The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-16
SEVEN MILLS FOR .
APPROPRIATION
LEGISLATURE FIXES EXPENDI-
TURE FOR 1922 AT -
$3.50, 9,106.04.

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recesses, since 1890 o'clock Saturday
morning, the general assembly adj.
jcurned sine die at 1888 o'clock Sum
day afternoon, having finally passed
and ratified the annual appropriation
BILL providing for the expenditure by
the state during 1922 Of $5,839, ,106.04 ?
and carrying a statewide levy on
real property of seven mills, a re-
duction of five mills as compared with
the levy of 1921. The session had
run 20 days beyond the 40 d:y iinait.a
Under the bill as passed by the J
house the appropriations were $5,67Q
61083 and the levy was five mills and
under the measure as passed by thet
senate the bin provided for q total
appropriation Of $5,805, 10000 and the
free conf@ees increased the amount to
St, ,S39, ,106.04 as the final total.
Some Of the changes aiade by the
ccnferees were highly important, in
cluding the reductions in amounts and
the increasing Of other amounts.
The Miller amendment not to GLOW
any institution or school teaching the
Darwinism theory to draw money ap-g
propriated under the terms Of the b1k
was rejected by the free conferences
Some Of the major changes made BY
the conferees may be listed ss fol &
lows:
An increase IN the salary of sthel
house chaplain from s125 to $500.
An increase in the salary Of the
recording clerk in the governors Of
flee by $500 and the restoration Of /.
the stenographer's salary Of $1.500
that was eliminated by both houses.
Addition to the corporation clerk
in the secretary Of states office which
had been abolished by tho h.use and
made temporary election clerk for
one year by the senate. IS
Practically all chief clerks salaries
were made $4,000. with one Or two
exceptions.
The senate amendment providing
that any Confederate veteran receiy-
ing an annual income OF $1,000 or
over shall not receive pension ex-.
cept 81 was adopted with a further
amendment striking ont the 81 and
leaving all such veterans on the hon
or roll.
The salary of the bond clerk IN
the treasurer's office was raised tU
$2,025. 4
The national guard fund for the
adjutant general was cut from .$27S-
900 to $18,500.
An increase from s193, 600. to $206,-
600 was allowed the university.
The provision allowing the Citadel
board of visitors to borrow $4,000
was reduced to make the amount not
over $4,000.
In the board of public welfare one
field agent that had been abolisle ID
| was restored and severabsalaries wee
slightly increased. II
Salary cuts wee made in the de-
partment of health and the S17,b00
for a water supply and building at
tic Palmetto sanitarium as added BY
the senate was retained. Ss
In the tax commission the salary
of the chairman was raised from W
600 to $4,000 and several other addi7
tions were made to the tax commits
sion's forces. A provision was also
adopted allowing the commission to
expend $4,000 out of the income tax
law to collect the tax, this being in
addition to the stipulated amount.
In the railroad commission $1,000
was added to the anount for investi-
A proviso saaed to the chief
game wardeny figure so as to allow
him to buy a $4,000 boat. >
Several raises in salaries, including
those of the cashier and marketing
clerk, were allowed for the depart
nent of agriculture. An additional
81, 500 was also added for the market
bulletin.
By a proviso the state ELECTRICIAN
is authorized to make contracts ~
lighting.
In the highway department sse
$4,000 to pay the Santee bridge c9nl7,
mission for services was stricken ont
and another cut of $4,000 made.
A proviso was added to the sink
ing fund commission section so as to
allow the sinking fund commission to
borrow, if necessary, money To cover 7
the outstanding loans owed by the
university, Winthrop ahd the State
hospital, amounting to $236,s5S,24.
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