The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
COUNTY SUP 80,
PLY BILL
An Act to Provide For a Levy of
Taxes For School and County
Purposes For Sumter COun-
ty and to Direct the Ex-
perditure Thereof

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South Carolina: That a tax Of eight
mills is hereby levied upon all tax
able property of the county of sum
ter, state of South Carolina. for
county purposes for the fiscal year
commencing January. /, 1921, for all
! purposes including sinking fund
hereinafter provided TO be expend-
cd as follows. if so much be neces-
3ary:
Item l. For roads and bridges Gin
cludin9 bridge repair forcc), $4,000
Item =. For chaingang and road
working expense connected Herewith.
$4,000
Item ,. For Ford truck. road ma
chnery and engineering Instruments,
$500.
Item 4. Public buildings. includ-
ing water. lights, fuel, insurance and
postage, $4,000.
Item 8. Public buildings, furni-
iture and fixtures, 5000.
Item 6. Jail expense (dieting pris-
oners), $500.
Item 7. County home, poorhousc
and POOR, $1,000.
Item 8. Repairs to poorhouse
building. $500.
Item 2. Court expense. $1,000
Item TO- For Camp Alice Tuber-
cular camp, for maintenance and 9TH
or purposes as may be authorized by
the board of trustees, $4,000. This
expenditure to be under the super
vision of the county board and only
upon the county boards approval.
Item IL. Interest on court house
bonds. I.350.O0: for sinking fund on
court house bonds five-eighths mill
(about $6,667.00); for sinking fund
and interest on road bonds, one
fourth mill (about $2,95O.OO).
Item II. Salaries: Clerk Of court,
$500: sheriff, $4,000; treasurer, $3.50;
clerk to treasurer, $500; auditor,
$500; superintendent Of education,
$1,000; county attorney. $24O; cor
oner. $500; janitor. 5000; four rural
police, $4,000; five commissioners,
$500; clerk to board, $500; magis-
trates, $3,2O5; constablcs, 3rd district,
$3.50; jailor 5000; township assess
ors. $500; county engineer, $4,000.
This item to be construed in connec-
ton with the provisions of an act of
1921 relating to county officers, etc.
The. board is authorized to employ
suitable and competent person under
this item to perform such duties and
to have such powers as the board
may prescribe for such length Of time
and at such salary not to exceed the
sum Of $4,000 three thousand dol
lars) as the board may determine:
City nurse. $50: board of education,
$l2O; part Of salary of farm demon
stration agent, 5000; salary of home
demonstration agent, $500 for Of
flee help for judge of probate, $500;
part salary of cotton grader, 5000.
Item 13. Contingent expenses
Expenses and per diem for sheriff for
transportation and criminal cases out
of the county. if so much be neces-
sary, $500; telephone and telegraph |
$500: rent of office of master, 800: |
Rescue Orphanage expenses. $500: |
official bonds, $3.50; gasoline and re-
pairs for cars for rural policemen, !
$1,000; disinfectants. $500; for sup
Elementary Confederate pensions
which may be paid to any Confeder-
ate veteran over 70 years of age,
having an income less than 5000 per
annum, and who is unable to earn a
living, at the rate of IS per month,
400; books, stationary, postage
and printing. $4,000; coroner and lu-
macy, $500; interest on borrowed
money, $4,000; vital statistics, $3.50;
expense of vaccination, $3.50; gas and
expense Of superintendent of educa-
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e.. portion o. Clarendon county 10
sumter county $S62.50; travelling
expense Of auditor, $25.0O; county
board OF education fund for aid Of
needy schools Of the county, to be
expended i'm the direction Of said
board, $4,000.
Section 2. The above accounts
shall he kept separate and expended
FOR the purpose for which appropriate
cd; and the said county board of COM
misSloners shall not eXpend or CON
tract to expend under any general
item any sum greater than the
amount for such general item herein
appropriated, except as herein pro-
Vlded; and no account against the
county shall be approved or paid eX-
| ccpt a properly authorized cXpcndi-
turc by the county board upon an
| itcmizcd and sworn statement of the
amount being filed and kept on file.
| Section ;. In anticipation of the
tax herein levied the county board
| of commissioners are authorized to
necessary, at the best obtainable rate
! If MI rpt