The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-30

| eaCn OF Lne several pdrIo vi oil oouh
ties proposed to be formed into new
county, shall separately vote yes
upon such qeustions, then the general
assembly shall establish such new
county at the next session: Provided,
all precedent conditions prescribed by
this article have been complied with.
If any of the parts of old counties thus
voting shall refuse to enter the pro.
posed new county, such part shall not
be incorporated therein, and such new
county shall not be formed unless il
otherwise conform to the requirements
of this article. An election upon the
question of forming the same proposed
new county shall not be ordered of
tener than once in four years.
Mr.. Mcares offered an amendment
which provided that in elections for
new counties where Indebtedness was
concerned, women should be allowed
to vote.
Mr.. Meares said he did not wish to
be classed as a crank. He simply
wished to provide against a contingent
cy. If the convention did not give the
women general enfranchisement, he
wanted this special provision for the
protection of their property rights.
He withdrew it at the suggestion OF
some of his friends.
Senator Tillman stated that without
this substitute they would permit one
township to be cut off here and there
and the result would be that they
would be left about in patches.
The Tillman substitute was then
adopted.
SECTION SEVEN.
Senator Tillman then offered an
amendment to the article to be known
as section 7, looking to the protection
of townships.
Mr.. Patterson could see no merit or
relief in it for anybody.
Senator Tillman stated that it might
help out some remote corners in get
ting nearer to court house.
Sec. 7. The general assembly shall
have 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
proposed to be taken from one county
and given to another and shall have
received two-thirds of the votes cast;
provided, further, that the change
Shall not reduce the county from
which the territory is taken below the
limits prescribed in sections 8 and 4 OF
this article.
Senator Tillman accepted this.
Mr.. J. L. Glenn said that there was
no provision in that for the liability
for the indebtedness of such a town.
ship.
Senator Tillman remarked that this
could be easily fixed.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said this was very
serious matter as to the debt of such a
township. 1t would be difficult to fix
any amount and at the same time keep
clear of the restrictions already i'm
posed. He moved to table the substi'
tute.
Mr.. w. j. Montgomery thought
this matter was directed at the town
ship in the upper portion of Marion
county. -.
Mr.. Rogers stated that in talking
with Mr.. Montgomery he had merely
used this township as practical Illus
tration.
Mr.. Montgomery then discussed the
matter at some length. He wanted to
know which of the counties, the old or
the new, would have to bear the in
debtedness.
DIR. Smith of Barnwell thought the
drift of all the speeches made in this
new county matter was towards spec
ial legislation more than anything
else.
Mr.. J. L. Glenn offered the follow
ing amendment to Mr.. Rogers amend
ment:
Add at the end of section the
words provided that the proper pro
portion of the existing county indebt.
edness of the section so transferred
shall be assumed by the county to
which the territory is so transferred. "
Mr.. Klugh called attention to what
had been done after the previous
nights unparalleled fight and said
there was danger of the convention
defeating section five's provisions.
Mr.. Rogers accepted Mr.. Glenn's
proposition.
Mr.. Wilson called for the motion to
table.
Mr.. Rogers then rose toa question of
personal privilege. He said the gen
tleman from Marion (Mr. W. j. Mont
gomery) had informed him that he
was offended at his statement that
there was one little townshipin Marion
unrepresented here. He had not
meant it in that light at all.
The ayes and noes were ordered on
the motion 10 table Mr.. Rogers
amendment as amended by Mr.. Glenn,
and the vote resulted as follows: Yeas
So, nays "a.
Mr.. Breazeale then offered the fol-
lowing substitute for seciol z:
Any township Or part of a town
ship may be taken from one county
and added to another in the same way
as provided for creating new counties
and subject to the same conditions
imposed in this article.
The convention voted this down.
Mr.. McKagen offered an amendment
to strike OUT the proviso offered by
Mr.. Glenn and insert instead the fol-
lowing:
"Provided, That any township seced-
ing from a county should be held liza
BILE for its just proportion of any past
indebtedness of the county seeded
from, and such proportion of indebt-
edness shall be collected by county Sc