Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-27
AN ACT

Concerning School Funds.
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: .
Section l. That the General Assembly shall
levy, at each regular session thereof, an an
nual special tax, to be known and designated
as the school tax, on all taxable property
throughout the State, for the support and
maintenance of free common schools, which
tax shall be collected at the same time, and in
the same manner, and by the same agents as
the general State tax, and which tax shall be
paid into the treasury of the State
Sec g. That it be declared misdemeanor
on the part of the State treasurer to apply or
appropriate any funds or moneys derived
from, or collected, or received on account of,
said school tax, for any purpose or purposes
whatsoever, except that of free common
schools and, on conviction thereof, he shall
pay a fine of not less than FIVE thousand dol,
lars, (S5O00,) the same to be used for school
purposes, and shall be imprisoned at the dis
cretion of the court.
Sec. 8. That the State treasurer shall fur.
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annually, on or before the first Tuesday OF
March of each year, except the present year
which shall be the first day of April, a certi
fed statement showing the amount Of moneys
collected or received by him on account Of
said school tax.
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of the
State superintendent of education to appor-
ton, as the law specifies, the free common
school funds of the State among the several
counties thereof
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty Of each
county school commissioner to apportion, &C.
cording to law, the free common school fund;
of his county among the several school dis
tricts thereof: Provided, That any school dis
trict believing itself wronged by such appor.
tionment may appeal to the State superinten'
dent of education, whose decision shall be
final.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of each
county treasurer to report monthly, on the
10Th day of each month, to the county school
commissioner of his county, the amount Of
collections and disbursements made by him
for the month on account Of poll tax and all
other school funds; and it shall be misde
meanor on the part of any county treasurer
to neglect, fail or refuse to make such report
and, on conviction thereof, he shall pay a fine
of not less than five hundred dollars, (s500,
the same to be used for school purposes in hi;
county.
Sec. I. That all moneys disbursed by any
county treasurer on account of school funds
or taxes, or poll tax, shall be paid on the or
der of boards of school trustees, countersigned
BY the county school commissioner: Provided
That accounts or claims of school trustees tol
enumerating school children shall be paid on
the order of the county school commissioner
Sec. s. That each county treasurer shall
make out and forward to the State supetin
tendent of education annually, on the 1st day
of November, a certified statement, showing
by school districts the amount of poll tax and
the amount of local or school district taxes
collected by him for the fiscal year ending on
the 31st of October next preceding; and
should any county treasurer fail, neglect OF
refuse to make and forward the statement a;
herein required, the State superintendent ot
education shall make out a written complaint
to the circuit solicitor for the county in which
the said treasurer resides, who shall prosecute
the said county treasurer for the same, and
on conviction thereof, he shall be subject to 6
fine of f.e hundred dollars, (s5OO), the same
to be used for free common school purpose;
in his county.
Approved February 20, A. D. 1873.