The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-18

Mr.. O. u. Doyle Introduced an or
dlnanre to limit the costs of partition
ing, dividing and administering es-
tates Shall rot exceed 10 per cent OF
the value Of the same.
Mr.. J j. Glenn introduced an orli
nance to require the several counties
to make proper provision for its poor.
By -Mr. J. c. OTIS: To establish the
Court OF Probate, in the same form in
which it now exists.
By DR.. j. VIM. Stokes of Orange
burg: To abolish the Supreme Court
and constitute court of appeals to
consist of all the circuit judges except
the one who heard the cause to esta-
blish a county court to sit once a
month; and to substitute county So
licitor for the present circuit solicitors.
By Mr.. HERS: To authorize MAORI
ty of the taxpayes OF any section,
to form new county, provided the
counties cutshall not 60 below an area
of 400 square miles. Mr.. Russell of
Anderson: To form the new county
of Washington, to be made up of parts
of Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville
and Laurens.
By Mr.. Burns: To make the home
stead exemption $500, to be taken in
either real Or personal property.
By Mr.. Geo. D. Tillman. To assign
the Representative from each county
to particular townships or sections
thereof.
By Mr.. McCown: To prohibit the
sale of liquors by individuals but au
thorizing laws regulating the traffic
by State control.
BY Mr.. Rogers: To oabolish the right
Of dover in lands aliened by the hus-
band in his lifetime.
By Senate: Tillman: To provide
for the formation OF new counties each
to contain not less than 400 square
miles, and not less than one one hun
dred and twenty-fourth part of all the
inhabitants of the State, nor less than
$1,000, 900 of taxable property-pro
dided that no existing county's area
shall be reduced below 400 square
| miles.
By Mr.. Brice Of York: To make the
term OF all State and county officers
four years.
BY Mr.. Patton of Richland: To
regulate the suffrage--giving the right
to vote to all male citizens who
can read and write; or who pay taxes
or at least $500 dollars worth of
property; or who served in the Con-
federate army or navy; or who
is the lineal descendent of a Confed-
crate soldier or sailor.
BY Mr.. Rogers of Marlboro: To fix
in the Constitution the salary Of every
State and county officer.
BY Mr.. Buist of Greenville: To re-
quire the Legislature to provide for
Clemson College.
By M. Hodges: To require the Leg
islature to levy an annual tax of three
mills for the support of public schools,
! and to authorize every taxpayer to in
dicate to what school or schools his
payment shall be applied.
By Mr.. Hodges, of Abberville:
10 prohibit ministers of the gospel
from holding any Office of honor or
trust in South Carolina. "
By Mr.. Geo. Johnstone of New
berry: To regulate the suffrage, by re-
quiring Of every voter that he be able
| to read and write or that he own
! certain amount of taxable property.
By Mr.. Brice of Chester: To make
the term of all officers and of mem
| bers of the Legislature four years.
By Mr.. Brice: To make the session
of the Legislature biennial instead of
annual.
By Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson: To Gre
ate ''Enoree" county, out of portions
of Spartanburg, Union, Laurens and
Greenville, with Woodruff as its
county seat.
By Mr.. R. II. Smith: To fix the
homestead at $500 in land, not to ex-
ceed 50 acres, and all household and
kitchen furniture.
BY Mr.. Farrow of Charleston: To
organize the judiciary, comprising Su-
preme Court, Circuit Court and Coun-
ty Courts.
None of the committees having yet
reported-nod discussion was had or any
ordinance yet introduced
The committee on printing made a
majority report recommending that
the present State printer continue the
work at existing rates. The minority
(Messrs. Behre ofColleton and Dent Of
RichlanO dissented from this recon-
mendation.