The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
EXPERIMENTATION A,I'lVOR.Kl

l'HEsCONVlSNTlON sAIsNOllkll,
N INF oRTANT. MEAS UREs IN TRo-
DuoED AN R RsED.
Tile Co,ami teos Hard mt Work on tho Sow
oral nIattors Seeforrcd Outline or tho
53Sss3 New ordinances Proposed. y. II
Columbia, IS. O., September II. s.,
Special: This is tho eighth day of tho
session Of the G Constitutional Conyen.
#'tlon. Up to date there has been only
\ ono ordinance passcd--that creating
X X s5S..iiss County. But it is not 10 be
inferred that either the Convention or
It's several committees have been idle
Ia fact they have been industriously
Il at work. There seems now to be q
general understanding that all meas.
Sures, as they are introduced, shall be
reierred TO the appropriate committee.
\ and that these committees will not TO,
port, at least on tho moro important
matters, till after the 23rd inst That
n day marks the limit of tho time in
which ordinances may be introduced.
S The committees will consider, COM
4 pare and digest all the measures sub
mltted, and out Of these report one
s# (on each of the several subjects) in the
shape CT an ordinance. Then, in the
Y course of the discussion of tho meas
ure, tho different delegates may sub
4 init their views in tho shape of amend
ments. In this way the entire subject
$ matter embraced in any proposed or
dinance will come up for review ut
# one time. This plan, it is believed,
" Will not only save limo but will pro.
3 mote intelligent work.
There were quito number Of now
M measures introduced today, some Of
them of very great Importance.
TO RUN COUNTIES ON A CASH BASIS.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Aiken, has pre-
sentcd a plan to run counties OH a cash
basis:
Whereas, in most if not in all the
counties Of the State tho taxes are
never realized until year after the
levy, and consequently the contracts
for ordinary county purposes and for
the running Of tho schools have to be
made on credit instead Of on cash
basis; and whereas, this is an evil
which ought to be romedicd:
|. That q commission DO, and is
8 hereby, appointed, consisting Of his
Excellency, the Governor. the Comp
troller General and the State Treasur-
er, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
what money would be necessary to
X place the various counties Of this State
on q cash basis as to their ordinary
county and school expenses at the be-
ginning of The next fiscal year.
2. That said commission when they
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they are hereby, authorized and en-
powered iii the name Of the State 10
prepare and have issued coupon bonds,
4 payable to bearer, which shall be reg
istered with tho State Treasurer ac-
cording to the custom in such cases,
TO the amount necessary TO raise the
tho necessary expenses of floating the
such denominations and due at such
time as said commission may deem ex-
pedient, and shall draw rate Of inter
est not to exceed Al per cent. per an
mum. That said bonds when prepared
shall be signed by tho Governor and
Secretary of State and scaled with the
great seal Of the State and the credit
of the State is hereby pledged for their
payment.
8. That said bonds when so executed
and issued shall be sold at not less
3 than par by said commission, and The
money derived therefrom, after pay
ing expenses of the issuance and sale,
shall be paid into the State treasury
that the same shall be paid out by the
\ State Treasurer to the various county
treasurers Of the State as soon as prac
ticable in the amount aSccrtained by
A the commission to be needed by the
counties to run the county and school
business on a cash basis, and when sc
paid said funds shall be subject to the
check Of tho county and school au-
thorities to meet the expenses Of the
ensuing fiscal year, 1S9506.
4. That the General Assembly at its
next session shall authorize levy for
ordinary county and school purposes
in their respective counties TO be col
lected at the end of the fiscal year
1895.96, to be used for running the
counties on cash basis during tile fis-
col year 1806-07
81 5. That on and after the timo when
the State Treasurer shall have paid
into the respective county treasures
the proceed bonds as funded for afore-
said, all contracting officials of their
Is respective counties whether for ordi-
nary county expenses O.. for school
, purposes shall be held responsible for
oil contracts entered into by them
over and above the cash they may
have to their credit to meet the same,
and their official bonds are hereby de.
clared bound for the same.
6. That the said commission shall
! report their actions and doings as to
said bonds to the next General Assem-
bly, and its successors be and is hereby
authorized and required from year 10
year, according to the length of the
issuance of said bonds, to levy upon
each county which shall receive the
benefit Of said fund q suitable amount
to repay the amount Of said bonds to
4 the State, and the said funds SO re-
ceived from the various counties shall
be used by the State Treasurer as d
sinking fund to pay said bonds under
q such Act Of the General Assembly as
may bo passed on the subject.
TWO SUFFRAGE PLANS.
BY Mr.. D. II. Russell, of Anderson
To regulate the right to vote. This
ordinance confers the right to vote on
oil male persons, except paupers and
convicts, who are citizens Of the State
md Of the United States who can
read any part Of the State Constitution
IN English, who has lived in the State
& two Years nnl in tbn cO11ntv ono veor