The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-08

ling Fund COMMISSION Tor current eA'
penses for ordinary county purposes
sum not to exceed fifty thousand
(s50,OOO.OO) dollars; that is to say
thirty thousand (s30,OO0.O0) dollars
| in addition to twenty thousand (S2O,'
OOO.00) dollars authorized to be Dor,
rowed under separate Act passed at
the 1921 session of the General AS
sembly, and they are further author,
lied and empowered to borrow the
sum of eight thousand ($S,000.o0)
dollars in anticipation of the collec-
ton of the special amount of one (1)
mill levy for road purposes; 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 even, the said County
Treasurer. and Chairman of the High
way Commission are hereby authoriz-
ed and empowered to borrow from
other sources an amount not exceed
ing that already named, at rate OF
interest not. exceeding seven CD per
cent per annum, and shall give their
official note or notes therefor. Said
amounts so borrowed shall be used
respectively for current expenses and
|road purposes only for the fiscal year
beginning January /, 1921, in the
same manner as the taxes herein au-
thorized or to be used. The taxes
levied for ordinary county purposes
for the fiscal year 1921 and the spec
ial one-mill levy for highways, bridg-
es and ferries, under Section 2083,
Civil Code of 1912, Volume /, shall
stand pledged for the payment of
said note or notes.
Section 20. The Highway Commits
sion of Newberry county is hereby
vested with the power, in its discre-
tion, to discontinue or abolish the
chaingang. In the event the chain
gang is discontinued or abolished, the
convicts shall be sent to the State
Penitentiary.
Section 21. The officer in charge
of the Health Unit and the officer in
charge Of the Yenereal Disease Clin-
ic shall each file a monthly report Of
his work with the Highway Commits
sion not later than fifteen days after
the end of each calendar month OF
the year. The Highway Commission
Of Newberry county shall have gen
eral supervision of the work of the
Health Unit and the Venereal Dis
ease Clinic.
Section %. The Highway Commits
sion is hereby directed to take up
with the proper county authorities OF
one or more adjoining counties the
question of establishing a joint insti-
tuition or home for the care and main
tenance of paupers and pensioners OF
the respective counties and report
such recommendations as the said
Commission may deem best for the
county to the Legislative Delegation
on or before December 81, 1921.
Section % That all revenue and
income accruing to the county of
Newberry in 1921 from other sources
than from the taxes herein provided
shall be used for meeting the appro-
priations herein made.
Section "a. That tax of six co.
mills is hereby levied upon all the
taxable property in the eeounty OF
Newberry for county, purposes for
the fiscal year beginning January !,
1921, to be applied exclusively to the
appropriations herein made for or
dinary county purposes.
Section 25. The revenue provid-
ed in and by the TWO preceding sec
tions shall be applied ratably to the
items of appropriations herein made.
Section 26. That hereafter it shall
be unlawful for any bank or other
lawful depository of public funds,
or Court funds, of Newberry county,
of every character whatsoever to re-
turn to any officer, or Court officer, OF
the county any check, draft or order
drawn by him after the same has
been paid, but the same shall be held
by the bank or other lawful deposl-
tory subject to inspection by the
Grand Jury or any lawful inspector
or auditing officer.
Section 27. That in order to Sc
cure speedy and complete investl-
cation of the County Supervisors Of