The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-12-23
Legislative.

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ington, to shorten the session and re-
duce the pay of the members, pro-
poses a session of not more than forty
days, at FIVE dollars per day, and ten
cent mileage each way. If the session
goes over forty days, then the pay to
be not more than three dollars and
the mileage.
The synopsis Of the following bills
now pending will be interesting:
The bill in the house to provide for
specific appropriations of county funds
directs the county commissioners Of
each county to meet on or before the
18th of December Of each year, and
after ascertaining the amount Of mon
ey to be collected from the general
county tax to make specific appro-
priation specifying the amount to each
Of the several purposes named, viz
For support Of the poor; for mainte-
nance and repair of public buildings
and the proper furnishing thereof;
for maintenance of roads and the con-
struction and repair of bridges; for
the expenses of the Courts Of Sessions
and Common Pleas; for the pay of
jurors and witnesses; for the fees Of
constables; for the fees Of trial justices;
for the fees of coroners; for the fees
and accounts of sherifs ; for the fees
of the solicitor; for costs of advertis-
ing and other printing; for stationery
and other expenses necessarily Incl
dental to the administration Of the
county finds; for the pay Of the coun-
ty commissioners and of their clerk.
This statement containing the amount
appropriated to each of these purposes
must be published once week for
four weeks. and a copy Of it must be
furnished the county treasurer, who
is directed to open separate account
with each appropriation.
The bill in the Senate to regulate
the keeping in repair Of partition
fences separating and dividing adjoin-
ing fields, owned by different parties,
shall be kept in repair. Jointly, by the
parties owning the lands separated
and divided thereby, and that when
one of such parties shall refuse or neg
lect to keep in repair his proportion
Of such fences, the other party shall
have the right, after giving ten days
notice thereof, to cause the same to
be properly repaired, and recover the
proportional cost Of the party so re-
fusing or neglccting, together with all
damages that may occur by reason of
such neglect or refusal, in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
The bill to make the Office of county
treasurer elective, provides that at the
next general election, and at every
Que thereafter. county treasurer shall
be elected by the people Of the several
counties to hold Office for two years.
\ bill has also been reported favora5ly
from the House committee on county
sofices, which provides that the county
treasurers shall be elected at the next
general election, and shall discharge
the duties of county auditors. The
compensation is fixed at FIVE per cent.
on the first $4,000; two per cent. on
the next $4,000, and one per cent.
on the balance Of the taxes collected.
Official bond $4,000, payable to the
county, except iu Charleston County,
the treasurer of which must give bond
Of $4,000 to the State, and $4,000
to the county.
Committee on Enrolled Bills report
ed an engrossed bill to amend an Act
to regulate the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors, and to alter and amend the
law in relation thereto, and the bill to
amend au Act requiring bond from
County Commissioners before entering
upon the duties Of their afice.