The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-19
Budget Clerk Named
Governor Appoints Ben NJ. Saw.
yer Secretary

OOVeTIlOI AppOlIitS DSit WI. OdW-
yer Secretary
Columbia. April 17.-Governor r
A. Cooper yesterday appointed Ben.
M. Sawyer OF Johnston to be budget
/: clerk under the act creating the
/ budget system ut the last session of
the general assembly:
Mr.. Sawyer WAS only recently mus
tered out Of the service, he having
volunteered soon after the United
! States entered the war against Ger
many. He attended the second Off
GERS training camp at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca, where he was commits
! stoned with the rank Of second lieu
tenant, and assigned to Camp Gordon.
Later he was promoted to the rank OF
first lieutenant and was sent to Camp
Taylor as an instructor in the heid
artillery central officers training
school. While stationed there eight
months, Mr.. Sawyer served also as a
staff officer in the capacity Oh adJu-
tant. Since he was mustered out'
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer and their lit
tie child have been with their fam
lilies. at Johnston and Rowesville.
They will make their home in Coluni-
bia in the immediate future, as Mr..
Sawyer will enter upon his duties at
! once.
Mr.. Sawyer is an alumnus OF the
University Of South Carolina, rece1v-
ing his A. 3. degree in 1914 and ms
NJ. A. degree in 1915. For three years
from 1914 to 1917, he was principal
of the Heathwood high school in the
suburbs of Columbia.
BY the provisions of the budsct
measure the governor is required 10
place with the two houses Of the
general assembly within five da:s al
ter the opening his recommendations
as to appropriations for all depart
ments Of the State government, TO-
gether with expenditures and reve-
nues of the different departments the
last two preceding years and inc
current assets and liabilities.
1t is further provided that the gov
ernor shall during the month, OF No
vcmbcr hold hearings with the heaa;
of responsible representatives OF al
departments. officers. commission o.
institution to determine the appro
priations necessary the following year
The chairman III the finance commit
tee of the senate and the chairman
of the. ways and means comnltte" 0
the house are to sit with the govern
or during these hearings, but it is no
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chairmen shall join the governor il
the recommendations Of the budget
but are to be based on his 9TH
govcrnors) own conclusions ant
judgment.
J, 1t is further provided that tn
ways and means committee of tn
house and the finance committee o
the senate shall sit in joint session o
, the general assembly. .Chairmen o
the two committees are to recelv'
!, $3.50 daily and actual travelling eN
. penses while the hearings are BEN:
held in November.
The State tax commission is re
quircd 20 furnish Ill information
which may be desired at the hear
fngs, and the tax commission is re-
CURED to attend the hearings before
:. rhe house and senate COMMITTEES
}, handling the appropriation measures
u On or before the first day of each
November the comptroller genera
shall furnish to the governor the fol-
lowing statements, classified anc
itemized in strict accordance with the
budget classification adopted by the
governor.
/ Cd A statement showing the bal
ance standing to the credit Of the
several appropriation for each
department. bureau. division, Office
board. commission, institution or 9th
er agency or undertaking of the
State at the end Of the last preceding
appropriation year.
/ (2) A statement showing the
monthly expenditures and revenues
from each appropriation account and
the total monthly expenditures and
revenues from all the appropriation
accounts, including special and all
other appropriations. in the IL months
of the last preceding appropriation
year.
(3) A statement showing the an
nual expenditures in each appropria-
tion account and the revenues tretn