The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
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oral tnIattors iseiorrcd Outline OF til,
SBi Now llis'.necs Proposed.
CoLUAiDIA, s.. O. Septomber ~. 8
Specials This is tho eighth day Of tht
session Of the Constitutional @ Conyen
ton. Up TO date there has been only
one ordinance passed d--that creating
Saluda County. But it is not to be
inferred that either the Convention :,
81 its several committees have been idlo
LIN fact they have been industriously
at work. There seems now to be q q
general understanding that all meas
ures, as they are introduced, shall be
reforred to the appropriate committee,
n and that these committees will not 10.
9 port, at least on the moro important
matters, till after the R3rd inst. That
day marks the limit Of tho time in
which ordinances may bo introduced.
4 The committees will consider, com
pare and digest all the measures sub
mitted, and out of these report one
(on each of the several subjects) in the
shape cf All ordinance. Then, in the
& course of the discussion Of tho meas
n llre, the different delegates may sub
nit their views in the shape Of amend
ments. In this way the entire subject
3 matter embraced in any proposed or
dinanco will come up for review ut
one time This plan, il is believed,
will not only save time but will pro
( mote intelligent work.
There were quite n number Of new
measures introduced today, some Of
them Of very great Importance.
Sl 10 RUN COUNTIES ON A CASH BASIS.
Mr.. Henderson,, of Aiken, has pre-
4 sented a plan to run counties on cash
basis
Whereas, in most if not in all the
counties of the State the taxes are
never realized until year after the
levy, and consequently the contracts
! for ordinary county purposes and for
the running Of tho schools have to be
made on credit instead Of on a cash
basis; and whereas, this is an evil
which ought to be remedied: #
/. That commission be, and is
& hereby, appointed, consisting Of his
Excellency, the Governor. tho Comp
troller General and the State Treasur-
on, whose duty it shall be TO ascertain
what money would be necessary to
place the various counties Of this State
on cash basis as to their ordinary
county and school expenses at the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year.
3. That said commission when they
have ascertained said amount be, and
they arc hereby, authorized and en-
z powered in the name of the State to
prepare and have issued coupon bonds,
payable to bearer, which shall be reg
4 %istered with the State Treasurer ac-
cOrding to the custom in such cases,
(, to the amount necessary to raise tue
amount needed for said purpose and
4 tho necessary expenses Of floating the
bonds: That said bonds shall be in
such denominations and due at such
y time as said commission may deem ex-
h pedient, aud shall draw u rate of inter
lest not to exceed 4 per cent. per an
mum. That said bonds when prepared
= shall be signed by the Governor and
& Secretary of State and sealed with the
great seal of the State and the credit
of the State is hereby pledged for their
( payment.
8. That said bonds when so executed
and issued shall be sold at not less
than par by said commission, and the
money derived therefron, after pay
ing expenses of the issuance and sale,
shall be paid into the State treasury
that the same shall be paid out by the
State Treasurer to the various county
treasurcrs Of the State as soon as prac
ticable in the amount asccrlained by
8 the commission to be needed by the
Y counties to run the county and school
business on cash basis, and when sc
paid said funds shall be subject to the
check of the county and school au.
thorities to meet the expenses Of the
4 ensuing fiscal year, 1886.
4. That the General Assembly at its
K next session shall authorize Ievy for
2 ordinary county and school purposes
i'll their respective counties to be col
lected at the end of the fiscal year
iyl895.96, to be used for running the
counties on cash basis during tile fis-
cal year 189G-97.
5. That on and after the timo when
the State Treasurer shall have paid
into the respective county treasures
the proceed bonds as funded for afore-
x said, all contracting officials of their
3 respective counties whether for Ordi-
4 nary county expenses o. for school
purposes shall be held responsible for
all contracts entered into by them
over and above the cash they may
have to their credit to meet the same,
and their official bonds are hereby de-
clared bound for the same.
6. That the said commission shall
report their actions and doings as TO
said bonds to the next General Assem-
& bly, and its successors be and is hereby
authorized and required from year to
year, according to the length Of the
issuance Of said bonds, to levy upon
each county which shall receive the
benefit of said fund suitable amount
to repay the amount Of said bonds to
the State, and the said funds so re-
ceived from the various counties shall
be used by the State Treasurer as a
sinking fund to pay said bonds under
such Act Of the General Assembly as
may be passed on the subject.
TWO SUFFRAGE PLANS.
BY Mr.. D. Fl. Russell, of Anderson !:
TO regulate the right to vote. This
ordinance confers the right 10 vote on
all male persons, except paupers and
convicts, who are citizens of the State
and OF the United States, who can
readany part of the State Constitution
( in English, who has lived in the State
K two years and in the county one year,
\ and who has duly paid his poll tax !:
Provided, that no person shall be de-
MED the right to vote who has been
engaged in any capacity Of the land
or naval forces of the United States or