The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09

Eige1eId ! mills.
Falrf9Id-5 mills.
F!0rence-3 MILLS.
GreenviIle-5 ! mills.
Green wood ! mills.
Georgeto wn-S mills.
Ham2ton-4 mills.
H)rry-5S mills.
her5oaT-6 ! mills.
LancAster-S . mills and special in
two townships.
Laurans-2! mills
L xIagton-3 ! mills and special in
certain 10 vnshi0s.
Aarion-4 ! mills.
M4rlooro-3 t mills.
Ne5oerry-3 mills.
Oconee- / mills
Oraugebura-3 mills.
Plckens-9 7 mills.
Richlaod-5 ! mills and special in
certaln townships.
Sa!uda-5 mills.
SlartanbGrg-5 7 mills.
SUnter-3 s n.Ils.
Uoioa-S I mills.
=Wlilamsolrg-4 mills.
York; mills and special N certain
.oNaS1ips
Ic FAlri9ld TIE county commission
els are PERMITTED to borrow sum not
exceeding 81 500, on which interest
40! 10 exceeI Z per cent. is to be paid,
for the purpose OF Improvements 20
the ] Ill.
Rcaland C>uaty-For Rlchland
county, for ordinary county purposes,
81 rnlls; al additional tax OF ! of
uil il Colu nbia township FOR Inter
Is. on railroal bonds, and an addi
tSnal tax o !! Of l mill IN said town
snip Or 4 s!lkiag fuad for the par.
posa OF relirleg railroad bonds, and ia
addition tlere,o there shall be levied
y lax u mills in the scaool district
CT Ihs cltg o. Columbia ia lieu OF any
S2eclai tax augh oriz ID 10 be levied by
an &C: entitled IA act to provide for
esta D!ish1eEt OF a new school district
10 R caland c)uaty, aud to authorize
the levy and collection ofa local tax
tleroin," approved Decamber24, 1880;
tha! the sum OF $3.50 is hereby appro-
priateG t. be paid as other county
CLAIMS are paid out Of any couuty
uuds, for tae pay of the county treas
urers for services for collecting aud
d.soursing social taxes levied for is
Cal year 1897.
The secIon fixing the State levy is
as follows:
Section l. That a tax OF 5 mills, ex.
elusive OF the p1olic school tax here
matter provided for, upon every dol.
lar OF the value Of all taxable property
Of this Stats be and the sane is hereoy
levied for the purpose of meeting ap-
preparations to defray the current ex
penses Of the government for the fiscal
yesr beginoing January l, 1898, AID
10 meet such other Indebtedness as has
oeen or shall be provided for in the
several acts and joint resolutions pass
ed By this general assembly at the
session OF 1895 providing for the same.
Wnen the Dill had been read and
amand=i by the several delegations, g
work that was not completed until
nearly hslf past II o'clock. Chairman
John P. Thomas went over all the fig
ures SIS to the general expenses Of the
government and proceeded to show
shy the committee had placed the
levy at five mills. He spoke as fol-
lows:
The ways and means committee
nss recommended special levy at
Eve mills TOR State purposes. In OR.
der that the house may hear the data
upon which the committee has acted
have prepared certain statements
which submitted for the information
of the mouse. These statements shoa n
The condition OF tho finances OF the
Stale as they stood on Jan. 1, 1898,
and give the estimated ordinary re-
s1urc.s and expenditures OF the State
government for the ensuing year.
Cnese sta emeuts are submitted in or
der that the house may vote intelll
gently upon the passage OF this bill,
and that each member may have such
Information as will enable him TO ex
erc;se hisown judgment upon this in
Dor au1 question as 10 which is the
proper amount Of the State levy.
HIRE are the figures:
Estimated available resources Janu.
arg lst, 1898:
Cash in State treasury as per
treasurer's report for lS9I......S439, AIS SO
Amount 10 credit OF special funds
no: available for ordinary pur-
p0ses............................... 305, ,313 20
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