The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-29

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that all obligations created for the
purpose Of aiding the rebellion and
for maintaining o hostile govern
ment to- the laws and authorities of
the, United States, are hereby de-
clared to, be null andfvoid. and shall
never be paid by any tax to be i'm
posed upon the people of South
Carolina. -, ~ z; 81
SEC. A. That for. the purpose of
defraying the Current expenses of
this Convention, the payment of its
officers, members and contingent .ac-
counts, Brevet Maj. Gen. E. r. S.
Candy, Commanding Second Military
District, be requested to issue from
time to time, as may be necessary,
such orders upon the Treasury of the
State of South Carolina, for the pay
ment of such sums as may be author
lied by this Convention, in such
amounts as may be agreed upon be-
tween the President of this Conven-
tion and the General Commanding,
to the officers and members of this
body, for their per diem and mileage,
and for the current expenses of the
same, and that the amount of the
tax herein authorized to be levied
shall be placed in the Treasury of the
State, to reimburse said advances.
SEC. 5. That if the taxes levied md
assessed under this ordinance should
be in excess of the whole expenses of
the Convention, it shall be retained
IL the Treasury, subject 10 the future
order and in conformity to the provi-
sions of the Constitution to be
adopted by this Convention. Should
there be any deficiency in the sum
required to be raised by taxation
under this ordinance, to reimburse
the Treasury for its outlay. the first
Legislature which assemblies hereafter
shall make such further provisions as
may be necessary to raise funds for
this purpose.
SEC. 6. That the per diem of the
President and members of this Con-
vention shall be: President $12;
Members, Sergeant-at-Arms, Sec.e-
tary, So; Door Keeper, Reading
Clerk. Sc; two Messengers, each, 81;
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Assistant
Secretary, Engrossing Clerk, ST;
Assistant Door Keeper SIS.
SEC. T. That the mileage of mem
bers and officers of this Convention,
shall be twenty cents per mile to and
from the Convention, by the usual
mail routes.
A letter was also read from Gov.
Orr, written in reply to request for
Information:
CHARLESTON, S. c., IAN. %, 1868.
N. G. Parker, Esq, Chairman COM
miHee on Finance, DC, Charleston,
S. c..
SIR: On the receipt of your COM
munication of the 21st, addressed
letter to VIM. Hood, Esq, Treasurer
of the State, requesting him to fur
nish the information which yon seek,
with reference to the financial condi-
tion of the State.
From his reply, you will observe
that very small amount of national
currency is in the Treasury. You
viii also note that of the $500, 900 of
the bills receivable authorized to be
issued by the Act of Assembly of
December, 1865, there has been
printed only S39O,OOO. Of this
amount, but $22O,O0O has been
"signed, registered and carried to
cash for circulation" and there is
now in the vault of the Treasury, in
these bills receivable, 1922, ,091, which
leaves the outstanding circulation
$99,919
The unpaid taxes of the State,
whereon executions are now in the
hands of various sherifls, will reach
about $130,000. What amount of
these executions can be made avail
able, | am not prepared to say.
If the Convention should consider
it rApedient to make any pledges for
the redemption of these bills receiv-
able, in connection with the debt of
the State existing before the war, it
would, in my judgment, materially
appreciate their value, and bring
them nearly up to par. The tax