separate boxes for every Congressional District within which the said precinct may be, and each voter at such precinct shall deposit his ballot for member of Congress in the box provided for the Congressional District within the limit of which said voter may reside. A. D. 1893. clause. SEC. 4. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith Repealing are hereby repealed. effect. SEC. 5. That this Act shall take effect on the first of Septem- When to take ber, (1894) eighteen hundred and ninety-four. Approved December 22d, A. D. 1893. A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR PAYMENT No. 302. IN CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHARLESTON, COLLETON, HORRY SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting braced. in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Time extended. the Comptroller be, and he hereby is, directed to extend for a period of twelve months the payment of taxes in and for the Counties of Georgetown and Beaufort, and so much of the Counties of Colleton and Berkeley lying South of the Charleston and Territory emSavannah Railway, James Island and the Parish of St. James Santee in Charleston County, and all persons who lost their crops or suffered damages by the late storm and are unable to pay their taxes in Horry County: Provided, That the benefits Exceptions. of such extension shall not apply to phosphate mines, fertilizer manufacturers and other corporations engaged in business within said territory. SEC. 2. That so much of Section 8 of an Act to raise supplies and make appropriations for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1892, as conflicts with this Act is hereby repealed. Approved December 22d, A. D. 1893. clause. Repealing A. D. 1893. No. 303. General to draw warrant. A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZNG AND REQUIRING THE SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Comptroller- Comptroller-General of this State be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for the sum of two thousand dollars in favor of the Trustees of the South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College to pay for services of expert teachers, additional expert teacher and a piano, which were appropriated by the Bill passed at the last session of the General Assembly. Purposes. Payment. SEC. 2. That the State Treasurer do pay the same. No. 304. AN ACT TO REDUCE THE SALARIES OF THE STATE OFFICERS, CLERKS AND EMPLOYEES. his officers, &c. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Scale of salaries the following officers in this State shall receive the following annual salaries, and no other compensation, to wit: The GoverGovernor and nor, three thousand dollars; Lieutenant-Governor, during the session of the General Assembly, a per diem of eight dollars and the mileage of a member of the General Assembly; Governor's Private Secretary, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars; Governor's Secretary of Messenger, four hundred dollars; Secretary of State and Keeper of State House and Grounds, nineteen hundred dollars; Clerk of Secretary of State, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars; Comptroller-General, nineteen hundred dollars; Chief Clerk, fourteen hundred dollars; Pension Clerk and Bookkeeper of ComptrollerGeneral, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars; State Treasurer, nineteen hundred dollars; Chief Clerk, fifteen hundred dollars; State Treasurer. two Bookkeepers in office of Treasurer, each thirteen hundred State. Com ptrollerGeneral. A. D. 1893. Inspector-G en eral. and Judges. officers, &c. officers. lum officers, &c. and fifty dollars; Superintendent of Education, nineteen hundred dollars, (also two hundred dollars for traveling expenses, if so much be necessary); Clerk of Superintendent of Education, Superintendsix hundred dollars; Adjutant and Inspector-General, twelve Adjutant and hundred dollars; Clerk of Adjutant and Inspector-General, nine eral. hundred dollars; Attorney-General, nineteen hundred dollars; Attorney-GenAssistant Attorney-General, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars; Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court, each three Chief Justice thousand dollars; and Circuit Judges, each three thousand dollars; Clerk of the Supreme Court, eight hundred dollars; Libra- Supreme Court rian of Supreme Court, eight hundred dollars; Messenger and Attendant of Supreme Court, each two hundred dollars; the Reporter of the Supreme Court, nine hundred dollars; Superin- Penitentiary tendent of the Penitentiary, nineteen hundred dollars; Physician and Captain of Guard at Penitentiary, each one thousand and fifty dollars; Chaplain of Penitentiary, six hundred dollars; Directors of Penitentiary, each four dollars per diem for each day of attendance on the meetings of the Board and five cents per mile by most direct route going to and returning from said meetings; Superintendent and Physician of Lunatic Asylum, Lunatic Asythree thousand dollars; members of Board of Regents, each four dollars per diem for each day of attendance on the meetings of the Board and five cents per mile by most direct route going to and returning from said meetings; Solicitors, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars each, except the Solicitor of the First Circuit, who shall receive a salary of sixteen hundred dollars, also the same per diem and mileage as members of the General Assembly