The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05


County Treasurer and County Sup
ervisor are hereby authorized and en-
powered to borrow from the Sinking
Fund Commission for current eN-
penses a sum not exceeding forty
five thousand (s45,00O.OO) dollars for
ordinary county purposes, and they
are further authorized and empower
ed to borrow the sum of six thousand
(s6,000 .O0W dollars on the special one
mill levy for road purposes; but in
the event the said sum Of money, or
any part thereof, cannot be obtained
from the Sinking Fund Commission,
then in that event the said County
Supervisor and County Treasurer are
hereby authorized and empowered to
borrow from any other source an
amount not exceeding fifty one thous-
and (s51 ,O00.0O0) dollars as heretofore
specified, at the rate Of interest not
exceeding seven CD per cent
per annum, and shall give their
official note or notes therefor; said
amounts borrowed shall De used ex-
clusively for current expenses for the
year beginning January 1st.
The taxes levied for ordinary
county expenses for the year 1918
and the special one mill levy for
highways, bridges, and ferries under
Section 20S3, Civil Code, 1918, shall
stand pledged for the payment OF the
said note or notes. The following
amounts are hereby appropriated for
the following purposes, if so much be
necessary, for the fiscal year begin
ming January 1, 1918.
Item l. For salaries, county
officers, s1O,605.
Item 2. For county home, paupers
and prisoners, 100000
Item. 8. For roads, bridges and
ferries, s12,5OO.O0.
Item 4. For chain gang maintenance,
s12,OO0OO
Item 5 For repair on public build
ings, $4,000.
Item 6. For books, stationery and
printing, 100000.
Item I. For contingent expense and
supplies for public buildings and
county officers, $4,000.
Item 8. For County Board of Epuali-
cation (per diem and mileage), sS5o.Oo
Item g. For County Beard of Educs-
ton, $4,000.
Item 10. For expense Court of Gen
eral Sessions and Common Pleas,
$2,e50.O0
Item II. For dieting and other in
cidental expenses of Sheriff, s1,S00.oo
Item -. For post mortems and ex-
amining and conveying lunatics,
100000.
Item 13. For interest On loans, 81
10000.
Item IA. Rural Police, $1,S00.OO.
Item Is. Deficiency, s6,SO0.OO, re-
funds Epps bonds, S2,O16 IS, $S,S16.S5.
Total appropriation, s63,S71S5.
No supplies shall be bought Or ex-
penses incurred on behalf OF the
county without the consent Of the
County Supervisor, unless otherwise
provided by law. The salary of the
Clerk of the County Board of Com
missioners and County Attorney for
the fiscal year shall be five hundred
(S50O.0O) dollars in the event that the
provisions of Act 413 of the Act Oh
1918 are complied with. The County
Board of Commissioners are hereby
authorized to pay to the Sheriff the
sum of three hundred (S300.0O) dollars
for automobile expenses, and are re-
ouired to furnish telephone for the
-Sherisf's office. The County Board of
Commissioners are hereby authorized
to allow the Sheriff a per diem OF
three (s) dollars for each day while
travelling outside of the county
in the discharge of his official
duty in making arrests Pro-
vided That the allowance in the
aggregate for the year 1918
shall not exceed one hundred
($1OO.0O) dollars. The County
Superintedent of Education shall be
allowed from the unappropriated
school frnds Of Newberry county for
the fiscal year the sum of two hun
dred (s20OO0) dollars, if SO much be
necessary, for travelling expenses; an
itemized statement Of such expenses
shall be filed with the County Treas
urer. Ghe County Board Of Education