The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-16
'rection, even without a referendum

erection, even without referendum
to the people. and the commissioners
gave the county one Of the incest
court houses in the State.''
This IS no surprise to me for have
been expecting to hear from the new
court house in this discussion but, sir,
I am delighted with the court house
and "Blease's political grave stone'
as some have called il is a thing Of
! beauty and will be a JOY forever to
this generation and I am glad that
somebody is planting grass on the
ground for it is customary in this
day to cuss a man while he is living
and put grass and flowers on his
grave when he is gone. [ am glad to
see some Of the grass now.
Mr.. Idler evidently did not read
| the az, under which the court house
was built and I request that you pub
|lish it here so that the people can see
the difference between it and the bond
act:
An act to provide for the erection
of a new court house in. NewberrT
county.
| Section l. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That George S: Now
er, J. Monroe Wicker, J. A. Sigh, C..
III. Shannon, J. R. Perdew, W. D.
Sem, and Otto Klettner, be and they
are hereby, appointed and constituted
commission, with full power and
authority to procure plans for and
erect a new court house for Newber-
ry county, in town of Newberry, and
to select and purchase site for the
same.
Sec. 2. That said commission shall
have the power and authority to pro-
vide for fire-proof rooms and vaults,
with modern metallic furniture, tor
! the safe-keeping Of all public books
and records of the county in said
new court house.
Sec. 3. THAI said commission shall
not expend more than forty thousand
dollars in the purchase Of said site
and the erection and equipment OF
said new court house. .
Sec. 4. That the commissioners OF
the sinking fund be, and they are
hereby. authorized and empowered to
lend to the county Of Newberry, on
the note or bond of the county treas
urer and county auditor, the sum OF
fortv thousand dollars, at a rate OF
interest not exceeding five per cent.
per annum, for the purpose aforesaid
THE commission herein appointed Is
authorized to borrow such sum from
fbe commissioners Of the sinking fund
on the terms aforesaid or elsewhere,
as it may be able to do to the best
advantage.
I. Sec. 5. For the purpose Of paying
said Ioa:.. ak Of one-baIf of n':ll
on the dollar shall be annually levied
by the county auditor on the taxable
property of the county, and collected
bv the county treasurer at the same
time and in the same manner as tine
other taxes. The tax thus collected
shall be annually paid on the note or
bond of the county treasurer and
| county auditor given for the loan
aforesaid, and said tax shall stand
| pledged for the payment of said
loan, and shall be colle"tel until the
loan is paid IT fill.
Sec. 6. That the money borrow
ed for the purpose aforesaid shall be
held by the county treasurer and shall
be paid out by him on the warrant
of said commission, signed by them,
which warrant shall state tac par:lcu''
lar purpose for which it was issued.
Sec. 7. That the said commission
shall at all times keep full record
of its proceedings, and shall publish
quarterly full statement OF It's dis
bursements until it shall have COM
pleted the work, when all of its rec
ords shall be permanently lodged IN
the county commissioners office as
record therein.
Approved the 18th day Of Febru-
ary, A. D., 1906.
The court house commissioners
were from numbers l, 3, 10, 4. 8 and
6. none of them having a controlling
vote on any question and represented
every trade and profession, the pohtl
clan, the lawyer. the doctor, the mer-
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