Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-02-22
LEGISLATURE AND FINANCES


legislatures work last week in Mon
lays Columbia State we Gull the fol-
lowing:
The appropriation bill was followed
by the supply bill, which provided
lor an increase in the levy from S
mills to 5 1-2. The appropriations
this year will be about the same as
asst year on account OF certain in
,reases,. which will make up the
mount set aside last year for the
Hampton monument, for the general
election expenses and for other ex-
:raordinary expenditures which will
not be duplicated this year.
The total amount Of taxable prop
srty in the State last year was S2lO,-
,3l,S54. At all assessment Of S mills
the income to the State would be
sl,051, ,65s.27 At 5 i=2 mills the in
come would be s1,156;S25.M: To this
may be added insurance license fees,
which were $4,000 last year, fees to
secretary of state. which were Sl4,-
300 last year. This would make a
total of s1.2O6,825, which is even more
than the appropriation bill carries.
Last year the comptroller general
turned into the state treasury $61,Sl2
which had not been used out OF the
appropriations. In 1905 probably
$4,000 will be turned back. The es-
-timated income from the franchise
tax is s7a 1000, 1t is barely possible
that this amount with the estimated
unexpended appropriations would be
sufficient to balance the income and
the expenditures for 1905 without the
necessity of the additional half mill
.which-swould bring in $105, l65. 5.-..s...
Theoretically there was a deficit OF
$4,000 for the year 1904, although
the deficit will be less than half OF
that amount as the $4,000 set aside
for the Hampton monument was not
used, and the $4,000 appropriated for
"past due interest likely to accrue"
was not taken up, this sum being SET
aside more to meet emergencies than
to pay any definite claims. There
were other appropriations for last
year which were not entirely taken
up, for the amounts appropriated are
frequently a little more than Is actual
ly required. This year the income OF
the State will be reinforced by the
receipts from the franchise tax. 1t is
all guess work as to how much this
will be but if anything like $4,000
will be received, the State ought to
have no deficit at the end Of the year
Among the items Of expense last
year not included in the appropriation
bill this year are the following:
South Carolina college, extra IS $500
Citadel. extra 49,. -. ....... 10000
Cedar Springs, extra ........... 2,500
Claims ...... -. -. -. 5000
Hampton monument ..... ..... W,00c
Repairs on Chicamauga monu
ment 49,. A,0Ue
Supervisors of Regi.;tration .... 6,15(
General election expenses ;. ..s25, ,00e
J. M. Baker (Black papers) .... 1,00Q
Heating plant, governors man.
sion ..... 49,. 49,. ..... l,VUt
Total ...... .$79,75t
But these items Of saving are off
set by the following new matters in
cluded in the appropriation bill:
Governors office, special fund to
enforce laws against lynch
ing; if so much be needed..$ 2,50t
Comptroller general, additional
clerk for franchise tax. 1,40(
Secretary Of state, freproof
cases. .......... 2,5Ot
Militia additionally. 1900. 7,00(
Treasurer, extra clerk hire. COZ
Supreme court, one stenogra-
pher for each Justice. :. -. 2,00t
State board of health, addi-
tional.. ....5. :..... 50l
Winthrop College -. S,73t
Colored College. ...... 1900. 2,50l
ancg se,0OO) ...... $4,000
Clerk, historical commission -. 3Ot
! mission. @ 2,5oi
6 eral. -. 2,5ot
Arithmometer, comptroller gen
eral.... ...... 4os
Refund loan, Gov. Haywood
Eutawville case. :. 1856,
Repairs and fuel, governors
mansion.0... -. ...... 1ot
Ehird's digest.... .... .... 30(
State board, medical examiners SOC
Total. s55,S4:
To this s55,s47 must be added s12,