Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-17

10Th instant, was concurred in, and as the
vote was reconsidered and laid on the table,
the matter is settled and cannot be reconsid-
cred by the Senate.
Mr.. Sheppard, from the ways and means
committee, introduced the long looked tor
supply bill, which was made the daily special
order after the appropriation bill. The pro.
visions of the bill are as follows:
SECTION l. That tax of seven mills upon
every dollar of all taxable property of the
State, be levied to defray the current expenses
of the government for the fiscal year COM
mencing November 1st, 1876.
Sec. 2. That tax, not to exceed three
mills, be levied for county purposes, the rate
to be fixed by the county commissioners IN
and for each county, and by them certified to
the respective county auditors of the said sew
eral counties.
SEC. 8. That all the proceeds of the taxes
for and on account of the State as specified
herein, shall be deposited and kept by the
State treasurer in such banks or bank in the
cities of Columbia and Charleston, as in the
Judgment of the financial board of the State
can afford sufficient protection to the interests
of the State, and the State treasurer shall
publish, in one or more newspapers published
in the city of Columbia, monthly statement
of all the moneys received by him and the
amount paid out, and to whom and on what
account, of what appropriation paid, as we'll
as the balance of moneys on hand.
SEC. 4. That county auditors and treasur-
ers, under the supervision of the comptroller
general, may make collection of the taxes IN
thu manner and at the time hereinafter pro-
vided, and are hereby forbidden to collect
any other taxes whatsoever, unless herein
expressly authorized to do so, under penalty
of "a fine of not less than 81 900 and not more
than $4,000, and Imprisonment in the penl'
tentiary of not less than one nor more than
five years.
SEC. 5. Provides for an assessment OF one
dollar on all taxable polls in this State, the
proceeds of which shall be appropriated sole:
iy to educational purposes; the tax to be paid
under a penalty of FIVE dollars fine or thirty
days in jail :,
SEC. s. That all taxes assessed and payable
under this act, shall be paid in no other funds
than gold and silver coin, United States cur
rency and national bank notes; provided that
the receipts issued by the agents appointed
by the Governor in the several counties. by
virtue of resolution adopted by the House
of Representatives, December, 1876 shall be
credited by the county treasurers upon the
amounts due whenever the same shall be pre-
sented.
Sec. 7. That the tax assessed herein shall
be due and payable in two equal instalments,
the first being due and payable from the first
of June to the first of July, 1877, and the
second from the 1st of October to the 3lst
of October, 1877; provided, that it shall be
optional for any person either to pay the
amount of the first instalment at the time
first above mentioned, or to pay the whole
amount at the time of the payment OF the
second instalment thereof; provided further,
that if any person shall fail or refuse to pay
the first instalment, he shall be charged with
interest on the same, at the rate OF one per
cent month.
Sec. 8. That the county treasurer, imuedi-
ately upon the receipt of the tax duplicate,
shall cause the usual notices to be published
in the papers of the respective counties.
Section provides for the usual penalties
for non.payment.
Sections 10 and II specify the class of
property, real and personal, which shall be
liable to distress and sale for payment OF
taxes.
In connection with the supply bill, the com
mittee of ways and means submitted bill
to make an appropriation for the payment OF
the salary and mileage of the members of the
General Assembly, and the salaries of the
subordinate officers and employees and incl
dental expenses. The bill appropriates $751;.
400 to meet the expenses above mentioned
for the regular session remaining unpaid, and
the present special session, to be paid out OF
the phosphate royalties now due, and any
other funds in the treasury not otherwise ap'
propriated and further provides that the pay
and mileage of members shall not exceed
$500 for both sessions; provided that amounts
already received be deducted and further,
that $1,000 be appropriated for stationery
and certificates to the members OF the Senate
and House. The bill was made the daily
special order after the supply bill.
The committee Of ways and means reported
unfavorably on the Senate usury bill, and
also presented favorable minority report,
signed by Muller, Wines and Simpson. On
motion of Simpson, the further consideration
of the bill was postponed to the next session.
animation of the official misconduct of Asso-
cate Justice Wright, reported that they had
inquired into the matter referred to them, and
recommended the adoption of the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That ]. J. Wright, Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, be i'm
peached for drunkenness.
The evidence taken by the committee, upon
which they have based their report and re-
commendation, is appended, and the report
is signed by Minort, Bradley, Blue and Vern'
er-Palmer alone refusing to sign. The evi.
dence, which is very voluminous, is confined
entirely to the charge of drunkenness; proves
Judge Wright to have been picked up out OF
the cutters drunk, and to have been drunk
on the Supreme Bench.
When the report was presented, the House
went into secret session, and the testimony
was read. The report was made the special
order for tomorrow.
The following bills passed their second
readings: To reduce the pay of commission
ers and managers of election and their clerks;
to prevent clerks of probate courts from prac-
ticing as attorneys; to repeal an act for the
relief of widows and orphans of persons killed
because of their political opinions.
..,"-.. SATURDAY, May IL.
In THE SENATE, the proceedings were, in
the main, of routine character.
In THE HOUSE, bill to repeal the lien law
provoked considerable discussion, but resulted
in no definite action.
The following was received from the Gov