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Terms of County Officers. How* Affected by Provisions of the New Constitution. From The News aod Courier. Columbia, October 28.?There bas been considerable doubt about when the terms of the county officers aod solicitors expired, io view of the pro visions of the new Constitution. Tor whole matter finas been referred to the Attorney General, aod he has settled the entire question io a rather volumi nous decision as to tbe expiration of terms of office. ms. barber's (pinion. Tbe following is tbe text of the deis* ioo'that will be of special interest to all classes of office-holders and tbe public generally : Columbia, S. C , Oct. 26, 1896. Hod. D. H. Tompkios, Secretary of State?Dear Sir : Tb* letter of F. Douthit, referred by you to this office, baa had attention. Tbe question sub mitted by tbe letter is by whom will a sheriff elected in November, 1896 be commissioned : whether by the present Governor or tbe Governor to be elect ed? Similar questions realati ve to Other office* have been submitted, aod it is deemed advisable to dispose of all ?0 or.e opinion. ?s to the Governor and State officers elect in 1896, tbe Constitution pro vides when they shall enter opon the performance of their duties. Section 2, Article 4, of Constitution of 1895. provides the Governor shall be elected under this Constitution at the first elec tion held, aod shall be installed at tbe first session of tbe Geuera! Assembly after tbe election. "Tbe other State officer elect shall at tbe same time enter upon the performance of their duties.7' There can be no doubt as to tbe mean iog of "other State officers," as the Constitution plainly distinguishes "State * from **conoty" officers. Tbe law provides for tbe appointment of auditors and treasurers by the Gov ernor, by aod with the advice of tbe S?pate, who shall hold these c5eere for two years ancT until their successors are appointed and qualified The?e officers are not elected at tbe general election in 1896, aod will, therefore, be appoint ed by the Governor elected in 1896. and tbe old officers will hold over until the inauguration of the Governor Magistrates under the new Constitu tioo and the law now of force are ap pointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate The Governor eleoted in 1896 will ap- < point these, and tbe old officers will ? bold over. And so with all other ap- ( pointive officers Bat as to clerks, sheriffs, school sup erintendents acd other elective county officers they will enter upon the per form ance of their duties at the time | ( now provided by law, as tbe Constitu tion makes no provision as to when they eball be inducted into offiee. The election law, approved March, 9, 1896, pr?vidos "that general elections for Federal, State and county officers shall be beid on tbe first Monday io November, 1896, and in every second year thereafter.r * * * Section 27, Article 5, of Constitution of 1895, pro vide: "There shall be elected in each county, by tbe electors thereof, one clerk for the 0 >ort of Common Pleas, who shall bold bis office for the term of foor^peare, and until his successor shall be elected a; d qualified." Section 30 of same article provides: 'The qualified elector? of each county shall el et a sheriff and coroner for the term of four years, and until their suc cessors are elect* d and qualified " Under the authority conferred by the Constitution tbe school law, ap proved 9 b March. 1896, provide*-: * At tbe expiration of the term* < f effioe of the school comojississione?s of the sev eral counties of this State theie sball be elected by tbe qualified electors < I the county a county superintendent * f education for county, who eball ho'd bis term of office for the ierni of two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified " Nowhere in rbe new Constitution is soy provision made as to tbe time when the officer* shall en ter upon the discharge of the duties of their offiee. The sixth sub-division, Article 17, Section 11, of the new Constitution provides: ' All officers. State, execu tive, Legislative, judicial, circuit, dis trict, couoty. township and municipal, who may be in office at the adoption of this Constitution shall hold their respec tive offices until lb-.?r terms have ex pired. aod until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified as provided in this Constitution." Section 10 of the sime provides : "All laws now in force in this State and not repugnant to this Constitution shall remain ana be of force uoti! akrrcii or repealed by the General Assembly, or shall expire by tbei own limitation " Seetion 190 of Revised Statures re quires tbe Secaetary of State to trans mit without delay a copy under the seal of his office of the certified determina tion of the State board of canvassers to each person thereby declared to be eleoted. Section 510 of tbe Revised Statutes provides : Every county officer elected or appointed, who is required to give bond, shall within thirty days after notification of hie election or appoint ment bave bis said bond reoorded in the office of the register of mesne convey ance for the county in which said officer resides.'' This recording of the bond constitutes