The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-13

which was supported by OK parto
aflidavits which your petitioner had
| mover Srrn
9th. Tha-, as hr is also informed
and believes, as soon ns said report
and atlidavitS wcro read MIR. j. ID.
llasoldcn, chairman Of said special
committee, moved that your pcti.
tloncr bo removed from his Office OF
Commissioner for cause. This mo.
ton was seconded by Mr. II. {.
Robinson, tho other member OF the
special committee, but after the
earnest protest Of Mcssrs. Williams
and Boykin, two members Of the
board, the majority reluctantly con
sontcd that your petitioner DO called
III and allowed an opportunity to
reply to tho charges as presented by
tho chairman Of tho board from tho
report.
dh. Gonr petitioner was then sent
for, and when no had entered the
room Mr., Miles, tho chairman Of the
board, briefly stated to him tho ma
tnro Of tho charges. Thcrcupon
your petitioner, who had not seen
tho report of the special committee,
or any Of tho uilidavils on which it
was based, asked that he be furn
ishcd with Il copy Of tho charges,
and bo allowed to secure his wit
nosscs. This the board would not
allow, and in reply to direct uucs-
tions put to him by several members
Of the board, he briefly explained his
action with reference to tho nuttcrs
brought to his ention, and again
begged that he bo furnished with the
charges in writing, and DO allowed
time to answer and furnish ovidcncc
to exoneruto himself from all miscon-
conduct alleged.
Sth. That, after his retirement
from tho room, AZ he is informed and
believes, tho board voted down Il
motion mado by Nj. Boykin that
your petitioner bo furnished with Il
copy Of tho charges in writing, SO
that he might answer in detail, and
then adopted tho llascldcn motion,
that your petitioner bo removed for
cause.
9th. That your petitioner on the
following day, by his attorneys, APP
penrcd before said board and again
requested and demanded the right to
have tho charges against him (urn-
ished him in writing, and that he be
allowed full and fair hearing; be
confronted with witnesses against
him, with the right to cross. examine
thcm and the privilege of making
his dofenco by furnishing testimony
to contradict tho evidence for the
prosecution and to satisfactorily OK
plain all his official conduct
10th. This reasonable request
was refused, and tho following rcso
luton was subsequently passed.:
(Tho Hascldon resolution, al
rondy printed, follows)
llth. When copy Of this rcsoll
ton was served upon your petitioner
his attorneys on his behalf appeared
before said board and submitted foi
their consideration tho following
paper, (Which has been printed in
tho News and Courcr).
10Th. That your petitioner is now
advised that under tho Constitution
and laws Of this State he cannot be
removed without legal notice, and
an opportunity to be heard in his do
fence by himsolf ard hy counsel
and an opportunity to cross cxnm.
inc tho witnesses against him au(
to produce witnesses in his de-
fence
18TH. That the said board, as he
IS informed and believes, pretended
to bo acting under The following pre-
visions of Section 3 Of the Act aforc
said, to wit:
"lle," referring to tho Commis
soner, "shall be subject to remoya
for cause by the State Board of Con
troll"
18th. That your petitioner is nov
advised that while under Section
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