The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-08
NEW COUNTY GovERNmENr BILL.
One OF Most Important Measures
Introduced in Ihe Senate.

Senator ID. S. Henderson, OF Aiken,
is the author OF one Of the most Import
ant bills introduced in either house Of
the general assembly this session. 1t
Is TO provide u system of county gov.
eminent Tor the various counties oil the
State and proposes several radical
changes from the present law, which
since its enactment has not failed TO
nave several amendments To IL offered
AZ each session OF The Legislature. The
object of MIR. Henderson Is, If pLsSiole,
to secur u uniform law whlcn will
prove satisfactory TO all the counties.
With that end In view he Carefully
prepared "a bill. When h discussion
OF IT came up u number OF amendments
Y were offered. Tnese, with the blll,
&were submitted TO Is special committee,
4 and the following blIi is the result Of
the combined wisdom Of the Senators
constituting that committee:
Section l. That the present boards Of
county commissioners and township
commissioners In The various countlt $
OF this Stat shall continue In Office un-
Til after the first da. Of February, "a.
ID, 1899 and until their successors
here ~inaiLer provided for shall qualify.
Sec. 2. That the Office of county SUI
pervisor, rs now provided by law, shall
continue, and the successors OF the
present supervisors shall be elected by
the people AT the neXJ general election,
with u term of office for two years and
until their SUCCESSOR shall be- elect, d
and qualiieu; and such supervisors
snail cecelve the pay and execute the
bond as now provided by law, except in
county OF ---, where the salary shpii
be s..
Sec. 3 That the governor shall, i'm
mtGiu1pIy affair thn nnvt rnnnrnl ,Ian-
ton, and before the first day OF Febru.
airy, A. d, 1899, by and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate, and be-
fore the first day Of February of Zach
succeeding two years thereafter, APP
point two persons from each county,
who shall be known as the advisory
commissioners Of the county, to act
with the supervisor In governmental
matters OF the county. Tue supervisor
shall be the chairman of the board of
county con mlssIoneIs so TO be consti-
tut,d; and sand board, at their fret
meeting Tor organization, shall elect u
clerk, who shai receive such salary as
shalt be fixed by said board at their
first meeting, the same not to exceed
the SUN OF $500 per annum. Each of
SAID advisory commissioners shall re.
celVe The sum Of S3 per day for each
Gay actually In service, not 10 exceed
70 days IN each year; and said advisory
commissioners shall, upon their ap-
pOiLtment, qualify as other equity of.
ncers, ana receive their commissions
from The governor and secretary OF
state, without charge.
Sec. 4. mat On the first day of Feb
ruarl, "A. d.. 1899, the ,fice vi county
commissioner % now provide by law
TO Oe appointed oy the gov, rnor shall
De hUUISnIl. and thp inn .Ii,tt,,
powers ana duties 10 devvlveu by law
npon the CO unty supervisor and the ap.
polntlVe ooarus Of county AID town
% snip commits iouers is hereby u. vOlved
upon the boards Of county com
m~isslunCrs heleu provided for, to con
sist ol the county Supervisors and two
advisory commissioners.
Sc. D. ThG boards Of county commits.
soners and township commissioner
now appointed by the governor, after
the appolntmentan ana qualification OF the
ADVISORY commissioners provided fur
In This act, shall continue in ,ti.e a,
boards OF county assessors and TOW nshil
assessois until Their SucC, s,Ors shall be
appointed, and tn. governor of this
State Is hereby autl oriZed aud EN-
powered every two years to appOlLt
such Doarus Oi county assessors ano
to"bship assessors as are nOw provided
py Ia" lor h appointment of count
commissioners aud township commits
sloners. Such boards shah serve 70,
TWO yea rS from the time Of their I'D
polntnIent and until their successors
are appointed and qualified; tneil
Terms 10 DC coL.i mlnOuS with
the governor who appoints them
ana they shall receive the pay now
allowed county commissioners anc
lOWnSnlD InllSSlnp ,hnp 49,
as assessors of property, and have the
powers and duties which are now oe.
VOWED upon such boards.
sec. D.. Ii sections and 2 of ar
act approved 9th March, 1896 entitled
an act 10 ameuu sections 1915, 237t
ano 24O2 Of yolume l, revised statute
OF 1898 be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
Sec. Z. That article l OF chapter
AClN, +, 'ised statutes OF South Caro-.
INA, oi 1873, entltled Jury commits
sloners, b., and the same are here by
re-enacted and made Of force in words
as ioliows:
Sec. 1913 The county auditor, the
county treasurer and The clerk OF the
court Oh common pleas and general SEES
eiohs vi each county shall constitute
ehe Coard OF jury commissioners fol
their respective counties.
Sc. 2374. That the said county
auullor, county treasurer and clerk OF
the court Ol Common pleas and genera
sessions shall perform the duties re.
CURED OF them as jury commissioners
without compensation.
Sec. 1910. The board of iurv com.
mlssion.r 10 OF each county, suall once
In every year, during the month oI
prepare u list Of such inhabit.
anus OF their respective counties, 40,
absolutely exempt, as they may think
wen quai'h u to serve a. Jurors, Of good
NORA characters, OF sOuud judgment,
ana Tree from all legal exceptions,
whlch list shall include not less thar
one from every twenty voters, nor
more than one from every ten voters,
vi their re pectlye countless, to be- az.
lected Without re gard to whether such
person i've within seven miles or more
Than seven miles from the court house:
exec pt That In The counties OF Able.
vile, span tanburg, Beaufort, C.lletup.
UNION and ~Orangeburg, the said list
snail De pre- pared during the month of
OecemoeI; provided, that IN tue cOun-
ty of CL arieston the number of names
10 De placed on the list of inhabitants
heretofore required snail not be less
IMAM 4 2OO, the name Of each OF which
persons onall he placed In the Jury box
Ior tne ala county In the manner pro-
Vlded Tor In the first paragraph of the
sectlon next hereafter ensuing.
Sec. 1916. OF the list so the
Dosru III Jury commissioners shall caus.