The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-09
TIE Road Congress.
Important Recommendations
to the Convention.
Changes IN the County Govern
ment Law Suggested.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Oct. 3.-The Road
Congress adjourned after to-nights ses-
sion, the work before the body having
been disposed of to the entire satisfac-
ton Of ali. The Congress is the begin
Mug Of actual and practical reform in
the working of the public roads 10 this
State and the manner in which the Con
gress proceeded about its work. the
recon- meudations and suggestions made
and the character of the men who at
tended the Congress, altogether contain
much to encourage the belief that good
roads will not long remain so couspicu-
Gus by their absence from this State.
A committee conferred with the Ju-
dietary Committee of the Constitutional
Convention 10 reference to the enlarge
uent of the powers of courts of limited
Jurisdiction, so as to enable them to
impose sentence 20 labor on the public
works of the county.
The committee Of nipe county super
visors, charged with the preparation of
amendments to the county government
law to be submitted TO the legislature,
through its chairman, Mr.. Scott, re-
ported as follows:
the new county government Law beg
leave to report that We recommend the
following specific amendments to the
original act and also submit for your
consideration some general suggestions
We also recommend that permanent
committee on legislation. to consist Of
Eve members with the president Of the
congress as chairman, be provided who
shall be charged With the presentation
of these resolutions to the proper
authorities and tha, these resolutions
receive, the endorsement of this con-
gress.
Strike ous section and insert in
lieu thereof, so that the same shall
read ''Tha. one competent and dis
Greet free holder 10 each township in
the several counties of the State shall
be elected by the qualified voters of
such township at each general election,
who shall be known as the township
commissioner for such township. whose
term of office shall be co-terminal with
that Of the county supervisor for the
said county elected at such general
election and until his successor shall
be elected and qualified. In case Of a
vacancy or in case Of refusal of any
person so elected to serve as such COM
missioner, ,stbe vacancy shall be filed
by appointment Of the governor upon
the recommendation of the county
board of commissioners of said county.
! Provided. the said commissioner shall !,
during he term of his office, be ex-
ewpt from all road and Jury duties aud
he shall receive such compensation as
shall be provided by law. not 20 exceed
twenty {20l days in any one year, at
81 80 per day. without mileage"
Strike out section 6 and insert in lieu
thereof the following. viz:
That township boards of assessors
are hereby re-csta blshed and the town
ship commissioner provided for 10 sec
ton 5 shall be the chairman of the said
township board of assessors. and the
two additional members of said town
ship board shall be appointed by the
county auditor, aud the same chairman
shall also be member of the county
board of equalization .
Strike out section : and iusert in
lieu thereof That county boards of
equalization shall thereafter be composed
OF the township commissioner provided
for in section 5, Of which board abe su-
peryisor shall be chairman aud the
county auditor the clerk
Strike out sectioas s aud 9 aud iu-
sert 10 lieu thereof "Tha; the said
township. ;ssioaers aud the county
supervisor shall constitute the county
board commissioners. of which board the
supervisor shall be the chairman That
the county board Of commissioners shall
meet hereafter or the first Mooday in
January. April, July aud October of
each year at the county court house for
the transaction of business and the
majority of said board shall constitute
quorum Provided, that the chair
man may call au extra meeting at any
time That ct he first meeting of said
board they shall elect once of their num-
] Der who shal! be men. Der oF ihc State
board of equalization. and who shall
perform all the functions of said Office
as now provided by Law y
Iusert at section IL: provided
That the county board Of &C mlssloners
shall have the right p.oy over.
seers or foremen TO super,nred the work
ing Of the high ways, whether the con.
tract system be adopted or not, and
provided. further. that the county su.
rorv;vor chaIl have rho rioht m cmnloy