The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-03
be placed around the officials. Il


besides the county supervisor had de-
faulted. He also asked M. Goodwin
if,he extra amount expended in Green
vile hadn't been OF great permanent
benefit to the county. Mr.. Goodwin
replied at some length. He detailed
the affairs Ct GreeDviIle county very
fully. Mr.. Price disclaimed any in
iention Of reAeciirg on the officials II
bis county; the county was SIT 900 be.
hind: he thought perhaps they had
oeen little extravagant.
Mr.. Efrd said that such expenses
were expected to arise during the first
two years under the new county gov
ernment system. He thought this
bill would SO hamper the officials that
they might as well 60 back to the old
system.
Finally, Mr.. Rogers moved toinde6-
nitely postpone the bill. The house
declined to do so. Mr. White moved to
recommit the bill, which was done by
vote OF IS to 90. The purpose IS to
| perfect the bill.
Mr. Westmoreland's bill to require
certain officers to keep an itinized &C
count OF their income by virtue Of
their otfice, and to require them to
make quarterly report OF the same
was taken up.
After some slight amendments had
teen made Ir Stevenson moved to
strike out the whole CT section OF the
bill. saving it was imprac:icable.
Mr. Price OF Orangeburg was heart
| lily in favor OF the provision. he said
he had had personal experience IL
trying to tind out the receipts OF the
various offices. The people wanted to
know the income Of the various oth-
ces. There was no hardship about the
provision.
Mr.. Stevenson said all the people
wanted to know was the income OF
the Offices and not what was on the
books
The house refused to accep: Mr..
lStevensou's suggestion.
Mr.. deLoach thought annual re
ports sutficie. and so amended the
bill, and it finally passed in this form:
| Section l. That on and after the passage
of this act each county officer shall be re-
| quired to purchase and keep in his office,
open to public inspection during Office hours,
a book in which shall be kept an itimized
account OF all money received by him, whether
as salary, costs, fees or IN any other manner,
as pay to him for his services by virtue Of his
Office
Sec 3 That at the close OF every fiscal
year each county officer shall transmit
copy of said account, under oath, to the
Office county supervisor.
Sec. 3. That the county supervisor, in ad-
dition TO other books kept IL his office, shall
keep separate book in which he shall enter
upon his books the total amount Of each &c
count so furnished opposite the name of the
officer furnishing the said account, and file
the account in his Office as other county
records are kept.
Sec. t. That at the end Of eyory fiscal
year each county officer shall also furnish,
under OATH an itimized statement showing
all moneys due to said officer and at the time
unpaid, to which shall be entered and kept
as other county records are kept.
Sec. 5. That any county officer neglecting
or refusing to comply with any Of the pro-
visions OF the foregoing &C. shall be deemed
gst;ifttyy Of rnisdemeanor, aa3+19Tr5l coDsic-
ton shall be fined not less than $50 nor
more than 5000, or imprisoned in the coun-
ty jail not less than two nor more than six
months, either or both, at the discretion Of
the court.
Sec. 6. That this act shall be deemed a
public act, and shall take effect Immediately
upon its approval by the governor.
When the ABOVE bill was taken up
for final reading Mr.. Perritt moved
to reconsider the vote, whereby it had
been ordered to a third reading. Then
the counties of Marlboro. Darlington,
Richland, Chesterfield, Horny, Able
vile, Charleston, Lancaster, Barn
we'll, Edge6eld ard Lexington asked
to be exem pied from the provisions Of
the bill.
Mr.. Wyche asked that if this was q
good bill for one county it was good
for all. He moved to recommit the
bill. This motion prevailed by a
vote of 3S to 80.
| Mr.. Patton's much talk Of redis-
tricting bill was introduced Monday.
1t will be noticed that the territorial
designations long in use bave been
selected for the districts. This is to
prevent persons from confusing the
districts with the numbered judicial
circuits, there being no requirement
preventing such nomenclature. Here
are the districts proposed:
Pee Dee eDistrict-Chester6eld, Mari
boro, Darlington, Florence: Marion
and Horny.
Santee District-Georgetown, Will
Iiamsburg, Charleston, Berkeley and
dorchester.
Edisto Dirtrict-Orsngeourg, Barn
we'll, Colleton, Hampton and Beau
fort.
Wateree District Fairfield, kershaw,
Richlard, Sumter and Clarendon.
Saluda District-LaureDs, Green
wood, New berry, Saludl, Lexington
and Aiken.
Northern District - Spartanburg,
Cherokee, Union, York, Chester and
| Lancaster.
Piedmont District -. Greenville,
Pickens, Oconee, Anderson and Aboe,
vile.
Mr.. Rainsiord's antitrust bill was
taken up and passed in the following
shape:
Section l. That from and after the pass
age of this, all arrangements, contracts,
lagrcements. trust or combinations between
IperScns or corporations made with a view to
lessen, or which tends 10 lessen, full and
free competition IN the importation or sale
Of articles imported into this State, or in the
manufacture or sale Of articles of domestic
growth or of domestic raw material, and all
arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts
or combinations between persons o. corpora
lions designed, or which tcnd to advance,
reduce or control the price or the cost 10 the
producer or to the consumer OF any such
Eproduct or article, are hereby declared 10
be against public policy, unlawful and void.
| Sec. . Whenever complaint is made upon
sufficient affidavit or attidayits showing pri'
ma facie case of violation Of the provision OF
the first section of this act by any corpora