The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-21
ZEE COUNTY ORDERED TO PN.
lIudga Purdy Grants The applica-
lion for a Mrif Of Mandamus.
SRrervisor Basaas Directed to Pay Over
to Sumter County the Amount Due
by Lee County.

$3Y ts.oC SS0ltAy
Judge 3. o. Purdy has rendered
Ais decision in the case Of W. 81.
Seals, ct al, rs j @. Durant, e5 al,
and mas issued the writ Of mandamus
q 50 compel Supervisor j. O. DErant,
pf Lee county to pay ever to SuperEis-
or ~ H Scale, of Sumter county the
amount due by Lee county to Sumter
county. The decision, which is OF
especial interest to the people OF
Sumter and Lee counties, is given
herewith N fn !.
This is an application for WITT OF
MaHdamns to compel the defendants
scs pay oser TO relators the mount 81
s legged BY the relators to be due from
Lee county as the apportIoned IN
debsedness OF Lee county, growing out
S IS formation from parts OF Sumter,
Darlington and KershaW counties, anc
fsTch amount Z find that they bad re-
fused to pay, before this proceeding
sas Instituted.
III the Act creating Lee county, pre-
yis5on Was made for the appointment
81 commission to apportlon the IN
= 9 -
q - tollos.s s. 80
1sed ID saac ie. sags NJ psiu ~ Gagr,;.s;on
= acal ,sogaa,, 80 =;
four counties the present lawful and
bona fds Indebtedness of the old coun-
lies of Kershaw, Darlington and Sum
Ter. So that the county Of Lee shall
bear It's Just apporsionc3ens OF tne wnoie
ss - basn an fornned and also
g svh;ch said
i ...s go. g. esasainss fha connty
10. sss ,s5, +-sssact;on as NAV
{ tss,.,s,, ~. 5ste of fhe massage
-. sii 49, tSe ,,art oenayaI cleo
= sI ~. 49, s...s r. - - tha a,nannt of
..es.s =, tho COMMITTEES
=. nd Snmter >,
loo 15aa Section
- the oet;tinn are:
s. s,s,as,, 5yss annoinfed
"a US, ,,sso-t;h,, fha ;ndehfedness
t;re : s.,,o,,,,s ,,a bv Fee comfy
s.,s sas ss-I 80 fa snms named
& = 80 + beer sc
:. ...s pssa;..;' eli ~ which will he
1870 i,Isg noticed hereipafter,
r this seti4 4;oI, 3 rule was issued,
rao-,;s;rg 5, s; . fl,a resnendents to nav over
Ssi,s sraoney to Sumter county or to
rf,.nvv ransa why the Writ Of Mandmus
ssl,onld NOT be issued. The respond
aass made return 70 this rule, and
aTnnnr other things deny that the in
denteduess had been apportioned be-
twesn the counties as required by the
commission, and deny that any de-
smaad had been made upon the re-
spondents for the sums named as be-
mo due TO Sumter county. and aliege
that the commission had neVercertlhed
"a favor of the respondents; had cot
Axed the amount due to Sumter coun-
had not fixed the amount due by
Darlington county and that Shey ,nad
not liked tie amount due TO heFsnaW
counsy ana seq IeSsn luftaer enas
f2ey hao peen endeFoflng 70 aoJ9ss @ie
Inasses VIE AslsnaM eoensy' ~ aI last
nsncc'ssi I.ly, yIS = g iao D.so
lnlornaslon .opsasslapae, Eeo - oah Iass
go13a owe hessna w coLn.J 13J a9s aess
saan loas siiousasu aol.als oSss sla a,1p
aal,s sss laueils = nse snoSssana o.'ais.
ald tney supllle 3. W az anlel o,a-
aSssnces .ne cours nae ~ poms.
moneyto Sumter comfy
They also state IN their return Fnas
ssEaey believe the aitegaglonssof sne Pc
tision TO the indebtedness OF the
gonnsy OF Lee to the county OF Sumter
nay be true, but that such indebted.
ness has not been fixed by, law. 1t Will
ha noted that the language Of the act
authorizirg the appointment of the
:cnn.snission is that said commission
ssahW divide and apportion between
.s-ss;s four counties the present lawful
80 NON fde Indebtedness whereas
,+;,e netit;on recites and the minutes of
~, nynneedlnss Of the commission
. 80 sssss,, tbst sfter fixipe the amount of
49, sssss,tajross y st ss to ali Of the items ey-
.sss ,ssDAeJ tSa scboa, =, csa;n,s a-d the claim
80 - +ss s..S ,ro.rsfa - share OF the chain
70 -. w nr4Sts @ Shase two items were left
saass o1sas So',ns;Ss;or - -, e, ha adinsted re-
s Wy So1s az sha snne.;ntendents ~ or Of
ssssssy ~ sra S 4ha coanty snneryisors
ss.ssoa a srn+ar I -. connt;as
-. ~ Ssse a.ss asT ,,est ba understood.
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