Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-02-26
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
The Session of 1902 Now A Thing Of
The Past.
HOI1SE

carolina Legislature closed Saturday
by sine die adjournment. The closing
day was devoted to the ratification of
bills, resolutions of thanks and other
| matters customary on similar occas-
ions. The State Company was elected
state printer, on lowest bid. The
| speaker made n neat little speech to
the members, thanking them one and
all for their uniform courtesy during
the session. And the session of the
State Legislature for 1902 became a
thing Of history.
Twenty-sixth Day-In the House
Monday morning the bill to fix the sal
| aries of county officers was taken up
and given second reading The House
passed the Senate bill after it had been
variously amended. The bill is TO take
the place Of existing laws which are
said to be unconstitutional The only
matter which provoked discussion was
whether or not the auditors and
the treasurers should get the same
| amounts.
The House made the following
| changes in the Senates provisions as
to the AUDITORS salaries: Barnwe!l.
from one thousand to $1,000: (SS66. &c
10 be paid by State and $4S333 by the
county,. Charleston from S2,S00 to So
ZoO 200 to be paid by the State and
sl,ooO by the county,. Chesterfield,
nom S675 to 500. Colleton from ST.
oOO TO $500. Dorchester, from 500 to
$SO0. Georgetown from 1915 to 81 900.
fampton-amount not changed. but
county to pay $500 instead of S40O and
state 5000 instead of $500. Oconee
from 5000 to $500. Pickens was chang
ed from $675 to $525, but was restored
10 500 when the House subsequently
decided to pay treasurers and auditors
the same amount. Union from $500 to
S9O0. The State pays two-thirds and
the county one-third OF each auditors
salary.
Under the provisions for sheriffs.
Charleston's was changed from 81 800
10 $4,OO0; Cherokee from $500 to ST.
l5O; Colleton from s1,3OO to 81 200:
darlington from s1.5O0 to $1,000; Edge
held from 5000 to 81 1000; Georgetown
from $1,000 to s1.SOO; Newberry from
sl.loo to Sl,4OO; Oconee from $500 to
you; orangeburg from $4,000 to 81. 200:
Plckens from $500 to $500; Spaatanburg
from 1900 to S2,400; York from ST.
4Ou TO 1880. The Senate bill provides
That the sheriffs of the various coun-
Ties OF this State shall receive annual
saiarles In lieu of III costs and fees
Chargeabie against the county. as fol-
lows, ETC.: After stating the amount
10 De paid the salary of the sheriff OF
each county, the bill provides: THAT
III ADDITION to the salary hereinabove
provided, the sheriffs of the ~arious
counties OF the State shall receive 20
cents per day for dieting each prisoner
whlle IN his custody, and actual travel
ing expenses for himself and prisoners
county. ''-N
The House changed the senate.s
hgures for clerks of court in the fol-
lowing Particulars: Chesterfield $50 to
S4oo; Georgetown $500 to $500; MARI
Doro $3.50 to $500; Oconee $3.50 to 5000
to $500. Ti0o
And the following changes were
MADE as to county supervisors: Abbe
Vllie $40 for clerical services: Barn
well $500 to 5000; Florence $500 10
s.5O; Oconee $500 to $500; Orangeburg
s4oo 10 $3.50; Richmond $500 to $1,000,
VIII the provision that this does not
apply to current term of office.
me House changed the Senate bill
as TO tie pay and service of county
commissioners as follows: In Ander-
son 10 get pay for not more than 40
uays tSenate had it % days): Green
vile from rs and mileage to $50 davs
ana no mileage; G.eLrwcoI from n
70 80 days; Hampton from s3O0 and
no mileage to 81 80 day and MILEAGE.
Laurens 500 per annum (omitted from
senate Did; Lexington county $3.50 IN
sSoo each per annum: Marion county
4o 10 81 days: Marlboro So per dav
nor 10 exceed % days and mileage al
tne raIe or cents mile (omitted
from Senate bilD; Oconee $3.50 each
~ ~ sSoo each; Richland So per day for
20 days and mileage.
Clerks of county boards-Aiken so0o
TO s225: Edgefleld $75 to $3.50: George.
town $3.50 to $500; Dorchester SIS mot
IN the Senate bilD: Horny $3.50 to slOO;
LaMrens $50; York 81 900.
township commissioners were 70 eet
$ioO per day in the Senate bill but
the House changed this to SO per dav
ihe Changes as to county superin-
tendents of education were: Bamberp
twhere the auditor does tho wormk1
from $25 to SO: Barnwell $3.50 to $500:
Charleston 5000 to $3.50; Cherokee s3O0
TO 81 :; Fairfield $3.50 to $500; Hamp-
Ton scn SAW to $3.50: Lexington $500 10
ssoOO; Marlboro $400 5000: Newberry
sooo 10 5000; Richland from 81 900 to
Sl'l0O In Lexington, Charleston and
Newberry counties special provisions
ior travelling expenses were inserted
Dut were afterwards taken out as n
was reared the constitutionality of the
Dill might be made questionable. The
travelling expense then was included in
the regular salary.
township assessors and city boards
OF assessors are to be paid $500 per
day. T-''' P0i
Twenty-seventh Day-The house
gave third reading to the railroad con-
solidation bill. to the bill fixing the
salaries of county officers and three To-
cal measures. Second reading was Civ