The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-06
EY SUPPLY BILL
THREE And HALF MILLS
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR VAR
IOCS DEPARTMENTS
Will Pay Interest On Past Due Claims,
To Borrow Twenty Five ThOuS-
and Dollars.
to The Herald and News.

Columbia, March 5.-TAe general
county supply bill was passed Wednes-
day afternoon over the veto CT the gov
ernor. The governor sent special
message vetoing two items Of the bill.
One relating to Beaufort county and
one to Greenyille county. He did not
sign the bill at all, which was con-
strued TO be a veto of the entire meas
ure. There was considerable argu-
1nent among the lawyers of the house
as to taking a separate vote on the
specific items vetoed or whether the
veto should be taken OF. the entire bill.
The constitutional questions involved.
it was thought by some, might affect
the validity of all the leyies in the
various counties 1t was, Therefore, de-
cided to take the view that the entire
bill had better be vetoed and the vote
was on sustaining the veto on the en-
ire measure. The house passed the
bill over the veto Of the governor and
the vote being taken on the entire bill,
of course, passed the specific items
which were vetoed.
The following section or item re-
lating to Newbe.ry county will be OF
Interest to the readers of The Herald
and News. 1t gives the levies and the
specific appropriations made by the
legislature for the maintenance Of the
various departments of the county
government, and the copy carries with
It the items as amended and as final
Iy passed by the legislature.
Newberry County.-For the county
of Newberry for ordinary county pur-
poses, three and one-half g 172) mills
The cou2ty supervisor is hereby au-
1horized and empowered to borrow
from the sinking fund commission for
current expenses a sum not exceeding
$4,000 at rate of interest not great
er than per cent. per annum; but in
The event the said sum of money can
not be obtained from the sinking fund
commission, then the said county su-
peryisor is hereby authorized and en-
powered to borrow from any other
source an amount not exceeding $685.
900 at rate of interst not greater
than per cent. per annum; said
amount borrowed shall be used ex-
clusively for current expenses for the
fiscal year beginning January l, 1914.
For the payment of said loan and in
1erest, the ordinary county taxes for
the year 1914 shall be pledged in the
note or notes of the county supervisor
and county treasurer given for said
Ioan The following amounts are
hereby appropriated for the following
purposes, if so much be necessary,
for the fiscal year beginning January
I, 1914:
4 Item /. For salaries county
@ officers =. =. -. .....$ S,665.00
: Item 2. For salaries, magis-
trates, constables and fees 100000
Item 8. For county house,
paupers and pensioners 100000
Item 4. For roads, bridges
and ferries =. -. 100000
Item 3. For chain gang
maintenance -. -. 6,5OO.OO
Item 6. For repairs on pub
lie buildings -. 10000
Item Z. For books, station
cry and printing -. 10000
Item g. For contingent ex-
penses and supplies for
public buildings and offices 100000
Item 8. For county physi-
clans 10000
Item 1S. For county board of
education (per diem mile
age) $500
IteE II. For expenses =.
courts Of general sessions
~ and common pleas 100000
Tenn r. For expenses coun-
ty board of equalization. 10000
Item 13. For dieting and
other incidental expenses
of sheriff -. 100000
sTtem H. For post mortems
and conveying lunatics 10000
Item 15 For insurance on
public buildings -. 10000
Item Is. For interest on
loans :, :, 1,75O.OO