The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-02-27
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
The Session of 1907 Now A Thing OF
The Past.
HOITSE
HOUSE.

CarOilna Legislature cioSeu oa'uiu u"'
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 a neat little speech to
the members, thanking them one ana
all for their uniform courtesy during
the session. And the session OF the
State Legislature for 1902 became
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 Senate's provisions as
to the auditors salaries: BarnWell,
from one thousand to $1,000: (SS66.56
to be paid by State I'd s433.33 by the
county,. Charleston from $1,000 to So
200 ($2, 200 to be paid by the State and
$1,000 by the county,. Chesterfield
from s675 to $500. Colleton from ST.
900 to 5000. Dorchester, from $500 to
$500. Georgetown from 1915 to $1,000.
Hampton-amount not changed, but
county to pay $500 instead Of S400 and
State $500 instead of $500. Oconee
from $500 to $780, Pickens was chang
ed from S675 to s525, but was restored
to S675 when the House subsequently
decided to pay treasurers and auditors
| the same amount Union from $500 to
$500. The State pays two-thirds and
| the county one-third cf each auditors
salary.
Under the provisions fer sheriffs,
Charleston's was changed from Sl,SO9
| to $4,000; Cherokee from $500 to ST.
$780, Colleton from $1,000 to $1,000;
Darlington from 81 500 to $500; Edge
| field from 5000 to 81 900; Georgetown
from $500 to S1,S00; Newberry from
s1.100 to s1,400; Oconee from $500 to
| $3.50; Orangeburg from $1,000 to $4,000;
Pickens from $500 to $500; Spartanburg
from $4,000 to $1,000; York from ST.
400 to $3.50. The Senate bill provides
THAT the sheriffs of the various coun-
ties Of this State shall receive annual
salaries In lieu Of I'll costs and fees
| chargeable against the county, as fol-
lows" ETC.: After stating the amount
to be paid the salary Of the sheriff OF
each county, the bill provides: That
in addition to the salary hereinabove
provided, the sheriffs Of the ~arious
counties of the State shall receive 30
cents per day for dieting each prisoner
while in his custody, and actual travel
ing expenses for himself and prisoners
and lunatics, when called beyond the
county.
/ The House changed the Senate's
| figures for clerks of court in the fol-
lowing particulars: Chesterfield $50 to
! s400; Georgetown $500 to $500; Marl-
boro $3.50 to $500; Oconee $3.50 to $500;
Spartanburg $500 to $1,000; York $500
to $500.
And the following changes were
made as to county supervisors: Able.
vile $40 for clerical services; Barn
we'll $500 to 5000; Florence 5000 ia
$3.50; Oconee $500 to $500; Orangeburg
s400 to $3.50; Richmond 5000 to 81 200
with the provision that his does not
apply to current term Of Office.
The House changed the Senate bill
as to tie pay and service Of county
commissioners as follows: In Ander-
son to get pay for not more than 40
days Senate had it 25 days); Green
vile from Is and mileage to $50 days
and no mileage; Greenwood from &C
to So days; Hampton from $500 and
no mileage to s1.50 day and mileage;
Laurens 500 per annum (omitted from
Senate bilD; Lexington county $3.50 tc
$500 each per annum; Marion county
40 to 80 days; Marlboro SO per day
not to exceed 25 days and mileage at
the rate Of 5 cents a mile (omitted
from Senate bilD; Oconee $3.50 each
to $500 each; Richland 81 per day for
25 days and mileage.
Clerks of county boards-Aiken $500
to S225; Edgefield SIS to $3.50; George
town $3.50 to 5000: Dorchester SIS (not
in the Senate bilD; Horny $3.50 to 500;
Laurens $3.50; York $1,000.
Township commissioners were to get
s1.00 per day in the Senate bill, but
the House changed this to 81 per day.
lie changes as to county superin-
tendents of education were: Bamberg
(where the auditor does the wormk)
from S25 to S.; Barnwell $3.50 to $500;
Charleston $500 to $3.50; Cherokee $500
to $500; Fairfield $3.50 to $500; Hamp-
ton S400 to $3.50; Lexington $500 to
$500; Marlboro s40O $500; Newberry
5000 to $3.50; Richland from $1,000 to
s1.150. In Lexington. Charleston and
Newberry counties special provisions
| for travelling eynencec Upra iDcartad