The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-30
ACT TO PROVIDE FOR
RURAL POLICEMEN
Full Text OF the Special Bill Creating
Position OF New County
Officers.


and 8. w. Lowe as rural policemen
for Laurens county. Below is given
the full text of the Act. under the
provisions of which these special oili-
GERS were named and will operate:
Section |. BE it enacted by the gcncr-
al assembly OF the state OF South Car
olina. That Immediately after the APP
proval of this act. the governor upon
the recommendation of the members
of the general assembly for the coun.
ty OF Laurens. shall appoint from the
registered electors of said county two
able-bodied men of good habits and
known as men who are not addicted
to the use of alcoholic liquors. and
shall commission them as county pu-
licemen Tor the term Uf Two years, sub
ject always to removal by the governor
for cause.
Sec. 2, That the county board Of com
missioners of Iaurens county Shall fix
the salaries OF said policemen which
shall be seventy-fivc dollars per month.
payable by the county treasurer upon
the warrant of the county supervisor
out OF the ordinary county funds and
shall be furnished each with two uni
forms per year to be prescribed and
approved by the county board OF com
mssiOners, provided. however that
said policemen shall provide them
selves with policcmenS billets and
such fire arms as may be prescribed
by the said county board of com
missioners and with horses for regu-
lar use In riding over the county and
performing duty as mounted police
men and shall bear all the expenses in
cident to their service.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of
said policemen under the general con
troll and direction Of the sheriff of the
county OF Laurens, to patrol and police
the county especially in the rural dis
tricts and to prevent or detect and
prosecute for violations of the crimi-
nal law OF every kind making arrests
upon their own initiative as we'll as
upon complaint or information and to
report all their acts and all known or
suspected violations of the criminal
week or oftener II required, and they
shall appear before the court Of gen
eral sessions on the first day Of each
term thereof and report to the solici-
tor the conditions with reference to
iawlessness In the county and during
the term of the court to be subject to
the direction OF the solicitor.
Sec. 4. The said policeman shall pa
troll the entire county at least twice a
week by sections assigned to each by
the sherin. remaining on duty at night
when occasion or circumstances sug-
gest the propriety thereof to prevent
or detect crime or to make an arrest
aud they shall always be on duty for
not less than ten hours a day eXcept
when granted occasional indulgences
or leaves OF absence by the sheriff They
shall frequent railroad depots, stores
and other public places where people
congregate or disorder is probable or
Yagrants may be loafing oralcoholic IL
quors may be sold, bartered or given
away. and they shall as often as prac-
ticable ride by houses that are off the
public highways and In lonely parts OF
the county. especially such as are with
out male protectors and shall use ev-
cry means to prevent or detect. arrest
and prosecute for breashes OF the
peace, drunkenness, using obscene or
profane language, boisterous conduct
or discharging OF firearms on the pub
Tic highways. or at any public place
or gathering. carrying weapons con
trary to law, gambling, vagrancy set
ting out fire, violation Of the game and
hsh laws, cruelty to animals or child
rem, violation OF the child labor laws,
lynching and for the violation OF any
and every law which is detrimental
to the peace. good order and good NOR
ais of the community
Sec. 5. That said policemen shall
have authority for any suspected fresh
ly committed crime whether upon view
or upon prompt information or com
plant to arrest without warrant and in
pursuit OF the criminal or suspected
criminal to enter houses or break
therein whether in their own county
or in an adjoining county, and they
shall have the right and authority to
summon the posse comitatus to assist
In enforcing the laws, and any citizen
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