The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-06
NO C0NSTABLEs.
The carey-cothran Act Dispens-
ed with This Department.

ed with This Department.
By Request Gov. Ansel Appoints
Special Officers for Chester, Green
wood and Greenrille.
There has been considerable inqury;
relative to the status of the constab-
larry, as a result of the passage of the
Carey-Cothran bill. There is no State
constabulary provided for under the
Act. Governor Ansel thought so, but |
to make certain he took the matter
up with Attorney General Lyon, and
then with Mr.. Stevenson, of counsel
for the winding up commission, and
they both agreed that there is neith-
er legal authority nor money with
which to pay for constables out of
the money to be handled by the
winding-up commission.
The terms Of Section 38 of the Ca
rey-Cothran Act provided:
Section 38. 1t shall be the duty Of
sheriff, their deputies, magistrates,
constables, rural police, city and
town officials, to enforce the provis-
| ions of this Act. If they fail to do
so it is hereby made the duty Of the
Governor to enforce the same, and
he is hereby authorized to appoint
such deputies, constables and detec-
tives as may be necessary; the salar-
les and expenses of such officers to
be paid out of the profits of the dis
pensaries in counties wherein they
may be established, and out Of the
ordinary county funds in counties
wherein they have not been estab-
lished.
There is, therefore, no State con-
stebulary force. If a county wants
constables they will be appointed by
the Governor, but they must be paid
for out of the county funds. In coun-
ties with dispensaries the expenses Of
constables must be paid out Of the
dispensary profits. In'counties with
out dispensaries and wanting con-
stables then the expenses must be
borne by the county out of its gener-
al funds. There is no State fund
available. The winding-up colnmis-
sion has no money from which it can
pay constables. 1t will have to do
some very tall hustling to get out
even" although some time ago some
of the friends Of the State dispensary
system said that it had bundles of
money and real bona fde profits, and
that when it came to being insolvent
or not being able to pay its debts
that it was simply ridiculous, and
the usual cry of those anti papers or
correspondents. Wait and see!
!. Governor Ansel appointed two con-
stables to keep in touch with the
Chester situation. The sheriff and
mayor Of Chester asked for constab-
les, particularly because Of the large
number Of labroers on the Power
Company plant. Under the arrange
ment these constables must report
daily to the sheriff of the county and
the sheriff must report at least once
week to the Governor as to what
the constables are doing and how
things are getting along.
| Whenever Governor Ansel is ap-
pealed to by proper authorities and
is satisfied that constables are needed
in a county he will appoint them as
provided for by the Act, to be paid
for by the county out of the dispen-
sary profits or the general fund as
the case may be. He has full author
ity to appoint constables even if they
are not asked for by constituted au-
thorities and will do so if he thinks
it necessary in any county.
| The chief State constables is being
retained only for a few days, in or
der that he may check up claims and
wind up the affairs of the constabu-
larry department, which cost the State
| about $40, 900 per annum.
| Governor Ansel has received let
tiers from various sections of the
State relative to the status Of the
constables, and he wishes it plainly
and definitely understood that, under
the terms of the Carey-Cothran bill
and the bill to wind up the State dis
pensary, that the State constabulary
force is abolished and there is no
State fund from which to pay con-
stables. He expects to see that the
laws are enforced and has already
taken the matter up with ell sheriffs,
mayors and magistrates, but where
ever there is legitimate need for
constables they will be appointed, to
be paid for out of dispensary profits,
where there are dispensaries, and out
of the general county funds where
there are no county dispensaries.
In response to the general demand
Governor Ansel has decided to place
two constables in Greenville County
and one in Greenwood. These ap-
pointments are made in response to
the public wishes and because it is
believed that they will do good, The
constables will report daily to the
sheriff and the sheriff must report
each week at least to the Governor
as to what is being done. The con-
stables will be paid in Greenville and
Greenwood by the counties out Of
their general fund, as is now provid-
ed for by law and as has been the law
for some time.
! REJECTS FLIRTING CHARGE.