The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-17
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The New Bill Passed by tho Recent Leg
islature.


Government for the several Coun-
ties OF the State. ,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the State
of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
Section l. That from and after the
1st of January, 1898, all Acts, parts
of Acts or sections of the General
Statute relating to the election, du-
ties powers and rights of county COM
missioners be, and the same are
hereby repealed, except such special
Acts, parts Of Acts or sections OF the
General Statutes as have heretofore
conferred special powers and privi-
leges upon the county commissioners
of any county, which said duties are
developed upon the county supervisor
and county board Of road commission
ers as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. There shall be an elec-
tion held at next general election for
State officers in the several counties
of the State for one county supervisor,
and at every general election there
after. whose term of Office shall be two
wears, and until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified.
Section 3. The county supervisor so
elected shall, before entering upon
the duties of his office, execute BOND
for the use of the county, with three
or more sufficient sureties for the
faithful performance of his duties, in
the penal sum of five thousand dol
lars. said bond to be approved In man
ner the same as now provided Tor
bonds of county auditors and treas
urers.
Section 4. The county supervisor
shall have general jurisdiction over
all public highways, roads, bridges
and ferries, and over the paupers, and
in all matters relating to taxes and
disbursement of public funds for
county purposes in their respective
counties, and in any other case that
NAV be necessary for the internal I'M
provement and local concerns OF their
respective counties; said supervisor
shall have power and authority to ad-
minister oaths to any person IN ref
erence to matters appertalnlng to his
Office. ;,
Section 5. That the Governor shall
appoint, upon the recommendation OF
the Senator and members OF the House
of Representatives from the respective
counties, three discreet free-holders in
each township in the several counties
of the State, who shall be known as
the township road commissioners,
whose term of Office shall be coterml-
nal with that of the Governor by
whom. such commissioner shall have
been appointed. and until their sue
cessors are appointed and qualified.
In case of vacancy or in case OF the
refusal of any person so appointed TO
serve as such commissioner, the GoV-
ernor shall fill the same as herelnbe-
fore provided Pre- |ided, that no per-
son Shall be required to serve more
than once in every four years, and
said commissioner shall, during the
term of his Office, be exempt from all
road and jury duty.
Section 6. That all the duties, pow
ers and privileges now devolved upon
the township board of assessors be,
and the same are hereby, devolved
upon the township board Of commits
sioners, and township board OF assess
ors are hereby abolished.
Section 7. That all the duties, pow
ers and privileges now devolved upon
county boards of equalization be, and
the same are hereby, devolved upon
the county board of commissioners,
and said county board of equalization
is hereby abolished. And the mem
bers of said board, while performing
the duties now devolved upon the
county board of equalization, shall
receive the same compensation as such
boards now receive.
s section 8. That the county super
visor, together with the chairmen OF
the township boards of commissioners
in the several townships appointed by
the Governor, shall Constitute the
county board of commissioners, OF
which said board the county super
visor shall be chairman.
Section 9. That Immediately after
the appointment Of the several boards
of township commissioners, and the
election and qualification Of the colln-
ty supervisors, or as soon thereafter
as NAV be practicable, the said super
visor shall call meeting Of the coun-
tv board of commissioners for the pur-
pose of organization. And the said
board shall meet thereafter on the first
Monday in January, April, July and
October of each year at the county
Court House, for the transaction OF
business, and a majority OF said board
shall constitute a quorum PROVIDED,
that the chairman of said board may
call an extra meeting at any 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 a member
of the State board of equalization and
who shall perform all the functions Of
said Office as now provided by law.
Section 10. That it shall be the du-
tv of the county supervisor, together
with the chairmen Of the boards OF
township commissioners, township
road commissioner, to lay off into con-
yenient sections the roads, bridges
and ferries in the several townships
:: tho;r raSnact:va counties. which