and directed to pay out of the miscellaneous contingent fund the sum of not exceeding Six Hundred ($600.00) Dollars, to help pay the salary and expenses of such State Constable, or officer, so appointed by the Governor, the amount to be paid for said purpose to be fixed by the Legislative Delegation of Newberry County, but not to exceed the sum herein appropriated, the said sum to be paid to the said State Constable, or officer, in monthly installments: Provided, however, That a sum equal to the amount to be paid by Newberry County shall be furnished from other sources for the said purpose: And, Provided, further, That payments shall be discontinued by the said Highway Commission at any time when notice to said Commission to discontinue the same is given by a majority of the Legislative Delegation of Newberry County.

§ 31. The County Highway Commission is authorized and directed to pay to Charles W. Douglas, Magistrate for Townships Numbers 1 and 8, the sum of forty ($40.00) dollars for services rendered by him as Acting Coroner of the County during the vacancy in said office occasioned by the death of Coroner F. M. Lindsay.

$ 32. The County Highway Commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to pay from the miscellaneous contingent fund, hereinbefore provided for, any and all claims against the County, payment of which is barred because of failure of the holders thereof to present the same heretofore in due time, when it appears to said Commission that said claims are just and proper claims against the County. Provided, That the amount so used, as directed herein, shall not exceed the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars.

§ 33. It shall be the duty of the County Highway Commission before letting or making any contract or contracts for permanent road building and permanent road improvement and the building of bridges and culverts for such permanent road building to advertise for at least once a week for at least two successive weeks in a newspaper published in Newberry County for bids for such road building and road improvement, which advertisement shall set forth approximately the quantity, class and grade of improvement to be done and shall state the road to be improved.

§ 34. In the event the County Highway Commission is unable to borrow as much as the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars on

the note or notes of the county for permanent road building in the county as directed in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina enacted, or to be enacted, at the present session of the General Assembly, then the said Commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to borrow for and on behalf of the County of Newberry such sum of money as shall be fixed by said Commission, not to exceed the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars, at a rate of interest not to exceed six per centum per annum, which said sum of money shall be used by said Commission for permanent road building in the said county, and said Commission is also authorized and empowered to make the note or notes of the county for the money borrowed as provided hereunder, said notes to be made payable within twelve months of the date thereof; and, to provide for the payment of the money so borrowed, with interest thereon, the County Auditor and County Treasurer of Newberry County are authorized, empowered and directed to levy and collect a sufficient tax levy upon the real and personal property of the county returned for taxation in the year 1924; the said Highway Commission is required to notify the said County Auditor of the amount borrowed as provided for herein prior to the time the levies for the county are fixed by the Auditor. The levy made, or to be made, as provided herein, shall stand pledged for the payment of the money to be borrowed, under the provisions hereof.

§ 35.

This Act to take effect immediately upon its approval by

the Governor.

Approved the 24th day of March, A. D. 1924.

No. 776.

AN ACT to Provide for a Levy of Taxes for Richland County for School and County Purposes for the Year, 1924, and Direct the Expenditure Thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: That there is hereby levied upon all taxable property in the County of Richland a tax of eight (8) mills on the dollar, if so much be necessary, for ordinary county purposes, which, together with all further sums available for ordinary county purposes, shall be used for the payment of all items hereafter stated: Provided, That all salaries herein appropriated shall be paid in equal monthly installments, and the total of such other items than

