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

said public buildings: Provided,
That when the County Supervisor for
said county is elected and qualified
and County Commissioners are ap-
pointed and qualified, or such county
officers as shall then be clothed by law
with the authority now exercised by
said Supervisors and Commissioners Or
Board of Commissioners, the above
named Commissioners shall turn over
to the County Board of Commissioners
or such officers as are there exercising
their authority all the public buildings
if there completed, and also all bonds,
obligations, lands or money in their
hands and belonging to the said Coun-
ty of Lee, and then their powers and
duties shall cease, and the County
Board of Commissioners or such other
officers as shall succeed to all the
rights and powers Of said Commission
ers.
Sec. 8. That at the time Of the gen.
eral election in the year 1902, there
shall be a general election in Lee
County, and to that end the Governor
shall appoint Commissioners of Elec-
tion for Lee County; at the proper
time, at the said general election
there shall be elected a Senator, who
shall hold Office for the period of four
years, two Representatives, Sheriff,
a Clerk of Court, Probate Judge,
County Superintendent of Education,
a County Supervisor and Coroner,
and such other county officers as are
provided by law for the full terms
where such officer holds for two years
by law, and for (2) two years where
such officer holds for four years by law;
SO that the election for Lee County
shall be uniform hereafter with the
other counties. That appointments
shall be made of all appointive officers
as soon as the ezigencies of the prop
er county government of the County
of Lee requires such appointment, and
the appointment in each case shall be
for such time or term as may make
such appointment coterminal with such
appointments in the adjoining coun-
ties.
Sec. 4. That until the next appor-
tionment of Representatives, the said
County of Lee shall be entitled 70 one
Senator and two Representatives, who
are to be elected as hereinbefore pro-
vided.; and the County of Sumter to
one Senator and three Representatives.
Sec. 5. An election shall be held in
Lee County on Tuesday following the
first Monday in November, 1902, or on
such other day as may be provided by
law for Senator, for two Representa-
tives and for all county officers pro-
vided for by the Constitution and the
laws of this State.
Sec. 6. That the County of Lee is
hereby attached to the Seventh Con
gressional District and shall form
part and parcel of the Third Judicial
Circuit, anol the regular terms Of the
Court of Common Pleas and General
Sessions for said county shall be held
at such times as shall be fixed by law,
and the Magistrates located in and ap-
pointed for those portions of Kershaw,
Darlington and Sumter Counties, en-
braced within the limits of Lee
County, shall be. continued in Office
until their successors shall have been
appointed and qualified as hereinafter
provided, but after this Act goes into
effect, they shall be confined to their
Jurisdiction, powers and duties to the
limits of Lee County.
Sec. 7. The following named town
ships shall be townships of Lee Coun-
ty: So much of the Townships Of
Shiloh, Mayesville and Lynchburg as
to form part of Lee County lying east
of Black River, and that part of Mt.
Clio Township lying south of line
beginning at the English crossing, on
Black River, running to the Old
Josiah Luckey House, to the house of
L. B. Scarborough, on the public
road leading from Bishopville to Ell
liotts, thence to the road leading to
the house of est. of j. E. Muldrow
in & straight line to Lynches River,
shall constitute Lynchburg Township.
So much of the Townships of Lynch
burg and Mayssville as is to form a
part of Lee County lying west of
Black River, and so much of Mt. Clio
Township as west of Black River and
east of Scapeoer Swamp extending
north to straight line beginning at
the English crossing, on Black River,
to the Outlaw crossing on Scopeover