The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-04
THE CONSTITUTION MADE.
THE LAST SECTION OF The LAST
ARTICLE FINISHED.


ARTICLE FINISHED.
Some Very Rapid Work--The Different
Provisions Passed.
COLUMBIA, Nov. Especial: The
frs. matter taken up today was the
ordinance tocreate Seabrook county
which came up on its second reading
The committee recommended that thl:
county scheme be exempted from the
operations of the fifth section, which
related to the eight-mile limitation.
Mr.. W. B. Wilson then offered the
following amendment to be added tc
the end Of the section:
s'Nor shall anything contained IN
section 8 OF said article on counties
and county government apply to pre-
vent the formation Of new county
embracing within its limits the city OF
Rock Hill, with an area OF not less
than 800 square miles, and having
population of not less than $4,000 ~
habitants, and property assessed for
taxation at not less than s2,5C0,0O0,
and the county seat of such new coun,
ty shall defray the cost of building 8
new court house and Jail.
Mr.. Bellinger questioned the rele
vancy of the amendment.
Mr.. Geo. D. Tillman then offered
the following:
Amend the amendment by adding
Provided, The general assembly may
in its discretion create any new coun.
ty with an area OF not less than 30(
square miles, whenever it is shown
that an area of 400 00square miles cannot
be obtained, and upon such new coun
ty complying with all other manda'
tory requirements Of this article.
After short discussion this amend
sment was killed.
Mr. r. +. Smith, then offered the
following amendment to the amend,
7nent, which was voted down:
ssNor shall anything in section 3,
articles on counties and county gov
ernment, prevent the formation Of the
new county of Williamson with SOC
square miles: Provided, That the
same has population of not less than
81, 900 and property of the assessed
value of not less than S., 600, 900.
Mr.. MCGOWAN moved to table Mr..
Wilson's amendment. An aye and
nay vote resulted as follows: Yeas IS,
nays 81. SO the amendment was
killed.
After some debate the ordinance to
create Seabrook county was lost by a
tie vote-55 to SIS.
THE CASH BASIS.
Mr.. Connors ordinance to raise
sinking fund to put the counties on
cash basis next came up. That gen:
tleman moved to make the annual
levy one mill instead of a half mill.
Tabled-67 to SO.
Mr.. Meares moved to indefinitely
postpone the ordinance. Lost As to St.
Mr. Meares moved to strike out
sssball" and insert may" in the first
line. This was adopted. The ordi-
nance, as thus amended, was then or
dered to third reading, as follows:
Section 1. That the general assem-
bly, may provide for an annual tax
levy not to exceed one-half of one
mill in each county not now on a
cash basis; the proceeds of all such
levies shall be used as sinking fund
for each and. every county in which II
is levied and collected, and shall be in
vested as the general assembly shall
direct until an amount shall have
been collected to put such counties on
cash basis, then such annual levles
shall cease.
COURT EXPENSES.
When the article on finance and
taxation was taken up Mr.. Jeremiah
Smith moved to amend by providing
that court expenses in the severa.
counties be paid from the State treas
urv, and not from the several county
treasures, as is now provided.
After forty minutes debate, the
amendment was tabled-75 to Sc.
THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
Mr.. Bates offered the following
amendment to section which he said
would take 80 minutes to discuss:
Amend section by adding at the
end of the section: And there shall
further be exempt from taxation prop
erty of the assessed value of $500 tc
every widow who has family de-
pendent upon her for support, and TO,
every Confederate soldier who lost 9
limb or is disabled by in njuries received
while serving in the late war, provid
ed such widow or soldier does not own
property exceeding IN assessed value
of 81 900.
The convention then took recess
till p. N.
At the afternoon session the vote
whereby section 5, which Mr.. Bates
really wanted to amend, was adopted
was reconsidered, and Mr.. Bates again
put in his amendment.
Mr.. Breazeale offered an amendment
: to double tax all bachelors Of over 81
years of age, and a member offered tc
amend the amendment by including
old maids. This amendment was killed
viva voce, amid laughter.
An aye and nay vote on the adop
ton of Mr.. Bates amendment ther
being taken, the result was as follows
Yeas 3S, nays 62.
TANNING STOCK.
Mr.. Bellinger offered the following
amendment to section 5:
Add after the word same" on line
4 the words:
''Alt shares of the stockholders ir
any bank Or banking association 10
Gated in this State. whether now o.
hereafter incorporated or organized
under the laws of this State or the
United States, shall be listed at thei,
true value in money, and taxed fol
municipal purposes IN the city, ward
town or incorporated village where
such bank is located, and not else
where: Provided, that the words
true value in money, as used in line
8 of this section, shall be so construed
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