A. D. 1911 of ballots shall be, "For mills additional road tax," or Fund Approved the 17th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 34. AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE OFFICES OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the offices of County Supervisor and County Commissioner of and for the county of Dillon be, and the same are hereby, abolished. Proviso. Board of Com SEC. 2. That there shall be in and for said county of Dillon a County Board of Commissioners, composed of E. L. Moore missioners. A. D. 1911 and W. J. Adams, who shall serve for the term of two years; S. F. Bethea and John D. Coleman, who shall serve for the term of three years; and A. S. Manning, Wade Stackhouse, L. A. Manning and D. Arch McCollum, who shall serve for four Term of office. years, and until their respective successors are appointed and qualify, as hereinafter provided; that upon the expiration of the term of office of said commissioners, respectively, as fixed as aforesaid, their successors, apportioned between the several townships of the county as nearly equal as practicable, shall be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of the delegation, or a majority thereof, of said county of Dillon, in the General Assembly of this State, to serve for the term of four years from the date of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Organization. Proviso. Duties and powers. Proviso. SEC. 3. That said County Board of Commisisoners shall, immediately after qualifying, meet and organize by electing one of their number as chairman, and also elect a clerk, who shall be designated as Clerk of the County Board of Commissioners; he shall hold his office at the will and pleasure of said board, and receive an annual salary of four hundred ($100.00) dollars, payable monthly upon the warrants of said board: Provided, however, That said board may, if it sees proper, elect one of their members as clerk, in which case he shall perform all the duties and be entitled to receive the salary of said officer, as herein provided. SEC. 4. That said County Board of Commissioners shall perform all the duties, and have and exercise all the powers. authority and jurisdiction now devolved upon the Supervisor and County Board of Commissioners under and by the laws. of this State: Provided, That said board may designate and appoint a committee of three of their number, to be known as the finance committee, who shall have power and authority to audit, and approve and pay, by warrant drawn on the County Treasurer, any claim or account against said county for ordinary expenses and salary of county officers, with right of appeal to the whole board in case of rejection of any claim; and shall exercise and perform any other duty or duties which said board may impose upon them, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of said State. adjusted. SEC. 5. That, in addition to the other duties to be performed A. D. 1911 by them, said County Board of Commissioners may, if they see Township proper, readjust, reform and fix the lines and boundaries of lines to be retownship lines of the several townships and parts of townships into which said county of Dillon is now divided, so that said townships may be in as compact form as practicable and conform as near as possible in area and territory, and designate the same by name or by number, or by both name and number; and in case of such readjustment and re-formation, said board shall prepare and keep in their office a description showing and indicating, clearly and distinctly, the lines and boundaries of each such township, file a copy thereof in the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court, in and for said county, to be by him entered on the Book of Plats and Locations, and publish the same once in each week, for four successive weeks, in a newspaper published in said county. SEC. 6. That each of said commissioners shall receive as compensation for his services two ($2.00) dollars per day for each and every day he serves or devotes to the affairs of the county: Frovided, That the whole number of days for which he shall receive compensation shall not exceed twenty-five (25) days in any one year. SEC. 7. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. And all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved the 16th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 35. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ABOLISH Compensation. 1186, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Act of 1908, State of South Carolina, Amend by striking out the figures 25 Stats., $1,000.00 in line 4 of Section 3 of said Act, and insert in lieu amended. thereof the figures $1,200.00, so that when amended, the same shall read as follows: A. D. 1911 Chief commis sioner; bond supervisor. and salary. Terms of office. Elections. Section 3. The Chief Commissioner shall be elected and give the same bond as now provided by law in Aiken county for He shall receive a salary of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars, and shall hold office for the term of two years, or until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office. His office shall be open and his clerk there Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays of each week. Approved the 17th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 36. AN ACT TO MAKE THE Terms of OFFICE OF THE COUNTY SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That hereafter the term of office of the County Supervisor of Dorchester and Darlington counties, and the Superintendent of Education of Darlington county, shall be four years, and until their successors in office shall have been elected and qualified. SEC. 2. That hereafter the said County Supervisor of said counties, and Superintendent of Education of Darlington county, shall be elected by the qualified electors of said counties in the general election of 1912, and in the general election every four years thereafter. SEC. 3. That the present County Supervisor of said counties, and Superintendent of Education of Darlington county, shall serve out their present terms of two years as provided by law. SEC. 4. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 37. AN ACT TO INCREASE NUMBER OF BOARD OF COUNTY COM- SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the A. D. 1911 County Commissioners for this Act by the Governor, he shall appoint, in addition to two Approved the 17th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 38. sheriffs in cer AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE FEES OF THE SHERIFF OF BAMBERG, LAURENS AND ORANGEBURG COUNTIES FOR DIETING PRISONERS, AND TO FIX THE Fees Allowed THE CLERK OF COURT AND REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES FOR CALHOUN COUNTY, AND TO FIX THE SALARY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION OF CALHOUN COUNTY. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the passage and Fees allowed approval of this Act, the fees of the Sheriff of Bamberg county tain counties shall be thirty cents per day for dieting and maintaining each prisoners. and every prisoner already in his custody, every law or custom to the contrary notwithstanding; and the Sheriff of Laurens county shall be entitled to receive forty cents per day for feeding and maintaining prisoners; and in Orangeburg county the fees for dieting and maintaining prisoners shall be thirty-five cents per day. for dieting of mesne conveyance in County. SEC. 2. That the law as to the fees to be received by the Fees allowed Clerk of Court and Register of Mesne Conveyance for Cal- clerk of court houn county shall be as now provided by law, except as hereinafter provided, to wit: For filing liens, fifteen cents; for index-Calhoun ing mortgages, personal property, fifteen cents; for recording bill of sale, fifty cents; for recording and filing lien with mortgage, one dollar; for recording deed without dower, one dollar; for recording deed with dower, one dollar; for recording mortgage, real estate (usual form), without dower, and without insurance tax and attorney fee, one dollar; for recording same with dower, one dollar; for recording mortgage real estate (usual form), with insurance tax and attorney's fees, without dower, one dollar; for the same with dower, one dollar and |