The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-05

as he would then always know wha
to expect. The compensation shoult
he made liberal enough. and baSet
upon the duties the sheriff in eacl
county has to perform.
Senator Sullivan objected to Jht
amendment on the ground that th'
words at cost" is a very uncertain
proposition. Who would be the judge
Of the cost" Of feeding the prisoners:
Besides. he thought there was very
little. if any, profit in the rate OF p
cents per day. In most of the cite:
and towns the rate for caring for ant
feeding the prisoners is more than q
ccnts-generally 50 cents per day.
Senator Barnwcll said he did not
think that any county that had ever
adopted the plan Of dieting prisoners
had ever given it up. 1t has worked
wei! wherever tried. and he thought
it would work we'll all over the State,
1t has been proven that the actua
cost in Charleston county is from five
to seven cents per day. When the
sheriff diets the prisoners ona Stipuiat'
ed fees. whenever the price OF proVis,
ions is high. to give the prisoners fooo
that might not be up to the standard.
He thought the sheriff should receive
q suitable salary at the outset, suffi,
cient for him to pay his deputy and
TAILOR and then make him diet the
prisoners at actual cost.
Senator .A!drich joined in the discus
sion. He said that in Barnwell county
the prisoners are dieted by the county
commissioners and he did not want tC
see . change. He thought Senator
Mowers amendment would be adapt
ed. The system of allowing s sheriff
to make money out OF dieting his
prisoners is a pernicious one and should
be abolished. There will always be
abuses. Let the county diet the pris-
oners and they will be more hlmanely
treated and the cost will be less.
Senator Henderson moved, to lay
Senator Mowers motion on the table.
On this vote stood ~ to u, and the
amendment was laid on the table.
SHERFF's SALARIES.
When the senate went to work to
fix the salaries Of the sheriffs OF the
various counties, after deciding to al
low them 20 cents per day for each
prisoner. The following were the
figures decided on by the senate last
night:
Abbeville, sl,1O0; Aiken, $4,000;
Anderson, s1,SO0; Bamberg, $3.50;
Barnwell, 81, 500; Beaufort, $500;
Berkeley, $1,000; Charleston, $500;
Cherokee, $500: Chester, 5000; Chester
field, 5000; Clarendon, $500: Colleton,
$1,000; Dorchester, s7oO; Edgefeld,
5000. Florence, $1,000; Georgetown,
$1,000: Greenville, 81. 800; Greenwood,
$1,000; Hampton, $1,000; Horny, $500;
Kershaw, 5000; Lancaster, $1,000;
Laurens. $1,000: Lexington, 500:
Marion, $500: Marlboro, $3.50:
Newberry, sI,10O: Oconee: $500;
Orangeburg, $1,000; Pickens, 500;
Richland, $4,000: Saluda, $1,000;
Spartanburg, $4,000; Sumter, s1,s0O;
Union 81, 800; Williamsburg, $1,000;
York. S1.400.
CLERKS OF COURT.
The salaries Of the clerks Of court
was then fixed as follows:
Abbeville, $500; Aiken, $500; Ander.
son $500: Banlberg, $50: Barnwell,
s400: Beaufort, s400; Berkley, $500;
Charleston, Sl.S00: Cherokee, 5000;
Chester, $3.50; Chesterfield. 5000; Clar-
endon, $3.50; Colleton. $500; Darling
ton. s4O0; Dorchester, 5000: Edgefeld,
5000: Fairfield, $500: Florence. $3.50;
GEORGETOWN. $500, Grecnvil!e, 5000:
Greenwood. $3.50: Hampton, $3.50:
Horny. $500: Kershaw. $3.50; Lancas-
ter, $3.50: Laurens, $3.50; Lexington,
5000: Marion. $500; Marlboro. $3.50;
Nevberry. S275: Oconee, Sl50:
Orangeburg, $3.50: Pickens. $500.
Richland. S425: Saluda, 5000; Spartan
burg. $500: Sumter, s400: Union, S40O:
Williamsburg, 1915; York, S4O0.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
The salaries Of the county super
uisors was fixed as follows
.Abbeville, $50: Aiken, $500; Ander-
sen. 5000: Bamberg, $3.50: Barnwell,
$500: Beaufort, $500: Berkeley. $500:
Charleston. $1,000: Cherokee, $500:
Chester. $500: Chesterfield $500: Clar-
endon. 5000; Colleton, $3.50; Darling
ton. $3.50: Dorchestes, 500; Edgeheld,
$500: Fairfield, $3.50; Florence, $500;
GEORGETOWN, $500; Greenville, $3.50;
Greenwood. 500; Hampton, $500:
Horny, $500; Kershaw, 5000; Lancas-
ter. 5000: Laurens, $500; Lexington,
$3.50: Marion $500; Marlboro, 5000:
Newberry, $3.50: Oconee, $500: Orange
burg, 500: Pickens, $3.50; Richland.
$3.50: Saluda, $500: Spartanburg. $50;
Sumter. $50: Unionss 600; Williams
burg. $50: York, 500.
CuARLEsTON's SHERIFF,
When Senator Barnwell moved to
fix the salary of the Sheriff of Charles
ton county at3500 per year there were
many requests fer an explanation. Mt.
Barnwell said that t the legislature
was going to leave the dieting fees for
prisoners at 90 cents per day it would
give Charleston's sheriff an income OF
about $4,000 per year. On the other
hand If the sheriff is required to diet
the prisoners at cOsth he would move to
give the sheriff OF Charleston county a
salary commensurate with the import
ance Of the Office. Later on the senate
decided in favor Of the fee system, and
Senator Barnwcll left the salary OF the
sheriff Of his county at the surprising
sum OF 500. Mr. Barnwell explained,
however, that the fees from dieting
the prisoners would give the sheriff
a comfortable living and that there
Was no danger Of that official starving.
The Senate resumed the considera-
ton Of the salary bill on Thursday,
and after a great deal OF discussion