The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-13

county supervisors and the, county
boards of commissioners to furnish q
duplicate copy of all approved claims 10
their representatives when required TO
do so; to amend sections and u OF an
act to provide system Of county gov
ernment of the several counties OF this
State, so fer as it relates to the working
and maintaining the roaus and high
ways in this State.
Moses-Joint resolution for appoint
ment of a commission to gather lnfor-
nation looking to the establishment Of
a reformstory.
At the night session the public print
ing question was thoroughly ventilated
and Reynolds bill was passed
Buist asked that his bill providing
for the ceding to the United States GER
tain lands in Charleston harbor for the
purpose of establishing q home and
sanitarium thereon, be taken up for
consideration. The bill was therefore
taken up and passed without opposition.
Mayfeld called up his bill amending
the act establishing Bamberg county
and to provide for the election of a
clerk of the board Of commissioners.
The bill passed with no opposition.
THURSDAY, 27TH.-The following bills
passed their third reading:
mize the enforcement of the criminal
law in this State.
Aldrich-To amend section IA of an
act entitled to declare the free school
law of the State, by adding thereto an
other subdivision defining the powers
and prescribing the duties of boards OF
school trustees, so as to facilitate the
acquisition of sites for school build
ings.
Buist-To cede unto the United States
of America certain lands in the harbor
of Charleston for the purpose of estab-
llshing and maintaining a home and
sanstarium thereon.
Among the new bills introduced were
Moses bill to incorporate the Sumter
and Wateree Railroad company; Gaines
to provide for the adjustment of the
bonded indebtedness Of Pickens town
ship in Edgefeld county, and to de.
clare, fix and establish the amount of
such Indebtedness upon the bonds and
coupons issued in aid of the Augusta,
Edgefield and Newberrv railroad COM
pany, and to provide for the payment
of and funding the same at maturity of
said bonds; Jefferson's bill to amend an
act to declare the free school law of the
State.
At o'clock the senate met in joint
assembly with the house to elect pub
lie printer for the remainder of this ses-
sion. After the nomination of Mr.. J.
T. Parks, of Orangeburg, and MIR.
Charles Calvo, Jr., the vote was taken,
resulting in the election of Mr.. Parks.
The total vote cast was 142, of which
Mr.. Parks received 80, Mr.. Calvo SO
and the Bryan Printing Company I.
FRIDAY, 2SrH-The Senate discussed
Henderson's bill to provide for the
county government Of the various
counties of the State for over an hour
and then recommitted it to o special
committee of five, consisting Of Hen
derson, Gaines, Lesesne, Dean and
Dennis, to perfect by incorporating in
it numerous amendments. This bill is
one of the most important introduced
into either branch of tho General As
sembly. It goes back to the old form
OF three county commissioners and
does away with the Office Of county su-
pervisor.
In the debate Henderson lucidly re-
viewed the scope of the bill. Gaines
favored the bill, but wished it amended
in certain particulars. Lesesne ex.
pressed his views on the measure and
Dean told Of the admirable county gov
ernment law of Greenville, which diff
fer materially from the general law for
county government. Mayfeld and
Archer also expressed their opinions Of
the bill. After this discussion the bill
was the recommitted.
The House and Senate met together
and ratified the following acts:
To provide for the creation and dis
bursement Of public school teachers
retirement fund in tho city Of Charles
ton.
To extend the time for the payment Of
the commutation road tax till March /,
1893.
To repeal section III of the general
statutes as to special returns by mer-
chants for taxation.
To amend an act to apportion the
road fund derived from the special
county levy, by adding an additional
section.
To extend the time for the payment
of taxes for the fiscal year ending De-
cember 81, 1897.
To require the county supervisors or
county boards OF commissioners to fur
nish q duplicate copy of sll approved
claims to their representatives, when
fequired.
No approve the action Of the town
council Of Greenwood in the contract
yor the erection Of . court house and
jail for that county and to declare the
bonds> ISSUED valid debt Of the town
of Greenwood.
To am I'd the revised statutes relat-
ing TO poison.
70 amend revised statutes relating
to the arrest of q felon.
The Senate being up with its. work,
adjourned until II o'clock Monday.
THE HOUSE.
SATURDAY, SAD. Tho feature OF the
session Of the house vas the introduo-
ton of bill by Pollock. Of Chester
field, looking to the control OF original
package agents and agencies. The bill