The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-02-22
HOW THE STATES MONEY GOES
Summary OF the Appropriation
Bill for the Coming Year

Bill for the Coming Year.
The following are the main features
of the appropriation bill introduced
last week in the House, which will be
passed abstain TALLY in this form. The
items are worthy Of careful study, and
every citizen should know how the
taxes are spent:
Governors Ol1ice-Governor, $3 900
privetc secretary, $I ,350; messenger,
$l0O: contingent fund, So, 600: station
| cry, etc, $500.
Secretary OF State. $1,000: c;crk OF
Secretary OF State, $3.50: contingent
fund Of Secretary of State, $3.50 :
stationery and stamps, $500; books,
blanks and stationery general election,
| $500 extra clerk hire, $500.
Comptroller General, 81 800: chief
clerk, 81 400; bookkeeper, ST 400: con.
tlngent fund, $500; stationery, $500
printing, $500; travelling expenses
and his assistants in examining books
papers and accounts pertaining tO
offices of the auditors and treasurers OF
| the respective counties and other coun.
ty officers, $500.
State Treasurer, 81, 800; chief clerk
ST., 800 two boOkkeepcrs, each ST. $50
contingent fun 5000; printing oi
| bonds and stocks, ?ird to pay for bonds
and stocks already printed, $500
| stationery, $500.
Superintendent of Education, 81 800
clerk, 5000; contingent fund. 5000
printing, books, 5000 board OF educu-
tion, 500 stationery, $I25 travelling
expenses, $500.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
ST. 200 clerk, 5000; armory, $3.50; CON
tingent fund, $500; stationery, $3.50
expenses, $3.50; companies $4,000.
Attorney General, ST 900; assistant
Attorney General, ST., $50; continge mt
fund, $3.50; stationery, $75 litigation
ST. 500; for emergency, $500 is neces,
say.
Railroad commissioners, $5,7O0
secretary, $1,000; contingent fund
$3.50
State librarian, $500; contingen,
fund, $125 stationery, $500: expenses
500.
| Two watchmen State House ani
| grounds, $500 janitCr, $3.50; engineer
$50 per month; two firemcn, $35 pc
month engineer $25 per monl h TO,
rest Of year; contineen fund Of keeper
OF State House, 800.
Judicial Department-Chief Justice
$2,S5O; Associate Justice, SD 229 II, e
| 3. Gary; Associate Justice, $3.50, Y
j. Pope Associate Justice, $3.50, Ira. B
Jones. For each Of the Circuit Judges,
5000. Solicitors, stenographors and
clerks as provided by law.
Board OF Health Quarantine officer
| at Charleston, 81 $50; station, s 900
at st. Helena. 500 expenses, 5000 at
| Port Royal, $500; expenses, $500
keeper Of hospital, $l75 at George
town, $3.50 !; expenses, $3.50; keeper OF
lazaretto, 5000. For the purpose OF
carrying out State board of health
So, 200; for quarantine purposes, $15,-
900.
| Tax Department-Sala OF audi.
tors, $25, 500; printing for auditors, 81,
| 500.
State Colloges-South Carolina Col.
| lege, $21 800; winthrop College, 1873,
600 and S., ,450 for scholarships.
South Carolina Military Academy
1923, 25O; for deficiency reported by
board Of visitors, $6.250.
State COlorcd College, $4,000.
South Carolina Penitentiary-For
salarles. $4750.
State Hospital for the Insane-Sala-
ries, S., 900; board regents, per diem
and mileage, $1,000; maintenance
500, 900; building purposes, $4,000
Wallace debt, 81, 600
| Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, $50
900.
Indians, $500 Water, 81 600.
Claims, So, 900; public printing, $12,.
600; Journals, $50; Governors Man
sion, $3.50 lights ana public buildings
$3.50; fuel, 81 ,00o; Confederate pen
sions, 800, 900; phosphate Inspector
$1,000; State Fair, $1,000; commls
sioners and managers OF elections,
81 800 advertising 81 600; for rewriting
State House, 81 600; interest on public
debt, $293, 1872 81.