while in attendance upon the sessions thereof; State State Librarian. Librarian, one thousand dollars; members of the Senate and Members of House of Representatives, each four dollars per diem during any bly. regular or special session, and ten cents per mile going to and returning therefrom by most direct route; Clerk of Senate, eight hundred dollars; Assistant Clerk of Senate, two hundred and fifty dollars; Reading Clerk of Senate, two hundred and fifty dollars; Sergeant-at-Arms of Senate, two hundred dollars ; Clerk of House of Representatives, eight hundred dollars; Assistant Clerk, two hundred and fifty dollars; Sergeant-atArms of House of Representatives, two hundred dollars; Reading Clerk of House of Representatives, two hundred and fifty dollars; Bill Clerk of the Senate, four dollars per day; Bill Clerk of the House of Representatives, four dollars per day; Journal Clerk of the Senate, four dollars per day during the sit Solicitors. General Assem Officers and employees. A. D. 1893. ting of the General Assembly and four dollars per day for each day of work done after the adjournment of the General Assembly, provided the number of days of work after adjournment does not exceed twenty; Journal Clerk of the House of Representatives, four dollars per day during the sitting of the General Assembly and four dollars per day for each day for work done after the adjournment of the General Assembly, provided the number of days after adjournment does not exceed twenty; Clerks in the Engrossing Department, each four dollars per day; Railroad Com- Railroad Commissioners, each nineteen hundred dollars, to be paid as now provided by law: Provided, That in case of an Extra sessions extra session or sessions of the General Assembly the Sergeantof Legislature. at-Arms, Clerk, Assistant Clerk and Reading Clerk shall receive the same mileage and per diem of a member of the General Assembly. missioners. Existing salaries. When to take effect. SEC. 2. That so much of Section 1 as refers to the salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and the Circuit Judges of the State, and the State Treasurer, shall not take effect until the successors in office of the present incumbents of said offices shall be commissioned. SEC. 3. This Act shall go into effect from and after the first day of January, 1894. Approved December 22d, A. D. 1893. No. 305. Preamble. AN ACT RELATING TO THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY OF THIS Whereas the destruction of the phosphate plants by the cyclone of the 27th of August, 1893, has rendered it necessary, and for the interest of the State, that some new arrangement with regard to the royalty be made in order that the parties heretofore mining in the navigable streams and waters of this State may be able to rebuild their plants and resume operation; and whereas the said parties heretofore mining are willing to make the large expenditures necessary to repair their plant if some new arrangement is made with regard to the said royalty, such arrangement to remain unchanged for a fixed period from the date of the passage of this Act; A. D. 1893. for 5 years at 50 SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Royalty fixed the State of South Carolina does hereby agree, with all the cents a ton. aforesaid parties so repairing their plants destroyed as aforesaid, that for the period of five years from and after the passage of this Act the royalty to be paid to the State on all phosphate rock dug, mined and removed and shipped or otherwise sent to market from the navigable streams and waters of this State shall be at the rate of fifty cents per ton of dried rock, and so long as the price of the said phosphate rock free on board to the said miners, at their several mines, shall be four dollars per ton or under; but in case from time to time there shall be any increase in such price over and above four dollars per ton and up to four and onehalf dollars, then and in every such case there shall be paid to the State an additional royalty per ton equal to one-third of such increased price from four dollars and up to four and one-half dollars per ton; and in case such price shall increase above four and one-half dollars per ton, then upon all such increase over four and one-half dollars, such additional royalty to be paid to the State shall be equal to fifty per cent. of such increased price over four and one-half dollars and the Board of Phosphate Commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules Rules and regand regulations as they may find necessary to properly ascertain and fix the price of said rock. scale of royal ty if price of rock increases. ulations. SEC. 2. The said rate of royalty herein fixed shall apply to all Rock on hand. phosphate rock on hand unshipped on the first day of September, 1893, and shall continue and remain unchanged during the period aforesaid and until the action of the General Assembly of this State thereafter. excepted. SEC. 3. That nothing in this Act contained shall be so con- New companies strued as to limit the power now conferred by law on the Board of Phosphate Commissioners to grant licenses to mine in the navigable streams and waters of this State to any other person or corporation than those referred to in this Act on such terms as they may deem advisable. SEC. 4. That this Act shall go into effect upon and immedi- When to take ately after the date of its approval. effect. Approved December 22d, A. D. 1893. |