Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.

The following is the full text of the Appropria
ton Bill for the year commencing October lst
1868, now before the Legislature. 1t has received
two readings, and will probably be passed with
very little alteration. The amount Of taxes to BIZ
raised under this bill is little over eight hundred
thousand dollars. OF this sum, about $780, 900 is
for the payment of interest on the public debt o1
the State
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same
SECTION l. That. the following sums be, and
they are hereby, appropriated for the payment Of
the various officers and expenses Of the State Gov
ernment, that is to say For salaries: For the
Governor, $500; for the Secretary Of the State,
$1,000; for the Private Secretary of the Governor,
$1,000; for Adjutant and Inspector General, ,$2,-
500; for the Assistant Adjutant and Inspector
General, $1,000; for the Comptroller General,
So, 900; for the Treasurer of the State, $500 ;
for the chief clerk to the Treasurer of the State,
81, ,sOo for the Auditor of the State $500; for
Superintendent of Education, $500; for the
Chief Constable, $500; for the Chief j ustice Of
the Supreme Court, $4,000; for the Associate
Justices, $1,000 for the eight Circuit Judges,
,OOO for the eight Circuit Solicitors, $S 600
for the three Chancelors, to January ], 1862 ST.
zoo; for the Attorney General, $1,000; for the
Attorney Generals clerk, $1,000; for the Clerk of
the Supreme Court, 81 800; for the State Repor-
ter, $1,000; for the Keeper of the State House,
$500: for the Superintendent of the South Caro-
lima Penitentary $1,000; for the State Librarian,
$4OO; TOR the three Health Officers. $780, for
the County Auditors, $3l,50O; for two watchmen
of the State House and Grounds 5000; for ar
rcarages of salary due Judge Thomas ". Glover,
$1,000
SEC. .. Executive Department: For contingent
fund of the Governor, $25, 900 out of which shall
be paid the expense of the Bureau of Agricultural
Statistics, to be drawn upon the order Of the Gov
crnor; for the contingent fund of the Treasury,
81 500; for ire-proof safe CIR the Treasury 500
for contingent fund of the Comptroller General,
81 900; for contingent fund of the Auditor Of
the State $1,000; for contingent fund Of the ADJ
iutant Gcueral 81 800; for the contingent fund of
contingent fund of the Secretary Of State, $50 !;
for the contingent fund of the Chief Constable,
$500; for the contingent fund of the Legislative
Library, $500. The above appropriations to be
drawn upon the order of the heads of the several
departments, if so much be necessary.
SEC. g. judiciary Department: For purchase of
books for the Supreme Court Library, 81 900; to
be paid on the order of the Chief Justice for con-
tingent expenses of Supreme Court under section
seven of an act ratified the 18th day Of September,
1868, $1,000
SEC. i. Ordinary Civil Expenses For contin-
gent fund account $4,000; out Of which shall be
paid the expenses of tax notices, assessment books
and other forms of the whole State, to be paid by
the Treasurer, on the warrant Of the Comptroller
General: Provided, No accounts for cost on tax
executions returned nuHa bona shall be paid out of
this appropriation; for the pay of County School
Commissioners $4,000, if so much be necessary
for support of Lunatic Asylum $l6 O00 for def
cheney in appropriation of 1867, for the support of
the Lunatic Asylum, 81 800; for the education Of
the deaf, dumb and blind, $4,000, to be drawn on
the order of the Governor; for deficiency in ap-
preparation Of 1867 for construction of South Caro-
lima Penitentiary, and other expenses incidental
thereto, $S0,000, if so much be necessary, to be
paid on the order of the Governor for quarantine
expenses, $4,000, accounts to be approved by the
Governor, and paid on the warrant of the Comp
rollerG General for transportation and clothes for
discharged convicts from the South Carolina Peni-
tentiary. $l.5O0: for permanent printing $4,000,
if 80 much be necessary, to be paid by the Trea-
surer upon the order of the Comptroller General:
for the Catawba Indians, 81, 200, to be paid upon
order Of the Governor.
Sec. 5. For payment of State Police $4,000, if
so much be necessary.
Sec. 6. Educational Department: For the sup
port free schools $780, 00Onaddition to the amount
raised by the capitation tax to be apportioned to