Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-18
RURAL POLICE BILL.
Il Provides For the Organization Of
County constabulary.

County constabulary.
Senator To0le Of Aiken has intro
duced the following bill to provide for
a state constabulary:
Section /. That upon approval of this
act 1t shall be the duty Of the COVER
nor, on the recommendations OF the
senator's and members Of the house OF
representatives, or majority thereof
from each and every county In this
state, one discreet person, a duly
moral character, not addicted to the
use of intoxicating liquors or the
sale thereof, to be and exercise the du-
ties of constable and rural policeman,
as now fixed by law, for magistrates
constables and dispensary constables,
and also hereinafter provided, whose
terms shall be for two years.
Section 2. Such policeman shall have
Jurisdiction generally in the magiste-
rial district for which appointed, ana
also in adjacent districts where OF
fences may be committed in his pres.
ence, for the suppression OF all acts OF
lawlessness for which offenders may
now by law be arrested without war
rant, and in cases where warrants OF
arrest have been sworn out by them
selves or others they shall have all the
power In their own and in other coun-
ties Of the state as are now vested by
law In sheriffs and constables.
Section 3. 1t shall be the special
duty of all such policemen to patrol
their respective districts from time 10
time, to attend all public gatherings or
the people, to suppress all Illicit safe,
handling, storing and keeping in pos
session Of all contraband liquors, TO
suppress all affrays and riots, to en-
force the law against the carrying OF
all unlawful weapons, discharging nre-
arms on public highways, drinking or
cursing In public places, to enforce the
laws against all forms OF gambling,
and cruelty to animals, to enforce the
laws against working employees over
time, and against working children
under the age limit fixed by law, the
laws. against vagrancy and the viola
ton of labor contracts, to enforce the
game laws, and all forms Of lawless-
ness, whether made so by statute or
by common law, and shall report 10
the grand jury Of the county all cases
where he has reason to believe the law
Is being violated, whether such infor-
nation be sufficient to justify the Is
suancy Of a warrant OF arrest or not:
Section 4. It shall be the duty OF all
such policemen to attend on the nrst
day of the term Of court OF general
sessions in each county and every year,
for each county in the state, and at
such time 1t shall be the duty OF the
presiding Judge to read and expound
in open court to such policeman ana
all persons there assembled this stat
ute. and to especially emphasize the
duty of all citizens to assist these ana
all officers in enforcing the law. For
failure of any said policeman to at
tend said court on said day he shall
be ruled for contempt Of court, and'
unless excused, shall be fined In the
discretion Of the presiding judge, ana
all salary due such officer snail De
withheld until such contempt Is
purged.
Section 5. That the policeman here
in provided shall take the place OF,
and shall perform all the duties now
imposed by law upon, the constaples
now appointed by the magistrates OF
the state, shall attend upon the courts
Of such magistrates, and serve all pro-
cesses thereof, civil and criminal, sum-
mon all juries and witnesses to attend
such courts, and perform all the du-
ties Of all such constables as now pro-
vided by law.
Section 6. That such policeman shall
receive as compensation, In addltlon 10
all salaries and fees as now provided
by law, such salary as shall be hxed
and paid by the county board OF COM
missioners Of the respective counties,
upon the consent and advice or the
senator and members Of the house or
representatives from such counties, or
majority thereof. to be paid out OF
the county fund.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty OF the
grand jures Of the respective counties
to investigate any complaint against
any such policeman and shall have the
power for such cause as shall appear
to them Just after ten days notice 10
show cause by any such policeman, 10
remove from office any such policeman
and to report his removal to the gov
ernor. who shall appoint his successor
AS herein provided.
Section s. Each and every such po-
liceman before entering on the dls-
charge of his duties shall duly sub
scribe to the following oath OF aftirma-
ton in addition to the oath of affirma-
ton now prescribed by law:
II do solemnly swear or
affirm that during the term OF Once
for which | have been appointed VIII
read aloud to the magistrate or my
district, during each and every month.
this act and will to the best OF my
ability discharge my duties therein I'M
posed. So help me God"
Section 9. That each and every such
policeman shall before entering on the
discharge of his duties enter into
bond, to be approved by the county