The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-28

South Carolina, 1912, take and
subscribe the following oath Or
affirmation, to wit: i do further
soIemnIy swear Ito affirm) that
during my term of Office as Coan
ty Township Policeman I will
study the Act creating my Office
and prescribing my duties, and
will endeavor to inform myself
of the criminal laws Of the State,
and will be alert and vigilant to
enforce the same, and to detect
and ing to punishment every
violator of the same within my
township. and will conduct my
self at all times with due consid-
GRAFTON to all persons and will
not impose upon the weak or ig-
norant. So help me God" And
the State Librarian shall furnish,
to each policeman a copy of the
Code of Laws of South Carolina
and Acts amendatory thereto.
which shall be county property.
SECTION 8. Bond to be given.
That each policeman, before he
is commissioned, shall enter into
a bond, made payable.to CIaren-
don county, to be approved by
the County Board of Commis-
sioners for Clarendon county and
by the Clerk of Court, with whom
the same shall be filed, with good
sureties or an approved surety
company. in the sum of five hun
dred dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his du
ties and for such damages as may
be sustained by reason, of his
maifeasance in Office or abuse Of
his authority.
SECTION 9. Salary.-The po-
Iicemen appointed nnder the pro-
visions of this Act shall be paid
a salary, to be fixed by the Coun
ty Board of Commissioners, not
exceeding seventy five dollars
per month each, upon the order
of the Sheriff and the warrant Of
the County Board of Commission
ers on the County Treasurer, the
same to be paid monthiv: that
said policeman shall provide him
self with policeman's badge,
billet and with such firearms as
may ue prescribed and approved
by the Sheriff, and with horse for
regular use in riding over the
township and performing duty as
mounted police, and he shall
bear all expenses incident there
to; failure IN the part Of any po-
liceman to provide himself with
the equipment mentioned IN this
section shall be deemed cause for
removal by the County Board of
Com misSioners.
SECTION 10. Policemen to Hold
no Other Office, etc.-That said
Rural Policemen shall hold no
other Office except that of Notary
Public during their term of Of
hce: nor shall they personally
perform any other kind of work
or business: and they shall not
act as collectors of money or
debts, or serve civil process or
perform any similar service. The
violation of any of the provisions
of this section shall be good cause
for removal from office.
SECTION II. Tax Levy in
Townships to Pay Salaries-Fin-
es.-That whenever Il township
petitions for d policeman under
this Act, and g policeman is ap-
pointed for such township, the
salary paid to the policeman shall
be assessed against the property
OF that township, and a tax levy
sufficient to pay such salary shall
be levied on the property of said
township. both real and person
al: that all fines for violation of
the criminal laws IN said town
ship shall first be applied to the
salary Of the policeman Of said
township, and all fines collected
in excess Of said salary of police
man shall be applied to the road
fund in said township.
SECTION II. Governor May
Revoke Commissions-When.-
It shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to revoke the commission
of any Rural Policeman appoint
ed under the Act, when petltion
ed so to do by at least one-thlrd
of the resident freeholders In
the township de ,iring its police
man removed from office.
SECTION 13 Act Effective up.
On Approval. That this Act
shall go into effect Immediately
upon its approval by the Cover
nor.
Approved the 18th day of Feb
r,,arv i n 1919