The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
Cnnital CORRESPONDENCE.

Auditor. j. Ebert Davis; Treas
urer, S. j. Bowman; Magistrate,. +.
| c. Dickson. Manning; y. J. Rich
boure. St. Paul: a. P. Ragin, Pine
wood: J. Z. Richbourg, Foreston; j.
p. Turbeville, New Zion; ]. F. Rich
bourg. Packsville; County Commits
sioners. C. r. Fielder, Summerton;
w. J. Turbeville, Seloc, and three
from each township on the Board Of
Equalization.
Hon. Geo. r. Jones was compelled
to return home on account of being
sick, and Hon l. NJ. Woods had an
attack of grippe.
4 bill introduced by Doctor Woods
to exempt certain portions of the
county from the operations of the
stock law passed the House and IS
now in the Senate.
Mr.. Woods bill relative to the
stock law in Clarendon County was
called up by Mr.. Richardson and Or
dered to it's third reading.
The bill had gone through when
members thought it best to hear
from Mr.. Woods, who is sick. ObJec,,
tion was then again withdrawn and
the bill ordered to its third reading.
The bill with so many ups and downs
provides:
Section /. That on and after the
approval of this Act there shall be ex-
empted from the operation of Chap.,
ter q, Title X, Part l, of the General
Statutes, known as the general stock
law and fencing stock, all that GER
tain territory in Clarendon County
known as North Black River, being
Black River and Black River Swamp,
extending from the line of Sumter
County to the line of Williamsburg
County: Provided, the said exempt
ed territory be completely surround
ed by lawful fence, with gates and
cattle guards, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
/ Section 2. That all of the territory
in Clarendon County covered by the
Townships of Plowden's Mill, Har-
mony, Midway. New Zion, Douglass
and Sandy Grove shall, from the 18th
dav of November to the 1st day OF
the following March, be annually ex-
empted from the operation of the
General stock law, as cited in the 1st
section of this act.
The other sections are relative 10
the enforcement of the Act
| An amendment to the, Hawkers
and Peddlers law, requiring morse
drovers to pay a county license, pass
ed the Senate and is now over IN
the house.
Hon. H. B. Richardson has been
kept busy with committee work and
| is regarded one of the working mem
bers of the House.
/ At a delegation meeting it was de.
cided to be for the best interests Oh
the County to raise the county levy
three -fourths of a 1lill; this Will
bring sufficient sum to pay OH all
debts against the county and the
running expenses for this year. The
Supervisor has borrowed from the
| Sinking Fund Commission $500, at
5 per cent. interest, and if he will
use that money with good business
Judgment he will save to the county
not less than 35 per cent. IN the
preparation of the suppl Dill, 1t was
carefully worded and it stipulates
how the borrowed money shall be
expended. 1t is only to be used TOR
roads and bridges, for dieting prs
oners and paupers, and for paying
Jurors. witnesses and bailiffs. All
other demands upon the county will
have to wait until the taxes are COL
lected. Now if the Supervisor has
a bridge to rebuild, the party doing
the work will be paid the cash as
soon as he complies with his contract
land therefore can afford to do the
work cheaper;there need be no shay
ing of brid ge claims this year. The
food supplies to be purchased 1or
the poor house and chaingang Will
be bought for cash and there is no
Igood reason why a considerable save
cannot be had from this source.
! With the cutting off of the extra
week of court in the fall our court
expenses will be less this year than
heretofore, and the county is in fair
prospect to shake off her debt and
get where she ought to be.
Judge of Probate Windham's Com
mission was sent to him last Satur-
dav and he is now in full charge OF
the Office.
The County Court bill passed the
Senate and although its author
claimed it would save the tax payers
more money, Clarendon's Senator
Ecould not see it in that light, as the
bill required salary of one thous-
ands dollars for county judge, three
hundred dollars for county soilcl-
tor and three hundred mo Tor an
official stenograper; the Iur.sqlctlon
of the court does not extend to the
trial of causes where the title of land
was involved, so when the bill was
about to pass Clarendon's Senator
had this county exempted upon the
ground that we did not care at this
time to indulgein such luxury, and
we were not disposed to pension
some lawyer who wanted Judge
ship.
There is bill now before the
Senate to encourage the erection OF
factories in this State, and to do SO
the factories are to be exempted from
taxation for a period of five years.
Clarendon's Senator will oppose the
measure upon the ground, that 1t
will fail of it's purpose, besides 1t is
unjust to other taxpayers, and II the
bill goes to a second reading he will
amend the title of the act and bill,
by an encouragement 10 loOacco
planters, that they be also exempt.
1 Our tobacco culture is still in its ex-
perimental stage, and we need some
thing in this country to take the
place of cotton; if the friends of the
big syndicates can ask for tax e1-
emptions we will not be too modest
to ask for exemptions for the encour-
agement of those who are nearer to
rs than the factory people are.
The redistricting bill is now in the
Senate, but we believe we will be
able to prevent it's passage. 1t is a
useless measure and in our judgment
it was conceived to help an aspirant
get to Congress where he could
make $4,000 a year. There is no de-
mand on the part of the people for
such a measure, certain it is that the
people of this county do not want it;
we are satisfied to remain where We