The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-19
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
of Measures of Special In
terest to Bamberg.

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at their respective homes n the coun-
ty from their legislative duties in
| Columbia. Senator Black, who has
been i'll, was able to return to Co.
| lumbia last week and resume his
| duties in the senate. A number of
/ matters pertaining or of special in
terest to Bamberg and Bamberg
county have recently been acted on,
and below is given some Of these
measures:
A measure has been enacted to put
Bamberg county back in the drainage
law. This county has been exempted
from the drainage law, and this &C
tion will enable the citizens to form
drainage districts in any part of the
county, and vote bonds for the pur-
pose of effecting drainage of the
lands contained in the district.
A health and drainage district has
been created for the town of Bam-
berg and the surrounding territory,
and a tax levy of three mills has been
fixed for the purpose Of maintaining
the drainage system now being con-
structed by the city and the govern
ment., This drainage district Will
comprise the entire town of Bamberg
and some of the outlying territory
affected by the drainage system.
A measure has been passed au-
thorizing the county treasurer to pay
to the county commissioners the sum
of $4,000 out of the county's sur
plus for road building. This surplus
has been accumulating for several
years, and could not be checked out
except by legislative permission.
A three-mill tax has been levied in
Bamberg county for roads. There
has been no special road tax hereto
fore. 1t is estimated that this levy
will raise about $4,000 per year for
road purposes. The statewide road
bill also provides for general tax
throughout the state for two mills,
but this bill has not been passed.
If this bill passes there will be-
road tax in this county Of five mills.
The communication road tax in Bam-
berg county has been increased FROM
$500 to $500 per year, the money
raised from this tax to be spent in
the communities in which it is paid.
A bill has been passed authorizing
the Denmark school district to vote
upon the question. of issuing $4,000
for the purpose Of erecting a new
high school building.
APPROPRIATION has ben made for
the expenditure of $3.50, if so
much be necessary to install water
works and sewerage in the court
house and Jail, in accordance with
the recommendation of the grand
jury. An appropriation of $1,000
has been provided for completing the
work of re-indexing the records in
the clerk Of courts Office, also an ap
preparation has been made for new
furniture for the Offices Of the clerk
of court and probate judge. These
last named items were also recon-
mended by the grand jury.
Mr.. Miley has introduced a state
wide bill increasing the amount OF
bonds which may be issued by in
corporated towns and cities from
eight per cent. to Is per cent. of the
taxable value of the towns property.
The delegation has agreed on an
appropriation of $500 for the purpose
of supplementing the salary OF
county farm demonstration agent for
Bamberg county, and $500 is also
provided to carry on the work of the
home demonstration.
The bill to ratify the annexation
of Colleton county to Bamberg is now
up for consideration, but has been
held up on some technical point by
Mr.. Padgett, of Colleton. 1t is stated,
however, that there is practically no
doubt that the bill will be passed.
The delegation has agreed on a
county tax levy of nine mills, which
is an increase over the levy of last
year. This increase has been found
necessary in order to continue the
work of the county government.
Under the present plans the coun-
ty commissioners will be able to con-
struct another highway through the |
county this year, under the same plan
adopted in the construction Of the
Charleston-Savannah highway, that |
of borrowing the money on notes to
be paid by taxes, and automobile Ii
cense fees. 1t is stated that
a survey will be made some time in |
the near future on the Charleston
Auoueta HIGHWAY through the cOun-