The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-06-24
SANDY GROVE MUST PAY
Pro Rata Shars OF ClarendOD'S Bonded
Debt-LiabIe to Be DOubly Taxed.

The following editorial from the
! Manning Times puts the situation
squarelv up to the people of Sandy
Grove township. In the face of
existing circumstances the taxpayers
of that town will probably go slow
before putting themselves IN po-
sition to be called on to "cough-up'
for another conrt house.
ave caution the citizens of Sandy
Grove to be not deceived by some of
the fallacious statements now being
made to induce votes for the new
county. Clarendon has taken upon
herself a large bonded Indebtedness,
$4,000, and Sandy Grove town.
ship, whether it leaves Clarendon or
remains, will have to pay its pro-
portion. 1t is urged by some that
if the people of Sandy Grove town
ship will vote for the new county
they will escape taxation for Clar-
endon's bonds. 1t is not true, but
on the other hand, if they vote
themselves into new county they
will not only have to pay their pro-
portion on Clarenton'S bonds, but
they will also have to bear their
proportion of the expense for a new
court house, Jail and other public
buildings. In other words they will
be doubly taxed. The Rutledge
county advocates claim that Lake
City will contribute enough money
to build court house and Jail. We
do not believe anything of the sort.
Other towns have made similar
promises. but so far as we know,
the promise failed Immediately after
the new county was created. There
is the new county of Calhoun. All
manner of promises were made by
the town of st Matthews before the
county was created. st Matthews
became the county seat a / as yet
no court house has been built and
will not be built until the county ls
bonded to raise the money.
eff the Lake City or Olanta peo-
pie are in earnest to have their towns
the county seats let them deposit not
less than $4,000 in trust in some
bank, conditioned upon the failure
to secure the county seat, the money
to be refunded, but if the county
seat IS secured, this $4,000 be ex-
pended in the necessary public
buildings. If this is done, it will end
the new county agitation.
"The people of Sandy Grove hold
the key to the situation. They can
and should demand relief from any
taxation for public buildings in q
new county, aud, too, they should
have a say go in the character of
public buildings to 60 up; because If
the projectors of the new county
scheme desiring to speculate on Lake
City property find they must prom
ise to build a court house and Jail,
| unless the character of buildings are
specified, they can put up inexpen.
sive shacks, and later on after they
have the Sandy Growers in their
trap, by force of numbers, force
upon them a heavy bond issue to
erect first class public buildings.
Be not deceived by the tempting
promises of the new county advo'
Gates. We have been told that q
prominent citizen of Sandy Grove,
now a warm supporter of Rutledge
county, has been promised the Office
of clerk of court. Just how many
others in that township have been
promised the public Offices we dc
not know, bnt we do know thai
the goods cannot be delivered, be.
cause the county Offices have to be
voted for, and no man or set of men
can control the votes of people.
We do not want Clarendon to be-
come dismembered, but if it is to be
then let those people in Sandy Grove
understand that when they vote
themselves out of Clarendon they dc
not escape taxation for Clarendon't
$4,000 bonds"