Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-02-10

"WEDNESDAY, February z. T..
In THE SENATE, Mr. Nash, from che COM
mittee on finance. to whom was referred bill
from the House, to fix the salaries of certain
public officers, submitted substitute, which
was ordered for consideration next day. The
following is the bill submitted by the COM
mittee: s..,..s...,. .. =
"SEcrIoN l. That the public officers hereinafter
named shall receive the annual salaries hereinaf-
ter mentioned, respectively, to-wit: The Cover
nor, three thousand five hundred dollars the
Governors Private Secretary, one thousand six
hundred dollars; the Lieutenant Governor two
thousand five hundred dollars; che Secretary Of
State twenty -one hundred dollars; the Chief
Clerk of the Secretary of State, twelve hundred
and seventy-fve dollars; the Comptroller Gem
eral, twenty-one hundred dollars; the Clerk Of
the Comptroller General, twelve hundred and
seventy-five dollars the Bookkeeper Of the
Comptroller General, twelve hundred and seven
ty-fve dollars; for an additional Clerk OF the
Comptroller General, nine hundred dollars; the
State Treasurer, eighteen hundred and seventy
five dollars; the Chief Clerk of the State Treasu-
rer fourteen hundred and seventy-six dollars
the Bookkeeper of the State Treasurer, twelve
hundred and seventy five dollars; the Adiutant
and Inspector General, eighteen hundred and
seventy-five dollars; the Clerk of the .Adjutant
and Inspector General, ten hundred and ffty.six
dollars the State Superintendent Of Education,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-ive dollars the
Clerk Of the Superintendent of Education, nine
hundred dollars; the Attorney General three
thousand dollars {; the Clerk Of the Attorney Gem
era nine hundred dollars; the Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court, four thousand dollars; the
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, three
thousand five hundred dollars each the Reporter
of the decisions of the Supreme Court, fifteen
hundred dollars; the Clerk and Librarian of the
Supreme Court, fifteen hundred dollars the At
tendant upon the Library and rooms of the Su.
preme Court, three hundred dollars; the Circuit
Judges, three thousand five hundred dollars
each; the Solicitors fifteen hundred dollars each,
in lieu Of all charges against the State and coun
ties and of all fees received by defendants except
the Solicitor Of the First Circuit, who shall re-
ceive two thousand dollars in lieu of charges
against the State and counties and of all fees re-
ceiyed by defendants; the Keeper of the State
House and the State Librarian, nine hundred
dollars; the Watchmen of the State House and
grounds, six hundred dollars each; the Superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary, sixteen hundred dol
lars; the Physician Of the State Penitentiary, five
hundred dollars the Superintendent of the State
Lunatic Asylum, twenty-fv hundred dollars
the Health Officer of Charleston fifteen hundred
dollars; the Health Officers of Georgetown, Hill
ton Head and st. Helena Sound, one thousand
dollars each the Keeper of the Lazaretto, four
hundred dollars; Professors of the University of
South Carolina, sixteen hundred dollars each;
the Librarian of the University of South Caroli-
ma, twelve hundred and seventy-ive dollars"
''SEc 2. That the County Treasurers of each
county shall receive commissions upon all taxes
collected In their respective counties, as follows
to-wit: Five per cent upon the first twenty
thousand dollars three per cent. upon the next
ten thousand dollars two per cent. upon the next
ten thousand dollars, and one per cent. upon all
amounts collected over forty thousand dollars
PROVIDED, The same shall not exceed twenty five
hundred or be less than one thousand dollars per
annum, except the county Of Charleston, where
the commissions shall not exceed three thousand
five hundred dollars per aunum. For clerical