The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-05
A FIVE MILE, LEVY.
Some of the Changes Made by the
Legislature as to NeWberry
County.

It will be seen that it provides for
loan Of $4,000 and in addition to this
special act was passed authorizing
the sinking fund commission to lend
to Newberry $4,000 to be paid back
at the end of this year, and pledging
the taxes for 1909. In addition to the
three and a half mills and the half
mill mentioned in the supply bill
one mill levy goes with the special
road bill which was printed in The
Herald and News sometime ago.
"Newberry County-For the coun-
ty Of Newbery for ordinary county
purposes, three and one-half g l2j
mills. one-half (1-2) Of one mill to
pay on past indebtedness, and to be
used exclusively for such purpose.
The county supervisor is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to borrow
from the sinking fund commission, for
current expenses sum not exceed
ing twenty thousand dollars, at rate
Of interest no. greater than five per
cent. per annum, but in the event the
said amount cannot be obtained from
the sinking fund commission, then the
said county supervisor is hereby auth
orized and empowered to borrow from
any other source an amount not ex-
ceeding twenty thousand dollars at a
rate Of interest not exceeding six per
cent. per annum. For the payment of
said loan, the ordinary county taxes
for the year 1909 shall be pledged up
on the note and notes Of the county
supervisor and county treasurer
The delegation provides for the ap-
pointment of eleven magistrates, the
one at Newberry to receive a. salary
of $3.50, Prosperity 5000, Little Noun
tain $4,000, townships Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6,
and 10 $50 each. In No. 4 $125, No.
| 7 $4,000, and No. II $50. Each magis-
trate has a constable with the same
salary except in No. 1 where the con-
stable gets $400. The constables also
are to get five cents per mile for each
mile actually travelled in the execu-
ton Of papers.
In the matter Of the county officers
salaries the following is the pro-
vision. It will be seen that the salary
Of the superintendent of education is
increased from $500 to 5000 and that
it is to be paid from the school fund
The salary Of THE county commission
ers has been increased from $75 to
S1O0 and the attorney and clerk from
$3.50 to $3.50:
"Newberrv County--Sheriff, four
teen hundred dollars annually; clerk
Of court, two hundred and seventy
five dollars annually; county commits
sioners, one hundred dollars, each, an
nuallv; and the county board Of COM
missioners shall elect an attorney,
who shall also be their clerk. at a sal
larv of three hundred and fifty dol
lars annually: county superintendent
of education, nine hundred dollars an
nually. said amount to be paid to him
out Of the 1rnappcttioned PUBLIC
school fund of the county; county
supervisor, one thousand dollars an
nrlsllv: coroner, two hundred and fif-
tv dollars annually. All Of the sal
aries herein provided for shall be
! paid MONTHLY"
A separate act was also passed au-
thorizing the borrowing Of $20,000
That act is as follows:
"That the commissioners Of The
sinking fund be, and they are hereby
authorized to lend to Newberry coun-
ty sum noteexceeding twenty thous-
and dollars ($20,000), at a rate Of i'll
terest not exceeding five per cent. per
annum, to be repaid within one year,
principal and interest, said loan to be
made upon the note or notes Of the
county treasurer and county super
visor Of said county, pledging the or
dinary county levy of 1909, to secure
the payment Of the principal and in
terest Of such note and notes.
The voting precinct at Cromer'S
has been abolished and a new voting
precinct created at Beth Eden.