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January 11, 1871
The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial praises Mr. Whittemore's State Senate bill regulating county commissioners' treasury draws to curb jobbery, and urges passage of Mr. Corbin's $21,000 appropriation for Charleston County school deficiency.
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The bill introduced by Mr. Whittemore, in the State Senate, defining the duties of county commissioners, appears to be a good one. Its principal provisions are that the county commissioners shall not draw upon the treasurer for more than three-fourths of the tax levy in each county in any one year; nor shall any order be drawn upon him, unless he has the funds in the treasury to pay the same; the purchasing, directly or indirectly, of any order drawn upon the county treasurer for less than its face-value is made a misdemeanor and punishable by forfeiture of office. Such a bill would certainly have prevented most of the jobbery of which complaint is made in this county, and would have kept the commissioners within reasonable bounds.
We earnestly hope that the General Assembly will promptly pass Mr. Corbin's bill appropriating $21,000 to supply the deficiency in the school appropriation for Charleston County.
We earnestly hope that the General Assembly will promptly pass Mr. Corbin's bill appropriating $21,000 to supply the deficiency in the school appropriation for Charleston County.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Legislative Bill
County Commissioners
Tax Levy
Jobbery
School Appropriation
Charleston County
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Whittemore
Mr. Corbin
County Commissioners
Where did it happen?
State Senate, Charleston County
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Whittemore
Mr. Corbin
County Commissioners
Location
State Senate, Charleston County
Story Details
Praise for Whittemore's bill limiting county commissioners' treasury access and penalizing discounted order purchases as misdemeanor; hope for Corbin's bill to appropriate $21,000 for Charleston County school funding deficiency.