The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-03
assume an equitable portion of tho
aebts OF tho existing county or counties

assume an equitable portion of tn
aepts OF tho existing county or countie
from which its territory is taken.
sec. q. The Legislature may provid
| Tor the consolidation of two or NOR
existing counties IL q majority of tn
quallned electors OF such counties vot
ing at an election held for tn IT Dur
pose shall vote separately therefor, bu
such elections shall not be hold oftene
IMAM once In four years in the sam,
counties.
sec. I. Each county shall elect ,
sherlff, clerk of the court and a cor
onor, whose respective terms of office
snail be four years, and whose dutie.
and powers shall be defined by law
provided the sheriff shall not be eligi
bic to reelection until the expiratio,
of four years.
Sec: 8. a chaingang shall be estab
llshed In every county in the State
provided that this section shall no,
prevent two or more counties from con
s0lldating their respective chaingangs,
Sec. .. Each of the several town
ships OF this State, with names and
boundaries as now established by law,
shall constitute ~ body polite; but
this shall not prevent the legislature
from organizing other townships.
Sec. 10. The freehold voters of each
township shall elect ut such times and
for such terms Of office as may be pre-
scribcd by law, three discreet persons,
to be known as the board of township
directors, who shall have charge of
the township roads, bridges and
ferries, the public schools, appoint tho
managers Of ull Federal, State, county
and township elections, shall register
all qualified voters OF the township
and shall discharge such other duties
and receive such compensation for
their services rs the legislature may
prescribe.
Sec. | |. The general assembly NAV
exempt any county from such town
ship system Of government whenever
u majority Of the freehold voters of
the county shall petition therefor
Mr.. Austin, representing the other
half Of the committee. announced that
its report would be ready later in the
day ana moved Il vote of thanks to Mr..
outs tor his attempt at wit, which MIR.
AUSTIN added, rs an expression of indi-
vldual opinion. was an cgregious fail
u:e.
at the evening session Mr.. Austin
submitted the report Of one half OF the
county government committee whi:h
did not concur in the report made at
the morning session, as follows:
Section |. The legislature NAV from
lime TO time establish new counties in
the following manner:
Whenever one e.third of the oualilicl
voters within the area of a proposed
new county shall petition the governor
Tor the creation Of new county the
governor shall order an election within
reasonable time thereafter, by the
qualified voters within the proposed
area, IN which election they shall vote
yes or no upon the question of creating
said new county.
Sec 2. If majority of the qualified
voters within the several sections pro.
posed to be formed into new county
shall separately vote yes" upon such
question then the legislature shall es
taollsh such new county. Provided
That an election upon such question
shall not be ordered upon the same
proposed new county oftcner than once
in four years.
Sec. 5. No county hereafter formed
shall contain less than the one hundred
and twenty-fourSh part of the Who'll,
number OF the inhabitants Of the State
nor shall it have less assessed taxabl,
property than two millions OF dollars
nor shall 1t contain less than fou,
hundred square miles.
Sec. t. No old county shall b. rcducci
to less area than five hundred suuar,
miles. to less assessed taxable proncr,,
than two million dollars, nor to smallci
population than fifteen Thousand in
habitants.
See. .. No now county line shall b
run nearer to an established cour
house than ten miles. Provided, Tha
this section shall not apply to cour
houses located in counties not PROPOSE,
to be dismcmbcrcd.
Sec. i. All new counties hcrcaftc
formed shall bear just appo.tionmcn
Of the valid indebtedness OF the al,
county or counties from which the,
have been formed.
Signed by J. Thos Austin, II. T.. Hen
ry, U. f.. Johnson. f.. n. Readfca a
j. Harrison and Frank b. Gary.
Mr. johnson and Mr.. klugh ha
their resolutions laid over until tomo,
row and printed.
THE DIsrENsAKv CLAUSE.
This subject came up in tho repor
OF tho committee on misrclluneou
matter, and the section as prcscntc
read:
In the exercise OF the police powc
tho General Assembly shall have tn
right to prohibit the manufacture an
sal 10 and retail Of Intoxicating liouor
or beverages within tho State undo
such rules and restrictions as it deem
proper or the General Assembly ma
prohibit the manufacture and sale an
retail or intoxicating liquors and be,
Cages within the State, and may au
thorize and empower State and count
officers, both or either, under the a,
thority and in the name Of the Stat,
to buy In any market and retail With
tho State liquors and beverages i,
such packages and quantities, undc
such rules and regulations, as it deem
expedient."
Mr.. Clayto offered the following q
substitute:
SIN the exercise Of the police powc
the General Assembly shall have n
authority to license tho salo of intox
eating liquors or beverages by person
Or corporations, within this State. Th
General Assembly may prohibit tn
manufacture and sale of intoxicatin
liquors and beverages within tn
State, or may authorize and empowC