The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-01-31
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From the Charleston News and Courier.
THE LATE LEGISLATURE.
SYNOPSIS OF SOME VERY EMPoR-
TANT ACTS.
CONVERSATION OF COUNTY coMus-

CONVERSATION OF COUNTY CoMAus-
sIoNERs.
AN ACT to amend Section 637
of the general Statues of South
Carolina, so far as it relates to
Counties Of Orangeburg, Anderson,
Williamsburg, Edgefeld, Fairfield.
Barnwell and Georgetown:
SECTION. /. That Section 637 of
the General statuets of South Caro-
lima be, and the same is hereby,
amended so as to read as follows;
Section 637. Each member of the
board of every county shall be al
lowed compensation for his services
in attending the meetings of the
board, and for necessary time
spent in discharging other duties
imposed by law, if any, at the rate
! of two dollars per day and FIVE
cents per mile for necessary travel !:
Provided, that compensation shall
not be allowed to any member of
the board Of county commissioners
for exceeding seventy days in any
any one year, except in Richland,
Anderson, Williamsburg, Edgefeld,
Fairfield and Barnwell Counties,
where one hundred days and no
more, shall be allowed, except also,
the chairman Of the board Of county
commissioners Of Spartanburg,
Georgetown and Beauford Counties,
who shall be allowed one hundred
days, and no more; except, also, in
Orangeburg County, where one
hundred days, and no more, shall
be allowed, and where the compen.
sation shall be three dollars q day
and five cents a mile for necessary
travel: Provided, that the entire
compensation and mileage of each
member of the board Of county
commissioners for Orangeburg
Comfy shall not.exeeed three hun
dred and fifty dollars, and where
the clerk of said board shall re-
cieve for his services three dollars
| per day for time actually employed !:
Provided, that the compensation
Of the clerk Of the board of county
commissioners for Orangeburg
County shall not exceed two hun
dred and fifty dollars in each year.
Not more than one hundred days
shall be allowed to any clerk of
the board for any one year, except
in Riehland County, in which the
number, of days shall not exceed
two hundred, and except in George
town County, in which the number
Of days shall not exceed one hun
dred and twenty-five, and except
in Williamsburg County, in which
the number Of days shall not exceed
one hundred and fifty, and except
in Anderson County, in which the
number Of days shall not exceed
one hundred. An account shall
be made out in items, with dates
prefxed, accompanied with the
affidavit of the member, stating
that the items of such accounts are
just and the services therein men
toned have been rendered as stated
and no, part of said account has
been paid. The accounts shall be
presented to the county auditor,
who shall audit, and, if correct, the
county treasurer shall pay the
same out of funds accrued from
taxes levied and collected for pay
ment of accounts and claims against
the county. Copies of all accounts
thus presented and paid by the
county treasurer shall be filed with
the clerk of the beard Of county
commissioners for the examination
Of all persons who may desire to in
spect them.
DUTIES OF PEN1TENr1ARY D1REc.
TORS.
An Act to amend Section 2,711,
chapter 118, Title 8, Part 4 Of the
c. fHtes relating to the
- on our nerd Of directors of
.s9elA 'a;el S;S,aneS =, : ;,os, 5tiary: