The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-04
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Mayor Blease Appoints W. q.
Hardeman, G. L. Havird and
a. W. Dominick to Fill
Vacancies.

Mayor Cole l.. Blease has forwarded
to Secretary Hardeman, Of the city
board of health, the following COM
mrpnication, appointing three mem
bers of the board Of health to fill
the vacancies existing, to which at
tention is called in the letter. The
three members appointed are Mr..
W. H. Hardeman Of Ward 5, who
succeeds himself; Mr.. Campbell l..
Havird Of Ward 4; and Mr.. Harry
W. Dominick, Of Ward 2.
The three new members Of the
board have been notified Of their
appointment and have taken the re-
ouired oath Of office and been duly
commissioned by Mayor Blease.
The other two members of the
board Of health are MI. Jos. Il.
Hunter and DR.. Frank D. Mower.
The board will meet this afternoon
for the purpose Of electing a secre-
tarv of the board and a health Off
Ger.
Following is the letter from May
or Blease to Secretary Hardeman
transmitting the appointments:
Newberr%. S. c.. Jan. 3, 1910.
Mr.: Walter H. Hardeman, Secre-
tary Board Of Health, Town Of New
berry, Newberry, S. C.-Sir: beg
leave to call to your attention and
through YOU to the attention Of the
Board of Health the fact that the
Constitution Of the State Of South
Carolina, Section ?, Article :: pro-
vides:
mo person; shall hold two Offices
Of profit or honor at the same time.
And + also call your attention TO
Section 1897, Vol. l. Code Of Laws
Of South Carolina, which provides
1.-THE members shall serve with
out compensation" ..
Also to Section 1898:
"The members of the Board shall
severally take the oath prescribed
for Town and City officers, ano
shall. annually organize by the Sc
lection of one Of their number as
president. They shall elect a,sec'
Eretary, who shall keep the minutes
of their proceedings, and perform
such other duties as may be pre-
seribed by the Board 80.
Thus you Will see that the Genera
Assembly created theoh5@ Of mem,
Ell of the Board Of Health and the of
fee, of secretary Of the .Board&;o
Health prescribing ahat member shal
receive no compensation, and tina
the secretary shall receive "suel
salary as may be fixed by the Board
ratified by Council y The Board o
Health, by special resolution, ais
! .ea,ted the offcs Of secretary, an'
the Town Council Of the Town +, o
Newberry passed an Ordinance: rat
iifying the action Of the Board
thereby creating the Office Of secre
tary Of your board at a salary o
ten dollars per month. Therefor
no one can hold the position Of mem
Der of the Board Of Health and sec
retary of the Board at one and tn
same time. And when one accept
, the position Of secretary when he !
!. a member of the Board he thereb
v1aeates his position as member.
In accordance with informatio
furnished me by you, in reply to m
request therefor I have this day az
i pointed Walter H. Hardeman as
5 member of the Board to succeed hin
self for the term ending Decembe
: Is, 1910, and H. W. Dominiek fc
/ the term ending December Il, 19l:
/ to succeed ". H. Lominack, resig
=: ed, and Campbell L. Havird for th
: term of five years ending Decembe
5 4th, 1914, to succeed DR.. James +
S Glider. whose term expired Decen
t Der. 1909. IL
: As to the other members Of vol
Board, I hope that they have bee
2 properly commissioned and have Il
ken the oath Of Office as required b
e the laws Of this State, and that tt
S gentlemen this day commissioned b
me Will accept said positions ar
duly qualify, and that all Of yot
actions may be harmonious, and th'
your Board and the members Of tt
i City Council Will all join togeth'
q and work In concert to the best
? 4aroets of oil tho 71eon1e Of Onr cit