The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-23

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above referred to, being located on
the west side Of what was then called
Broad now Main Street, and the
jail was built on the opposite lot.
Within these years the jail was
burned, and the Court House was in
an unfinished condition as appears by
resolution of the General Assembly
passed December 18th, 1904. as fol-
lows:
Inc committee to whom was re-
1erred the Petitions from the inhabi-
tants Of Sumter District, Prayine for
'he REBUILDING Of the Jail and finishing
the Court House of said District, Re.
port, that the allegations therein con-
tanned are true; they therefore re-
commend that George Cooper. Lee
Grand Gary Mathew Moore, J.. p.
Richardson and Robert Dove. be an
pointed Commissioners for rebuilding
the said Jail and finishing the Court
House. and that a sum not exceeding
three thousand dollars be appropriat.
ed for the same"
And also by the Resolution OF the
General Assembly passed on Decem-
Der 10Th, 1906, as follows:
THE Committee on Public Build
lngs' beg leave to Report to this
House. that they have made enquiry
respecting the unfinished state of the
Sumter Court House. and find that
all or the money originally appropri-
ated for building the Jail and Court
House of Sumter District has been ex-
pended; that at the Session Of the leg
islature in December, 1904, the sum
or Three thousand dollars was appro-
priated for building new Jail in room
OF the first which was burnt; that of
the sum so appropriated, there re-
mains unexpended, a sum not exceed.
ing two hundred dolalrs, which may
be appliend to the repairs of the
Court House.
They have further examined, and
find that to complete the Court House
and put 1t in state which will make
IT comfortable and convenient for
holding Court it will require at least
sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars; they therefore recommend,
that an appropriation Of eight hum
dred and fifty dollars be made for
that purpose
That the Counties of Claremont,
Clarendon and Salem were election
counties appears by Resolution Of the
General Assembly passed in Decem-
Der. 1901, providing Voting Places
> and managers Of Election for men,
bers Of the House Of Representatives,
and Senators, on the Second Monday
in October, 1902, as follows:
"For Claremont at Stateburg-
managers, Capt. John Moore and
Richard Haynsworth; and in Salem,
at AleXander's-manage Samuel
Bradley and Robert Wilson, Two days
at each place. To elect one Senator.
in addition to the Constitutional num-
ber of Representatives. The managers
it was g. wooden building, which was
moved off Of the Court House square
and afterwards used as hotel The
first brick building was probably
erected about the year 1920. The
brick for which building was made in
Sumter County within a mile of the
Court House, near the site of the
: present Sumter Brick Works.
BY Resolution of the General As
sembly, dated, December 5th. 1917.
an appropriation of two thousand dol
lars. If so much be necessary, was
made for the repairing and enlarging
of the Court House in Sumter District
This Resolution was passed in re-
sponse to the request of the Grand
Jury Of the Sumter District.
On December 5th. 1918, the As
sem hly passed resolution in refer
ence to the building of the Court
House in Sumter District, which is as
: follows:
THAT the Commissioners appointed
at the last Session be discharged from
further duty and that the sum Of
eight thousand dollars be appropriate
ed for building a Court House, in ad-
ditiOn to the sum of two thousand
dollars appropriated last year for re-
pairs From the information obtain
ed by your Committee, the present
building is too small for so large and
populous District and that the ap-
> to meet two days after at Sumter
Court House. to count the votes for
Representatives and joint Senator for
Claremont and Clarendon and de-
clare the election. For Clarendon-at
the Court House--M anagers, Edward
Richardson, Jr., and John Conyers.