The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21
LEGISLATION FOR COUNTY.
CITIZENS OF SUMTER TO VOTE
ON FORM OF GOVERNMENT
IN JUNE.
Three f'ural Policemen Cor County
Salaries OF County Supervisor and
superintendent OF Education Rais-
ed-Sherir to Serve Warrants I'm
County.

amount Of Legislation enacted for Sum-
ter county at this session OF the Gen.
eral Assembly. the laws Of chief in
terest bc,iig the acts establishing ru-
raj policemen In the county and al
lowing the citizens of this city to vote
on what form Of government they
prefer. the present OF the commits
sion form. snd then allowing them
to vote on whether they want the
commission form as In operation in CO.
lumbia or the commission form with
the city manager.
Besides these laws. acts were pass
Cd raising the salaries OF the County
Superintendent Of Education. the su-
pervisor and the sheriff. the latter be-
fug required to do extra service in
ecusideration OF the raise In salary.
All OF these matters lave been pass
ID already. or. are ir course Of pas
sage and will be passed when the
General Assembly reconvenes on Wed
nesday evening.
The act allowing the citizens If
Sumter the privilege Of voting on the
form Of government they prefer has
gone to final passase and will be TAX
On up Wednesday when the General
Assembly reconvenes when II will be
law. unless vetoed by the governor.
This act was thoroughly discussed by
the legislative delegation and framed
% az to give satisfaction to all par
ties concerned. 1t provides that the
people OF the city vote on the second
Tuesday I'm June whether they want
. commission form Of government or
desire to retain the present form OF
government. In case the people vote
for q commission form Of government
they will be given the chance on the
second Tueisday I'm August to vote on
whether they want the commission
form an adoyted by Columbia. with a
mayor and -wo commissioners, in
stead OF q mayor and three commits
saoners a. Columbia has. or the COM
mission form Of government as ad-
vocsted by the Chamber Of Com
nerce. that with a city manager and
. mayor and council.
IL the people choose the first form
OF government mentioned they will
then be given a chance to elect
mayor and two commissioners. who
viii be paid salaries Of $1,000 and
$1,000 respectively. the term of Of
nee TO end every two years. II they
choose the form of government with
city manager. they will then have to
vote for a mayor and two council
mon. who will appoint the city man
sger at salary agreed upon by them.
The salaries for the mayor and coun-
ciimen to be $500 and 5000. respect
iveiy. and the terms to expire every
other year.
In order tn allow the people to
vote on these matters and make their
own choice. u was decided best not to
have n municipal election In April Of
fhts year and the bill provides that
the present mayor and council serve
until their successors are elected,
which. In case the people vote for IA
csnmission form OF government, will
30 some time later than August. In
case. however the people vote to re-
tain the present form Of government,
provision II made for an election In
Juno for mayer and aldermen.
The rural police bill provides for
three rural policemen. whose duties
I'm the county will be similar to those
of the city policemen In this city.
These policemen Will he. appointed by
the governor upon the recommend
alton Of the county board Of COM
missioners. their salaries To be 81
900 each. The salary Of the county
supervisor. which Is now $1,000.
was raised To- $500 and the salary
OF the county superintendent OF edu-
cation. which is now $1,000. was
raised to $1,000. Each OF these Of
nces reqrr~ted that their salaries he
raised to $500. The salary Of the
supervisors clerk was also raised
from $1,000 TO s1.0s0.
The salary OF the sheriff's office.
which is now $4,000. was raised TO
$4,000 and provision was made I'm
the bill that the sheriff be required to
serve all warrants outside OF the city
Of the court house magistrate. These
warrants must be for parties whose
trial comes off In the court Of General
Sessions however. This bill will he
one which should give general satls-
faction as u Is intended To- settle q