The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01
GLORIOUS VICTORY FOR
THE NEW COUNTY

The Mccormick Messenger.
1t is generally known, we presume,
that Mccormick County advocates
won a glorious victory before the
general assembly, the bill passing
both houses without a dissenting vote
and the governor signed the bill at
about eleven o'clock on Saturday,
February 10th, in the presence of a
happy delegation from the territory
involved.
The bill, in section two, names the
following as commissioners of cleo
ton: ]. E. Britt, T. j. Price, j. T.
Fooshe. J. B. Harmon, R. F. Morris,
J. C. Kennedy, L. N. Chamberlain,
Warren Mcdaniel and w. R. Parks,
whose duty it is to mark the boun-
daries and provide a suitable court
house and Jail at the county seat.
They are further empowered to re-
ceive all money, bonds, gifts, now
donated, or which may hereafter be
given, towards the erection of said
public buildings and other duties
provided for in the act.
This section of the act provides
for e special election, to be held on
the second Tuesday in April, giving
the governor authority to publish no
tice of same for three weeks, at
which time there shall be elected, a
sheriff, a clerk of court of common
pleas and general sessions, a probate
Judge, a coroner, q superintendent
of education, a supervisor, and two
county commissioners. The term of
office shall expire at the same time as
the term of all similar officers in
other counties after the general cleo
ton of 1916.
This being election year, the rea-
sons for the provisions referred to,
are easily understood, that is to say,
the general election this year shall
be conducted in Mccormick county
as in all the other counties of the
State. At the time of said general
election we will be entitled, in addi-
ton to the officers mentioned, n
senator and one representative in
the general assembly.
We desire to make Mccormick the
banner county in the State, and in
order to do so, we must have good
officers. Let US remember that we
do not elect officers for their own ad-
vanccment or emolument, but in
order that they may serve US, there
fore, the electorate should be care
full, and let fitness be the first quail
fication.
We are gratified to announce that
we have, in the territory composing
the new unit, men eminently fitted
to fill these positions, if they can be
induced to serve us, and they should
be urged to do so, though some
have to accept offices at a fl
nancial sacrifice.
The bill provides the following sal
Sheriff, $1,000, payable month
ly, and the fees allowed by law;
clerk of court of common pleas and
general sessions, $500, payable
monthly, and the fees now allowed
by law; county supervisor, $1,000,
payable monthly; county commission
ers, 500 each, payable quarterly;
superintendent of education, $500,
payable monthly; coroner, $500, pay
able monthly, and the fees allowed
by. law; probate judge $500, and all
the fees now allowed by law; county
5000, payable monthly,
$500 of it is to be paid by McCor-
county, and $500 by the State
according to law; the au-'
ditor $3.50, payable monthly, $3.50 of
which shall be paddy the county of
Mccormick and $500. by the State
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