The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05

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authority of the same, That the public
officers hereinafter named shall receive
the annual salaries hereinafter mentioned,
respectively, to wit: The Governor, sS,-
500; the Governors Private Secretary,
81, ,275; the Governors messenger, $500 ;
the Lieutenant Governor, 81 900, to take
effect after the next general election ;
the Secretary of State, s2,100; the Chief
Clerk of the Secretary of State, S1,H5;
the Comptroller General, s2,100; for
clerical services in the Office of the Comp
troller General, $2,55O, if so much be
necessary; the State Treasurer, $4,000 ;
the Chief Clerk of the State Treasurer,
s1,475; the book-keeper of the State
Treasurer, 81 1000; the Adjutant and In
spector General, 81 200; Clerk of the
Adjutant and Inspector General 5000
the State Superintendent of Education,
s1,S75; for Clerk to Superintendent of
Education, 5000; the Attorney General,
$2,100; the Clerk of the Attorney Gen.
eral, $1,000; the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, $4,000; the Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court, $500
each; the reporter of the decisions of
the Supreme Court, $1,000; the Clerk
and Librarian of the Supreme Court,
$500; the attendant on the library and
rooms of the Supreme Court, 5000; the
Circuit Judges, $500 each the Circuit
Solicitors, $1,000 each, except in the
First Circuit, which shall be $4,000, in
lieu of all charges against the State and
counties, and of all fees received from
defendants the Keeper of the State
House and State Librarian, $500; the
watchmen of the State House and
grounds, not to exceed two in number,
$500 each; the Superintendent of the
State Penitentiary, ST. 600; the physician
of the State Penitentiary, $500; the Su-
perintendent of the State Lunatic .Asy-
lum, $4,000; the health officer of Charles
ton, 81 1000; the health officers Of George
town, $500; Hilton Head and st. Helena
Sound, $500 each; the Keeper of the
Lazaretto, $500; the Librarian of the
University of South Carolina, who shall
have charge of the buildings and grounds
of the University, $500.
Sec. 2. That the County Treasurer of
each county shall receive commissions
upon all taxes collected in their respec-
tive counties, as follows: Three per cent.
upon the first SIC, 900; two per cent. upon
the next $4,000; one per cent. upon the
next $4,000; one-half of one per cent.
upon all amounts collected over $50, 900 !:
Provided, The same shall not exceed $500
or be less than $500 per annum, except
the county of Charleston, where the
commissions shall not exceed $4,000.
For clerical services in the Office of
County Treasurer of Charleston, $500 !:
Provided, further, That nothing herein
contained shall apply to fees and costs
allowed County Treasurers for making
distress and sale of real or personal prop
erty. - a..is.
SEC. 8. That the County Auditors of the
several counties shall receive the annual
salaries hereinafter mentioned, respec-
lively: The County Auditor of Charles
ton, $4,000: Provided, That no addition
oil compensation shall be allowed. for
clerk hire; the County Auditors of Alb
beville and Richland, $500 each !; the
County Auditors of Aiken, Anderson,
Barnwell, Beaufort, Chester, Colletou,
Darlington, Edgefeld, Fairfield, Green.
vile, Laurens, Newberry, Orangeburg,
Spartanburg, Sumter and York, $500
each; the County Auditors of Chester
field, Marion, Clarendon, Georgetown,
Horny, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington,
Marlboro, Oconee, Pickens, Union and
williamsburg, $500 each. And in addi-
dition to the salaries of the Auditors, as
hereinbefore provided, the County Audi
tors shall receive, to defray the expenses
of assessment of property, such sums as
may be necessary, but not to exceed the
following, to wit: The Auditor Of
Charleston County, 5000; the Auditors OF
Abbeyille and Richland, $500 each ); the
Auditors of Aiken, Anderson, Barnwell, /,
Beaufort, Chester, Darlington, Edgefeld,
Fairfield, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry,
Orangeburg, Spartanburg, Sumter and
York, s4O0 each the Auditors of Collie
ton, Clarendon, Horny, Kershaw, Lam
caster, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro,
Pickens, Oconee, Union, Williamsburg
and Chesterfield, $500 each; and the
County Commissioners of sthe several
counties, as aforesaid, shall, upon the ap.
plication of the County Auditors, draw
their checks on the County Treasurers
for the several amounts to which the
Auditors may be entitled under the pro-
visions of this section, and the County
Treasurers shall pay the said checks from
the first collection of county funds of the
fiscal year in which the work shall be
performed. But no such check or order
shall be paid by the County Treasurer
until the Auditor shall have filed with
the County Commissioners an itemized
statement of the services rendered by
his assistants, the number of days each
of said assistants were employed, and
the compensation they were severally to
receive, which said statement shall be ex.
amined and approved by the said Board
of County Commissioners: Provided,
That no member of the Board of County
Commissioners shall act as Assistant
Assessor. That the County School Com
missioners in each of the several coun-
ties of the State shall receive for their
So per diem for the time
in which they are actually engaged in
the business of their respective Offices {:
Provided, The number of days in each
and every year for which said compensa-
ton shall be allowed shall in. no case
exceed 100 days, except in the county of
Charleston, where the number of days
shall not exceed $50 days. fta +
Sec. 4. All salaries provided fol, in
section l of this: act shall be payable
and be paid upon the warrants
Of the Comptroller General upon the
State Treasurer.
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
SEC 6. That this act shall take effect
Immediately after its passage.
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