The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-08
THE TAX LEVY,
What You Will Have to Pay to Support
tho Government and what 1t Ia Spent
For.

exclusively Of tho public school ,ux
hereinafter provided for, upon every
dollar of tho value Of all taxable
property Of this State be and the
samo is hereby levied for the pur-
pose Of meeting appropriations to
defray tho current expenses of the
government for tho incal year be-
ginning January l, 1898, and to
meet such other indebtedness as has
been or shall be provided for IN tho
several acts and joint resolutions
passed by this Goncral Assembly at
the session Of 1903 providing for tho
samc.
CONDITION OF THE STATE.
When tho bill had boon road and
amended by tho several delegations,
work that WAS not completed until
nearly half past IL o'clock, Chair
man John p. Thomas went ovor all
tho figures rs to the general oxpcn-
scs Of tho government and proceeded
to show why tho committee had
placed the levy at five mills. lIo
spoke rs follows:
"Tho ways and means committee
has recommended special lcvy ut
five mills for State purposes. In
ordcr that the House may hear tho
data upon which tho committee has
acted | have prepared certain state
mcnts which | submit for the infor-
nation of tho House. These state
mcnts show tho condition Of tho
finances Of tho State rs they stood
on January |, lS0S, and give the
estimated ordinary resources and cx-
penditures Of tho State government
for tho ensuing year. These state
mcnts are submitted in order that
the House may voto intclligcntly
upon tho passage Of this bill, and
that each member may have such in
formation rs vii. enable him to cxer-
ciso his own Judgment upon this i'm,
portant question as to which is the
proper amount Of tho State lcvy.
Here arc the figures:
Estimated available resources Junu-
AIRY lst, 1898:
Cash in State treasury as per
trcasurcrs report for 1897 $I39, ,llS.30
AmOt a. to credit Of special
funds not availab q for ordi-
nary rpOscS............... 3OJ, ,3l2.2 20
%l34, lo6. 10
Amount due upon taxes of
INJi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. DfU,N'D.UD
Fees secretary OF state. .$3 900
Taxes on insurance. I'LL 900
License taXcS......... 10000 - 1000. 90
Railroad commission refund
cd................ .........,...... T,Gl00O
State penitcntiary.... ......... iU,UUU 90
81 .7lG 10
Excess Of appropriation for
1898 over cash in treasury
and resources from cur
rent taxes Of 1897 and fees.
etc, 1913. Observation-Disclosures. llS,2 ~, -
$3Gi ,022. 2;1
The amount due upon taxes for 1897
is arrived at as follOws: .-.
Five mill levy of 1897 on
$lI3. 900 600 0....................& 1850 900. OO
Less commissions Of county
trcasurcrs, abatcmcn,s and
nullu bona. 40, 900 90
Net balnnc"......... .............. $40 600. .OO
"The excess Of appropriations for
1893 over present available rcsour-
COS, to wit: $l48,27G.OG, is about the
amount Of tho usual expenditures for
two months in the year. This is
about the sm..e deficiency, if dolicirn.
cy it can be called, which existed
last year. The State treasury, tborc-
fore, has about held ground. !,
is calculated, therefore, that pros,
ent available resources arc sufficient
to run the government until Novcm
! Der |, 1898. After that time, cxprn,
ditures must be made ont Of the col
lection Of taxes for 1898, or by Dor.
! rowing money i'm auyauco Of tho col