The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-03-31
baws of the State.

IN Act TO Define the Duties of County Com
nhssiore's, County School Commissioners and
COUNTY freasurers, i'm reference to the Audit
ing, Allowing and Payment Of Claims
lie IL enacted by the Senate. aud House of
Representatives of the Stale of South Caroiua,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by The authority of the same:
SECTION l. That the County Commissioners
of the several counties OF said State shall keep
in their several Offices file book" in which
All claims presented for their consideration shall
be ;lca by their clerk. desig ignatng the date filed
by whom presented, and to whom said claim be-
longs, aud the character aud amount of said
clnms. The said clerk shall also number said
claims IN the order in which they fled au-
dici ami allowel, from lumber one upwards.
SEC That the County Commissioners Shall
draw their checks upon the County rreosurers
OF lheir respective c2Upl les. in payment of said
claims, out of any funds in the Treasury appli-
cable t. the payment thereof. Provided, that
no such checks shall be drawn by the said Coun-
~ Commissioners until they shall have been
formally notified by the County Treasurer that
there are sufficient funds in the County Treasury
applicable to the payment of such checks.
SEC. 3. That County Commissioners and
County School Con mssoners snail make an
annual report of all claims filed, audited and
allowed and ordered paid by them during each
fiscal year, to the presiding Judge at the first
term of the Court Of General : 'ssions for each
county which shall he held after the first day .f
january in each year; which repur; shall be
submitted by said Judge to the grand Jury r
their examination, with the assistance il neccs.
sary, of some competent persons TO be appointed
ny the presiding Judge, mt n compensation of
hve dollars per day for each day engaged :;
provided, that no pay shall be received under
this Section for more than four days. After
the examination the grand jury shall report
thereon to the presiding Judge any mat cr grow
ing out of. or pertaining to- said annual report
which to them may seem worthy of the atten-
tion of the Court The said report shall there
upon be filed by the Clerk of said Court, and
Kept as parers of said Court for inspection by
any citizen desirous of examining the same.
SEC. That the County Trcasurers of the
several counties of said State shall not pay any
claims against their respective counties upon
orders of County Commissioners, except as
hcrcinbeforc provided for, and they shall make
an annual report 10 the presiding Judge, mt the
first term OF the Court of General Sessions in
their respective counties which shall be held af
ter the first day in January in each year, of the
number, character nnl amount of said claims
PAID by them on orders of County Commissions
crs and County School Commissioners, and 10
whom paid; which report shall be submit cd by
said Judge to the grand jury for their cxamina-
ton, and shall be fled by the Clerk of said
Court aud kept III his Office for public inspcc-
tOn.
SEC. .. That if after examination of said re.
ports oil County Commissioners, County School
shall find any discrepancies between the reports
or any irregularities therein, or any cmhczzc-
ments OF or extravaganccs in the expenditures
the saiu Udurr; nnI urutrs' 'snurr ue raken tnerc.
on as shall meet the ends of Justice
SEC. u. That said reports of County Com.
missioners. County School Commissioners and
ireasurers. shall be published at least two weeks
before the sitting of said County by said officers
or their respective clerks in some newspaper
published in the sal | county.
SEC I. That the County Commissioners OF
the several counties Of said State, shall on or
before the 18th day of November of each wear
make report to the Comptroller General Of the
number, character and amount of claims audited
allowed AMI ordered to be paid by them for the
Iscal year ending on the 3lst of OcOiber pre-.
ceedlng said 10Th day of November to be by him
submitted to the General Assembly for their in
formation, in his annual report and all claims
against county not presented during the fiscal
year In which they are contracted or the next
thereafter shall be forever barrel They shall
also make out in said report estimate of the
amount of money which it will be necessary TO
raise py taxation In their several counties for
county purpose for the current fiscal year which
shail also be embodied in the Comptroller Cen
erals annual report TO the General Assembly
SEC 8. That any violations of the foregoing
sections by the County Commissioners Count Y
School Commissioners and County TrcaSurcrs
shal! nc deemed amisGenlcanor, and upon cOnvic-
ton thereof in the Court of general Sessions, the
party so offending shall be sentenced by the
presiding Judge before whom convicted to pay
fine of not less than one hundred dollars or
be imprisoned in The county Jail not less than
one month. 1t shall also be the duty of the sew
eral circuit solicitors to prosecute any violation
of this Act.
SEC. Q. That this Act shall not take effect
until on and after the lst day Of November,
1892
SEC TO- That all Acts a2d parts Of Acts in
consistent with this Act be aud the same are
hereby repealed
Approved Feb 9th, 4. b., 1892