The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-07-31
THE NEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The Law Under Which We Will Work
After 1S05-Esead CAREFULLY and
Cut this Out for Future Reference.

The Law Under Which We Will Work
After 1~S05-Isead CAREFULLY and
Cut this Out for Future Reference.
The new county government bill,
which became d law at the last legis-
lature, makes some sweeping changes.
operative after January lst, 1895. The
following is the sense of bill in brief :
Section | provides for the abolition
of the Office OF tho county commissioner
and dcvolvcs their duties on the new
organization.
Section , provides for the election of
County Supervisor every two years.
Section 3 provides for the bond of the
Supervisor in the sum OF So, 900.
Sec. !. The County Supervisor shall
have general jurisdiction YER all pub
lie highways, roads, bridges and fer
ries, and over tho paupers, and in all
matters relating TO taxes and dis burse-
mcnts Of public funds for county pur-
poses, in 1heir respective cCnnties, and
in any other a $ that ma b. neces-
sary for the internal improvement and
local concerns OF their respective coun-
ties: said Supervisor shall have power
and authority to administer oaths to
any person in reference to matters ap-
pertaining to his office.
Sec. 5. That the Governor shall ap-
point, upon the re recommendation of the
Senator and members of the House of
Representatives from the respective
counties, three discreet frceholders in
each township in the several counties
of the State, who shall be known as the
Board Of Township Commissioners,
whose term of Office shall be cotermi-
nal with thato of the Governor by whom
such commissioner shall have been ap-
npintn1 and until thair on,ne,,n,, 49,
appointed and qualified. In case of q
vacancy or in case OF the refusal of any
person so appointed to serve as such
Commissioner, the Governor shall fill
the same us h~ereinbefore provided {:
Provided, That no person shall be re-
CURED to serve moro than once in
every four years; and a commissions
or, during the term of his office, be
exempt from all road and jury duty.
Section 6 abolishes the township
boards OF equalization and puts their
duties on the new board herein pro-
vided for.
Section 7 abolishes the boards of
county commissioners and county board
OF equalization and devolves their du-
ties on the new board and provides
that the same cOmpcnsations received
by the old boards be paid to the new
boards.
Sec. s. That tho County Supervisor,
together with the chairmen of the
Township Boards Of Commissioners in
tho several townships appointed by the
Governor. shall constitute the County
Board of Commissioners, Of which said
board the County Supervisor shall be
chairman.
Sec. 8. That Immediately after the
appointment OF the several boards of
township commissioners. and the cleo
ton and qualification OF the County
Supervisor, or as Dol thereafter as
may DO practicable, the said Supervi-
sor shall call q meeting of said board
for the purpose of organization. And
tho county board OF commissioners
shall meet thereafter on the first Mon
day in January, April, July and Octo-
Der Of each year ut the county court
house, for the transaction of business,
and Q majority # said board shall con-
stitute " quorum provided, That
the chairman of said board may call
an extra meeting at n time, and
shall be required to do so upon the
written request of three members of
the board. That at the first meeting
of said board they shall elect one Of
their number who shall be q member
Of the State Board Of Equalization and
who shall perform all the functions Of
said office as provided, by lew,
the County Supervisor, together with
the chairman OF the board OF township
commissioners, to lay off into eonyen,
lent sections the roads, bridges and
ferries in the several townships in
their respective counties, which said
sections shall be numbered for the pnr-
pose of letting out the same to be
worked and maintained under con!
tract.
Seq. ~; That II the aaHaty hoard Oh
commissioners conclude TO adopt the
contract system for working, maintain.
ing and operating tho several sections |
OF highways, roads, bridges and ferries
in the several townships In their re-