The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-02

ty to visit the county seat OF New
berry county for the purpose of ad-
justing any matter or matters re-
ferred to in this section or pertain
ing towards his duties towards the
public schools, he shall be allowed
compensation therefor, for not ex-
ceeding five days at the rate Of five
dollars per day, and his necessary
expenses. The superintendent of
education of Lexington county shall
be paid the sum of twenty-five dol
lars by Newberry county upon salts
factory compliance with the provis-
ions of this section.
Sec. 4. The county treasurer of
: Lexington county shall pay over to
the treasurer of Newherry county
any school funds or bonded debt
funds now or hereafter in his hands
belonging to any school district, or
portion thereof, embraced in the ter
ritorv transferred from Lexington
county to NewbeTy county under
this act, together with any special
road fund or funds belonging to any
road or roads. or portions thereof.
! in said territory, together with such
! Communication tax or taxes as may
have been heretofore or may here
after be collected from citizens of
the said territory, and have not here
tofore been expended upon the pub
lie roads in the said territory, and
he shall furnish the county treasurer
of Newberry county list of such
communication taxpayers, and the re-
ceipt of the county treasurer of New
berry county shall be his legal dis
charge for the custody of said funds.
1t shall be the duty of the county
treasurer of Newberry county to
hold and disburse any funds turned
over to him under this section, as
now provided by law.
Sec. S. That the said territory
transferred from Lexington county
to Newberry county, as set out here
in shall be subject to the same laws
rs are now applicable to Newberry
county.
Sec. 6. Where the defendants in
any civil action now pending, or
hereafter brought, in the county of
Lexington reside in the territory an
nexed to Newberry county, under
this act, or where such actions would
have been brought in Newberry coun-
ty after the passing of this act, and
all indictments now pending or way
rants issued in Lexington where the
offenses were committed in the ter
ritory annexed under this act, they
shall be transferred to the county Of
Newberry for trial, together with all
records, orders, commissions and
other necessary papers belonging
thereto, and for each civil case trans
ferred under the provisions of this
section the clerk of court of Lexing-
ton county shall receive fee of fifty
cents.
Sec. 7. That any prisoners that
may be committed to the jail in Lex
ington county, who under Section 6
of this act shall be Immediately
transferred to the jail in Newberry
county, and it is hereby the duty of
the sheriff of Newberry county to
effect the said transfer, and he shall
receive from Newberry county for
such services the sum of two dollars
per day and actual expenses incur
red in the transfer, provided, he
shall not be compensated for more
than two days.
Sec. s. That the county auditor
Of Lexington county and the county
auditor of Newberry county as soon
as practicable, shall investigate and
ascertain the total bonded or other
Indebtedness of the county of Lex
ington and proportion the Same be-
tween the said county of Lexington
and the territory herein annexed &C.
corling to the taxable values therein:
Provided, That TIE SAID irdebt naHcss
s',aE! not include any expenditures,
- :, ton or Indebtedness incurred,
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