The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-02-17
SOLVING gAi 0UR&7lOY.
Attorney Genora's Opiujon np,
the Tax Middle.
lie Holds That thc New La,U Must be
Coassr"ed "s Whole and ne Tar
M'chtne y Is All Right
The state.

The state.
The trouble referred to vester.
day IN regard TO the hung ing rr
the new county government act,
created quite a stir among tie
state officials at the capitol. The
seriousness Of the condition of
affairs was not exaggerated and it
Ia still a matter which is causing
the Governor considerable worry
He Yesterday morning officially
requested the Attorney General
to give him an opinion in resard
to the matter and that official did
90 This, however, is simply the
opinion OF the States attorney in
the matter, and Of course that
opinion would not effect the decis-
ion of the Supreme Court If the
matter ever reaches that body in
the proper form. 1t is the custom
OF the court, however to show in
pat decisions to look at she gen
era, objects of the legislature in
making n law, and no DOUBT it
would be construed as the Attor>
ney General construes it. How
ever there is plenty of juri,dlction
for the court to render n decision
on the other SIDE, and then there
would be serious state of AFFAIR.".
Here is the opinion Of the Attor
ney General, and it speaKs for it.
sci:
HIS EScellency, Governor b r
TilIman.
Dear Sir; Your note asking il
the act npprov vod January 4. 1891.
contemplates the immediate De,
vo!ution Of The duties of town hin
and district boards of as,cs.ors
upon the officers mentioned in
such act, received In repiv
would say thai, If section 6 be
taken and construed BY itre,f, n
mere cursory examination mrght
leave the impression that hratus
exists, but an examination OF the
whole act giving effect t. every
section. regarding the provision
Will show beyond I'll douat that
That act contemplated the chauge
from and after the frs, dav of
January, 1895" rs mentioned in
section providing for the cp point
mebt or county super vison.
Section 7 provides for county
boards OF commissioners. and
section 8 declares that "the couu-
ty supervisor. together with he
chairman OF the board of connie
sioners in the several townships,
appointed by the Governor. shall
constitute the county board of
commissi oners. Of which ss,d
board the copntv ,upetvi.or shall
be chairman.
IL Is to be remarked that there
cannot be n county board OF CONS
m'ssioners without the appoint
ment OF a county supervisor. So
there coming into existence a.such
board ia to'be measured by ard
coexistent with the time Of bis an,
polntment - beginning at the
same time.
NOW let us see the time of his
election or appointment, and the
beginning OF his duties. Section
z declares that he shall be elected
at 'he next general election for
State of.cers." and at every gener-
al election thereafter, whose term
OF office shall be two sears and
until his suecessor shall have been
elected and qualified.
Section ! prov de. for the aboli.
tion of the Offices now known a.
county commissioners, deyolync
their duties upon the counly su,
pervisors, etc.. from and after
January l. 1895. Nov. it is ,ery
piain to be sesn tha, such county
board Of commissioners, to be
created DEPENDS upon the election
OF supervisor, cannot come in,o
existence untiI alter the next gem
erai election, at which generai
election he IS to lie voted Tor The
term OF the boa,ds Of township
commissioners by section 5 is
made coterminal with that OF the
Governor By ~bom they are an,
p"nted, snd such sectioa is al,o TO
be read IN connection with sectirp
z, SLOWING their appointment Tor
the same term.
AS result of hi. con,truetion
have the honor TO repor, that IN
Il n