too Let the taxpayers pay the,
expenses necessary to work change in
the law, so as to make it agree with the
Observation-Disclosures tho Grand .Tnrv. II.
will cost something
But in consequence of business calling
us away, We will have to suspend this
criticism Tor this issue 1t will be con-
tinued in our next
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