The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-11-27
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Sec. 3. No new county hereafter
formed shall contain less than one
hundred and twenty fourth palt Of
tie whole number of The inhabitants
of the State,Ao: shall it have less
assessed taxable property than ore
and one-half millions of dollars, as
shown by the last tax returns, ror
shall it contain less than four hun
dred square miles.
Sec. 4 No old county shall be re-
duced to less area tan 500 square
miles, to less assessed taxable prop
erty than $4,000, 900, nor 10 a smaller
population than $4,000 inhabitants.
Sec. 5. in the formation Of new
counties no old county shall be cut
within eight miles of its county court
house.
Sec. 6 All new COUNTIES hereafter
formed shall bear just apportlo2-
ment of the valid indebtedness Of the
old county or counties from which
they have been formed.
Sec. 7. The General Assembly
shall have the power to alter county
lines at anY time; provided, that be-
fore any existing county line is al
tered the question shall be first sub
mitted to the qualified voters CT the
territory proposed to be taken from
one county and given to another and
shall have received two-thirds Of the
vote cast; provided, further, that the
change shal not reduced the county
from which the territory is taken be-
low the limits prescribed in sections
3 and 4 of this lt;cle; provided, that
the proper proportions Of the exist
ing county Indebtedness of the sec
ton so transferred shall be assumed
by the county to which territory is
so transferred.
Sec s. No county seat shall be re-
moved except by vote of two-lhirds
of the qualified electors of said county
voting at such election in an election
held for that purpose, but such eiec
ton shall not be held in any county
oftener than once in five years.
Sec 9. That each county shall con
stitute an election district.
Sec. 10. The General Assembly
may provide for the consolidation of
two or more existing counties it a
majority Of the qualified electors OF
such counties, voting at an election
held for that purpose, shall vote sep
arately therefor, but such election
shall not be held oftener than once in
four years in the same counties.
Sec. II. Each of the several town
ships Of this State with names and
boundaries as now established by
law, shall constitute body polite
and corporate, but this shall not pre-
vent the General Assembly from Or
gan;zing other townships or chang
ing the boundaries Of those already
established, and the General Assem-
bly, may provide such system OF
township government as they shall
think proper in any and all the coun-
ties, and may make special provision
for municipal government and for
the protection of chartered rights
and powers of municipalities.
Sec. 12 Until changed by the Gen
eral Assembly as allowed by this con-
stitution, the boundaries Of the sew:
eral counties shall remain as they are
now established, except that the
boundaries of the county of Edgefeld
shall undergo such changes as are
made necessary by the formation Of
a new county from portion OF
Edgefeld, to be known as Saluda,
the boundaries Of which are set forth
in a constitutional ordinance.
Sec. IS. The General Assembly
may at any time arrange the various
counties into judicial circuits and
into congressional districts including
the county Of Saluda, as it may deem
wise and proper, and may establish
or alter the location Ct voting pre-
cincts in any county.