Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-10-31
THE NEW COUNTY GOVERN
MENT LAW.


Government law passed by the
Legislature in 1898:
Sec. 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 disbursements of public funds
for county purposes, in their re-
spective counties, and in any other
case that may be necessary 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 appertaining to his office.
Sec. 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
freeholders in each township III the
several counties of the State, who
shall be known as the Board of
Township Commissioners, whose
term of office shall be coterminal
with that Of the Governor by whom
such Commissioner shall have been
appointed, and until their success
sors are appointed and qualified.
In case of a vacancy or in case of
the refusal of any person so ap-
pointed to serve as such Commls-
sioIer, the Governor shall fill the
same as hereinbefore provided:
Provided, That no person shall be
required to serve more than once
in every four years; and said Com
missioner shall, during the term Of
his office, be exempt from all road
and jury duty.
Sec. 6. That all the duties, pow
ers, and privileges now the same
hereby devolved upon the Town
ship Boards of Commissioners and
Township Boards Of Assessors are
hereby abolished.
Sec. 7. That all the duties, pow
ers, and privileges now devolved
on the County Boards of Equaliza-
ton be, and the same are hereby,
devolved upon the County Board
|!of Commissioners, and said Board
of Equalization is hereby abolish
ed. And the members of said
Board, while performing the duties
now devolved upon the County
Board of Equalization, shall re-
ceive the same compensation as
such Boards now receive.
Sec. s. That the County Super
visor, together with the Chairman
of the Township Boards of Com
missioners in the several town.
ships appointed by the Governor,
shall constitute the County Board
of Commissioners, of which said
Board the County Supervisor shall
be Chairman.
Sec. 9. That Immediately after
the appointment of the several
Boards of Township Commission
ers, and the election and qualifca-
ton of the County Supervisor, or
as soon thereafter as may be prac-
ticable, the said Supervisor shall
call meeting of said Board for
the purpose or organization. And
the County Board of Commission
ers shall meet thereafter on the
first Monday in January, April,
July, and October of each year at
the county courthouse, for the
transaction of business, and a ma
jority of said Board shall consti-
tute 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 member of the State Board of
Equalization, and who shall per-
form all the functions ofsaid Office
as now provided by law.
Sec. 10. That it shall be the duty
of the County Supervisor, together
with the Chairman of the Board Of
Township Commissioners, to lay
off into convenient sections The
roads, bridges, and ferries in the
several townships in their respect
i've counties, which said sections
shall be numbered for the purpose
of letting out the same to be work.
ed and maintained under contract.
Sec. II. That if the County
Poord of commissioners conc1u6n