The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-06
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Attorney General Tres TO Clra, l.,
Sevcra! PCin,s Tha, Asc lu,lcr DIS.
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rendered by Thomas III. Peoples. at
torney general, clears w.. 10 SON. ,x
tent, the ambiguous pieCr of log!sla.
uon turned cut OF the general assem-.
bly hopper ut It's recent sa,s on ere.
ting the state Counc.i of Defense.
The intent of the leCislatut. wa,
10 erect structure which would lep.
resent all counties OF the ,;ta;e. III,
, "F'Ginal Oil provided fot "a mem.
'crs' naming them. They are tn.
present personnel of the codac,l. Pro
vision was adGecd to section J author
iZing the executive council of the
state Federation of Labor To recon
mend three other labor members. nc
TWO or which shall come from the
same union. 20 thc governor for ap
pointment; also fer the le,slati1 g
delegations in the 80 counties for ap
pointment by the governor. The gov
ernor. the comptroller general ,nd
the State treasurer arc made sx~af
fcio members
The phrase In the original bill
which read The State Council of De-
fense shall consist OF "a members'
was amended to rcad Tho state
tcuncil OF Defense shall consist O.
the Following members" whe en-
crossing department. left out this
amendment and the bill was approv-
"a md ratified with the 81 r!e..5e.
clause remaining intact.
The opinion of the attorney cen
eial addressed to Gov Manning. owl
Gently at the request OF the governor
/ holds that the three labor members
're to be appointed and also those
from The 90 counties now represented.
The opinion also holds that the S..
600 OF back indebtedness. contracted
before any appropriation had been
made. Is to lc pGid out OF the diroc,
appropriation or $4,000 allowed u.
the roceat legislature for Tho main
tenahce and the activities OF the coun-
Gil.
Ii was tho original intent of the
trainers OF the Council Of Defense nc.
o 80 construct The law that any mem
Fer could be removed by the gov
e.nor. Tbs was desire bio in orde
that the next governor. should he be
80 disposed could aPpoin, those WI
would he in syn pathy with his pol.
icies or should he. for any other ctus
desire change in personnel. TIL
,lirty -four members na.ed IN the act
can Ee removed by the governor. bui
!, Is dchc table question ii he can
90 dispose Of those members recon-.
mended b. the state Federation OF La.
Dor and the legislative delegations
sue legal opinion IS to the cfcc,
IN !, these thirty-two Nom bers VII y,
1pposn,ed for the duration OF the war.
unless removed by LEGAL machiner,
/ for cause. Ii this interpretation hold
the next county delegations will not
nave the power of recommending me-
members. Ihe opinion OF the attorne,
general is silent on this point.
The new State Council OF Defcns,
VIII consist OF siXty-seven members
Those counties not now rcprcscuteo
ana from which new member vii
nave 10 be recommended, are: Abe
vile, Aiken. Eambeig. beaufort,
Periielcy. Calhoun, Cherokee, Ches e..
Clarendon. Colloton, Dillon, Dorchcs
ter Edgchcld. Fairfield, Gcorgctown
Hampton. Horny. Jasper, Lancaster.
Laurcns. Le:ington, Mc,tornic&, Ma.l
boro. Ncwberry. OranGcburS. Pick
ems. Saiuda. Union and Williamsbure.
The present membcrs of the coun-
Gil. as banned in the act. are: Gov
Manning. cx-oficio. Columbia; D. II
] Coker. chairman. Hartsville; Wilii.tI.
Elliott. vice chairman. Columbia; Reed
Smith, executive secretary. Colum b.a
Wilhelm isanlss. CoiumIia Christ. t
! bSitt, tOluillLit, is VI. IIytAc
Greenvillc; T.. II. buckingham, L.!
lenton; $. r.. Carter, ex-ollicio, State
, .s,a3~4c', CUium 1ia; Ira B. Dunlap
I;ocA Hll, William Godfrey. Chcraw
j.. Ross iIanahGn. Charleston: DR.
James n. Hayne, Columbia; G. O
HeaTon, Spartanburg; W. |. Johns.
Ealdock; Robert Latham, Charlcsto..
W. w. Long, Clemson College; Mrs L
, Louise Mayes. Grcenville; Miss f.. T.
| McClintock, New York city; Ro, er
McDougal. Columbia; a. Foster Nc
! Kiss.ck. Greenwood; Or. T.. H. Me
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