The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Columbia, FEBRUARY 3rd, l9O'

CAPITOL CORRESPONDENTS.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Columbia, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1905.
The legislative session Of 1908
is more than half over, and while
there are very few general bills
of grave Importance, there are
hundreds of local bills which are
very important to their respec-
tive counties.
Doctor Woods possum and
coon bill passed the House. 1t
was easier to send it to the Sen
ate than to discuss it.
Mr.. Scarborough's bill for
Summerton school district has
passed both houses, and enroll
ed for ratification.
In response to petition the
town of Summerton was in,
Guided by Mr., Dingle in my town
assessors bill.
It was found necessary to get
no a bill to authorize our County
Commissioners to issue S1O,0
worth of bonds to pull the county
out of it's debt hole. I had the
bill prepared and fixed 1t so that
there viii be no increase OF tax
alton on account Of it.
The bill to tax liquor drum
mers will be taken up in the
House about Thursday, and
there is an Indication that 1t will
be fought hard. Columbia was
full of liquor drummers last
week and they have friends in
the legislature.
In order to let my readers
have the benefit of the court
house bill this week I will have
to cut my letter, The following
is the full text of the Bill:
An Act to authorize and require
the County Board of Commis.
sioners of Clarendon County
to issue Bonds for the purpose
of erecting and furnishing a
Court House at Manning, and
to provide a Special Building
Commission, to be known as
the Court House Commission,
and to prescribe their powers
and S,,ties and TO provide for
an annual levy for the purpose
of paying the interest on
Bonds and to provide Sink.
ing Fund to redeem same.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly Of the State OF
South Carolina, That for the
purpose OF providing sufficient
funds for erecting and furnish
ing or equipping a new Court
House building for the County
of Clarendon at Manning, S. c.,
the County Board of Commis
sioners of said County be, and
they are hereby, authorized. en-
powered and required to forth.
with, upon the passing and ap-
proval of this Act, to issue and
deliver to the Special Court
House Commission hereinafter
named, interest bearing coupon
bonds of SAID County to be
known as Court House bonds, in
the aggregate sum of Sixty
Thousand (s60,OO0.00) Dollars in
denominations Of $500 and 81 ,O0C
numbered consecutively from
one upwards and bearing inter
est at rate not exceeding five
per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually op the first day OF
April succeeding the issuance
thereof, and on each succeeding
first day of April and on each
succeeding first day Of October
after until the same shall fall
due, which bonds shall be made
payable to bearer, not more than
forty years from the date there,
of; and a record Of the respec'
tive numbers, denominations and
amount of said bonds shall be
registered and kept by said
Board in a suitable book pro
vided by said Board for that
purpose.
Section 2. That the bonds
hereby authorized shall be sign,
ed by the Supervisor of Claren:
don County and countersigned
bv the Clerk Of the County
Board of Commissioners thereof:
they shall be impressed with the
seal of the said County Super:
visor, and the coupons thereof
shall be signed in same manner;
Provided, however, That the
signature of said officers to the
coupons of said bonds may be
engraved or Autographed, and
such engraving or lithographing
shall be sufficient signing there
of.
Said bonds shall be taxa
bic for all purposes whatsoever,
and the coupons thereof, when
due. shall be receivable in pay
ment Of all County taxes.
Section 3. That----------
be. and they are hereby, ap,
pointed and constituted a Com
mission Of five (5). to be desig,
mated and known as the Court
House Commission. with full
powe>. and authority to erect on
the Old Court House site and