Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-05
CENSUS AND LEGISLATURE.
Effect OF County Representation In tho House
In 1902-0c0nee Holds Two.

Mr.. August Kohn, tho Columbia COR
respondent to tho Nows and Courier,
says: There are some interesting facts to
bo gained from tho publication of the
sentation in the Legislature. Outside of
that feature, howovor, tho fact is devol-
oped that cotton mills do not increase
tho population of counties to a great ex-
tent, but it docs of tho towns. This in
dicates that large part of tho county
population is drawn to tho factory towns.
Tho fact is observable in the upper part
of the State, where tho cotton mill indus
try has assumed it's largest proportions.
But these arc matters of speculation
mostly, and what will DO Of equal inter
est, at least to politicians, is the repro
sentation of tho various counties in the
Legislature of 1902.
Tho total population of tho State is
l,34O,3iB, and tho number of Represcn.
tatives in tho House is fixed at l2i. This
will give ono Representative for overy
l0,S00 inhabitants Under this plan
Charleston will lose ono Representative,
she having nino in the House.
Section 4 of Article 3 OF tho Constitu-
ton of 1895, which is devoted to tho
Legislative department is as follows: "In
assigning Representatives to the several
counties tho General Assembly shall
allow one Representative to every ono
hundred and twcntyfourth part of tho
inhabitants of the State: Provided, that
If in tho apportionmcnt Of Representa-
tives any county shall appear not to DO
entitlcd, from its portionmont of Repre-
scntativcs, any county shall, nevertheless,
send ono Representative, and if there be
still a deficiency in the number of Repre-
sentativcs, required by Section 3 of this
article, such deficiency shall be supplied
by assigning Representatives of those
counties having tho largest surplus frac
tions.
Section 5 provides that no apportion-
mcnt of Representatives shall take effect
until tho general election, which will
succeed such apportionment.
According to this the representation in
tho 1902 General Assembly will be as fol-
lows:
Abbevillo, 8; Aiken, 8, and ono for a
majority fraction Of 6,555; Anderson, s.;
Bamberg, 1, and 1 for a majority fraction
of 7,4S7; Barnwell, 3; Beaufort, 3; Bcrko-
ley, 2, and for majority fraction of
$3.50; Charleston, 8; Cherokee, /, and
for majority fraction of 10,550; Chcs-
ter, 2, and for fraction of G,90S; Ches-
tcrield, |, and for n fraction Of 0,592;
Clarendon, 2, and for majority frac-
ton Of 1866; Collcton, 3; Darlington, 2,
and for fraction of lotto; Dorchcs-
tor, | ). Edgeficld, 2; Fairfield, 2, and 1
for a fraction of 1907; Florence, 2, and 1
for fraction of $3.50; Georgetown, 2;
Grccnville, 4, and 1 for a majority frac,
tion of 0,254; Greenwood, 9, and for a
fraction of G,725; Hampton, 2; Horny, q;
Kershaw, 2; Lancaster, 2; Laurcns, 3;
Lexington, 2; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 2,
and for majority fraction of S,564
Oconce, 9; Orangoburg, 5; Pickens, l.,
and 1 for a fraction of $500; Richland, 4 !;
Saluda, /, and for majority fraction
of S,l57; Spartanburg, 6; Sumter, 4, and
for fraction of S,00i; Union, 2; Will
liamsburg, 2, and l for fraction Of
l0,0i7; York, 3, and for Il fraction of
9,257.
The present representation is as fol-
lows: Abbovillc, 3; Aiken, 3; Anderson,
5; Bambcrg, 2; Barnwcll, 3; Beaufort, 5;
Berkeley, A; Charleston, 0; Cherokee, 2;
Chester, 3; Chesterfield, 2; Clarendon, 2;
Colleton, 3; Darlington, 3; Dorchester, F;
Edgeficld, 3; Fairfield, 3; Floronce, 3;
Georgetown, 2; Greenvillo, 5; Green
wood, 2; IIorry, Q; Hampton, 2; Kcr-
shaw, 2; Lancaster, 9; Iaurens, 3; Lex
ington, 2; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 3; New
berry, 3; Oconco, q; Orangeburg, 5;
Pickons, 2; Richland, a; Saluda, 2;
Spartanburg, 5; Sumter, 5; Union, 3;
Williamsburg, g.; York, f.
THO counties which may probably gain
in presentation are: Aiken, Green
woou, Clarendon and Spartanburg. Those
which will probably lose are Charleston,
berkeley, Beaufort, Edgcfeld and
Union.