The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-21
The New County Govern
ment Bill.

The following is the bill passed
by the recent Legislature to provide
system Of county government
for the several counties of the State :
Be It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in Gene
raj Assembly and by the authority Of
the same:
Section I. That from and after the
lst Of January, 1895, all Acts, parts
of Acts or Sections of the General
Statute relating to the election duties.
powers and rights Of county commits
sioners 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repealed.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
devolved upon the county supervisor
and county board of road commits
sioners as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. There shall be an
election held at next general election
for State officers in the several coun-
ties of tie State for one county
supervisor, and at every general
election thereafter, whose term of
Of Office shall be two years, and until
his successor shall have been elected
and qualified.
Sections. The county supervisor 80
elected shall. before entering upon
the duties of his Office, execute a
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
dollars said bond to be approved in
manner the same as now provided
for bonds of county auditors and
treasurefs.
Section 4. The county supervisor
shall have general jurisdiction over
all public highways, roads, ridges
and ferries, and over the paupe.s, and
in all matters relating to taxes and dis.
barsement of public funds for county
purposes in their respective counties,
and III any other case that may be
necessary for the internal improve
ment and local concerns of their
respective counties said supervisor
shall have power and authority to
administer oashs to any person in
reference to matters appertaining to
his Office.
Section 5. That the Governor shall
appoint, upon the recommendation Of
the Senator aud 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 coterminai with that of the
Governor by whom such commission
er shall have been appointed, and
until their successors 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 Governor shall fill
the same as hereinbefore provided !:
Provided that no person shall be re-
quired to serve more than once in
every four years, and said commits
sioner shall. during the term of his
Office, be exempt from all road and
jury duty.
Section 6. That all duties, powers
and privileges now devolyed upon
the township board of assessors be,
and the same are hereby, devolved
upon the township board of commits
sioners, and township boards of
assessors are hereby abolished
Section I. That all the duties, pow
ers and privileges now devolved
upon county board Of equalization be,
and the same are hereby, .deyolved
upon the county board of commits.
sioners, and said county board of
equalization is hereby abolished.
And the members of said board,
while performing the duties now
devolved upon the county boards OF
equalization, shall receive the same
compensation as such boards now
receive.
Section 8. That the county super
visor, together with the chairman Of
the township boards of commissioners
in the ssyeral township 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
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