The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
COUNTY DELEGATION BE-
SOUGHT BY THOSE WHO
WOULD BE PUBLIC
SERVANTS
APPOINTMENTS TO
BE MADE SHORTLY
Official to Be Appointed-Salary
Paid Each and Length of
Terms.

made during the coming session or
the legislature. and members OF the
Anderson County delegation say that
the number of men applying for the
various jobs Is large enough to turn
the tide OF battle In the European
war If all tho applicants could be
mustered into service and would dis
play the same aggrtssiycness they
are showing in charging the pic
counter Hard times and a change
of administration may have something
to do with the unusual number Of ap-
plicar'';. BUT, whatever the cause,
there has been no ,backwardness in
approaching the delegation.
How Appointments Are Made.
The Anderson County delegation
will follow the custom that has al
ways prevailed throughout the Slate
In recommending appointments. A
meeting will be held in Columbia.
probably between the convening OF
the general assembly and the first of
February. when oil applications will
be taken up and put to a vote of, the
members. In the case of certain ap-
pointments. such as magistrates, the
arpointees will have to be confirmed
by the State senate, and the senator
will thus have little more power
than a member OF the. lower house In
the event he decides to exercise 1t.
1t is understood that Senator Sherai,d
will follow the custom that has al
ways prevailed, In the county. and
over the State OF permitting the mem
bers Of the house to share equally
with him in passing, upon. refori-
mendations.
AS the appointment to be made
are of general iDte(iist, The Intelli-
gencer gives below list OF local Of
hcers with the salaries now fixed by
law. This list may be accepted as
accurate, as 1t has been compiled
from the records, a. -, $50.
.,,''. - Loard OF, Registfation. .,
The board Of registration for the
county consists of three members
WHO are appointed by .,the governor
ny and with the, consent ,pf the SEN
ate. The appointments are made OH
election years between the arst OF
January Ind tae 18th of hiarcii. fuc
Anderson County the compensation is
fixed at 5000 for election years ani
SIS for of years. The present Board
Is composed OF the following gentle
men: w. Z. Anderson, w. c. Burriss,
and p. n. Lindsay.
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Burriss were
commissioned about the first of
March. 1914. and they. will hold office
for two years from that date or until
March, 1916. Their successors will
be named at the 1916 session OF the
legislature. Mr.. Lindsay Is holding
Office under a recess appointment,
aud his successor will be named Mt
the coming session OF the legislature.
There will he only pne vacancy. not
three. to be filed this year, ....a
5IagiStIafea.
An magistrates for, the county will
have IN be appointed during the sel-
sion of the iegislhtuEe. as their COM
missions expire during January and
February. The statutes pcolide for
the appointment OF % magistrates In
Anderson County. .'os whom Two shall
reside in the city ofAnderson. one In
Broadway township.. one at P.laer,
one at Piedmont, one al BeIton. and
the others shall be distributed over
the county as may best subserve the
public welfare"
The magistrates now holding Office,
with place OF appointment and annual
salary received, .,re,
n. V. Acker, WIiliap1ston SIPS
". F. Boil, Hall toYnship. ...... so
J. b. Bonner, Pelzar 200
C. Z, Clement. Homes Path town-
ship 80. -. ...t..-T... -. - $50
p. s. FAINT, Fork toGhship. .... leo
r. 7. Yearg!n. Sandy Springs %
A. NJ. .Guyton. Fiercetown. ..,... 100
G. p. Kay. Bolton. .s.s........,. ~
]. n. Leverett, Starr &c.. ...... fS55.
C. #. Martin. broadway .5..... 20
W. j. Mcclure, Cent iile !. 4 100
y. II. Eainey, Savannah. 1890. so