The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-30
A SITRSTITUTE.

This morning the Convention again,
with great promptness, resumed con-
sideration of the township matter.
The pending question was or section
13, offered by Mr.. Buist, as follows:
Each of tile townships of the State,
with names and boundaries as now or
hereafter established by the general
assembly, shall be a body polite and
corporate, and the general assembly
shall provide uniform system of local
government for the same, and require
each township to contribute its proper,
tional part of the proper expenses OF
an efficient county and State govern
ment."
DR.. Stokes made brief but earnest
speech in opposition to this provision.
He thought the proposed scheme rad
ical and revolutionary"
Speeches were also made by Messrs.
Wharton, McMahan, G.. D. and B. r.
Tillman, Jones and Wigg.
Mr.. Connor, on Mr.. G. ID. Tillman's
side, said this measure was simply 60
ing back to their old moorings-to re-
sumo township government. He
wanted to 60 back to general Demo
cratic principles. County commits
sioners and county governments had
nothing to do with it.
After further debate Senator Till
man rose and said that he had denied
that he signed the anti-emigration act.
In looking over the record. he found
that be had signed it. He had done
so as nearly all governors do without
looking at it. I desire now to apollo.
gize to this State for having signed
this bill. Naughter.)
Miller-Would you sign an act to
repeal it2
Tillman-I would.
Mr.. w. D. Evans rose to question
of privilege. He said Il was the au-
thor of the bill and wish to apologize
to the people of South Carolina for
having introduced this bill.
The debate was closed by Mr.. Geo.
D. Tillman.
Mr.. Otis, amendment was then
killed by a vote of 81 nays to 4S yeas.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Buist
was also killed.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Barton
was then adopted as follows:
Section II. Each of the several
townships of this State, with names
and boundaries as now established by
law, shall constitute body polite and
corporate, but this shall not prevent
the general assembly from organizing
other townships or changing the boun-
daries of those already established, and
the general assembly may provide
such system of township government
as they shall think proper.
Sectiou2 was then taken up and
passed thus:
Section 2. If two-thirds of the quail
fed electors voting at such election
shall vote Eyes" upon such question,
then the general assembly at the next
session shall establish such new coun-
ty: Provided: No section of a county
proposed to be dismembe, ed shall be
thus cut off without consent bya two
thirds vote of those voters in such sec
ton, and no county shall be formed
without complying with all the condi-
tons imposed in this article. An cleo
ton upon the question of forming the
same proposed new county shall not
be held oftener than once in four
years.
SECTION TWELVE
was added as follows:
Until changed by the general assem-
bly,, as allowed by this Constitution,
the boundaries of the several counties
shall remain as now established, ex-
cept that the boundaries of the county
| of Edgefeld shall undergo such
changes as are made necessary by the
| formation of a new county from a
portion of Edgefeld, to be known as
Saluda, the boundaries of which are
set forth in a Constitutional @ ordinance.
Mr.. G.. D. Tillman then offered, as
section 13, a provision for separate
township organization, with a regular
set of officers, etc.
The amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Barton's amendment was then
amended by adding thereto the words,
land may make special provision tor
municipal government and for the
protection of chartered rights and the
powers of municipalities"
The article was then adopted as a
whole.
Ex-Governor Flower, who has been