The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-01-04

on January 1st.
The county government bill, which
was adopted and ratified at the last
session of the general assembly, has
not yet been signed by, Gov. Ellerbe.
However, it will be signed, and will
be in force on January lst. The
original bill was aimed at the town
ship boards of commissioners, but
the act as it now stands is a patch
work of exemptions. We publish a
short synopsis of the law which ap-
plies to Lexington and other coun
ties:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of South Carolina.
That the Office of county supervisor,
as now provided by law shall con-
tinue, and the successors of the pres
emit supervisors shall be elected by
the people at the next general cleo
ton with a term of Office for two
years, and until their successors shall
qualified and such supervisors shall
receive the pay and execute the
bonds as now provided by law. 80
Sec. 2. That the Governor shall
before the lst day of February, A.
D., 1899, upon the recommendation
of the members of the general assem-
bly, from the several counties, or a
majority of them, and before the
first day Of February of each sue
ceeding two years thereafter, appoint
two persons from each county who
shall be known as the commissioners
at the county, and who shall act
with the supervisor in the govern
mental matters of the county, the
said supervisor and the commission
ers together to constitute a board to
be known as the county commission
e.s. - The supervisor shall
be the chairman of the board OF
county commissioners as to be con-
stituted, and said board at the first
meeting for organization may elect a
clerk, who shall receive such salary as
shall be fixed by said board at their
first meeting, the same not to exceed
the sum of two hundred dollars, ="
each of said commissioners shall re-
ceiYe the sum of three dollars per
day for each day actually in service,
not to exceed twenty-five days in
each year. and said commissioners
shall upon their appointment qualify
as other county officers and receive
their commissions from the Governor
and Secretary of State, without
charge.
Sec. 8. That On the first day of
February, A. D., 1899, the Office of
county commissioner and township
commissioner, as now provided by
law, to be appointed by the Governor
shall be abolished, and the appointive
bo,rds Of county and township COM
missioners are hereby devolyed upon
the boards as county commissioners
herein provided for, to consist Of the
county supervisor and the two COM
m~issioners, and all claims against the
counties to be valid shall be approx
ed in writing by a majority of said
board and entered upon their min
utes; said board so constituted shall
meet at the county seat at least once
a month for the transaction of bust
ness. x 4 x < = 4 x
Sec. 4: The boards Of county com
missioners and township commission
ers now appointed by the Governor,
after the appointment and quali6ca-
ton of the commissioners provided
for in this act, shall continue in Office
as county boards of equalization and
township boards of assessors shall
be appointed, and the Governor of
this State is hereby authorized and
empowered every two years toappoint
such boards of county assessors and
township assessors as are now pro-
vided by law for the appointment of
county commissioners and township
commissioners, such board shall
serve for two years from the time of
their appointment, and until their
successors are appointed and quail
fed. Their terms to be co.terminal
as now provided by law. The chair
man of the special baords, of asses.
sors, shall be ex-offcio members Of
the county boards of equalization.
Nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to affect the special
boards of assessors as now provided
by law.
Sec. 5. That sections l and 2 of an
act approved Oh of March, 1896, en-
titled IAN act to amend section 1915,
2376 and 2402 of volume 1, revised
statutes of 1S95,"be and the same