The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05

to Harrison Hall Mill, and that part
Of Carter's Crossing and Mt. Clio
Township lying east of Scapeoer
Swamp extending south to a straight
line from the Outlaw Crossing on
Scapeoer Swamp to the English Cross
ing, on Black River Thence to the
Lucky House. Thence to the L. B.
Scarborough house, on the public
road, leading from Bishopville to Ell
liott's. Thence up the road in front
of the j. E. Muldrow home to Lynch
es River, shall constitute Bishopville
Township. So much of the Stokes
Bridge Township now in Darlington
County, and so much of the Townships
Lydia and Hartsville Township as is
to form part of Lee, and lying north
of the public road leading from Bish-
opville to Darlington G. H., shall con-
stitute Stokes Bridge Township, and
all of that part Of Darlington County
as is to form a part of Lee County ~
ing to the South of the public road
leading from Bishopville to Darling
ton Court House, shall constitute
Cypress Township. The voting pre-
cincts of these townships shall be as
follows: Of B;shopville Township, at
Bishopville; Of Lynchburg Township,
at Magnolia; of St. Charles Town
ship, at st. Charles; of Mechan-
icsville Township at Mechanics
vile; of Spring Hill Township, at
Smithville; of Ionia Township, one
voting percinct at Ionia School House,
and one at McCaskill School House;
of Turkey Creek Township, at Luck
now; of Stokes Bridge Township, at
Stokes Bridge; and of Cypress Town
ship, at Cypress. The townships here
in created shall be the registration
precincts of Lee County.
Sec. 8. The Sheriff, Clerk of Court
of General Sessions and Common
Pleas, Probate Judge and Coroner,
shall receive the fees now allowed such
Office by law; and the salary of the
County Supervisor shall be four hun
dred dollars; the salary of the Audi
tor, four hundred dollars, and two
hundred dollars for expenses from the
county as provided by law; the Treas
urer shall receive the commission al
lowed by law, not to exceed seven hun
dred dollars; and the salary of the
County Superintendent of Education
shall be of five hundred dollars.
Sec. 9. There shall be five Magis-
trates in the County of Lee, to be ap-
pointed according to law, who shall
receive the following salaries: The
Magistrate whose Jurisdiction shall be
Bishopville and Turkey Creek Town
ship, and who shall hold his Office at
Bishopville, shall be two hundred dol
lars. The Magistrate for Lynchburg
Township, whose Jurisdiction shall be
Lynchburg Township, one hundred and
twenty-five dollars. The Magistrate,
whose jurisdiction shall be ST. Charles
and Mechanicsville Township, one
hundred and twenty-five dollars. The
Magistrate, whose Jurisdiction shall
be Ionia and Spring Hill Townships,
one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
And the Magistrate, whose jurisdiction
shall be Stokes Bridge and Cypress
Townships, shall be one hundred and
twenty-five dollars. Each Magistrate
shall appoint Constable, who shall
receive the same salary as the Magis
trate.
Sec. 10. The Court of General Ses-
sions and Common Pleas for said coun-
ty, shall be held as may hereafter be
prescribed by law.
Sec. II. All suits pending in the
Counties of Kershaw, Darlington and
Sumter in which the defendants reside
in the portion Of said counties now
established as the County of Lee, and
all indictments now pending in the
aforesaid counties in which the ofenses
were committed in the portion of said
counties now established as Lee Coun-
ty. shall be Transferred to the calendars
of the Courts of the County of Lee !;
and all records, commissions and other
papers belonging to any Of said suits
or indictments, together with all the
legal incidents thereto appertaining,
shall be transferred to the County of
Lee within ten days after notice and
demand therefor by the Clerk of the
Court of Lee County upon the Clerks
of the Courts for Kershaw, Darlington
and Sumter counties, respectively.
Sec. II. The Governor is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to appoint a
commission of nine persons, two of