Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-03

alone shall Le taxed and also excepting
sach property a, may be exempted BY law
for municipal, educational, literary, sc.n-
tifc. religious or charitable purp ,scs.
SEC. 2. The General Assembly may pro
vide annually for poll tax not to exceed
one dollar On each poll, which shall Le ap-
piled exclusively 10 tho public school fund
And no udlilioal poll tax shall Le levied by
any municipal corporation.
SEC. 3. The General Assembly shall
provide for annual lax sulli:icn, TO defrnv
the estimated expenses Of tho State for
each year and whenever it shall happen
that such ordinary exp euses Of the State
Tor any year shall exceed the income Of
The State for suc! year, the General Assem-
by shall provide for lowing Il tax for the
ensuing year sufficient, with other sources
OF income, 'to'ray the dvGeucy Of the pre-
ccding year, together with the estimated
expenses Of the ensuing year.
SEC. 4. No tax shall he lc, led excert in
pursuance Of law, Which Shall distinctly
state the ol ject Of the same, to which Oh
ject Of such t.xsha;l Le applied.
SEC. s. 1t shall he the duty of the Gen.
cral Assembly 10 euact laws for the cx-
emptlon from taxation OF all public scl,o ols,
colleges, and institutions Of learning, all
charitable institutions in the nnture Of asy.
lums for the iLfiim deaf and dumb, blind
idiotic and 'indigent persons, all public IL
braries, churches aud burying grounds !;
bnt property ot~associalion aud societies,
although connected with charitable objects,
shall not be exempted from State, county
as municipal ta1ation; Provided, That this
exemption shall not extend beyond the
buildings and premises actually occupied
by such schools, colleges, institutions Of
leaning, asy!ums, libraries, churches and
burial grounds, although. connected with
charitable Objects.
SEC. G. The General Assembly shall
provide for the valuation and assessment Of
all lands and the improvements thereon
prior 10 the assembling OF t,s 'o-.a:,ui
Assembly Of 1870, and thereafter on every
li!th year. ;, =. .,- -~,....
SEC. 2. For the purpose Of defraying
extraordinary expenditures, the State may
conlract public, debts; but sucl, de- ia shall
be authorized 10y law for Some single oh
jsct, 20 be dialinclly specified therein ,tnd
n S,nl Il Sl,.,1 t,l =, 4 i
have been passed hy the vote Of two thirds
of the n,enbers Of each, branch Of
tic General Assembly, to- bs recorded
hy yeas and nays OH the journal. cf each
House respectively ; and every such lay
shall levy II tax annually sufficient 10 pay
Ito annusl interest of sach debt. -
SEC. 8. The corporate authorities Of
counties, tovnshihs school eistrsts; ki,ics,
towns and villages, may lie vested With
power 10 assess and collect taxes for corpo
rate purposes such taxes to lie uniform in
resp ct to PERSONS AMI property within
ho j Jurisdiction of the body impos-
ing the same. And the General Assembly
shall require that all the property, excep.
hat heretofore exempted within The limits
of municipal corporations, shall Le taxed
FOR the paymen, Of debt contracted under
authority Of law.
SEC. 8. The General Assembly shall pro.
vide f:r the incorporation and organization
of cites and towns, and shall rest rict their
powers of taxation, borrowing money, con.
tracing debts. and loauin. their credit.
SEC. 10. No scrip, certificate, or other
evidence Of State indebtedness, shall be
issued, except for the redemption Of stock,
bonds, or other evidences oc Indebtedness
previously Issued, or for such debts as arc
; expressly authorize in this constitution.
SEC. IL. An accurate statement If tho
receipt and expenditures Of the public
money shall DO published with tile laws
Of each regular session Of the General As
semb!y in such manner as may, by law, be
directed. ..-
Sec. l2. No money shall lie drawn from
The Tfeasur5 but i" pursuance Of appro-
priation made by law.
SEC. 13. The fiscal year shall commence
on the first day of November in eacl, year.
SEC. II. Any debt contracted by tie
State shall b. 4'y loan on State bond, ol
amounts not less than Gfty .loIlars ,eac,, on
interest, payable within twenty years afie,
the final, passage SfIhe law sutherizipe
such de!ts A sharec registry ofam sGsl
bonds .&al1 lie kept " tho Treasurer ii
numerical order, go --hs always to oxl,itj'
4 tile nun,Gsr and amount unpaid, and to
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&c. l5s SuMlle kss shall u: passed
ssaa g.: ssJE'.ss]S sEs]s &C. g. r. "a n
, State, county and sshSool fSItls, dki,a ka aif 81
n fieers aud other persons charged with til,
same, shall keep H9sasssursio sn.l l}ssof ssoi
sum received a"saef each pay nssnt AMI ans
transfer; and shall give such security 70
the faithful discharge Of sucl, du les as I'll,
I General Assembly may provide. And