Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-30
FORMATION OF NEW COUNTIES.
Here Is Full Text of the Articles on the
Subject.

Here Is Full Text of the Articles on the
Subject.
The discussion of the ways and
means Of forming new counties was
discussed in the constitutional COnven-
ton until Friday, when the matter
WAS settled by the adoption and ciinch-
ing of the following:
Section l. The general assembly
may, from time to time, establish new
counties in the following manner:
Whenever one-third of the qualified
voters within the area of each section
Of an old county proposed to be cut off
into new county shall petition the
governor for the creation Of a new
county, setting firth the boundaries
and showing compliance with the
requirements of this article, the gov
ernor shall order an election within a
reasonable time thereafter by the
qualified voters within the proposed
area, in which election they shall vote
"yes" or ''no" upon the question of
creating said new county, and at the
same election the question of name
and county seat for such county shall
be submitted to the electors.
Sec. 2. If two-thirds of the qualified
electors voting at such election snail
vote "yes" upon such question, then
the general assembly at the next ses-
sion shall establish such new county
provided, no section Of county pro-
posed to be dismembered shall be thus
cut off without consent by two-thirds
vote of those voting in such section
and no county shall be formed without
complying with all conditions imposed
in this article. An election upon the
question of forming the same proposed
new county shall not be held oltener
than once in four years.
Sec. 3. No new county hereafter
formed shall contain less than Que
hundred and twenty-fourth part of the
whole number Of the inhabitants of the
State, nor shall it have less assessed
taxable property than 81 100000, as
shown by the last tax returns, nor
shall it contain less than 400 square
miles.
Sec. 4. No old county shall be re-
duced to less area than 800 square
miles, to less assessed taxable property
than $2,O00,000, nor to Il smaller pop
ulation than $4,000 inhabitants.
Sec. 5. In the formation Of new
counties no old county shall be cut
within s miles of its county seat.
Sec. 6. All new counties hereafter
formed shall bear just apportionmeDt
of the valid Indebtedness of the old
county or counties from which they
have been formed.
Sec. Z. The general assembly shall
nave the power to alter county lines at
any time; provided, that before any
existing county line is altered the
question shall be first submitted to the
qualified voters of the territory pro-
posed to be taken from one county and
given to another and shall have re-
reived two thirds of the votes cast
provided, further, that the change
shall not reduce the county from which
tie territory is taken below the limits
prescribed in sections and 4 of this
article provided, that the proper pro-
portions Of the existing county in
tlebtedness of the section so transferred
shall be assumed by the county to
which the territory is so transferred.
Sec. s. No county seat shall be re.
moved except by vote Of two-thirds
of the qualified electors of said county
in an election held for that purpose,
but such election shall not he held in
any county oftener than once in five
years.
Sec. 8. That each county shall con-
stitute an election district.
Sec. 10. The general assembly may
provide for the consolidation of two or
more existing counties if a majority Of
the qualified electors of such counties,
voting at an election held for that pur.
pose, shall vote separately therefor, but
such election shall not be held oftener
than once in four years in the same
counties.
Sec. II. Each of the several town.
ships of this State with names and
boundaries as now established by law,
shall constitute body polite and cor
porate, but this shall not prevent the
general assembly from organizing other
townships or changing the boundaries
of those already established and the
general assembly may provide such
system of township government as
they shall think proper in all the
counties, and may make special pro-
vision for municipal government and
for the protection of chartered rights
and powers of municipalities.
Sec. II. Until changed by the gene
raj assembly as allowed by this consti-
tuition, the boundaries of the several
shall remain as they are now
except that the boundaries
of the county of Edgefield shall under.
90 such changes as are made necessary
by the formation of a new county from
a portion of Edgefield, to be known as
Saluda, the boundaries of which are set
forth in constitution ordinance.
gD. A Liverpool merchant recently
went to his head clerk and said "John,
| owe about 91O, 900, and all possess is
$4,000, which is locked up in the safe.