The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-11
SUMTER CO.
SUPPLY BILL
FOR THIS YEAR
A Levy Of Eight Mills
Will Be Required to
Pay Operating Ex-
penses Of County

levy OF elSnt HILLS IoI otNiIi"tS
county purposes, was introduced
in the house o. representatives to-
day.
The only changes from the last
year bill are as follows:
a re. uction OF $500 in the ap-
preparation for rural policemen.
The bill provides for four rural
policemen. each to receive ten per
cent less pay than last year. The
item for this is $500. as compar-
ed with $4,000 last year.
The addition Of 4 new magistrate
at Pinewood. in the eighth magis-
terial district, ut sal:,ry Of $240.
with the addition of a constable for
same district. at 5000.
The bill in full! follows:
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state Of South Car
DINA:
Section l., That q tax Of eight
mills is hereby levied upon all tax
able property in the county OF
Sumter, state Of South Carolina. for
county purposes fer the fiscal year
commencing January 1st, 1929.
for MI county purposes including
sinking fund hereinafter provided.
10 be expended as follows. II so
much be necessary:
Item For roads and bridges
{chain gang and road equipmenD. .
$50. 900.
Item Public buildings, includ-
ing water. lights. fuel, insurance
and postage. $4,000.
Item 3-Puhhc buildings. furni-
ture and fixtures. $400.
tenn Jail expense dieting
prisoners). $1,000.
Item County home. poorhouse
and poor. $4,000.
Item 6-Repairs to poorhouse
building, 5000.
Item Court expenses. $4,000.
Item S-For Camp Alice Tuber-
cular camp, for maintenance. and
other purposes as may be author
izcd by the board OF trustees, $3.-
coo.
| {This expenditure to he under the
supervision of the county board.
and only upon the county board s
|SpprovaD.
Item 9-For sinking fund and
interest on bonds. one-fourth mill
(about $2.950.0O).
Item l0-Clerk Of court, $l00.
Item li-Sherifr, $2.20000.
Item 12-Treasurer. $3.50.
Item 13-Clerk and treasurer.
$500
Item l4-Auditor. $3.50.
Item 15--Clerk to aud It o r.
$500.
1t@, ls-snperintendent OF ed
ucation. $1,000.
Item l7-County attorney, $2i0.
Itenl lS-Coroner. $500.
Item 19-Janitor, S420.
Item 20-Four rural police. S.
100.
Item 21-Five commissioners.
5000.
Item o2-C'lerk to board. sl.s60.
Item 23-Magistrates. $3..ei.4o.
Item 23-(a Magistrate eighth
district. pinewood. $40. New.
I,em 24-Consiable third district,
s4S0.
Item q ta) Constable eighth
district. Pinewood. $500. New.
}fcn, o5-.Iailer $500
Item o6-Tax assessors, $500.
Item 27-County engineer. s.
500.
(This item to he construed in
connection with the provisions Of
an act Of 1927. relating to county
officers, etc. The board is author
iZed TO cnploy Il suitable and COM
petent person under this item to
perform such duties and 10 have
such powers as the board may pre-
scribe for such lcngt:l OF time and
at such salary not TO exceed the
sum Of two thousand five hundred
($2.5t0) dollars as the board may
letcrminc).
i(SIi --NIlS l4uiSS, ob.
Item 29-Board OF education.
sl2O.
Item 30-Part Of salary Of farm
demonstration agent. 5000.
Item 3l-Salary OF home dem
onStration agent. $1,000.
Item 32-For office help for
judge of probate. $500.
Item 33-Fiscal agent $50
Item 34-EXpcnses and per diem.
for sheriff for transportation and
criminal cases out OF the county.
if so much be necessary. $500: tele
phone and telegraph. $3.50: rent Of
office OF r,.ster. sl00: Rescue Or
phanage, expense. $500: official
bonds. $3.50; gasoline and repairs
for cars for rural policemen. $?"o:
disinfect2 ITS. 5000; for supplement
tary Confederate pensions which
may be paid to any Confederate Vet
eran over seventy years OF age.
havin. an income OF less than 500
per anrum. and swho is unable To
earn \ living at the rate OF $" pei
month. $3.50: books. stationery.
postage and printing, Sl.500; cor
ontr and lunacy. 81 900: interest
on borrowed money. $500: vital
statistics. $500: expenses OF vac
cinatiou. $3.50: gas and expense.
superintendent OF education. 5000:
travelling expenses OF auditor. So:
election expenses. $3.50.
Section THAT for the purpose
Of paying the interest and provld-
ing The sinking fund necessary to