The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-22
County Appropriations.

Below we publish so much of the legis-
lative supply bill as applies to Bamberg
county. This fixes the levy Of county
taxes and the compensation of the various
officers:
For ordinary county purposes, four
az mills; for Auditor, two hundred and
sixty-seven ($2e7.oo) dollars; for Treasu-
rer, two hundred and sixty-seven( (ss67.0O
dollars; for Sheriff, eight hundred ($sOO
dollars, in lieu of fees and costs in crimi-
nal cases, and as jailor, one hundred and
fifty dollars to be in lieu Of all services
rendered the County of Bamberg, and in
lieu of all fees for keeping prisoners in
Jail and maintenance of the prisoners,
and all other work, and said Sheriff shall
continue to maintain the prisoners, as
provided in an Act entitled can. Act to
establish Bamberg County," for Coroner,
one hundred dollars; for Supervisor,
eight hundred dollars; for Magistrates
and Constables, sixteen hundred and
ten; two hundred and ten dollars for
salary of County Commissioners, and
said salaries shall be paid monthly as
provided for other County officers; for
Courts, two thousand five hundred dol
lars; for printing and all manner of ad-
yertisements for the County, a sum not
exceeding eighty dollars, if so mach be
necessary; for maintaining chain gang,
two thousand five hundred dollars; for
roads and bridges, one thousand dollars;
for County Physician, one hundred and
seventy-fve dollars, and he shall be, and
hereby is required to examine, with some
other physician, all parties claimed to be
lunatics, to conduct all post mortem ex-
aminations and attend on sick convicts
and prisoners of said County without ex-
ira compensation therefor; for extra
physicians in examining lunatics, twen-
ty-fve dollars, if so much be necessary;
fifty dollars for County Attorney for
legal advice; one hundred dollars for
litigation, if so much be necessary; for
Clerk of County Board, three hundred
dollars; one hundred dollars, if so much
be necessary, for fuel for offices and
Court: Provided, That the Treasurer of
Bamberg County be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed forthwith to ar
range to borrow on his official note sum
of money at a rate of interest not to ex.
ceed eight per cent. per annum, sufficient
to pay the balance of the current e1-
penses of the. County of Bamberg after
the expenditure of the money which is
now on hand; and the said Treasurer is
authorized to pledge as security for such
borrowed money the taxes levied for such
purposes: Provided, further, That the
profits accrued and accruing to the coun.
ty from the dispensary shall be held as
county funds, and said funds shall be ap-
plicable to the payment, first, of all the
expenses of the county chain gang and to
the repair of roads and bridges, and bal
ance to ordinary county expenses: Pro-
vided, also, That the Treasurer shall keep
all funds heretofore paid in by the tax for
Denmark Special District, to be paid out
on the warrant of the County Commis-
sioners, or any one of them, countersign-
ed by the Supervisor, in payment for
work done on the roads in said district;
to the Magistrate at Bamberg, two hun
dred and seventy-fve dollars; at Den
mark, three hundred dollars; at Olar, one
hundred and ten dollars; at Ehrhardt,
one hundred dollars; at Fish Pond, one
hundred dollars, and the Constables ap.
pointed by said Magistrate shall receive
80 much to wit: The constable at Bam-
berg, two hundred and twenty-five dol
lars; for the constable at Denmark, two
hundred dollars; the constable at Ehr-
hardt, one hundred dollars; the constable
at Olar, one hundred dollars; the con-
stable at Fish Pond, one hundred dollars.
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