qualification and it would seem that the offior must enter upon tbe discbarge of the duties of hie office within thirty days after the official noti fication of his election t am of the opinion, therefore, that a sheriff elected in 1896 at the general eleotion mu>t give bond and qualify within thirty days davs after he is notified by the Secreta ry of State of his election a:>d will be commissioned by the present. Governor, and so with clerks, superintendants o? education and other county officers. A qustion has been submitted as to. when solicitors of the Sta?e elect ed at the general election in 1896 will enter upon the performance of the duties of their offices Section 29, Article 5 of the new Constitution provides : "There shall be one so licitor for each circuit, who shall re side therein, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who sball hold his office for a term of four years," etc Section 24, Aiticle 4, of the new Constitution, under the bead of the executive department, names the other >tate officers to be elected by the electors of the State, to wit : Secretary of State. Comp troller General, Attorney General, Treasurer, Adjutant and Inspector General a??d Superintendent of Edu cation, and there are other "State officers" who are to enter upon the performance of the duties of their offices at the time of the inaugura tion of the Governor elected in 1896 The provision for the election of so licitor is found under the head of! judicial department in the Consisti tution Under the old Constitution the solicitors were elected for four years, and not to hold until their suc cessors .-- ere elected and qualified The new Constitution provides that they shall hold with all other officers until their terms have expired and their successors have been elected and qualified In Sub division 6, Ar ticle 17 Section 11, solicitors elect ed in 1896, as soon as officially noti fied by the Secretary of State, can qualify, and when they do are en titled to enter upon the discharge of I the duties of their offices, in the ab sence of any provision in the new Constitntion fixing such time It may be said that a solicitor is a State officer by reason of his connection with the Attorney General's office, but in Sub-division 6. Section 10, Article 17, of. the new Constitution, he is called a circuit officer and not a State officer. I am of the opinion that the so licitors cannot be classed with "other State officers" in Section 2, Aiticle 1, of the new Constitution as to the time entering upon the discharge of ] lhex duties of their office, and that I hose elected in 1896 are entitled to snter upon th? duties of their offices is soon as they receive notification jf their election by the Secretaiy of State. Yours very truly, William A Barber, Attorney General. ^ ? - Opening of Colored College. Ocer 430 Students EnrtAbd?From Many Southern ?States Orangeb?rg -Oct. 28 ?This ha? been a red tetter day rh? history o> :he Colored Normal. Industrial. Agri mlrural and Mechanical col'cge of Srruth Carolina, or the State ^Colored college The announcement wan made August that the college would opm o all its departments on this day. but he most sanguine friend of 'be in*titu ion did not dream tbat their efforts would ha,ve been crowned with so great ? success ; for on July 24th there was jot a singlo foot of lumber ?m; the ground with which to build and to-day 100 and more are enrolled Every class io tbc collegiate department, also :bosc of the normal and college pre paratory, with eight classes in the Bodel -cbocl or English department are )rgan:zed All of the industrial de jartmeMs, including tbe agricultural, ire eqoipped, and have been matriculat ing students for tbe last three months Hence, any young man or woman com ing here can get, in a<lditioo to a liter ary, any of the following trades : Sewing, dressmaking and millinery, cooking ar;d domestic economy, carpen try and wo kwork, bricklaying and plastering, archiiecture. mecbamcai ir3wii:g and painting, iron working ind machinery, housekeeping, farming, upholstering and cabinet makiug, sad dlery harness making and shoe making, aaw milliog and manufacture of hard and soft lumber, typewriting, printit g brass and music, orchestra and tailo - iog ??? - ?a? - The tbree-yesr-old boy of J A Johnson, of Lyon Center, II!, ia subject to attacks of :ioup. 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This medicine has been found to fc> pecu* liarly adapted to tbe relief and cure of all Fe male Complaints, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to tbe organs. If you bave loss of Appetite, Consti p?tion, Headache Fainting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and Strength ire guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and one io-lar at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. 