The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
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81 MANY. va IN Po oRTANT N MEAsU REs INTRO
lDUc cE2 AN ri ERRED.
& The Committees HARD Mt Work OH tho SOY.
eral Mat tors Isefcsrod Outline OF til,
q, Now Ordinances Proposed. 3ssl
CoLUAIDIA, SO, September II, Va
q Special This is tho eighth day Of the
Il session Of the G CONSTITUTIONAL Conyen.
Gftion. Up to date there has heen on II
y ono ordinance passed that creating
Saluda County. But it is not to b.e,
inferred that either the Convention vi
u It's several committees have been idle.
In fact. they have been industriously
81 at work. There seems now to be q
general understanding that all meas
1ur'es, as they are introduced, shall be
referred TO the appropriate committee,
rsand that these committees will not re.
! port, at least on the more important
! matters, till after the 23rd inst. That
day marks the limit Of tho timc in
which ordinances may be introduced.
The committees will consider, COM
pare aud digest all the measures sub.
8mitted, and out of these report one
u ION each of the several subjects) in the
a shape CT an ordinance. Thon, in the
Il course Of the discussion Of the meas
ure, the different delegates may sub
init their views in the shape of amend
ments. In this way tho entire subject
A matter embraced in any proposed or
dinance will como up for review at
s. one tiime.l This plan, it is believed
will not only save time but will pro-
mote Intelligent work.
# There wero quito a number of now
measures introduced today, some Of
them Of very great Importance
Il TO RUN COUNTIES ON A CASH BASIS.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Aiken, has pre-
scntcd a plan to run counties on cash
basis:
Whereas, in most if not in all the
counties of the State the taxes are
never realized until a year after tho
levy. and consequently the contracts
for ordinary county purposes and for
(. the running Of tho schools have to be
made on a credit instead Of on a cash
basis; and whereas, this is an evil
which ought to be remcdicd:
1. That commission bo, and is
hereby, appointed, consisting Of his
Excellency, the Governor. tho Comp
troller General and the State Treasur-
er, whose duty it shall be TO ascertain
what money would be necessary to
place the various counties Of this State
on q cash basis as to their ordinary
county and school expenses at the be-
ginning Of the next fiscal year.
Q. That said commission when they
have ascertained said amount be, and
they are hereby, authorized and en-
powered in the name Of the State to
prepare and have issued coupon bonds,
payable to bearer, which shall be reg
istered with the State Treasurer &C
cording to the custom i'll such cases,
(, to the amount necessary TO raise the
amount needed for said purpose and
the necessary expenses Of floating the
bonds: That said bonds shall be in
such denominations and due at such
time as said commission may deem ex-
pedient, and shall draw u rate Of inter
est not to exceed al per cent. per an
mum. That said bonds when prepared
shall be signed by the Governor and
Secretary of State and sealed with the
great seal Of the State and the credit
d of the State is hereby pledged for their
y payment.
3. That said bonds when so executed
and iss. I'd shall be sold at not less
than pal by said commission, and the
money derived therefrom, after pay
ing expenses of the issuance and sale,
shall be paid into the State treasury ;
that tho same shall be paid out by the
State Treasurer to the various county
treasurers Of the State as soon as prac-
ticable in the amount asccrtained by
B the commission to be needed by the
counties to run the county and school
business on q cash basis, and when so
paid said funds shall be subject to the
y check of the county and school au-
thorities to meet the expenses Of the
ensuing fiscal year, 1805-06.
4. That the General Assembly at it's
next session shall authorize 1eyy for
ordinary county and school purposes
in their respective counties TO be col
lected at the end of the fiscal year
1896, to be used for running the
counties on cash basis during Tie fis-
col year 1896-07.
5. That OH and after the timo when
the State Treasurer shall have paid
into the respective county treasures
the proceed bonds as funded for afore-
said, all contracting officials of their
respective counties whether for orli-
nary county expenses o. for school
purposes shall be held responsible for
all contracts entered into by them
over and above the cash they may
have to their credit TO meet the same,
and their official bonds are hereby de-
clared bound for the same.
=. That the said commission shall
report their actions and doings as to
said bonds to the next General Assem-
bly, and its SUCCESSORS be and is hereby
authorized and required from year to
year, according to the length Of the
issuance Of said bonds, to levy upon
each county which shall receive the
benefit Of said fund a suitable amount
TO repay the amount Of said bonds to
\ the State, and the said funds SO re-
ceived from the various counties shall
be used by the State Treasurer as q
sinking fund to pay said bonds under
such Act Of the General Assembly as
may be passed on the subject.
6f. TWO SUFFRAGE PLANS.
BY Mr.. d. III. Russell, of Anderson !:
10 regulate the right to vote. This
ordinance confers the right to vote on
oil male persons, except pa,lpels and
convicts, who are citizens of the State
and OF the United States, who can
read any part of the State Constitution
IN English, who has lived in the State
two years and in the county one year.