Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-05
CENSUS AND LEGISLATURE.
Effect OF County Representation In tho House
In 19O2-Oconee Holds Two.

Mr.. August Kohn, tho Columbia COR
respondent to tho Nows and Courier,
says: Thero arc some interesting facts to
bo gained from tho publication of tho
county populations in reference to repre-
sentation in the Legislature. Outside of
that feature, however, tho fact is dovol-
opcd that cotton mills do not increase
the population of counties to a great ex-
tent, but 1T does of tho towns. This in
dicates that largo part of tho county
population is drs Va to tho factory towns.
The fact is o. 'ervablo in the upper part
of the State, lihere tho cotton mill indus
try has assumed it's largest proportions.
But these 20 matters of speculation
mostly, and " hat will be of equal inter
est, at least to politicians, is tho ropre-
scntation of the various counties in the
Legislature of 1902.
The total population of tho State is
l,340,3lG, and the number of Represen-
tatives in tho House is fixed at l2l. This
lO,S00 inhabitants Under this plan
Charleston will lose one Representative,
she having nino in the House.
Section of Article 3 of tho Constitu-
ton of 1905, which is devoted to the
Legislative department. is as follows: Sin
assigning Representatives to tho several
counties tho Gcncral Assembly shall
allow one Representative to every ono
hundred and twenty fourth part of tho
inhabitants of the State: Provided, that
If in tho apportionment of Representa-
tivcs any county shall appear not to be
entitled, from it's portonmont of Repre-
sontatives, any county shall, nevertheless,
send ono Representative, and if there be
still deficiency in the number of Repre-
sentativcs, required by Section of this
article, such deficiency shall be supplied
by assigning Representatives of those
counties having the largest surplus :..,c-
tions.
Section provides that no apportion-
mcnt of Representatives shall take O fleet
until tho general election, which will
succeed such apportionment
According TO this tho representation in
the 1902 General Assembly will be as fol-
lows:
Abbevillo, 3; Aiken, 3, and ono for a
majority fraction of 6,555; Anderson, s
Bamberg, |, and for majority fraction
of 1887; Rarnwell, 3; Beaufort, 3; Bcrke.
ley, 2, and for a majority fraction OF
1886; Charleston, 8; Cherokee, and /
for majority fraction of l0,55O; Ches.
ter, 2 and | for q fraction Of G,90S; Chcs.
tcricld, |, and for fraction of 9,502
Clarendon, 2, and for majority frac-
ton of 1866; Collcton, 3; Darlington, q
and for fraction of l0,770; Dorches.
Ter, |; EdSc1cld, Z; Falriicld, 2, and
for fraction of 1907; Florence 2, and |
for fraction of $3.50; Georgetown, q
Greenvlle, 1, and for majority frac
tion Of 0,254; Greenwood, 9, and for q
fraction of G,725; Hampton, 2; Horny, q
kershaw, 2; Lancaster, q Iaurens, 3
Lexington, q; Marion, 81 Marlboro, q
and for majority fraction of 8,564
Oconcc, 2; Orangeburg, 5; Pickcns, 1
and for fraction of $3.50; Richland, 4
Saluda, |, and l for majority fraction
of S,l57; Spartanburg, g.; Sumter, 4, and
for fraction of S,00l; Union, 2; Will
liamsburg, 2, and for fraction OF
l0,0i7; York, B. and for a fraction OF
9,257.
Tho prcscn representation is as fol
lows: Abbovillo, 3; Aiken, 3; Anderson
.; BambcrG, 2; Barnwcll, 3; Beaufort, 5
Berkeley, 4; Charleston, o; Cherokee, 2
Chester, 3; Chesterfield, 2; Clarendon, 2
Collcton, B; Darlington, 3; Dorchester, |
Edgeiicld, 3; Fairfield, 3; Florence, 3
Georgetown, q; Greenvillo, 5; Green
wood, 2; Horny, 2; Hampton, 2; kcr
shaw, 2; Lancaster, 9; Laurcns, 3; Lex
ington, 2; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 8; New
berry, 3; Oconce, 2; Orangeburg, 5
lp'ickons, 2; Richland, 4; Saluda, 2
Spartanbnrg, s; sumter, 5; Union, 3
Williamsburg, 3; York, 4.
The counties which may probably gain
in representation are: Aiken, Green
wood, Clarendon and Spartanburg. Those
which will probably lose are Charleston
berkeley, Beaufort, Edgcfiold and
Union.