The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-01-28

| 10 OS uGSu Oy GllS COullGy DOd1u
of Commissioners, not exceeding
seventy-fve dollars per month
each, upon the order OF the
iSheriff and the warrant of the
County Board Of Commissioners
on the County Treasurer, the
same to be paid monthly; that
said policeman shall provide
himself with a pollceman's badge,
billet and with such fremans as
may be prescri oed and approved
by the sheriff, and with horses
for regular use in riding over
his territory and performing
duty as mounted police, and he
shall bear all expenses incident
thereto; failure on the part of
any policeman to provide him
self with the equipment men
toned IN this section shall be
deemed cause for removal by
the County Board of Commis-
lsioners.
Sec. g. That said Rural Pol.
|icemen shall hold no other
office except that of Notary Pub
lic, during their term of Office,
nor shall they personally per-
form any other kind of work or
business; and they shall not act
as collectors of money or debts.
or serve civil process or per
form any similar service. The
violation of any of the provisions
of this section shall be good
cause for removal from Office.
Sec. 10. That this Act shall
go into effect Immediately upon
Its approval by the Governor.
In compliance with a numer'
ously signed petition from the
citizens of the Fork section ask
ling for a Magistrate, l have in
troduced bill to establish a
Magistrate at or near Alcolu.
The people of that section have
|felt the need of such an officer
for long time, and if the pro-
per man is secured, I have no
Idoubt 1t will be in the interest
of law and order in that section,
as well as convenience to the
public.
| Mr.. Burgess has introduced a
bill to empower the trustees OF
the Summerton graded schools
to charge a contingent fee, and l
think he has abandoned the idea
of providing for the election OF
the trustees. My information is
that there is no opposition to
the contingent fee, but there is
strong opposition to having the
trustees elected.
i Mr.. Burgess has also intro
duced a bill to require manufac'
|turers of commercial fertilizers
to put all fertilizers offered for
!sale in sacks of 100 pounds each.
I cannot see the purpose of this,
unless it is for making guano
easier to handle, but it seems to
me it would add to the cost, for
additional sacking and sacks.
Mr.. Burgess is also giving his
lattention to drainage, and I
think he has in contemplation a
bill on the subject.
Mr.. Kennedy has not as yet
introduced his drainage bills for
SANDY Grove and Douglas town.
|spips. There are two drainage
bills on the Calendar and he is
|probably waiting to see the re-
suit of them. I have been so
busy this week that I have not
had an opportunity to read any
of these bills.
MIR. White has introduced his
FERTILIZER inspection bill but l
have not seen a copy of it nor
do I known what it's provisions
are.
The county commissioners
have recommended the law relat-
ing to road working be amended
so as to require the collection OF
the commutation tax without the
|option of work. they think more
good will be accomplished by
|collecting the money from those
liable to road duty, and have
1.-The road work done by contract.
This matter will be taken up the
early part of next week, just as
Isoon as I can work out the de.
tails to present to the delega
tion for consideration. 1t is
clearly evident that the present
system Of road working is not
good, in fact, in many instances,
lit is a waste of time, but if those
who are liable be made to pay
the money, and the work is con-
tracted for to responsible parties
better results will be obtained.