The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-21

from 2 o'clock p. m. until $50 p. N:
The commission reconvened at 5. 80
O'clock D. m. All present.
MI. sO'Gonnen offered following re-
solution :: Resolved that the credit OF
Sl25 allowed on the statement Of Sum-
ter county,s account be stricken from
| the account and not allowed, but that
| Lee county be allowed credit for a
| proportion of said fund computed in
| the same. ratio that the Indebtedness
is apportioned. Adopted.
Mr.. O'Donnell offered following re-
solution: That Lee county be allowed
credit by Sumter connty for her proper
tion of the value of chain gang equip
ment. as of date December 10, lSO2,
in same proportion that the indebted
ness was apportioned, the settlement
of these items to be made by the su-
perqisors of both counties. That is
| The equipment owned on December
10, 1902.
Mr.. Garrison stated on behalf OF
Kershaw county that no statement had
as yet been submitted, but that the
Kershw county commissioners would
submit their account to the Lee coun-
/ ty commissioners and if they could not
1 agree on the settlement, then they
would submit th statement to the
commission.
| Mr.. Parrott asked If this commits
sion had authority to determine how
the Indebtedness as ascertalned, is
to be paid to the various counties.
The chair ruled that the commission
| had no such authority.
| Mr.. Macfarlan presented the claim
of Darlington county in writing. Mr..
| MscfarIan stated that Darlington and
| Lee counties had practically agreed
and that Darlington county owes Lee
! county 1862. % On motion Of Mr..
Garrison. resolved chat the statement
be approved and the settlement sub
mitted. confirmed and adopted by the
commission, subject to correction of
errors.
Resolved, That a majority of this
commission be a quorum for the
transaction of business, provided each
county Isl represented at such meeting.
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this commission that the treasurer Of
Darlington county should be paid the
same compensation for preparing Lee
county books, that was paid to the
treasurers of the other interested
counties to wit: 500 90 for said
Treasurer.
Commission then adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
I. G. Stauss,
Secretary of the Meeting.
T. II. Globes, Chairman.
From the minutes it will appear
that the county commissioners Of
Kershaw and Lee counties should en-
deavor to adjust their matter. and
failing, then they would submit the
statement to che commission, and it
likewise appears from the minutes
that the commission fixed the status
OF the counties between Darlington
and Lee.
The supervisors of education for
the counties of Lee and Sumter, in
pursuance of the resolution passed by
the commisson, net and settled the
difference as to the, school claims, and
the amount found to be due by Sum-
ter and Lee county has been paid !;
and the supervisors of the two coun-
ties agreed chat Sumter county owes
Lee county on account>of the chain
gang. equipment four hundred and six
teen and 6-1O0 dollars.
The petition goes further aud alleges
that an Act of the General Assembly
was passed as it's session Of 1904, (see
Acts of 1904, page 590) authorizing the
County Board of Commissioners Of Lee
comfy to issue and sell coapon bonds
Of the county to pay the apportion-
ed indebtedness, provided that such
Issue should not exceed ten thousand
cellars. !. The title of that Act is as
follows
.sAn. Act authorizing the County
Board Of Commissioners of Lee county
to issue bonds to pay the apportioDed
Indebtedness of said county, The
recital preceding the enactment is as
follows:
Whereas, provision having been
made in the Act establishing Les
county, for the apportionment OF the
indebtedness between the said county
of Lee and the old counties from
which it vas formed, and said provis-
ions having been complied with as
therein provided" In pursuance OF
this Act, the County Board of Com
missioners Of Lee county did issue
and sell ten THOUSAND dollars of the
bonds of the county and received the
money therefor and in their return
admit that they have it on hand.
In the argument before me, it was
contended in behalf of the petitioners
that they had shown thas the debt Of
Lee county to- Sumter county had
been esta hiisbed, and it being admit
ted that there was sufficient funds on
hand to pay the same, the Writ ought
to issue.
It was contended on the other hand
that there had been no proper ascer-
tainment of the amount due from Lee
county to Sumter county, in that the
commission had no authority to dele
gate the settlement Of any matter to
any other tribunal, and that the conn
ty superintendeuts of education and
the county supervisors could not fix
and adjust any amount which would
be binding on the respondents, as it
was the duty of the commission itself
to fix these amounts, and besides, it
was further contended that it was the