The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
The Laws Affecting Bamberg County
as to Salaries. Etc.


The legislature at it's session last
January made the following appro-
priations for Bamberg county, also
fixing the tax levy:
For the county Of Bamberg, for Or
dinary county purposes, three and
one-quarter (3A) mills. All salar-
les now provided by law shall be paid
as provided by law, except that the
salary of county supervisor shall be
one thousand dollars. The sheriff,
in addition to the salary provided,
shall receive the sum of two dollars
per day and actual expenses for work
in criminal cases and other work for
the county performed beyond the
limits of the county. The salary pro-
vided for the jailer shall be in lieu of
all fees for keeping prisoners in jail
and attendance thereon. The sheriff
shall receive actual costs for dieting
and maintaining prisoners in Jail.
For services of county physician, not
more than one hundred and seventy
five (s175) dollars, and said physi-
clan shall in addition to giving per-
sonal attention to all wards Of the
county, including both prisoners and,
convicts, furnish all medicines, and
he is required to examine with some
other physician all parties claimed
to be lunatics. He shall conduct all
post mortem examinations, and no
further charge than the amount here
in prescribed shall be allowed for the
services herein prescribed. The sum
Of fifty dollars is appropriated for
county attorney, to be paid as salar-
les for county officers are paid. Each
magistrate of the county at the end
of each month, and before the county
supervisor is authorized to issue his
salary warrant, shall file with the
clerk of the court report Of all
criminal cases had before him in
which warrants were issued, said re-
port to show disposition of the cases
and amount of costs and fines taxed
and collected, and he shall furnish
the supervisor with the county treas
urer's receipt for such moneys as his
report shows to be due the county.
Following is the act passed during
the session of 1908, which fixes the
salraries of county officials, with the
exception of auditor and treasurer.
These officers receive salary Of ST.
050 year, of which the county pays
only a part and the State the bal
ance. The only change in salary this
year Is that of county supervisor,
who now receives $1,000 instead Of
$500, as formerly.
Sheriff, nine hundred dollars; and
for keeping the Jail and jailer, one
hundred and fifty dollars: Provided,
That these said amounts shall be in
lieu of all work done in both civil
and criminal cases for the county;
clerk of the court, three hundred dol
lars; county supervisor eight hum
dred dollars; county commissioners,
one hundred and fifty dollars, each;
for clerk of the board of county
commissioners, two hundred and
fifty dollars; county superintendent
of education, five dollars; coro-
ner, one hundred dollars: Pro.
vided, That the said salaries shall not
take effect until January 1st, 1909:
The act relating to the magistrates
in this county is as follows:
That there shall be for Bamberg
county five magistrates, one for the
towns of Bamberg, Denmark, Ehr-
hardt and Olar, and one for Fish
pond. Said magistrates shall each
appoint constable, who shall exc
cute good and sufficient bond in the
penal sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance of their duties. That
said magistrates shall receive the fol-
lowing salaries, to wit: At Bamberg,
three hundred dollars; at Denmark,
three hundred dollars; at Ehrhardt.
one hundred and ten dollars; at Olar,
one hundred and twenty-five dollars;
at Fishpond, one hundred dollars;
and the constables appointed by said
magistrates shall receive as salaries,
to wit: Bamberg, two hundred and
twenty-five dollars; Ehrhardt, one
hundred dollars; Denmark, two hun
dred dollars; Olar, one hundred and
ten dollars; Fishpond, one hundred
dollars. That said salaries shall be
in lieu of all costs and fees in Grim
inal cases, and in full for any and
all work, which they do in holding
quest in the absence Of the coroner,
And the salaries herein provided for
magistrates constables shall be in
full for all work done for the county,
or in criminal cases, or in empanel-
ling juries for the coroner, or any
magistrate acting as coroner; and
it shall be the duty Of the magistrate,
on request of the reputable citizens
of the neighborhood, to hold an in
quest in theabsence Of the coroner,
and it shall be the duty Of the magis-
trates for Bamberg county to SEN
tence all persons, male or female,
convicted of any offense as provided
by law to hard labor on the public
works, such work to be performed
at such places as the county super
visor may direct And the constables
are hereby required to transport and
deliver all prisoners convicted and
sentenced to hard work to the county
chaingang, unless otherwise directed
by the county supervisor. And said
constables shall be allowed five cents
mileage, one way, for the nearest
route for each prisoner so transport
ed and delivered to said county chain
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