The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-29
LIMITING
NEW COUNTIES.
THE QUESTION PRACTICALLY
SETTLED.
SO Old County to be Cut Below hlEe
Five Hundred Square Miles, or
Less than 100000 Tax
able Property, OF Less
than $4,000 Pop
,.l.Ifinn
ulatiOn,

The c>:nnty government matter,
which has consumed the pssS week III
the constitutional convention has been
practically: arrced upon as to the crea-
zion OF ,:c,: counties, and the township
matter Ttlativc to the government IS
now under consideration. The article
Is it now stands fully covers the pro-
visions iiIat nre likely to be made as TO
the creation of ncw counties. 1t IS as
follows: >,
Section J. TIE General Assembly.
NAV, froia time 20 time, esta5llsn ne"
counties in the following manner:
Whenever one-third of the qualnea
voters within the area OF each section
OF an oil county proposed to be cut Oh
into Il ncw county shall petition the
Governor for the creation Of new
county. setting forth the boundaries
:tra showing compliance with the re-
cuircfaaats OF this article, the Coy
crnor shalt order an election w1tnin
:, reasonable time thcrcair,r by the
nualiGcC -eters WITHIN the proposed
area, in which election they shall vote
ives or no" upon the question OF
creating sud new county. and at inc
saloc election the question o. name
and county seat fox such county shal!
le submitted to the electors.
Sectioa ,. II tvo-thirds OF the
oualitied electors voting in such cleo
s;cn within each OF the several parts
OF all counties proposed TO be formed
into a new county shullsepareteiy vote
'.yo>' upon such question then the
General Assembly shall establish such
new county at the next session: FRO
viled, all precedent conditions pre-
scribel by this article have been com,
piled with. eli any Of the parts OF OLD
counties thus voting shall refuse to
enter the proposed new county such
part shall not be incorporated therein
and snch new county shall not be
;ormed unless it otherwise conform 20
the requirements Of this article. An
election upon the question of forming
tic same proposed ncw county snail
not be ordered ofteuer than once IN
your years.
Section 3. No new county hereafter
formed shall contain less than one
hundred AMI iwenty-fourth part OF the
whole number of the lnhabltants o,
the State, nor shall it have less assessed
taxable property than two millions OF
doI;ers. as shown by the last tax re-
turps. nor shall it contain less 1han
four hundred square miles.
Section4. No old county shall he re-
1ucea to less area than five hundred
eouarc miles. 10 less assessed taxable
property than two million dollars, nor
&c a smaller population than hfteen
thousand inhabitants.
Section ). In the formation OF new
cof1rties no old county shall be cut
within eight miles Of its county seat.
Section 6. Ailnew counties here
after formed shall bear a just sppor.
tionment Of the valid indebtedness OF
tie old county or counties from WHICH
thev haze been formed.
Section I. The General Assembly
si:al! have the power to alter county
lines a, anv time: Provided, that De.
fore any existing county line is altered
the Question shall be first submitted 70
t;ie Qualified voters of the territory
nroncscd to be taken from one comfy
and gwen to another and shall have re
c.ived thirds OF the votes cast
Provided, further, that the charge
shall not reduce the county from
which the territory is taken below the
limits prescribed in Sections3 ana I o.
this article: Provided. that the pro-
PC; proportions of the existing co7ntS
indebtedness Of the section SO trans
fcrred shall be assumed by the count!
! 70 which the territory is so transfer
! rel. ,,
Section S. No county scat shssl D'
removed except By a vote OF TWO
thirds Of the qualified electors OF ss1|
county in M election held for tina
purpose. but such election shall not o'
| held in any county oftencr than NC
in five years.
! Section 9. That each county shai
constitute an election district.
Section 10. The General Assemb],
may provide for the consolidation O
two or more existing counties If a ma
ioritv of the qualified electors OF sucl
counties, voting at an election held TO
that purpose. shall vote separator,
therefor. but snch election shall not D
Lc}I oftcner than once in four years.
The same counties.