provide suitable quarters and assign quarters to all county departments and officers, except Clerk of Court and Probate Judge, in the Court House building: Provided, further, That any unexpended balance of appropriation for rural policeman for 1923 be paid the rural policeman who so served in 1923: Provided, further, That no officer or other person shall at any time use any motor vehicle of the County of Marion except on official business of the county. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. § 2. Approved the 21st day of March, A. D. 1924. No. 771. AN ACT to Provide for the Levy of Taxes for County Purposes for Marlboro County for the Fiscal Year Commencing January First, 1924, and for the Expenditure Thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: That a tax of nine (9) mills is hereby levied upon all the taxable property in the County of Marlboro for County purposes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1924, for the amounts and for the purposes hereinafter stated, and for no other purpose. Roads, Bridges, Convicts, and Maintenance of road Due for Office supplies, Clerk of Court and others. 1,019.11 Public buildings, including light, fuel water and in § 2. The Board of County Highway Commissioners may use not exceeding $300.00 of the contingent fund, if necessary, to pay traveling expenses of the Chief of Rural Police, and may make such provision as may be deemed best for the training, use, upkeep, sale or other disposition of the bloodhounds owned by the County. § 3. The appropriations made in this Act are intended to be the maximum amounts to be expended for the purposes specified. The Board of County Highway Commissioners and all other officers of Marlboro County are requested and directed to be economical in the expenditure of all public funds, and to keep expenses below the appropriations when practicable and consistent with public requirements. In no case shall the expenditures exceed the appropriation for any purpose: Provided, That the contingent fund may be used to pay necessary expenses for which no appropriation is made, and for unavoidable expenses in excess of the appropriation for any purpose. In no case shall more than ten per cent of the contingent fund be used for any one purpose. The Supervisor, County Highway Commissioners and County Treasurer shall be liable, in proportion to the salaries which they receive, for any funds paid out in excess of the appropriations provided in this Act. No officer, agent or employee of Marlboro County shall contract any debt for any purpose in excess of the appropriation for that specific purpose or for any purpose for which no specific appropriation is made, without authority from the Board of County Highway Commissioners, any such officer, agent or employee shall be personally liable for any such debt contracted. § 4. The Board of County Highway Commissioners and Treasurer of Marlboro County are hereby authorized to borrow such sum of money as may be necessary to pay and retire any notes that may be outstanding. The said Board and Treasurer are also authorized and empowered to obtain new loans in anticipation of the collection of taxes for the year 1924 for the purpose of carrying on the business of the County during the year 1924, and may pledge the 1924 taxes for the payment of said loan or loans: Provided, The total amount of money borrowed in anticipation of, and to be paid out of, the 1924 taxes, shall not exceed $70,000.00. Before negotiating any loan, the Board of County Highway Commissioners shall advertise for at least two weeks in one or more newspapers for competitive bids, and shall obtain such loan or loans at such interest and upon such terms as may, in their judgment, be most advantageous to Marlboro County. Unless the rate of interest offered is so low that it is deemed advisable to borrow all of said sum at one time then the Board and Treasurer shall borrow in installments from time to time as the money may be needed. § 5. In addition to the appropriations made herein, the Board of County Highway Commissioners shall use the gasoline taxes and the commutation road taxes for the maintenance of roads in Marlboro County. 37-A. & J. R. § 6. The County Auditor shall levy such tax as may be necessary to pay the interest on all County bonds and to retire any serial bonds that may become due during the year 1924. In anticipation of the collection of said tax the County Treasurer may borrow any money necessary to pay such interest on bonds that may become due before said tax is collected. § 7. All of the County's share of money collected on tax executions for taxes due before the year 1923, after paying the expenses of collection, shall be used to pay notes for expenses incurred by the County before the year 1923. If said execution money is not sufficient to pay said notes, then the County Treasurer may use any balance in his hands, or to be collected from the taxes of 1923, to pay the balance of said notes. Any balance of the 1923 taxes remaining after said notes are paid shall go into the general county funds to help meet the appropriations herein made for the year 1924. The Board of County Highway Commissioners are hereby authorized to pay such fees or commissions as they may deem just and reasonable to Attorneys or collectors employed by them for the collection of delinquent taxes. § 8. This Act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. Approved the 21st day of March, A. D. 1924. No. 772. AN ACT Relating to the Fiscal Affairs of Newberry County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State. of South Carolina: That the following amounts are hereby appropriated for the following purposes only, in and for the County of Newberry, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1924, and the salaries of officers and employees are fixed as hereinafter stated: Item 1. For Salaries of County Officers, to be dis ! County Physician or Physicians, if so much be neces sary Coroner Janitor of Court House, if so much be necessary 300.00 350.00 480.00 2,400.00 Each Magistrate in Townships Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 In Townships Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 and 12, $60.00 each 360.00 Item 2. For County Home, pauper and pensioners, if so much be necessary 4,000.00 |