The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
I'VE general supervisors Of thb public

hove general supervisors Of thpipublic
works.
& s: Tho chairmen Of tho township di.
rectois shall compose q board pfscoun-
ty commissioners.
/ y. The township boards or three of
them t. shall compose q boardlof foquai-
Z. Each township shall be- q school
district and the township directors
shall act as trustees thereof. Ss 6
8. There shall be elected In each
township a trial justice, who shall have
jurisdiction in civil cases to the amount
OF $iGG, and iii criminal c,,syai such u,
misdemeanors, assault and battery and
concealed weapons.
THE AGE OF, CONSENT.
Mr.. j. 0. A. Moore presented the
eommitaege! tolinwlng for reference e ten proper
TO the Delegates in Constitutional Con.
! yention assembled:
Gentlemen: The increasing and
alarming frequency of assaults upon
women and the frightful indiRnities to
which oven little girls are subject have
become the shame of our boasted civil.
ization. i5S
A study of the statutes Of oi,r State
has revealed 10 us their utter failure
to meet the demands Of newly awak-
ened public sentiment, whichsrequires
better legal protection for lgirfhood
and womanhood.
Therefore, we, the members of tho
Woman's Christian Temperance y MON
of South Carolina, do most heartily ap-
peal to you, through Mrs. Chaplin, our
president, to enact such statutes as
shall provide for the adequate punish
ment of crimes against women and
girls. q
We call attention to the d%graceful
fact that protection Of the person of
our women is not placed upon so high
q plane as protection of thSir purse.
We would therefore entreat( four hon
orable body to- raise the Qp called)
"age Of consent" to eighteen the legal
age which permits women t,b contract
q valid marriage or make lawful sale
of any of her personal property.
North and. South Carolinaf are now
the only States, as far as wei can find
out, where the low age of ton fouls
the escutchcon of their statutes books,
and we earnestly plead that the dis
grace to the State bo,wiped out by
raising the law Of protection TO that
OF legal majority, eighteen;
President w. CT. u.
Charleston, S. 9.
a communication was received from
one Charles p. Walker, q Chicago
lawyer, urging such regulation Of
the suffrage in South Carolina as will
fully protect the rights of citizens Of
African descent.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.
The session of the Convention was
brief and business like.
In tho absence of President Evans
(who was in attendance on q ameeting
of the trustees Of the Industrial Col
lege) Vice-President Talbert occupied
the chair.
Quite number of members applied
for leave of absence till Monday. Dr.
Stokes of Orangeburg offered q reso-
luton limiting the granting Of such
leaves to cases Of sickness. After con
siderable debate this resolution was
adopted.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
Thorc were several reports Of com
mittees, on very important articles Of
tho Constitution. 4
The committee on Legislative De
partment reported an article in full.
The important changes in this depart
ment are the extension of the term Of
the members of the House from
two to four years, and the Civ
ing Of one Senator to every coun-
ty-Charleston included. The new
county of Saluda is to lave two
of the five Representatives now
allotted to Edgeheld The pay Of NOM
bers is fixed at three dollars q day, and
mileage at five cents per milo. The
homestead provieion is retained as at
present 81, 1000 in real estate and $500
in personal property. The right of
dover is limited to property which
husband owns at the timo Of his
death.
The report of the committee on mu-
nicipal corporations and police regu-
lations contains three new and impor-
tant pl DIVISIONS:
1. That in all municipal elections as
to the issue Of bonds or the creation of
any municipal debt, adult women who
pay taxes on $500 worth of property
shall be entitled to vote.
Q. That the Legislature may regu-
late and license the sale Of spirituous
liquors, or may prohibit the same.
3. That the Legislature may, in the
exercise OF the police power, authorize
parties duly appointed for the purpose
to sell intoxicants. CThe dispensary
system.)
The committee on the Executive Dc
partment submitted complete article.
1t retains all the present executive Of
ficers their term being fixed at two
years. The pardoning power Is vested
in the governor, under the advice of a
board Of pardons, consisting of the
comptroller general, the secretary of
State, and the superintendent Of the
penitentiary. The governor may, in
his discretion, decline to grant the par
don recommended lin which case he
shall state his reasons to the general
assembly at its next session. The lieu
tenant governor is president of
the Senate, with the right to
vote in case of tie Whom q SEN
atOr becomes lieutenant governor,
he therefore yacates his seat in the
Senate. s.
The report of the committee on
finance and taxation retains the pres
Ont system of dd Val0rem taxation.
and gives tho Legislature the right to
place capitation tax on animals. It
retains the two-mill tax for the sup,
port of the public schools. Ia1limits
the bonded indebtedness of counties
and municipalities to eight per cent. of
all the taxable property.