The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-17
LEE COUNTY SETTLEMENT.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
THE COMMISSION HELD IN
COLUMBIA.
Mr.. I. c. Strauss, Secretary of the
Lee County Commission. on Sat
urday. Gave out the Muites of
: the Meeting Held in Colum-
bia on Friday.

sion to settle the accOunth between
Lee county and the counties out of
which it was formed, met Friday, All
members Of the commission were
present and Mr.. T. H. Gibbes presid-
ed. MIR. I. C. Strauss was appointed
secretary. The chairman stated the
object Of the meeting and read the
opinion of the Supreme Court in the
case Of the State Of South Carolina
ex. rel. W. II. Scale, ct al, as county
board, respondents. against ]. o. Du-
Rant, ct al, as county board, etc.,
appellants.
On motion of Mr.. Milling, the COM
mission agreed to permit Mr.. R. w.
McLendon to represent Lee county
and present her contentious.
Mr.. Garrison stated the matters Of
difference between Kershaw and Lee
counties sand that the trouble lay in
the matters of taxable values: These
differences were then discussed.
Mr.. Rowland submitted the fol-
lowing resolution:
t"The matter of school funds hav-
ing been settled between Sumter and
Lee counties. and the value OF the
chain gang equipment having been
fixed and credit having been allowed
therefor. as directed by this commis-
sion July 14th, 1903, therefore be it
4Resolved, That.the Indebtedness Of
Lee county to Sumter county be
fixed at the amounts decreed to be
paid by his honor, Judge r. o. Pur-
dy,s by his order Of September 6, 1904,
as follows, to. wit: Note and bonded
Indebtedness, s5,247.17, with interest
thereon from February rs, 1902, at 6
per cent, and balance Of expendi-
lures, s2,206s0, with interest from
December 10th, 1902, at Z per cent" :"
Adopted.
Mr.. o'Donnell moved that Kershaw
county's. expert accountant, Mr.. Good
ale, be, examined on oath as to the
matter Of valuation of taxable values
and the validity Of Kershaw's claim
Mr.. J. L. Goodaie was then exam
med on oath, and stated that the tax
able value of the property turned
over to Lee county by Kershaw coun-
ty was s12o,050.00;
Mr.. McFarlan offered the follow
ing resolution:
'Resolved, That it is the sense of
this board that the property. from
Kershaw county embraced in Lee
county is one hundred and twenty
thousand and fifty dollars in value,
and that the property LETT in: Kerr
shaw; county is three million four
hundred and thirty-one thousand
four hundred and sixty-dve dollars in
value; and that the per centage Of
debt (bonded) to be assumed by Lee
county is therefore three and :r-1oo
per! cent. (3.3s) thereof. That upon
this basis, the county of Kershaw
is this day indebted to Lee county, on
all other matters than bonded in
debtedness, in the sum of; one hun
dred and eighty-four 41-100 dollars,
and that unless Lee county can and
does show some error in the said set
tlement as above stated and submit
ted by Kershaw on or before July l,
1905, next, that then said settlement
shall be and is thereby made the
Judgment and determination of this
board on all matters between said
counties. That the proportion Of
bonded debt to be assumed by Lee
county as above stated is s4,225, that
Kershaw county having heretofore
paid the interest on the whole of said
indebtedness (including said $4,225)
is entitled to be repaid by Lee coun-
ty, the. amount of interest so paid
on said s4,225 of bonds. from Feb
ruary 25th, 1902, at the rate Of per
cent. per annum, and the balance :of
cash in this adjustment between the
two counties shall be ascertained by
finding the difference in the amount.
Of sucn interest and the said sum of
s1S4.41 above stated to arise on all
general accounts-said bonded debt is
fixed at s124, 0O0" Adopted.
Mr.. McFarlan offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas since the settlement
sheet between Darlington and Lee
counties was submitted on July 14th,
1905, it appears that Darlington
county has collected the sum of six
hundred dollars on bond of former
Treasurer and that Lee county should