The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-10

and the special Judge provided this Act out OF
contingent fund that these Special Courts
necessary and are to held General Assembly should
provide fund OF which the salary and OF the special
judge should be paid
There there need for relief the
Counties the Courts very much congeed and
the DELAYS which occasoned the termination suits
parties compromise and settle rather than into the
Courts that frequently argued that the
cnerv ample and that the delays caused by the Judges not
pressing trial. and OF lawyers not being ready
but we should remember that OF Counties has been
Causes which OF sufficient Importance to be carried
into Court should be considered with deberaton and without
undue haste that justice be administered In Spartanburg
County alone there provided by law hive regular terms OF
the Common Pleas Court of the Sessions Court Tha
average OF nearly Court the month for this County
1t that would be the interest OF economy
the dispatch OF the business OF the Courts to increase the
number circuits rather than to be holding these extra and special
terms The addition circuits would materially
the would add much to the speedy adudca
ton that brought for trial. Under the present arrange
the circuit judges are kept the circuit the greater portion OF
their time have very little time left for the preparation OF
opinions This which deserves and should receive
serious consideration.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
In nv last Annual Message Of the Leg
are to the inhibition contained the Constitution against the
passage special laws concerning certain Subjects and
called their and evils of such legislation
desire again to call attention this subject and also to
decision Supreme Court which has declared one OF
laws unconstitutional The Court in delivering its opn
ion this subject this particular In order that law
general be Of force County IN the State and
while may contain special provisions making its effect different IT
Counties these Counties cannot be made exempt from its en-
operation has been the custom OF the Legislature in many
instances to pass general law and then add provso eemptng
certain its operations Almost County in this
State independent republic with separate and distinct County
law and almost every OF the Legislature
changes amendments made that it difficult to know
just what the law is in any County.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
At the last session General Assembly resolutions
passed submitting the electors OF the State two proposed
amendments to the State Constitution.
The one proposed an amendment be known Article OF
Amendments the Constitution authorize and empower the
General Assembly provide by law for the condemnation and
equitable lands for drainage to read as o
lows The General Assembly shall provide by law for the con-
demnaton through proper official channels Of all lands necessary
for proper drainage of the and low lands OF TINS oate
shall provide for the equitable OF all lands so
Drained the purpose OF paying the expenses OF such
ton and drainage.
The other to amend Section T. Article VII of the Constitution
relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness by adding the end
thereof the following words Provded That the limitation I'M
posed this section and by Section Article w. OF this Constr
tuition apply bonded Indebtedness incurred by the cities
of Columbia Rock HILL Charleston and Florence where the pro-
cceds of said bonds applied solely for the purchase establish
n,en maintenance Of waewos plant sewerage
svstem Georgetown when the proceeds OF sad
bonds are applied solely for the purchase establishment main
tenance OF wawoks plant sewerage SYSTEM gas ana
electric light plants the arising from the
operation plants systems shall be devoted solely and e
csivey to the maintenance and operation the and where
the question ncurrng such indebtedness submitted to hee
holders and qualified Of such municipality provided IN the
Constitution upon the question OF other bonded indebtedness
Both Of these proposed amendments adopted by majority
of the votes cast in the general election
the there to have been mistake made and IN
stead of referring Section Article X the amendment made to
refer s. Article w. of the Constitution which reads as
follows: Secto s. Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the
time the continue in Office tor the same
period and be Of the qualifications as the GOVERNOR
and shall ex oh6cio, be President of the Senate.
the purpose the amendment to have relation to Section
OF Article X the Constitution which, far as relates to this
subject OF municipal indebtedness reads as follows Inc oonaed
any County, township school district municipal corporation
or political division or subdivision this State shall exceed
eight per OF the assessed value of all the taxable property
County, township municipal corporation or other
political this State shall hereafter be authorized to IN
crease its bonded indebtedness the time of proposed IN
crease the aggregate OF its already existing Dondeo
debt amounts eight per the value Of all taxable property