The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-11
LEGISLATIVE BILLS
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Rural Police Bill Passed
and Ratified.
TOWN PEOPLE NOT
ALLOWED TO VOTE

the Governor. TO Serve Two Years
IN Case System is Retained, Other.
wise Term Lasts Until After Elec-
ton.
The legislature adjourning Thurs
day passed several local bills over
which considerable interest had been
aroused. Chief among these were the
bills relating to the rural police and
the educational system of the county.
The Rural Police.
The rural police bill introduced by
Representative lrby and printed in
the last issue of The Advertiser was
passed and signed by the governor
with several changes. 1t is interest
ing to note that this bill was the last
one signed by tho governor at this
session and SO naturally the last one
during his incumbency. 1t is stated
that this bill was brought in among
a number Of other bills and the gov
ernor was told that these would be the
last ones for him to sign. Singlin
out the Laurens county bill he said
that lie would sign it last because of
the friendly feeling which he had to-
ward the county. After the bill was
signed the pen was divided in parts
among several Of his friends standing
near. The bill provides for an eec-
tion on the question Of retaining the
4, A.
time as the first primary In August
Only those voters living without the
incorporated towns are to be allowed
to vote.
1t will be remembered that the bill
as at first drawn up by Representa-
tive Irby did not call for the reap
pointmcnt of policemen to serve dur
ing the time between now and the
Ing the last week Of the session, how
ever, so as to allow for tho appoint
ment Of five men as bcfoFc TO serve
until the election and thereafter un-
vided the election goes in favor or re-
tanning the system. Otherwise, their
duties Will cease when the election
is declared. or the five former police
men, only one, Addison r. Sullivan,
was re-appointed. The other four are
Andy |. Boyd, V. A. White, j. w. Kel-
lett and Tom B. Abrams. Those fail
Ing of re-appointment we're II. Nj.
Wright, c. l.. Owens, j. II. Madden, S.
w. Lowe. 1t Is understood that there
were something like eighty applicants.
The newly appointed officers take up
their duties right away.
Representatives Blackwell and
Browning introduced bill in the
house providing for an increase in
the salary OF the county superintend-
ent of education to $1,000. Mr.. Irby
was understood to be opposed to the
bill but agreed not TO fight 1t. 1t
passed the house, but was killed on
motion OF Senator Goodwin in the
senate. The increase was later in
serted In the county supply bill where
1t was finally passed with a small re-
duction. AS passed 1t called for a
salary OF $1,000 for this year, though
no provision was made for next year.
In the same way as the superintend-
ents salary increase was carried, was
the provision for the tomato club work
For this county. Mr.. Goodwin also OBJ
jected to this, but 1t was finally car
fied over his head $3.50 was allowed
for this work. The rural school sup
ervisor's department was provided for
again, the entire delegation being in
favor OF this item. AS mentioned pre-
viously in The Advertiser, the bill pro-
viding for the election OF school trus-
tees by the people instead Of by the
county board was also passed.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Irby upon the petition OF Laurens
merchants providing for the separa-
tion of the G. & w. c. and c., N. & L.
freight Offices in this city will go ov-
sr to the next session. It was left on
the calendar at adjournment. SO also
was the bill introduced by Mr.. Irby
providing for the separation Of the
races in manufacturing plants.
Outside OF the county supply bill.
no other bills OF any considerable i'm
portance affecting this county alone
were introduced.