Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-20
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AN ACT

AN ACT
To make Appropriation and raise Supplies for the
fiscal year commencing November l, 1877
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:
Section l. That the following sums be, and
they are hereby, appropriated for the payment
of the various officers and expenses of the
State government, that is to say:
FOR SALARIES
For the Governor, three thousand five hun
dred dollars; for the Lieutenant-Governor,
twenty-five hundred dollars; for the Secreta-
ry of State, three thousand dollars; for the
Private Secretary of the Governor, two thou
sand dollars for the Clerk to Secretary of
State, one thousand dollars for the Adjutant
and Inspector General, twenty-five hundred
dollars for the Clerk to the Adjutant and
Inspector-General, one thousand dollars; for
the Comptroller-General, three thousand dol
lars for the Clerk to the Comptroller-Gen-
eral, eighteen hundred dollars; for extra
clerical services in the office of the Comptrol-
ler-General, two thousand dollars; for the
State Treasurer, twenty-five hundred dollars;
for the Chief Clerk to the State Treasurer,
eighteen hundred dollars; for Book-keeper
for State Treasurer, eighteen hundred dollars;
for the State Superintendent Of Education,
twenty-five hundred dollars; for the Clerk of
the State Superintendent of Education, one
thousand dollars; for the Health Officers,
five thousand one hundred dollars; for the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court, four
thousand dollars for the two Associate JUS
tices, seven thousand dollars; for the eight
Circuit Judges, twenty-eight thousand dollars;
for salary for eighteen months of the Judges
of the Inferior Court of Charleston county,
four thousand and one hundred dollars; for
the eight Circuit Solicitors, eight thousand
dollars for the Attorney-G General, three thou
sand dollars; for the Attorney Generals
Clerk, one thousand dollars; for the Clerk of
the Supreme Court, who shall perform the
duties of librarian of said Court, fifteen hum
dred dollars for the State Reporter, fifteen
hundred dollars for the Keeper of the State
House and State Librarian, one thousand
dollars; for the Superintendent of the South
Carolina Penitentiary, two thousand dollars;
for two Watchmen of the State House and
grounds, six hundred dollars each for the
County Auditors, thirty-two thousand five
hundred dollars for the Clerk to the Auditor
of the county of Charleston, one thousand
dollars; for the unpaid salary of the Auditor
of Aiken county, three hundred and thirty
nine dollars; for the Governors Messenger,
five hundred dollars; for the County School
Commissioners, thirty-two thousand two hum
dred dollars
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Sec. 2. For the Contingent Fund of the
Governor, twenty thousand dollars; for the
Contingent Fund of the Treasurer, one thou
sand dollars; for the Contingent Fund Of the
mptroller-General, one thousand dollars;
for the Contingent Fund of the Attorney
General, one thousand dollars for the Con-
tingent fund of the Adutant and Inspector
General, one thousand dollars for the Con-
tingent Fund of the State Superintendent Of
Education, fifteen hundred dollars; for pay
ment of the Mileage Certificates of Members
of the State Board of Education, one thou
sand dollars, if so much be necessary; for the
Contingent Fund of the Secretary of State,
one thousand dollars; for the Contingent
Fund of the State Librarian, FIVE hundred
dollars.
The above appropriations shall be drawn
by the heads of each departmentre respectively,
and they shall make to the next session of the
General Assembly, on or before December
1st detailed statement of the various expen-
ditures made by them under the head of Con-
tingent Fund: Provided, That the statements
herein required shall not apply to the Gov.
ernors contingent fund, but his accounts shall
be examined and audited by committee ap-
pointed by the General Assembly at its pres
ent session, which committee shall report to
the next General Assembly, on or before the
1st day of December, 1873.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Sec. 3. For the purchase of books for the
Supreme Court Library, one thousand dol.
lars, if so much be necessary, to be drawn on
the order of the Chief Justice; for the contin-
gent expenses of the Supreme Court, under
section Z, of the act ratified the 18th day of
September 1868, six hundred dollars for
an attendant on the Library and the rooms
of the Supreme Court, five hundred dollars,
to be paid quarterly, on the warrant of the
Chief Justice on the Treasury, the said attend
ant to be appointed by and removable at the
pleasure of said Court.
ORDINARY CIVIL EXPENSES.
Sec. 4. For the Civil Contingent Fund,
twenty thousand dollars, to be drawn on the
warrant of the Comptroller.G General, counter
signed by the Governor; and the officers of
the different departments drawing upon the
said Civil Contingent Fund shall, on or be-
fore December 10th, at the next session of
the General Assembly, make report of the
amount they have so drawn to the General
Assembly; for the purchase of books and
stationery for the various County Auditors of
this State, five thousand dollars; for the sup
port of the Lunatic Asylum, seventy-seven
thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand
dollars of which, or such amount as the Treas
urers books will show as yet due on the con-
tract for the same, to be applied to the CON-
pleting of the unfinished wing of the Asylum,
and two thousand five hundred dollars for
the payment of the architect, and five thou
sand dollars for heating and furnishing the
new wing of the Asylum, to be paid on the
warrant of the Comptroller General, on the
application of the Board of Regents: Provi-
ded, That not more than two.thirds of the
above appropriation of ten thousand dollars
shall be drawn until the work is completed
according to the contract; for the support of
the State Orphan Asylum, twenty thousand
dollars, five thousand dollars Of which to be
expended for bedding, furniture and necessary
repairs of the building occupied, the same to
be paid in accordance with the law establish
ing the said Asylum; for the State Militia,
twenty thousand dollars, five thousand dollars
of this amount to be applied to repairs upon
the State Armory, at Columbia. under the
charge of the Adjutant and Inspector-Gener-
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