The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-02
A JUDICIAL THUNDERBOLT. |
THE INJUNCTION AGAINST THE
TREASURER TO BE GRANTED.
An Explanation OF the Petit1on-The
Relief Asked for in Behalf OF the Peo-
ple-How the Money Goes.
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COLUMBIA, August l.
The case of T. J. & b. N. Gibson vs. Parker
is ended. There ls no doubt that the petition
of the plaintiffs Will be sustained Without
qualification. The points are: First, an in
junction is asked to restrain the treasurer
from paying any more certificates for mileage
and per diem of members; because he has
already gone far beyond the appropriation
made, the appropriation being for the deficit
of 1s7O-7l, s23O,0oo, and of ls7l-72, s350,O00
making $3.50, 900, while the treasurer has paid
by hIs own showing $935,423 ", being pay
ment beyond the appropriation of 1856, ,423 n.
It is asked that this thing be stopped. Second,
au Injunction Is asked that the treasurer
De restrained from paying any more money
towards public printing, inasmuch as the
treasurer has already paid, according to bis
own showing, sll3,374 60 towards the object,
when not one dollar has been legally appro-
priated therefor. It Is asked that this leakage
be stopped. Third, an Injunction is asked to
restrain the treasurer from paying anything.
towards the printing of the tenth, eleventh,
twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth volumes Of
the Statutes at Large under the Joint resolution
of 29th November, 1871, passed over the veto
of the Governor, because there has been no
lawful appropriation therefor, and 1t Is against
the constitution to delegate powers to any two
men of the State to make contract, have the
work done and then appropriate out of the
treasury just what such two men may chose
to pay. It has been estimated that this Job
will cost, If permitted to 60 on, 100000.
1t is asked that this fraud be stopped.
Fourth, an Injunction Is asked that The treas
urer be restrained from borrowing any more
money upon bis notes as authorized by the
act of the 4th of March, 1872, and the joint
resolution of the 18th March, 1872, because
both act and resolution are unconstitutional,
having never been passed by two.thirds
vote and being directly in violation of the
seventh and fourteenth sections of the ninth
act of the Constitution of the State, directing,
In express terms, how money only can be
borrowed. Filth, an Injunction is asked to
restrain the treasurer from paying any of the
notes already given for money borrowed upon
notes given by him amounting, according to
his own showing, to $685., ,3l2 72, because there
have been no appropriations made 10 pay the
same, and they cannot be paid out of any
money now or hereafter to come into the
treasurer's hands, unless there be q special
appropriation therefor.
twill accomplish great deal to stop the
career of the treasurer In the above partlcu-
lars, and will save the Slate In the future q
vast amount of money. Messrs. Pope and
Haskell show, from Parker's own exhibits and
from Information gathered from the official re-
cords, that Parker has paid out over Two mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars for which
there were no appropriations at all during his
term of office. This year all the taxes have
been applied TO Legislative oAponee1, aua t,e
appropriations, amounting to upwards of four
hundred thousand dollars, are left Without no
thing to meet them.
The Blue Ridge case, 1t is thought. will be
postponed till next Wednesday. Qu1 VIvE.