The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
WOULD ABOLISH SUPERVISOR.
Senator Blease Introduces County
Government Bill Providing For
Five Commissioners.

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c"lltE supervisor and county COM
miSsio:leTs all j." the election III
their stead Of five commissioners
from five districts in the county
which are created by the bill.
The bill was introduced in the
senate On Friday and read the first
; TIM. received q favorable report
from the finance committee cn Sat-
ur'lay and will probably be put
iE;'"H!' it, ether reaIin2s by today
an, sent to the house.
The full text Of the bill is as fol-
lows:
\ BILL
To abolish the office Of county Su-
pelvisor and county commission
ers for New5erry county and to
provide a government therefor.
Be it enacted by the 9 neral as
5sembly Of the state Of South Caro-
dina:
, Section !. That the office Of
':ounty supervisor and county COM
!ni<sionars Of Newberry county ara
Hereby abolished
See. ?. That the county Of New
berry is hereby divided into five
districts. numbered l. ?. 3, i, s.; dis
:rrict number ] to comprise town.
E..Iip> Nos. ore and two: district
number , to comprise townships Nos.
thr2e. four and i've: district Num-
Der ; to comprise townships Nos.
'rix and seven: district number 1 to
comprise townships Nos. eight and
nine; district nrmI'er ) 10 comprise
Aownships No*. ten and eleven.
i Ser. ;. THAI there shall be in
|H:1e' said county Of Newberry a
Hoard Of county commissioners COM
posed cf five persons. one TO be
elected by the qualified electors OF
district number l. who shall. be res
ilent Of Said district: one from dis
trict number ,. who shall be a res
ident Of said district and elected by
the qualified voters thereof; one
| form district number 3 who shall
|be a resident of Said district and
'elected by the qualified voters there
of: one from district number 4, who
shall be resident Of said district
and elected by the qualified electors
thereof; and one from number g..
lwho shall likewise be a resident OF
said district and elected by the quail
ifed electors thereof.
Sec. 4. That said board Of county
commissioners shall be elected at
the next general election and shall
mold their office for four years or
until their successors are elected
and qualified. They shall each be-
fore entering upon the discharge Of
their duties file with the clerk OF the
circuit court a bond for the use OF
the county duly executed with three
Or more sufficient sureties (nothlng
herein contained, however, IS to
prevent said commissioners from
being bonded in any bend or IN
,7pmnitv COMPANY as is already pro-
vided by law), to be approved by
1.-THE said clerk Of said circuit court,
conditioned for the faithful per-
formance. Of their respective duties,
in the sum Of $1.O0O.00 each.
Sec. 5. That the said commission
ers shall have general supervision
over all roads and bridges, poor
house farm and chain@ang, lnclud-
ing the financial affairs cf said
county as is now vested in the pres
ent county government, with power
to appoint a clerk and retain eoun-
sci and fix tneir compensation; pro-
rided, however, the compensation OF
said clerk and attorney shall not ex-
ceed $3.50 per annum.
See. 6. That each Of said COM
!missioners shall receive after they
have fled reports of their acts and
f'oings, and have published according
ito law all reports of their office and
the other county Offices as now or
hereafter may be provided by law,
an annual salary Of 100000, payable
mo:1thIy.
Sec. 7. That all acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent herewith are re-
pealed.