The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25

II ss,uS sSs,VuSuuS iOr WHICH EfcturncQ less Lnnu
three million dollars worth of taXable
property, as shown by the last pre- ced-
ing tax returns. Before application
Tor the formal formlati ion Of the pro.
posed new county shall be made, and
not until then, q majority Of the legal
voters OF O fractional part part OF the pro-
posed new county shall each separate
| ly vote in favor Of such new county.
.S3. Zach county be divided into
| townships. md all such townships
shall be declared bodies corporate.
The townships as they now exist shall
! be- so declared and siich others ne the
Legislature may hereafter create. Pro
tvided, that no township shall contain
less than twenty five square miles and
shall be rs near square as practical.
4. Each county shall elect County
Judge for term of four years; lie
shall have jurisdiction in all matters
testamentary, dover, partition, homo
stead, minors, persons non compos
mentis and jurisdiction in all criminal
prosecutions below the grade of felony,
under such rules and limitations as
may be fixed by law, aud shall also
elect q sheriff, couHty clerk aud coun-
ty solicitor for term of four years,
whose respective duties shall be pre-
scribed by law.
8. A board Of county supervisors
shall be organized in each county,
composed Of the various townships
chairmen, whose power Shall be pre-
scribed by law.
g. There shall be in each township
five directors, to be elected or appoint
ed, as the law may direct it, one Of
whom shall be committing magis.
trate, and who shall be ex-ofIicio chair
man of the board of township direct
ors. Said director shall have general
control Of the roads, bridges schools
and the general welfare of such town
ships under such limitations as may
be prescribed by law. But no tax levy
made by said director shall be legal
unless ten days public notice Of such
levy shall be given, and not then un-
less said levy shall be ratified by q ma
jority Of the legal voters Of such
township.
OTHER MEASURES.
BY Mr. Clayton, of Florence: To
exclude convicts from competition
with honest labor.
the school tax at two mills, with the
right reserved TO school districts TO
supplement- tho same by special taxes.
BY Mr.. w. d. Evans, Of Marlboro
70 limit the corporate bonded indebt-
edness of each, county to eight per
cent. Of the value Of all the taxable
property therein.
BY Mr.. Anderson (colored), Of
Georgetown: 10 require the Legisla-
ture to compel all children between
the ages of z and ~ years to attend q
public school. M
By Mr.: Sullivan, Of Anderson To
require the Legislature to let out the
public printing to the lowest respon-
sible bidder.
BY Mr.. A. H. White, OF York: To
call the counties districts.
BY Mr.. Wharton, Of Laurons: To
require the General Assembly, at its
next session, to make a permanent ap-
preparation for disabled and aged Con.
federate soldiers and their widows.
BY Mr.. Buist, Of Grecnville: TO
prohibit State, county, city, town or
township aid to any college, school,
orphan house or other institution
which is wholly Or in part under the
direction or control Of any church, or
of any religious or sectarian denomin-
alton, society or organization.
by Mr.. Reed, of Beaufort; To opunish
and prevent lynching. This ordi-
nance authorizes the governor to re-
move any sheriff from whom pris-
oner is seized and lynched, and to call
out the militia &c prevent lynchings.
BY Mr.. Clayton, Of Florence: TO
reorganize the judiciary. This ordi-
nance retains all the present courts
except the Probate an / tho Trial JUS
tice. For these it substitutes O county
| court.
By Mr.. Lybrand, Of Lexington: 10
provide for the supervision of public
instruction. The free schools are put
under the management of q State
board Of education, composed Of three
| members, the comptroller general, and
two members to be elected by the Legis-
lature. The constitutional tax is fixed
at 2b mills, and each taxpayer is priyi-
legged TO designate the school to which
his tax money shall 60.
BY Mr.. Lybrand: To authorize the
State government to prohibit the
manufacture or sale Of intoxicants,
and, in the exercise of the police pow
er, TO engage in such sale.
By Mr.. Gooding, of Hampton: To
provide for the care and control of the
penal and charitable institutions of
the State.
BY Mr.. McWhite, of Florence:
For the same purpose, and also to
regulate convict labor.
FEMALE sUFFRAGIsTs.
At the night session the Convention
heard addresses from Miss Clara M.
Clay, Mrs. Virginia D. Young and
Mrs a. Viola Neblett in behalf Of fe
male suffrage. These speakers were
introduced by Governor Evans as
president Of the Convention.
At the close Of the address of Mrs.
Neblett Mr.. McCown, Of Florence, Of
fered resolution instructing the
committee on suffrage to report a
clause to be inserted in the Constitu-
ton granting woman's suffrage. Ten
members objected and the resolution
went over under the rule.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.
There were several measures. intro
duced most of them being repeti-
tons. Those constituting really new
mattcr were as follows:
By Mr.. Aldrich: 'That the General
Assembly shall make due provision
for the maintenance of the free COM
mon schools and for all the existing
State institutions of higher education" :"
BY Mr.. Gooding, of Hampton:
.That the right of the people Of this
State To fish in the unnavipoh1e ,u,n