Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-01-09

Costs have under this Ast
in the absence o other saar
of special by this
conngent fnnd II Courts are
and be held that General should
e. uId o Ct which the salary and special
# Judge should be paid ~ 3S 48ssSs
doubt is for relief for iii many 81 the
goune the business of the Courts very and
delays which are occasioned the termination very
often cause parties compromise rather than 90 o the
know that It frequently argued that present
ample and that The delays BY the udges not
pressing trial lawyers being ready
should Counties has been n
which are Of sufficient Importance
INTO Court should be considered with deberato without
undue haste 50 that justice be administered Spartanburg
County alone there regular terms
the Common Pleas Court and six tile Sessions Court
IS an average Of nearly Court the this County
alone IT that would interest of economy
and Of tile dispatch Of the business to increase the
number Of circuits rather than be holding special
terms The addition Of one not materially
increase the cost would add very speedy adjudca
on o causes that are brougf trial Under the present
ment the circuit judges the the greater portion Of
their time, and have vey little left for the preparation Of
opinions This which and should receive your
serious consideration. &g&5, s5@
LOCAL LEGISLATION & G
IN my last Annual Message directed the eg
atue to the Inhibition contained in against the
passage OF local or special laws concerning subjects
called their attention to the and legislation
desire again to call attention subject also to
decision Supreme Court which has declared one Of
these local laws Court in delivering its opn
ion on this subject in this particular Says that law
be general must be force every County State and
while contain special provisions making different in
certain Counties these Counties exempt from its en-
tire operation It has been the Of the Legislature many
instances to general law and then add povso eeptng
certain Counties from its operations Almost County this
State independent republic with separate distinct County
law and almost every Legislature
changes and amendments made that it difficult
just what the law is in any County.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
At the last session Of the General Assembly joint resolutions
passed submitting to the electors of the proposed
amendments to the State Constitution.
The proposed amendment be known Article of
Amendments the Constitution, empower the
General Assembly to provide by law for the condemnation
equitable assessment of lands drainage purposes
lows The General Assembly shall provide by law for the
denaon through official channels of ali lands necessary
Tor the proper drainage OF the and low lands Of this State
and shall also provide for the equitable
drained for the of paying the Of such
ton and drainage r '}THf
relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness by adding
thereof the following words provided That
posed by this section and by Section Article w. Of this
tuition shall apply bonded indebtedness
cceds Of said bonds applied solely for the purchase establish
met maintenance increase Of waterwors
sysem and by the city Of Georgetown when the proceeds said
bonds applied >soey for the purchase establishment
cnance increase Of waterwor plant system gas
electric light plants where the entire arising from the
operation Of such plants systems shall solely
svey to the maintenance and operation Of the
the question ncung such indebtedness
holders and qualified voters Of such municipality provided
Constitution the question Of other bonded Indebtedness
Both OF these proposed amendments adopted by majority
of the votes cast in the general election.
In the latter there to have been mistake made and i'll
stead Of referring to Section Article X the amendment made
refer to Section Article w. Of the CONSTITUTIONS
follows secon Lieutenant Governor shall be
same time, in the coninue in office for the
period and be possessed the qualifications Governor
and shall, of6co be President Of the Senate
he have rea