The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-28
NEW COUNTY LAW.
Governor El|erbe will Approve 1t
on January |.
CHANGES IN SOMEcOUNTlES
The Full Text Of the Bill Rat
flied by the Legislature
on February II
Last.

ldSf.
The county government bill, which
was adopted and ratified at the last ses-
sion Of the general assembly, has not
yet been signed by Gov. Ellerbe. How
ever, it will be signed, and will be in
force on January lst. The original bill
was aimed at the township boards Of
commissioners, but the act as it now
stands is a patchwork Of exemptions.
We published a short synopsis Of the
law last week, but as there is such a
general enquiry regarding the new law
that we publish the full text Of it this
week:
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of South Carolina. That
the Office Of county supervisor, as now
provided by law shall continue, and the
successors of the present supervisors
shall be elected by the people at the
next general election with term Of Of
fee for TWO years, and until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified,
and such supervisors shall receive the
pay and execute the bonds as now pro-
vided by law, except in the counties Of
Barnwell, Greenville, Kershaw, Marl-
boro, Newberry, Orangeburg Chester,
Marion and Colleton, where the salaries
shall be six hundred dollars. In the
county of Edgefeld where the salary
shall be four hundred and fifty dollars;
in the county Of Sumter, where the sal
ary shall be FIVE hundred dollars; in the
county Of Greenwood, where the salary
shall be seven hundred dollars; provided
the supervisor shall spend his whole
! time on the roads and in the county;
in the county ofChesterfeld, where the
salary shall be six hundred dollars, and
the board shall have no clerk; that in
Abbeville the board shall have no clerk;
in the county Of Horny, where the sal
ary shall be three hundred dollars; in
the county of Saluda, where the salary
Of the supervisor shall be four hundred
dollars and the two commissioners shall
be allowed three dollars per diem not to
exceed thirty days in any one year; and
in the county Of Lancaster, where the
salary Of the supervisor shall be three
hundred dollars per annum:
Sec. 2. That the governor shall before
the 1st day Of February, A. D., 1899,
upon the recommendation Of the mem
be,s Of the general assembly from the
several counties, or majority of them,
and before the first day Of February Of
each succeeding two years thereafter,
appoint two persons from each county
who shall be known as the commission
ers at the county, and who shall act
with the supervisor in the governmental
matters Of the county, the said super
visor and the commissioners together to
constitute board to be known as the
county commissioners. That the counties
of Lancaster Georgetown, Richland and
Berkeley the appointment of said COM
missioners shall be made on or before
the first day of April, A. D., 1898. The
supervisor shall be the chairman Of the
| board of county commissioners as to be
constituted, and said board at the first
meeting for organization may elect a
clerk, except in Abbeville, where the
board shall have ne clerk, who shall re-
ceive such salary as shall be fixed by
said board at their first meeting, the
same not to exceed the sum Of two hun
dred dollars, except in the couaties Of
Spartanburg, Richland and Charleston,
where his salary shall not exceed three
hundred dollars, and in the county Of
Sumter, where his salary shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars, and in Pickens
and Florence the clerk shall receive q
sum not exceeding seventy-fy dollars,
and in Williamsburg not exceeding fifty
dollars, and in Orsngcburg, one hun
dred dollars. In the counties Of Lancas-
ter, York, Georgetown and Oconee, the
salary Of the clerk shall not be more
than one hundred dollars, and in Dor
chester, one hundred and fifty dollars
per annum; each Of said commissioners
shall receive the sum Of three dollars
per day for each day actually in ser
vice, not to exceed twenty-five days in
each year, except in the county OF
Spartanburg, where the number Of days
shall not exceed forty, except in the
county Of Chesterfield, where they
shall receive two dollars per day and
five cents per mile for each mile trav-
eled in going to and returning from the
meetings of the board at the court house,
and in the county Of Lancaster where
they shall receive two dollars day for
their services; and in the county Of
Greenville, said commissioners shall re-
ceive two dollars per day for not exceed
ing one hundred days in any one year,
and said commissioners shall upon their
appointment qualify as other county
ofce.s and receive their commissions
from the governor and secretary Of
state, without charge.
Sec. 3. That on the first day Of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1899, the Office Of county
commissioner and township commits
sioner, as now provided by law, to be
appointed by the governor shall be
abolished, and the appointive boards Of
county and township commissioners are
hereby devolved upon the boards as
county commissioners herein provided
for, to consist of the county supervisor
and the two commissioners, and all
claims against the counties to be valid
shall be approved in writing by ma
jority of said board and entered upon
their minutes: said board so constituted
shall meet at the county seat at least
once month for the transaction of
business; provided, that the provisions
of this section shall go into effect in the
counties of Lancaster, Georgetown,
Richland, Oconee and Berkeley on the
first day Of April, 1898, and in the
county Of Aiken, on the first day Of
July, 1898.
Sec. 4. The boards of county COM
missioners and township commissioners
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