The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-17
county of Darlingtok, 5000; in the

county OF falrneIu, SoaV,m 1Ne Coon
ty of Flore = 5000; in nfbe county OF
GEORGETOWN. $3.50; in the county OF
Greenyille, 5000; in the county OF
Hampton, $500; in the county of Hor-
ry, $500; in the county vt KershaW,
5000; in the county of Lancaster,
$4OO; in the county Of Laurens. $500;
in the county of Lexington, $500; in
the county Of Marion, $500; in the
county of Marlboro, $500; in the coun-
ty of Newberry, $3.50; in the county
Of Oconee, $500; in the county OF Or.
angeburg. $500; in the county OF
Pickens, S4O0; in the county OF Rich
land, 5000; in the county of Spartan
burg, $1,000; in the county of Sumter,
$500; in the county of Union, $500
in the county of Williamsburg, $500; !;
in the county of York, $500; in the
county of Saluda, $3.50; and the coun-
ty board of commissioners of the fol:
lowing counties may elect clerks OF
said board, and their salaries shall be
as follows.
Abbeville county, $3.50; Anderson
county, $3.50; Aiken county, 5000;
Barnwell county, $3.50; Colleton coun.
ty, $3.50; Lancaster county,. 500;
Laurens county, $3.50; Darlington
county, $50; Oconee county, $1O0;
Richland county, $3.50; Spartanburg
county, 5000; Berkeley county, 5000;
Marion county, 5000; Newberry coun-
ty, 5000; Sumter county, 5000; Will
liamsburg county, $50; Pickens coun-
ty, $50; Union county, $3.50;
York county, $3.50: Provided,
This Act shall not take effect until af-
ter the expiration of the terms now
being served 50 far as relates to Super.
visors. Approved the 9th day OF
March. A. D. 1896.
Mr.. Bendon moved to make the
salary of the Supervisor $500 as to
Colleton county. This was adopted.
Mr.. Ashley moved to amend as to
salary of clerk of the county board OF
commissioners of Anderson by strlk.
ing out $15O and making it $100.
Mr.. Bethune moved to except Ker-
shaw from the operations of the bill.
Mr.. Harvey suggested that debate
be adjourned, but the House refused
to do so.
MIR. Mishoe moved to make Horny s
Supervisor $500 instead of $500.
Mr.. Austell moved to make the sal
ary of clerk OF the commissioners of
Spartanburg $500 instead of 5000.
Mr.. Colcock moved to make the sal.
ary of the Supervisor of Beaufort
$500; Mr.. Owens to make the clerk's
salary of Spartanburg $1O0; Mr..
Caughman to make the Saluda clerk S
salary $1OO; Mr.. Rainsford, the clerk
in Edgefeld S1OO; Mr.. w. s. Smith,
to make the salary of the clerk OF
Hampton SIS instead Of $50; Mr..
Skinner, clerk in Barnwell, 5000 IN.
stead of $500.
Mr.. Glenn proposed an amendment
that the Act should not apply to pres,
ent su upervisors.
Mr.. Winkler held that the passage
of the amendment would destroy the
whole effect of the bill. Mr.. Cushman
expressed the hope that the amend
ment would be adopted.
Mr.. Gasque held that it was not
right to cut down the salaries of Off
GERS without notice..
Mr.. Winkler said the bill was intro.
duced for Kershaw county alone. II
other counties don't want to come in
let them be excepted. He moved to
Law the amendment on the table,
which was agreed to.
MIR. Magill moved to recommit the
bill in order to prevent all confusion.
MIR. Kinard asked whether If the
bill passed now would it legally affect
the salaries of the present officers9
The Chair would not answer the
question, preferring to let the courts
decide that, but Mr.. Magill's motion
was lost and the bill was passed to a
third reading.
The Senate bill to include street
railways in the provisions of the Sec
ton of the general statutes affecting
judgments for injury, was passed. It
provides that such judgment shall
have priority over any mortgage.
Mr.. Johnson's bill to provide the
pupils attending the free public school
text books at actual cost, was passed
after much discussion.
On Tuesday the consideration OF
Mr.. IIderton's bill to provide for a
graduated license or privilege tax up.
on certain classes was taken up and
passed. The bill provides that all IL
censes or privilege taxes imposed by
any municipal corporation in this
State upon any class or classes OF per-
sons made subject to such tax by mu.
nicipal corporations shall be graduated
according to the amount OF capital in
vested or according to income or &C.
cording to the amount of business
done; the valuation OF such capital
invested shall be taken from the au-
ditor's books.
The bill to tax the manufacture and
sale of cigaretts in this State was then
taken up and passed. The bill pro.
vides that no package of cigarettes
sold or offered for sale shall contain
more than five cigarettes, nor shall
any package of cigarette paper sold or
offered for sale contain more than 100
leaves of length and width now used,
and that every such package of cigar
cites or cigarette paper shall have
thereon a privileged tax stamp as
hereinafter provided for, which shall
be furnished to dealers in cigarettes
or cigarette paper by the county treas
urers of the counties of this State at a
cost of 25 cents each, and the proceeds
of the sales of such stamps snail be
held by the county treasurers subject
to the warrants of the boards of coun-
ty commissioners ike the funds for