The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-21
SUMTER S. c., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1884,

the same shall thereupon be the seal
Of the supervisor, and all orders Or
other papers signed by said commits
sioner shall be authenticated by the
official SEAL
Section 3S. Each county shall pay !:
l. The fees of the grand and petit
jurors while in attendance upon the
Circuit Court. 2. Witnesses fees
in the State cases for actual attend.
ance upon the Circuit Courts as pro-
vided by law. 3. Fees of physicians
and surgeons testifying as experts
before the Circuit Court. 4 Fees of
sherifs and clerk of court as provided
by law. 5. Fees Of county coroners
as allowed by law. g. Fees or
salaries of trial justices and consta-
bles. 7. The salaries of auditor,
treasurer and county supervisor as
provided by law.
Section 80. That the fees allowed
Jurors, constables and witnesses shall
be paid by the treasurers of the coun-
ties, Oh the presentation to them of
certificates signed by the presiding
Judge and countersigned by the
clerk of the court, or be received by
him in payment Of all county taxes,
when duly approved by the county
supervisor.
Section 40. That the accounts of
the corner and sheriff and supervisor
and physicians or surgeons fees for
post mortem, shall be approved by
county board Of commissioners, and
the supervisor, on their approval,
shall draw an order upon the county
treasurer for the payment Of the
same, countersigned by the secretary
of the board.
Section Al. Sheriffs, deputy
sherifs, coroners aud constables shall
execute all legal orders to them
directed by the boards herein pro.
vided for or the chairman thereof
and shall receive therefor the same
fees and costs allowed in other
cases.
Section AZ. That the reports of
the county treasurer and other Off
GERS now required by law to be
made to the board of county COM
missioners shall, after the passage
of this Act, be made to the county
supervisor, and all settlements by any
Of the county officers now required
to be made with the board of county
commissioners, or it's chairman shall
be made with the county supervisor.
Section 43. The county board OF
commissioners shall prepare an
estimate Of the amount of money
necessary to pay the expenses
incurred by said boards and for ordi.
nary county expenses and report the
same to the Comptroller General Of
the State, on or before the 18th day
of November of each year, to be by
him submitted to the General Assem-
bly, in order to provide the neces'
sary taxation for county purposes.
Section A. In case Of the failure Of
the county supervisor to faithfully per.
form the duties ofhis Office or the con-
ditions of his bond, it shall be the duty
of the solicitor of the circuit in which
such supervisor shall reside to bring
an action upon the bond of said
supervisor in the name Of the county,
and any amount realized from said
suit shall be deposited in the treasury
to the credit of the road fund, aud
shaig receive therefor such fees as the
court shall designate.
Section As. That the salaries of the
supervisors in the several counties
shall be paid quarterly by the county
treasurers out of the county funds,
in the same manner as other claims
against said county are paid.
Section 46. That it shall be the
duty of the county supervisor to
cause record to be kept of all the
proceedings of the board in which he
is herein made chairman, as we'll as
a record of all contracts entered into
with said boards, as provided in this
Act, which said records shall be open
to public inspection, and all neces.
sary books and material for keeping
same shall be paid for out Of the
funds herein provided for the respec-
tive boards in the same manner as
other charges are paid.
Section Al. That so much of this
Act as applies to the working of the
public highways by the contract
system and by convicts in chain
gangs shall not be obligatory on such
county boards of commissioners as
conclude that the present system of
working the highways in their re-
spective counties is more conducive
to the welfare thereof: and in such