The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-29
NO. 13.

cut oil without consent by two-thirds
vote of those voting in such section
and no county shall be formed withou,
complying with all the conditions i'm
posed in this article. An election upon
the question OF forming the same pro-
posed new county shall not be held
oftener than once in four years.
Sec. 8. No new county hereafter
formed shall contain less than one
hundred and twenty-fourth part OF tho
whole number Of the inhabitants OF the
State. nor shall it have less assessed
taxable property than one and one half
millions of dollars as shown by the last
tax return, nor shall it contain less
than four hundred square miles.
Sec. 1. No old county shall be re-
duced to less area than five hundred
square miles, to less assessed taxable
property than two million dollars, nor
TO smaller population than fifteen
thousand inhabitants.
Sec. .. In the formation of new coun-
ties no old county shall be cut within
eight miles Of its county seat.
Sec. q. All new counties hereafter
formed shall bear Just appointments
of the valid Indebtedness OF the old
county or counties from which they
have been formed.
Sec. I. The General Assembly shall
have the power to alter county limos at
any time: provided. that before any
existing county line is altered the Ques-
tion shall be first submitted to the
qualified voters Of the territory pro-
posed to be taken from one county and
given to another and shall have re-
ceived two-thirds Of the votes cast:
provided, further, that the change shalt
not reduce the county from which the
territory is taken below the limits pre-
scribed in sections and of this arti-
Gle; provided, that the proper proper
tions of the existing county indebted
ness of the section so transferred shall
be assumed by the county to which the
territory is SO transferred.
Sec. 8. No county seat shall be re-
moved except by u vote Of two-thrCs
OF the qualified electors Of said county
in an election held for that purpose,
but such election shall not be held-in
any county oftcncr than once ip.1ive
years.
Sec. 8. That each county shall con
tute an election district.
Sec. 10 The general us4erobly may
provide for the consolidation of two or
more existing counties if IL majority Of
the qualified electors Of such countios,
voting at an election held for that ptir-
pose, shall vote separately therefor,
but such election shall not be held
Oftener than once in four years i'm the
same counties.
Sec. IL. Each Of the several own
ships of this State with names and
rs now established by law,
shall constitute body polite and
corporate but this shall not prevent
the general assembly from organizing
other townships on changing the boun-
daries OF those already established,
and the general assembly may provide
such system Of township government
as they shall think proper in any and
oil the counties, and may mako special
provision for municipal government
and for the protection OF chartered
rights and powers Of municipalities.
Sec. -. Until changed by the general
assembly as allowed by this Constitu-
tion, the boundaries Of the several
shall remain AS they are now
except that the boun-
daries of the county o. lLdgciicld sh all
such changes us are made
necessary by the formation of a now
county from a portion Of Edgetield, to
be known as Saluda, the boundaries OF
which are set forth in Il constitutional
ordinance.