The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-15
County Government Bill.

By Senators Livingston, Graydon
and Glenn, and Representatives ".
J. johnson, Blythe, jenkins, Dargau
AID Hydrick. The bill, with all the
Senate amendments, was adopted by
the House without alteration.
Section 1. That an act entitled
can act to provide for the county
government Of the various counties
of this State" be, and the same is
hereby, re-enacted and amended so
as to read as follows:
Section /. That there shall be in
each of the counties of this State
county board of commissioners,
which shall be composed Of the
county supervisor, who shall be
elected and hold office, as now pro
vided by law, and two commissioners
who shall be appointed by the gov
ernor upon the recommendation Ct
the members of the general assem-
bly, from the several counties or
majority of them, and whose term of
office shall be coterminal with that
of the supervisor with whom they
are appointed to serve, and until
their successors shall be appointed
and qualified. Said commissioners
shall be commissioned by the secre-
tary of state, as other county officers,
but without charges for their CON-
missions.
Sec. 2. That said board shall meet
at the county seat at stated times,
once in each month, for the transac
tion of business, and majority shall
constitute a quorum. The county
supervisor shall be chairman of said |
board.
Sec. 8 That said county board of |
commissioners shall, in their several
and respective counties, have and
exercise all the jurisdiction, powers
and duties heretofore devolved by |
law upon the county supervisors, the
county boards Of commissioners and |
the township boards of commission
ers, under the provisions of the laws
heretofore existing, providing for a
system Of county government for
the various counties of the State:
Provided, That no claim against tie
county shall be paid until it shall
have been approved in writing by a
majority of said board and entered
in their minutes.
Sec. T. That the county supervisors
Of The various counties shall receive
annual salaries, payable as now pro-
vided by law, as follows: Lexipg-
ton, 5000.
Sec. s. That said commissioners
of Lexington county shall each re-
ceive as compensation for their SER
vices, the sum of So per day, not ex-
ceeding 25 days in any year.
Sec 6. That said boards may in
each of the counties named in this
section and no others, elect a clerk
who shall perform the duties secre-
tary and be paid an annual salary as
now provided by law, to be fixed by
the board, not exceeding in the sew
eral counties the sums hereinafter
named.
Sec. I. That, except as hereinafter
provided, the township boards Of
commissioners are abolished, and the
duties heretofore performed by said
township boards of commissioners
and the county boards of commits
sioners, relative to the valuation, as
sessment and return of property for
taxation be, and the same are hereby,
d=volved upon township boards of
assessors, special boards CT assessors
for cities and towns, as DOW provided
by law, AID the county board of
equaliz alton, which said township
and special boards shall Disappointed
every two years by the governor,
upon the recommendation of the
menb :rs of the general assembly
from the respective counties, or
maj ,rity of them; and their office
shall be continued with that of the
governor appointing them, and until
their successors shall be appointed
and quali6ed; and the chairman Of
each of said boards shall be, ex officio,
a member of the county beard of
equalization. The members of each
of said boards shall receive, as
compensation for the performance Of
their duties, 81 per day for rot ex-
coeding five days in any year, on
each of said boards, and 5 cents per
mile for each mile of necessary travel
on official duty.
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