The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08

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On q resolution to pay Reg. David
Harris q gFatnity Of $500 as Chop.
lain OF tho Senate, session 1874-75 b
lfGenafe Jop rnal. page 738, j Z moved
Ito strike out the resolving clause,
land called for the yeas a1d maya,
and anceeedsd in defeating the reso.
Hutton. ~
Although Under the specific levy
incidental legislative expenses had
been reduced TO O sncll sum iin com.
| plrison with anlouhsss so expended
IN previous years. neverth. lesa I In
sisted on having that amGant hon.
estly applied and accounted for; aud
for thas purpose [Senats Journal,
Session 1874 5. page 107, 4 I offered
! the following amend dnent TO the ap.
preparation Bill. which was adopted,
1.-THE accounts referred to in amend.
ment being Senate and House con.
tingent expensea;
:. dr. CocHRt II moved that Section be fpr-
ther amcpdsd, in line SO, printed Bill by In
aeeounts alter being SO audited. shall is stem
tsed, ,pr1rssH and laid. on the iesis os ihe
mem5er,s, :, OF the Senate for inspection and mp
DISBURSEMENT or PUBLIC FUNDS.
There Is no principle, in the man.
agement of public affairs more vital
and Inn softant than that thereshould
be e proper and just levy of taxes.
ans certainly an honest and faithful
disburssment of the same under the
lava. The gr0as departure feom
these principles perhaps occasioned
as much discontent, alarm and pro-
test on the part OF the taxpayers of
the State as any other Of The many
abuses 'perpetFated. The utter care,
lessnesa and reckiessness of State
officers contracting in many ways
obligations in excess OF appropria-
tions, County G Commissioners incur.
ring expenses aud debts beyond the
amounts levied and collected for
County purposes, became owls CALI
ing loudly for redress. BY these
the ziofstsais debts 81 i tie Sti.to
and Of many Of che Ccenties were
largely increased, and the goodname
and credit of the State muehimpaired
and bid fair TO become totally ruined.
/ For instance, the General Assembly
in one year incurred a liability Of
nearly one quarter OF q million of
dollars for Incidental expenses il ex-
cess Of current appropriations ffor
such purpose Many Of the Coun-
|;ties becsme involved far beyond
their ability to pa just and legal
claims against I Sfafa AND Cohn-
ties were haWkeG about and sold
ishamefnlly below their face value. to
the great detriment Of public credit
and entailing serious loss upon many
officers who were andesyoring 10 do
their duty faithfully. Agents Of
State snd County officials wars id
| l.the mRrkeE purchasing the most
doubtful and worthless Of these
fclaims, because they could suy them
as the lowest prices and have them
Immediately paid at fheiS face value
lby State and County Treasnrers in.
jJereslea IN the spoils, leaving aapail
lawful and meritorions claims which
the taxes had been levied and col.
| lccted for the pnrposs of paying, In
order to- buy them at guinous dis.
,connts in the future. Special taxes
were being levied in 4 largo number
of Counties and absorbed in
Hike ,nannea. 10 suppress and
remedy these glariag Irregularities,
frauds and acts of Injustice i sub,
irnitted "a Bill TSee HonN journal
187 page 22a0, ] 10 gegs;ssate the
manner in which public iands shall
Be disbursed By pnb....c officers
This Bill became an Act and was
Iapproyea BIZ Governor Moses, March
AZ, 1919. Il proyides's that; ;tshall
j s.s1 3 Y pIuiIU officer
6tats or County Kathor;zcd BY Law
/ CO to contract, TO enter into or con,
traSt for any purpose " wdaisoever in
a sum in excess OF The tax levied OF
1.-THE amount appropriated d for the ac-
complishmenE Of such purpose =
also that il Ehall be unlawful {og
/ nfilAiia aflinar Ia 1r =,
tcadiaeEt or appropriate the funds
atising from any tax levied and col.
! lected Cor any one fiscal year to the
payment cf any inde ebssdnee1 con.
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