Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-07


He gave the names of the alleged delin-
quents as follows: J. c. Chambers, J.
R. Kennedy, John A. Byers, Jos. NJ.
Plexico, Joseph Leech. Mr.. Whitesides
demanded that these parties be required
to comply with the law, and the supervi-
sor will at once proceed to serve the nee
essary legal notice.
The next question that came before the
board was in the nature Of contest for
the possession of two Negro children-a
boy and girl-the boy aged 10 or H.
years and the girl aged or 5. The chill
dren are now in possession of Mr.. c. II.
Smith, and the other contestant Is Negro
who claims to be the father of the chill
dren, and who is backed by Mr.. Sam
Aycock.
It seems that at the last meeting Of the
board, resolution was adopted in which
the children were described as two illegi-
innate paupers, that were likely to become
a charge of the county, and which the
supervisor and the clerk were instructed
to bind to Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. The
Negro who claims to be the father Of the
children, denies that they are illegitimate
paupers, and wants possession Of them.
One of the children claimed to remember
when his protesting father was married
to his mother, and the other is Of an en-
tirely different color from the man who
claims to be it's father. Mr.. Smith repre-
sents that he had caused the dying mother
of the children to be removed from the
poor house and that she gave the children
to himself and wife. At that time the
father would have nothing to do with
them. and 1t was not until after the
children had began to be worth some
thing, that the pretending father set up
his claim. Both of the children said they
would rather 60 with Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith because they were kind to them.
Mr.. Brice called attention to the fact that
the board had Jurisdiction only over hill
dren who are likely to become charge
on the county, and as such was not the
case with these, there was no jurisdiction.
He suggested further that in the event
the board should bind the children to Mr..
Smith, it would likely become party to
a lawsuit. After discussion, by vote of
to 3, the board rescinded its former reso-
luton and decided that it had no jurisdic-
ton in the matter.
After this question was disposed of, Mr..
Wilkerson desired to know the status Of
the public advertising matter. He re-
called the fact that at the last meeting
of the board, a resolution had been adop-
ted requiring the supervisor to call upon
the publisher to whom the advertising
was awarded in January, ascertain wheth-
or or not he was willing to. do the work in
accordance with his original contract, and
If not, to re-let the advertising to the low
est bidder. Mr.. Wilkerson desired to
know whether or not this resolution hsd
been complied with. Supervisor Steven
son said that he had called upon the
party to whom the contract had been let;
and that he refused to continue to do the
work at the contract price. He (Mr.
Steyenson) had then called upon the pro-
prietors of both of the Yorkville papers,
and each of them had refused to do the
public advertising for less than the rates
prescribed by law.
Upon motion of Mr.. Miller, 1t was re-
solved that the supervisor be instructed
to give notice to each of the publishers in
the county, that the public advertising
would be let out to thelowest bidder at
the next regular meeting of the board, to
be held on Thursday after the first Mon
day in November.
Mr.. Wilkerson offered the following,
which was adopted: Resolved that the
board strictly enforce the law requiring
all who fail to pay their commutation
road tax, to work four full days.
After attending to few other unimpor-
tant details, the board adjourned.