The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-02
OFFICIAL SUPPLY BILL
FOR NEWBERRY COUNTY

FOR NEWBERRY COUNTY
An Act to Provide for the levy or
Taxes for School and County Pur-
poses for the Fiscal Year Beginning
January i. 1917, and for the Expendl-
ture thereof.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of South
Carolina: That the existing County
Boards of Commissioners of the sever
al counties of the State, or such officer
or officers are vested with the same
or similar powers, shall levy tax of
three mills IN the dollar upon all
the taxable property in their respec-
tive counties, for the support of pub
lie schools in their respective coun-
ties, which tax shall be collected at
the same time and by the same off,
GERS as the other taxes for the year,
and shall be held in the county treas
uries of the respective counties and
be paid out exclusively for the sup
port of the public schools as provided
by law.
Section .. That a tax is hereby
levied upon all the taxable property
in each of the counties Of the State
for county purposes for the Fiscal
Year commencing January l, 1917,
for the amounts and for the purposes
hereinafter stated, respectively, that
is to say:
Newberry County,-For the County
Of Newberry. for ordinary county
purposes, three and one-half mills.
The County Treasurer and County Su-
pervisor are hereby authorized and
empowered to borrow from the Sink
ing Fund Commission for current ex-
penses a sum not exceeding s25,0oo.-
90 for ordinary county purposes. and
they are further authorized and en-
powered to borrow the sum Of six
thousand (s6,O0O.o0) dollars on the
special one mill levy for road pur-
poses; but in the event the said sum
Of money, or any part thereof. can
not be obtained from the Sinking
Fund Commission, then in that ev-
ent the said County Supervisor md
County Treasurer are hereby author
lied and empowered to borrow from
any other source an amount not e4-
ceeding s31 100000, as heretofore spe-
cited at the rate Of interest not eA-
ceeding seven CD per cent. per an
mum, and shall give their official
note, or notes therefor; said amount
borrowed shall be used exclusively
for current expenses for the nscal
year beginning January l.
The taxes levied for ordinary coun-
ty expenses for the year 1917, and the
special one mill levy for highways,
bridges and ferries under Section
,, 20S3, Civil Code, 1912, shall stand
pledged for the payment Of the said
!: note or notes. The following amounts
are hereby appropriated for the fol-
lowing purposes, if so much be nec-
assary for the fiscal year, beginning
nuary /, 1917:
I'm l. For Salaries: Coun-
ty officers s10,5oO.oO
/. pa paupers and prisoners =. 100000
Item 8. For Roads, bridges
and ferries 10, 10000
Item 4. For chaingang main
tenance 80. 10000
huildings 49,. 100000
and '. nrinting ......... 10000
Item I. For contingent ex-
penses and supplies for
public buildings and coun-
ty officers -. ......... I,zSo.00
Item 8. For County Board OF
Equalization (per diem and
mileage) -. -. 4oo.oo
Item 9. For County Board OF
Education -. -. 2o.oo
Item 10. For expenses Courts
of General Sessions and
Common Pleas -. -. 2,6oo.oo
Item II. For dieting and 9th
81 Sheriff 80. 10000
Item II. For post mortems
and examining and convey
ing lunatics -. -. o0o.oo
loans 80. 100000
Total appropriations ...S43, $4,000