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the contingent fund of the Treasurer,
one thousand dollars for the contingent
fund of the Comptroller General, one
thousand dollars; for the contingent
fund of the. Attorney, General, one
thousand dollars for the contingent
fund Of the State. Auditor, fifteen hum
! dred dollars; for the contingent fund of
the Adjutant and Inspector General,
two thousand dollars for the contingent
fund of the State Superintendent of
Education, fifteen hundred dollors; for
the contingent fund of the Secretary of
|State, two thousand dollars for. the
contingent fund Of the State Librarian,
five hundred dollars. The above appro-
priations to be drawn. upon the warrant
of the Com mptrol Her General on application
by the head of each department.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
| Sec. 3. For the purchase of books for
the Supreme Court, Library, one thous-
and dollars, If SO much be necessary, to
be drawn on the order of the Chief JUS
tice for the contingent expenses Of the
supreme Court, under section Z of an
Fact ratified on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1868, five hundred dollars; for an
attendant ON the library and the rooms
of the Supreme Court, eight hundred
dollars, to be paid quarterly, on the war
trant of the Chief Justice OH the Treasury;
the said attendent,to. be appointed By,
land removable at, the pleasure Of said
! Court. For three Commissioners, for
salary to May 1st, 1872, five thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars and no further
amounts shall be paid the Code Commis-
sioners after this date, and before which
time the Code Commissioners shall make
q complete index and reference, and
correct all errors in side notes, &c.
| ORDINARY CIVIL EXPENSES.
Sec. 4. For the Civil Contingent Fund,
thirty thousand dollars fifteen thousand
dollars thereof, If so much be necessary,
shall be applied to the payment Of claims
lnow audited and Oh file, other than
nulla bona claims for the support of the
Lunatic Asylum, eighty thousand dol
lars; to be paid on the warrant of the
Comptroller General on the application
Of the Board of Regents, for support of
the State Orphan Asylum, fifteen thous-
and dollars, to be paid in accordance
with the law establishing the same; for
re-organizing and perfecting the State
Militia, fifteen thousand dollars provided
that thirty-five hundred dollars be used
for the repairs Of the armory at Columbia,
to be drawn on the warrant of the Comp
troller General, on application by the
Adjutant and Inspector General; for
Quarantine expenses, three thousand
dollaas; for Keeper Of the Lazaretto,
four hundred dollars; for repairs and
painting of the Lazaretto Building, six
Hundred dollars, to be drawn OH the
warrant of the Comptroller General, on
application by the Port Physician of
Charleston for the Physician of Charles
ton Jail, one thousand dollars; for trans
portation and Clothing Of Discharged
Convicts, three hundred dollars; for the
Catawba Indians, eight hundred dollars;
for the payment of the Commissioners,
Messengers and Managers of the Gener-
al Election of 1871, twenty-five thousand
dollars, to be paid on the warrant of the
Comptroller General. l..
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES. =.
SEC. 5. For past dues for construction
and for continuing the construction of
the South Carolina Penitentiary, eighty
thousand dollars, to be paid on the war
fduU VI IAC oSaSkoAS SA @P- :
plication of the superintendent.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
SEC. 6. For the support and mainten-
and dollars, in addition to the capitation
tax: Provided, That the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars be apportioned
among the several counties Of the State,
in proportion to the number of children
between the age of six and sixteen fur
ther that each county shall be entitled
to the amount of poll tax raised in said
county; for the. support Of the South
Carolina University, twenty-seven
thousand eight hundred and fifty dol
lars; for repairs to buildings of the South
Carolina University, ten thousand dol
lars; to be paid on the warrant of the
Comptroller General on application of
the President of the University, for the
support of the South Carolina Institution
for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind, ten thousand dollars, to
be paid on the warrant of the Comp
troller General, on application Of the
Chairman and Secretary of the Board OF
Commissioners G of the Deaf Dumb and
Blind.
SEC. 7. That all taxes, assessed and
payable under this Act, shall be paid..in
the following kind of funds, viz: Bills
receivable of the State, United States
currency, National Bank Notes, Reve-
nue. Bond Scrip, gold or silver coin.
Approved March l3, 1872.
AN ACT to Provide for the Payment Of
the Past Indebtedness of Darlington
County, and for other Purposes.
Section l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
That B. F. Whittemore, Elihue G.
Baker, J. s. FiIebrown and James NJ.
Brown be, and they are hereby, consti-
tuted committee to examine any and
all accounts presented to said committee
by any and all parties who hold any
accounts or demands against the County
of Darlington or originating since June,
1853, and before January 1st, 1872 Pro-
vided, That said Committee receive no
compensation for their services.
SEC. 2. That to enable the said COM
mittee to investigate rs to the correct
ness of the indebtedness of the County
of Darlington, as reported by the COM
mssioners Of said county to the Cen
eral Assembly Of 2S7l-'72, they are here
by authorized and empowered to give
public notice, for fifteen days, to all per-
sous and parties holding any demands
against said county, to present the same
for examination, and said committee
shall have power and authority to send
for any officer, person or party, their
books, papers or memorandums, and, to
further tile examination of any account
or demand against the county, paid or
npaid, contracted or originating since
June, 1868, and before January !, 1872,
the committee may administer any oath
to any person, party or officer.
Sec. 8. That if, upon the aforesaid in