Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-19

9UU; assistant attorney. .SeneFai, p1j
800, a raise of $780, ;ieontingent fund.-.
5000, q raise 'of $15sg mitigation, $2,-
600; stenogtapber,' 5000. oht i T7'
tFkere Ss, Teductim in dho amount
given tie raihoadycommissiohe1a for
contingent expenses, tho attends are as
sfbllpws':r. Salary ,thgee, .cemmission7
,eps, / $500; salary ystepdgrapheI,
$780,, 9;,tsecretarF,! sL5Q0; ), contingent
espenses and rents 81 ,5aQ5t printing,
!. !. The ,,State1 librarian. gets an in
crease, of,$75 for~the contingent fund
the items being as follows. Salary,
$500; contingent fund. $500; station
cry, $27a5 prchasing books, $3.50.
State Geologist.
When the paragraph relating to tht
State geologist was reached Mr..
Yeldell moved to strike out the ap-
preparation. He said that he has
not been able to get any satisfaction
from the office, although he had re-
quested information several tines.
He had not even seen a copy of the
report. 1t was explained that the re.
port bad been printed and on this
Mr.. Yeldell withdrew his objection.
The item carries an appropriation of
$500 for the salary and like aount
for contingent fund, printing and sur
veys.
The department Of Agriculture
commerce and immigration gets tho
following: Salary comissioner, ST.
900; salary clerk, $1,000; expenses
department, $4,000; salary stenogsa.
pher, $500; for printing 1000 copies
Of handbooks, $4,000.
The bill gives $500 for prizes for
farmers who enter the .cereal-grow-
ing contests. This is expended under
the direction of the commissioner OF
agriculture, the president and the
professor Of agriculture Of Clemson
college. SEX
No changes are made in the his.
torical commission. The. salary of
the secretary is $1,5OO; for collect.
ing and arranging Confederate re-
cords, $1,000; contingent fund, $3.50,
printing historical records, $500 anG
the proceeds for sales Of the publ.
cations now on hand or hereafter is.
sued.
The code commissioner gets the usu-
al salary. $500.
The salary Of the electrician and
engineer of the State house is $10O
per month for seven months; for the
salary Of one fireman and assistant
$50 per month for the year; one ad.
ditional fireman for two months at .
salary Of $40 per month; the electri,
clan and engineer being given SIS.
per month for the remaining five
months. He also gets $4O0 for fix
lures, supplies and lights and $400
for replacing and repairing pipes in
State house.
The sum of $4,000 is given fol
Lighting the State institutions in Co.
lumbia.
The contingent fund for the keep
er of State house grounds was placed
at 5000; the ianitor's salary $160:
salary Of janitress, $12O; salary OF
two watchmen, $50 per month each.
In the judicial department the
raise in salaries of-thc justices of the
supreme court passed several years
ago affects Associate Justice Gary.
lie having been recently reelected
This bill passed while NJ. Gary wa;
in Office and therefore did not be.
come effective until this year. The
following are the items: Chief Jus,
tiee Pope, $4,000; Associate Justice
Gary, $2:912.50.; Justices Jones and
Woods, $3.50 each; ten circuit judg-
es, $4,000; solicitors, $1,000; stem.
ographers. $4,000; clerk Of supreme
court, $500; State reporter, $1,000;
Librarian supreme court. $500; mes.
senger, 5000: stenographer, 5000; at
tendant, 5000; contingent fund, $500,
an increase Of 5000; deficit for 1907,
s197; for purchasing books for libra
~, $500; for purchasing certain su-
preme court reports, 5000; for secre-
taries for each of justices $500 each.
The State board of health is given
$500, for clerk hire $500, for ell
forcing the pure food law $1,000,
for quarantining the State against
contagious diseases $4,000, to be ex-
pended under the supervision Of the
governor. The governor is also auth
orized, in cases Of emergency, to bor-
row $1,000 addition; 800 is gives
for printing, transportation and
death certificates. .
In the tax department tho salaries
Of county auditors are fixed at $29,-
672.9s; treasurers, $3o,146.65, and
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