The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-10
The COnstabulary Reformed.

COLUMBIA, March S.-Governor Ellerbe
on Saturday left it with the Charleston
municipal authorities whether or not the
metropolitan police force would be re-
moved from that city. To-day he put his
pruning knife into the constabnlary force
and started the work of reorganizing that
body. AS has been said that has been his
intention for some little time, but this has
been the first time he has had the oppor-
tunity of doing this work. There haye
been fifty.six or fifty-seven men on the
force and Governor Ellerbe not only re-
duced the force, but made material
changes in the bership of the force.
He had several hundred applications on
file for the places and great, many OF
applicants were we'll recon mended. The
first thing he did was to reappoint Mr.. j.
r. FAINT chief constable for the upper di-
vision of the State and Mr.. W. N. Bahr for
GLOVER division Of the State.
Mr.. FAINT has been the chief of the upper
division for long time and his werk has
been entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Bahr, the appointee for the lower
division, is well known in the State and
especially in Charleston, which will be in
his territory. During Mayor Sales ad-
ministration Mr.. Bahr was lieutenant
of police. For number of years he has
been in the candy and cracker business,
as a salesman for himself and for Balti-
more firm. There is nothing e1citsble
about Mr.. Bahr and he will no doubt
make cool and efficient officer.
The appointments of members of the
force were made after conference with
the chiefs and will most likely be given
present it is to be said that there have
been good many changes for good and
sufficient reasons. Some regard wes
made in making the appointments ac-
cording to counties from which applica-
tions were received. Richland got two
appointments on the reorganized force.
Charleston has four appointments on the
list. None of those now from that county
were reappointed. The whole force will
not run over thirty-tive men, it is stated.
The Attorney Generals office will pre-
pare in a few days specific instructions as
to the powers and limitations of the con-
stabulary and the effect Of the recent Act
of the General Assembly relative to the
inspection of liquor, and the force is ex-
pected to work under such construction
Of the law, supplemented with such or
ders as may be promulgated by Governor
Ellerbe. IN this connection the Governor
proposes to make an entire fresh stagt as
ia indicated by the following proclama-
ton which was issued to-day:
Whereas, it is deemed advisable to re-
organize the constabulary force appointed
under the provisions of an Act, known
as the Dispensary law:
Now, therefore, T, W. II. Ellerbe, Gov
ernor Of the State Of South Carolina, By
virtue of authority vested in me under
the Statutes, hereby declare that every
commission, as State constable or special
dispensary constable, under the dispen-
sary law shall expire on the 18th day of
March, 1887, when all such offices shall
become vacant.
It is noted that the proclamation in
cludes all commissions issued by virtue
of the dispensary law, which revokes all
of those special commissions where the
appointees were willing to work in the
hope of reward of twenty cents for every
gallon of ofliquor confscated.
or course all badges and pistols belong.
ing to the State of those not reappointed
have to be returned.-Ne,os and Courier.