The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-22
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Official
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED IAN AcI
10 DEFINE THE JURISDICTION AND DUTIES of
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS"
SECTION /. Be enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
Of South Carolina, nov met ana s.ttlps h
in General Assembly, and by the autEo,
rity Of the same. That an act entitled
can act to define the jurls sdlctlon ana dutles OF
Of september. A. D. 1868, be amended as fol
lows: At the end Of section2a add: provided,
TL.. eS5..apAnsation snail not be allowed to any
member OF the Board Of County Commission
ers for exceed De one hund, ea anrs - - :y sny one
year except to the members Of the Beard
of County Commissioners for tne Eoun,
~ of Charleston, who shall not pe allowed
con,nensation for exceeding one hundrea
and fifty davs in one year. Compensation Ior
double this number Of days may be allowed 10
county commissioners during inc nIst & !eIm n ~
1s7O. but in all cases during said period, as
we'll as thereafter, under the limitations, and
in the manner following, to WIT An account
shall be made out in items, with oates pren3eo'
accompanied with an affidavit OF the numoer' per-
statine that the items of such account are cor
rect and inst, and that the services therein
mentioned have been rendered rs stated, and
oo mart Of said account has been paid. The ac-
counts shall be presented to the county treas
surer, who shall audit and, If correct, pay the
same out Of funds ascrulng from taxes lalo anu
oolle,ted for county purposes"
amended BY the addition Of the following at
the end Of the section: The county shall also
The fees Of grand and petit jurors while in
attendance upon the Circuit Court:
Q. Witness fees In State cases, at the rate OF
the Circuit Court. and seventy-hve cents per
day for actual attendance on Magistrate or
Justice of the Peace Court, and dYe cents per
mile for actual and necessary travel.
8. Fees OF physicians and surgeons testmy-
ing as experts before coroner's Jury, or at the
Circuit Court, after post mortem e1sminar
tion, ten dollars, and five cents per mile for ac-
tuaf and necessary travel.
4. For dieting and keeping persons confined
in the county Jail, at the rate OF tfty cents per
day.
S. Fees of the circuit solicitors for services in
the county, when not collected from the de-
feudant. at the following rates In trial be-
fore iury in civil and criminal cases, or before
referees, q docket fee of ten dollars IN cases
at Law, where Judgment is rendered without a
iury, seven dollars and fifty cents-said fees to
be In lieu OF all other compensation Whatever.
Fees OF the olert OF the Gva, Nv Ioat'S
z. Fees Of The County Coroners, at the rate
now allowed by law. Before the accounts OF
sheriffs, circuit solicitors or clerks shaI Dc
presented to the County Treasurer Tor pay
ment, they shall be sworn 10 by said of1cers,
examined and certified to by the judge preslo-
ing in the Circuit Court in the county, approx
ed and ordered to be paid By the County Com
SEQ. s. Section thirty-four of said act shall
be, and the same is hereby, amended, 30 as 70
read as follows: The County Commissioners
shall assess all taxes for county purposes upon
nose shall, on or before the first day OF Janua-
~ ia esoh year, obtain from the Audito- OF the
County, (who is hereby authorized and requr.
cd to fur nish the same,) a certified copy OF the
county duplicate, as prescribed in section seven
ty-fiye of the act entitled can act providing tor
the assessment and taxation OF property, ana
shall on or before the fifteenth day Of January
thereafter, pursuant to authority given 6y the
>: General Assembly, make out and deliver to the
+. Tyounty Treasurer, with their warrant to col
Iect, q tax bill for county purposes. SAID tax
; bill and warrant shall be signed by the County
Commissioners, or majority OF tnem' ' sea.se ui.
Said tax bill and warrant shall bs to the treas,
urer sufficient authority, and he shall proceed
thereon to collect the taxes therein laid. in the
same manner as provided by lay for the col
lection OF State taxes: Provided, That tho
county duplicate, upon which to levy the tax
for the year 1869, for county purposes, may be
obtained as soon as practicable, after the same
is completed by the County Auditor; and the
tax assessed and all subsequent proceedings
for the collection Of the same be bad IN the
same manner So State taxes for said year are
completed.
SEC. 4. The County Commissioners of the
several counties are hereby authorized to levy
tax OF three mills on the dollar, if 80 much,
in their Judgment, be necessary, for county
purposes, for the year 1869, to be expended &C
cording to law.
SEQ. s. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Commissioners to furnish the County Auditor
and Tres surer OF their respective counties, Of
fee room, together with the necessary furnl-
ture, stationery, &C., for the same.
SEC. g. If the County Commissioners OF any
county shall fail or neglect to perform the du.
ties imposed upon them by sections eleven and
twelve Of said aot, by the first day Of June, A.
D. 1869, the Judge Of the Circuit in which
said county may be, be, and he ls hereby au,
thorized and required to make 81 orders and
direct all measures necessary to forthwith ac-
compllsh the division OF said county into town.
ships and the organization Of said townships.
In the Senate House, the twenty-fourth day OF
March, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred aud sixty-nlne.
CHARLES W. MONTGOMERY,
President Of the Senate pro te1np0re.
FRANKLIN ]. Moses, j.,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved the 9th day OF March, 1869.
ROBERT Z. SCOTT, Governor.