The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-03-20
A OMISSION.
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b. T.; -. Treasurers.
I 'Co1rMB1A. S. c.. March 12.-The
Omission OF an act OF the legisla-
ture from the code prepared some time
ago and c.lopted by the State Le@isia-
ture without reading. has cost nearly
all county treasurers in the State S20t
each, The act was omitted by the codi.
fier while preparing the code. and
When the code was adopted all other
laws than those mentioned therein
we're repealed.
The matter developed yesterday
when it was called to the attention OF
Comptroller General Norton. The
Comptroller, inasmuch as a Legal
question as to the amount of salaries
in commissions each treasurer is to re-
Fceive from the 1894 collection OF
taxes was left in doubt, referred it to
the Attorney General. Mr.. Norton
explained the trouble somewhat in
this shape: ~.
The attention of the department was
called toit by several of the treasur-
ers. II hemselves. It appears that IN
1882 an act Was passed fixing the
amount that each treasurer should re-
ceive in$commissions during the fiscal
syear at $500, an exception being made
.Df Charleston, where the amount al
lowed was about 50, 900; and in Horny,
Chesterfield and Lancaster, where the
amounts were less. In 1883 another act
was passed raising the general amount
from $500 to $1,000. It'now develops
that this last act was omitted from
the codi6caion of the laws of the
State land that code. having been
adopted by the Legislature and all
acts not contained therein having been
declared repealed, the. difficulty is to
know whether the treasurers shall get
their 81, 900 or only $500, the latter be-
ing the onlyact ia the code.
Last evening the Attorney General
rendered the following opinion:
Hon James Norton, Comptroller Gen
eral.
Sir: The commissions allowed by
law to the county treasurers IN this
State are as follows.
In all the counties, except Chester"
field, Lexington, Berkely and Orange
burg, 3 per cent. upon first $40, 900; 9
per cent: upon next $40, 900; l per cent
upon next $40, 900; and one-half Of ]
per cent. upon all amounts collected
over $50, 900; provided the same shall
not exceed $500 or be less than $500;
except the county of Charleston, where
the commissions shall not exceed
81, 900 a1o: 81, coo is allowed for cleric
alservices.
In Lexington county the treasurer
gets salary Of $500 year in lieu OF
all commissions.
]. In Berkeley county the treasurer gets
81, 400 in lieu of all commissions and
clerk hire. - ''''-.-
In Oran ngeburg. county the treasurer
gets per cent. upon first $4,000; 3
per cent. upon next so, 600; 2 per cent
upon next $4,000 and per cent. on
balance: provided the total amount
Fshal not exceed $500.
In Chesterfield county the treasurer
gets 8 per cent. on first SIC, 900: 2 per
cent. on next $4,000; l per cent. on
next $40. 900 and one-half Of / per cent
on all amounts above $50, 900, provld-
ed the commissions do not exceed
$500.
Up to December 1894, all the treasu:
rers, except in the counties OF Charles
ton, Lancaster and Chesterfield, got
commissions Of. 3 per cen., on frs,
's1o,O00; 3 per. cent. on next SO, COO
per ccnt on next $4,000 and one-half
of percent ION all over $50, 900: pro-
vided the same did not exceed $500, or
was less than $500.
In Eaneaster,. up TO December II,
1884. commissions were 4 per cent. on
first $l0,CC0; ;3pereeHt. On next SO, COO:
2 per cent. on next SO, 900 and | per
cent, on a-lSeverS30, 900, provided the
same did tfotexceed 81, 900 or less than
800 -! - 81. -. 8.
'< III Chesterfield, commissions as in
othet' icottnties, provided the sanl did
not exceeet $500. =:
Ii" n"Gharleston. same commissions as
III III other counties. provided the same
do not exceed 81, 900: and there was al:
lowed for clerk hire :in .g: this. county
i, Respectfully yours,
'">' 81. G. ?. Townsend; 1,
~ Assistant Attorney General.