Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-11-06
Articles of the Constitution on
Counties and County Govern
ment as Finally Adopted.

| tllO requirements VI Glio oi itiSiS1
the Governor shall order all elec-
ton within a reasonable time
thereafter by the qualified voters
within the proposed area, in which
election they shall vote Eyes" or
mo- upon the question of crea-
ting said new cornty, and at the
same election the question of a
name and county seat for snch
county shall be submitted to the
electors.
Sec. 2. If two-thirds of the quail
flied electors voting at such elec-
ticn shall vote "yes' upon such
question, then the General Assem-
bly, at its next session shall estab-
lish such new county; provided,
no section of county proposed
to be dismemhered shall be thus
cut off without consent by a two
thirds vote of hose voting il such
section, and no county shall be
formed without complying with
conditions imposed in this article
and election upon the question Of
formtng the same proposed new
county shall not be held oftcner
than once i'll four years.
Sec. 3. No new county hereafter
formed shall contain less than one
hundred and twenty-fourth part OF
the whole number of the inhabl-
tants of the State, nor shall it
have less assessed taxable proper
ty than one and one-half mil
lions of dollars, as shown by the
last tax returns, nor shall it con-
tain less than four hundred square
miles.
Sec. 4. No old county shall be
reduced to less area than five hun
dred square miles, to less assessed
taxable property than two mil
lion dollars, nor to smaller pop
ulation than fifteen thoussnd in
habitants.
Sc. 5. In the formation IF new
counties no old county shall be
cut within eight miles of its coun-
ty seat.
Sec. 6. All new counties here
after formed shall bear a just
apportionment of the valid i'll
deotedness of The old county or
counties from which they have
been formed.
Sec. T. The General Assembly
shall have the power to alter coun-
ty lines at any time; provided,
that before any existing county
line is altered the question shall
he 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-ihirds of the votes
cast; provided, further that the
change shall not reduce the coun-
ty from which the territory is ia
ken below the limits prescribed in
Sections 8 and 4 of >.this Article;
provided, that, the proper proper
tiops of the existing county in
debtcdness of the section so trans
ierred shall be assumed by the
county to which the territory is so
transferred.
Sec. s. No county seat shall be
removed except by vote of two
thirds of the qualified electors of
said county in an election held for
that purpose, but such election
shall not be held in any county
oftener than once in five years.
Sec. 8. That e. / county shall
constitute an election district.
Sec. 10. The General Assembly
may provide for the consolidation
of two or more existing counties
if a majority of the qualified elec-
tors of such counties, voting at
an election held for that purpose,
shall vote separately therefor, but
such election shall not be held Of
tener than once in four years in
the same couLties.
Sec. II. Each of tho several
townships of this State, with
names and boundaries as now es-
tablished by law, shall constitute
body polite and corporate, but
this shall not prevent the General
Assembly from organizing other
townships or changing the boun-
daries OF those already establish
ed, and the General Assembly may
provide such system of township
government as they shall think
proper in any all the counties,
aud may make special provision
for municipal government and for
tie protection of chartered rights
q I'd powers of municipalities.
Sec. -. Until changed by the
General Assembly, as allowed by |
this constitution, the boundaries
of the several counties shall re-
main as they are now establish
ed, e cept that the boundaries of
le county of Edgefeld shall un-
dergo such changes as are made
ecessary by the formation of a |
new county from portion of |
Edgefeld, to be known as Saluda,
the boundaries of which are SET |
forth in constitutional ordi-
nance.
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