salaries shall be expended only if so much be necessary: Provided, however, That all contracts for implements and supplies of whatever kind be purchased under the terms of this Act only upon competitive bids each month after advertisement for at least one week previous to the letting of such contract in at least four issues of a daily paper published in Columbia, which advertisement shall set forth the article and the approximate thereof to be purchased, and the said contract of purchase shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder for the period of one month: Provided, further, That in case of emergency the Supervisor may purchase without competitive bids where the cost thereof does not exceed One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars: Provided, further, That no bill, account, or claim against the county shall be paid unless contracted for by such competition, or purchased by the Supervisor in the above mentioned cases of emergency, and unless the claim be filed for audit within thirty days from the furnishing of the supplies, or in all cases within thirty days from the time a cause of action arises against the county. In addition to the above levy there is hereby levied on all taxable property in Richland County a tax of three (3) mills for school purposes, the proceeds from which to be divided between the City of Columbia and the County of Richland in proportions of sixty per centum to the City of Columbia, and forty per centum to the County of Richland. The part for the county to be divided among the school districts according to their assessed taxable property as near as possible; and the residue, if any, to be divided among the districts in the discretion of the County Board of Education: Provided, That the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to suspend the three-mill levy as provided above in case the State-wide Education Bill passed at this session of the Legislature shall provide sufficient funds to care for the expenditure now covered by this levy: Provided, further, That the same provision shall also apply to the half-mill levy for weak schools.

Item 1. County Auditor's Office:

(a) Salary of County Auditor

(b) Salary of Deputy Auditor

(c) Salary Extra Clerk

(d) Board of Equalization (e) Board of Registration (f) Extra Clerk Hire

.$ 1,000.00

2,400.00

1,500.00

750.00

500.00

900.00

The duty of extra Clerk, Item (f), shall be to check up on property escaping taxation in whole or in part and put same on the tax books of the Auditor.

Item 2. Clerk of Court's Office:

(a) Salary of Clerk of Court

(b) Salary of Deputy Clerk

The duty of extra Clerk, item (d), shall be to assist in the collection of back taxes due Richland County on account of recent survey made in the City of Columbia, and all other back taxes that may be due the county.

Item 4. Board of Education:

(a) Chairman of County Board of Education and mileage and per diem of the Board of Education and expenses of Chairman of Board of Education, and Clerk Hire...

Sheriff's Office:

1,200.00

2,400.00

1,000.00

2,400.00

1,500.00

900.00

5,800.00

Item 5.

(d) Extra Clerk Hire and Collection of Taxes..

1,500.00

Item 6. Judge of Probate's Office:

(a) Salary of Judge of Probate

(b) Clerk Hire

(c) Lunatics

Provided, That the County Physician shall act as one of the examining physicians in each lunacy case without extra compensation; and, Further, That the Judge of Probate shall retain One Dollar for each marriage license issued, as now provided by law.

38-A. & J. R.

300.00

2.700.00

1,600.00

Item 7. County Jail and Jailer:

(a) Salary of Jailer

Provided, That all of the provisions of the Act of 1916 in regard to the County Jail and Jailer shall be enforced during the year 1924.

(b) Salary of Assistant Jailer

(c) Salary of Matron

(d) Supplies and dieting

Item 8.

Provided, That the Assistant Jailer and Matron shall be appointed by the Jailer and hold office during the Jailer's pleasure.

Provided, That the County Treasurer shall be allowed to honor warrants of the County Jailer for maintenance of prisoners in an amount not exceeding the amount due by the Federal Government for maintenance of its prisoners.

Coroner's Office: (a) Salary of Coroner (b) Contingent Fund

Provided, That the Coroner shall call upon the County Physicians to hold all necessary inquests and post mortem examinations, whenever the same is practicable, and the said County Physicians shall perform such services without extra compensation: Provided, That the Coroner may pay each juror One Dollar as jury fee.

2,400.00

900.00

780.00

2,500.00

1,200.00 700.00

3,600.00

(b) Salary of Clerk of Board of Commissioners.... (c) Mileage and per diem for Board of County Com

2,400.00

missioners

3,900.00

(d) Salary of Superintendent and Matron of Almshouse ..

1,500.00

(e) Supplies and Maintenance of Almshouse..

7,500.00

(f) Salary of County Attorney

1,200.00

(g) Printing, Postage, Stationery and Contingent Expenses of County Officers as now provided by

law

4,300.00