The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25

i census Tor which returned less than
three million dollars worth of$taxable
property, as shoWnRby the last precetl-
ing tax returns. Before application
-for the formal formation Of the pro-
posed new county shall be made, and
not until then, q majority Of the legal
voters Of q fractional part of the pro-
posed new county shall each separate
ly vote in favor of such now county.
3. Each county be divided into
townships, and all such townships
shall be declared bodies corporate.
The townships as they now exist shall
be SO declared and such others as the
Legislature may hereafter nreate: Pro
ylded, that no township shall contain
less than twenty-five square miles and
shall be as near square as practical
4. Each county shall elect q County
Judge for q term of four years he
shall have -jurisdiction in all matters
testamentary, dover, partition, home
| stead, minors, persons non compos
mentis and jurisdiction in all criminal
prosecutions below tho grade of felony,
under such rules aud limitations as
may be fixed by law, and shall also
elect O sheriff, county clerk aud coun-
ty solicitor for term of four years,
whose respective duties shall be pre-
scribed by law.
s.. A board Of county supervisors
shall be organized in each county,
composed Of the various townships
chairmen, whose power shall be pre-
scribed by law
6. There shall be in each township
five directors, to be elected or appoint
ed, as the law may direct it, one of
whom shall be q committing magis,
trate, and who shall be x-oflicio chair
man Of the board Of township direct
ors. Said director shall have general
control of the roads, bridges, schools
and the general welfare of such town
ships under such limitations as may
be prescribed by law. But no tax levy
unless ten days public notice Of such
less said levy Shall be ratified by a ma
jority Of tho legal voters of such
township. .i.H
| OTHER MEASURES.
BY Mr.. Clayton, Of Florence: To
exclude convicts from competition
with honest labor
the school tax at two mills, with the
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supplement- the same by special taxes.
10 limit the corporate bonded indebt-
cent. Of the value of all the taxable
property therein.
BY Mr.. Anderson (colored, Of
Georgetown: 10 require the Legisla-
ture to compel all children between
the ages of and IL years to attend q
public school.
| By Mr.. Sullivan, Of Anderson: To
require the Legislature to let out the
public printing to tho lowest respon-
sible bidder.
BY Mr.. A. Ii. White, of York: To
call the counties districts.
By Mr.. Wharton, of Laurens: To
require the General Assembly, at its
next session, to make permanent ap-
preparation for disabled and aged Con
federate soldiers and their widows.
BY Mr.. Buist, of Greenville: To
prohibit State, county, city, town or
township aid to any college, school,
orphan house or other institution
which is wholly or in part under the
direction or control of any church, Or
Of any religious or sectarian denomin-
alton, society or organization.
BY Mr.. Reed, of Beaufort: 10 opunish
and prevent lynching. This ordi-
nance authorizes the governor to re-
move any sheriff from whom pris-
oner is seized and lynched, and to call
out the militia to prevent lynchings.
BY Mr.. Clayton, Of Florence: To
reorganize the judiciary. This ordi-
nance retains all tho present courts
except the Probate anil the Trial JUS
tice For these it substitutes county
court. a,
BY Mr.. Lybrand, OF Lexington: TO
provide for the supervision of public
instruction. The free schools are put
under the management Of a State
board Of education, composed Of three
members, the comptroller general, and
two members to be elected by the Legis-
laturc. The constitutional tax is fixed
at2b mills, and each taxpayer is privi-
legged to designate the school to which
his tax money shall 60.
BY Mr.. Lybrand: To authorize the
State government to prohibit the
manufacture or sale of intoxicants,
and, in the exercise of the police now
er, to engage in such sale.
By Mr.. Gooding, of Hampton: TO
provide for the care and control of the
penal and charitable institutions of
the State.
BY Mr.. McWhite, of Florence:
For the same purpose, and also to
regulate convict labor.
! FEMALE sUEERAaIsTs.
| At the night session the Convention
heard addresses from Miss Clara M.
Clay, Mrs. Virginia d. Young and
Mrs. A. Viola Noblett in behalf Of fe
male suffrage. These speakers were
introduced by Governor Evans as
president Of the Convention.
At the close Of the address OF Mrs
Neblett Mr.. McCown, of Florence, Of
fered resolution instructing the
committee on suffrage to report a
clause to be inserted in tho Constitu-
ton granting woman's suffrage. Ten
members objected and the resolution
went over under the rule.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.
There were several measures intro
duccd most of them being repeti-
tions. Those constituting really new
matter We're as follows:
| By Mr.. Aldrich: "That the General
Assembly shall make due provision
for The maintenance of the free COM
mon schools and for all the existing
Slate institutions of highef education. :"
BY Mr.. Gooding, Of Hampton i:
"rhat the right of the people Of this
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