The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-28
courts Will HAVE
TO DECIDE CAME
WARDEN FIGHT
Wade Hampton Gibbes, of Columbia,
Receiver Appointment from
Governor,
RICHARDSON WON'T vACATE
Governors Construction of Law Gov
erning Action Statement by
Incumbent.


Hampton Gibbes is chief game war
den of South Carolina will be decided
by the courts. Mr.. Gibbes was this
morning appointed game warden by
Governor Manning, and with his COM
mission duly signed called on Col.
Richardson to turn the office over to
him, but this the latter declined to
do, and mandamus proceedings to
oust Mr.. Richardson will be the next
move, which will throw the whole
matter for decision into the courts.
Governor Manning construes the
act relating to the chief game warden
as giving him the right to appoint
because it says, in section TAT of the
Criminal Code:
How the Law Reads.
"The Audubon Society of South
Carolina shall send in the name of
suitable person to the Governor. On
approving this nomination the Gov
ernor shall transmit the name, with
his recommendation, to the State
Senate. Should the Senate approve,
the chief game warden shall assume
the duties of his office by taking oath
to administer the laws before any
notary, magistrate or Judge or clerk
of court, and shall furnish bond in
the sum of $4,000, to be approved by
the Secretary Of State. Should the
Governor or Senate not approve any
nomination sent them, the name shall
be returned to the said Audubon So
ciety of South Carolina, until per-
son suitable to both the Governor the
Senate shall have been named"
Adams Stuck to Richardson.
The Audubon Society, of which DR..
e. G. l.. Adams, of Columbia, is
president, recommended Col. Richard
son for reappointment. The Cover
nor returned the recommendation as
not satisfactory to him and asked for
another name. The society stood by
COL Richardson and the Governor
went ahead this morning and appoint
ed Mr.. Gibbes without any recommen-
Cation.
Of Richland County, was for four
years Mayor of Columbia, and has
recently been in the employ of the
federal government as Indian agent.
The Senate adjourned at it's recent
session without having passed on the
veto of Governor Manning on the bill
placing the election of game warden
in the hands Of the people and retain
ing Col. Richardson in Office until
that time.
Mr. Gibbes was president of the
1Audubon Society, which recommended
Mr.. Richardson to Governor Bleasc
Cor appointment as chief game war
Slen four years ago after Mr.. Blease
had declined to reappoint James
Henry Rice, Jr.
Governor Manning, in appointing
Mr.. Gibbes as chief game Warden,
sent the following notice of it to the
Secretary of State, which constitutes
the official appointments:
"To Hon. w. Fl. Dove, Secretary Of
State:
>"Whereas, under section TAT of the
Criminal Code of South Carolina, Vol
ume II, Code of Laws Of South Caro-
Dina, 1912, the privilege is given to
Ihe Audubon Society of South Caro-
sHira, to send in to the Governor the
name of a suitable person for ap-
pbintment as chief game warden; and
Whereas, on the 18th day of De-
4 pber, 1916, the said society sent me
4 /vname of Alfred A. Richardson for
ppointment; and
IN Whereas, the said nomination was
~ satisfactory to me and was on the
SA day of February, 1917, returned
5 nc to the said society with the
s sest that the Said Audubon So
should forward me further NOM
s1 ons; and
'hereas, the said Audubon Soce-
SlA s failed to make further nomi-
M "a, and again nominated Alfred
ichardson for reappointment;
,| iereas, the nomination Of Alfred
VA richardson for the position of
"a game warden is still unsatis-
|sS to me and cannot approve
,e. and
.szss3 4fereas, by the law of South Car
the term of office of the chief