3 Democrats Gain in Baltimore Washington Post. Baltimore, Oct. 25 ?Theie has been very little change in the politi cal situation in this State during the past week The Democrats may have gained a little in the city, but not sufficient to enthuse over With the exception of Senator Gorman and the candidates for office and a few of their friends, the local Democrats who have heretofore taken a promi nent part in State polities are not showing any interest in the result Men like ex Attorney General Poe, Bernard Carter and ex-Mayor trobe, who held remunerative posi tions when the party was in power, are keeping under cover. Singularly enough, ex Senator Thomas G Hayes, who so bitterly attacked Mr. Gorman when Hurst was nominated for governor, is one of the few Dem ocrats who stand by the ticket and is stumping the State. At Democratic and Republican headquarters, the respective chair men, as usual, claim everything is going their way. The fact is the counties will give a majority for Bryan which may be more than off set by the city, which will probably give McKinley a majority of about 5,000 At this time it looks as if the Republican candidate would get Maryland's electoral vote All de pends upon the eilent vote, which neither side can place, and which is now divided l>etween the parties. There will be some lively campaign ing through the State this week The Biggest Election Bet. Colorado Springs, Co!., Cbtobor 30. ?The biggest bona fide election bet of the present campaign i* about to be concluded here W. S. Stratton, the mil![ooaire mina owner of Cripple Cretk, a few da}8 ago offered to take a bet of $100 000 on Bryan against $300,000 on McKinley. Telegrams were received bere to day that the bet bad been taken, and that the money js in the Chemieal National Bank, of New York, placed there by well known moneyed men of that city On the advice of his attorney. Mr Stratton decliced to to send hi* money to New York, and take chai.ces under i the New York law* His money wa placed in the First National B-aik. of this city, this altera non, and the New York money is expected to uiorrow. Stratton has agreed that if he wins the wager be will place the winnings to the credi', of the Colorado Springe free reading library, a very email institution Beware of Ointments for Catarr* that Contain Mercar^ ?s roercurj will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely dernnpe the whole Sys tem wbren entering it through the raucous surfaces. Sucb articles should Deter be used iirept on prescriptions from refutable phy sicians, as the ^ . they will do is ten fold to the good ;ou can possibly derive from tbe*n. 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I A trial of this plan costs but j little and is sure to lead to I profitable culture. j Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boom ing special fertilizers, but are practical works, contain ing latest researches on the subject of fertilization, and i ire really helpful to farmers. They are sent free fcr the asking. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. - FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI TORY, SUMTEtt, S. C Paid up Capital. $75,000 00 Surplus and Profits .... 14,500 00 i Additional Liabilily of Stock holders in excess of their stock $75,000 00 ; Tctal protection to Depositors $164,500 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. savings department. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In ! terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per i annum. Payable quarterly, on first days Gf j January. April, July and October. R M. WALLACE, j L. S. Carson, President. ; Aug 7. Cashier Tax Notice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the County Treasurer's books for the i months of November a:;d December, 1895, i and the fiscal ear 1896 will be open for tbe ; collection of said taxes from the 15th day of ! Octot-er, 1896, to the 31st.4?/of December, I 1896, inclusive, at bis fflce in the County j Court House in the city of Sumter Tbe total Mx rate is 10 4 5 mill*, eppor , tioned as follows: [ For State purposes, 4j mills For ordinary county tnx 3 310 mil's j For school t?x 3 mills There 19 ? 3 the followioe additional special school tax?e leviud in the school dis tricts named; Swimming Pena District No. 16, 2 mills, j Bisbopville Mayesville j Sumter ? Middleton Mt Clio Providence ? AU male citizens between the ages of 21 ! and 60 years, except, those incapable of earn I ing a support or otherwise exempted, are lia ble to a t>oIl tax of one doll r The Treasurer woii?d respec'fullv urge prompt pa) ment, inasmncb as there is no pos sibility of an extension. Those waiting until tbe last will be ' ble to serious delay and inconvenience as there is ?lwajs a rush to ward tbe end. H L SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter County. j Estate Of Mrs? Olive fi Stubbs, MINOR. IWILL APPLY to tbe Jodge of Probate of Sumter County on November 7, I8f6, for a Final Discharge as Guardian of Person and Esta'.e of aforesaid Minor. MRS LILLIAN H. STUBBS, Oct 7?4t. . Guardian Estate of Mb P. Broun, Dec'd. ALL PERSONS having claims against said Estate will present ? me duly; at tested, and all persons in anyway indebted to said Estate wili make imn ediate payment to JOHN SINGLETON, Agent forTHOS. D. DAY. Oct 14? 3t. Qualified Executor. " 2 ?, 4 " " 18, 2 " " " 1, 2 ?? ti li _ O " i? 9 ti w *G0 Si I f? BIST TS TSE "WORLD. A $5.00 SSOZ FOR $3.00. ? It is siyi?s'i, durable and perfect-fitting, qualities absolutely necessary to make a finished snoe. 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