The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-02-10
TAX LEVY REDUCED
; IL MILLS
PROVIDED FOR IN THE APPRO.
PRIATION BILL SUBMIT
TED MONDAY.

So,0oS,USo.I1 1Or all SIdte uepdI eiAenso
and a reduction of the state levy OF
12 1-2 mills of 1920 to II mills and a
suspension entirely of the special
statewide 2 mill levy for the constru-
ton of highways. the general appro-
priation bill was reported out to the
lower house by the ways and means
committee Monday.
If the measure is passed as intro
duced then total reduction Of 3 IL
mills will be made in taxes of state,
II 1-2 mills coming from the general
levy and 2 mills from the special 2
MIL tax levy for the construction of
highways. This 2-mill levy would be
suspended for the present year.
Some large reductions from the re-
quests of the departments are noted in
the bills as reported out by the ways
and means committee and also as rec
commended by the governor in his bud
get recommendations, while on the 9th
er hand some increases are allowed.
The total requests Of the state depart
ments were ss,SO6,s06.59 and the Gov
ernor recommended s7,1i1,6SS By
these figures it is seen that the bill
reduces the recommendations of the
chief executive by $548,602.15.
The University of South Carolina is
trimmed from request of $465,154 to
s211, ,755, this however, being a few
thousand above the Governors recon-
mendations.
The Cidadel is given a decrease
from a request of S623,015 to $452,315
and Winthrop likewise shares a trim
from ss3S,OO5.17 to s416,0S3, this
being a little above the recommenda-
tions of the Governor.
The committee adops the bill to
again place the payments of Confed-
crate Veterans by the Comptroller
l General and provides for a total OF
1870, ,270.34 for this department. This
is a big increase from the request, but
is due to about 100000 for pensions
to veterans.
The work of the committee was
largely to reduce the tax levy to show
some appreciation of the financial
and economic condition of the state at
this time and at the same time trying
to make sufficient appropriations for
the current operation of the govern
ment.
Chairman Hughes of the committee
said tonight. "In doing this it was
necessary to suspend all permanent
building programs, with the exception,
of course of the old programs for
the building provided for by the Leg
islature last year and years past. The
only new building carried in the bill is
an appropriation of $4,000 for i'm
provements at the school for the deaf
and blind. This item is the only one
for buildings or improvements not al
ready provided for by law, Mr.. Hughes
said.
'The public schools are well cared
for, the bill appropriating S1,566,S3o
for the State Superintendent of Edu-
cations's office against 1891 ,29O last
wear, but reduction from S2,154,65O
from the request of the department
and 81 ,973 $50 as recommended by the
EGovernor.
Z "We got right down to an actual
operating basis, allowing no salary in
creases," said Mr.. Hughes.
A basis, the same as of 1920 is car
ried in the bill.
Highway Department Suffers.
A large number of departments are
cut and a few increased, among the
big prunings being the commissioner
of agriculture's office from a request
of s135, $40 to s77,743.40 the highway
commission from a request of $452,24S
and a recommendation from the Gov
ernor of s216,693 to $119.49O. The
highway commission suffers the big
gest cut proportionately, to any de-
partment. No provision is made for
the increased work of the public SER
vice commission, the amount in the
bill being $4,000.
The bill would carry a levy of II
mills on the total taxable property OF
the state of approximately s44S,OOo'-
600.
The bill carries the following ap-
preparations for the various depart
ments and institutions:
The executive department, S1OS,-
566.20.
The Governors office S2S,150.
Secretary of States office, S11,225.
Comptroller Generals office, $780,
270.S4.
Attorney Generals office, $4,000.
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