The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-23

"''sehcht or ioan OF us credit, none
shall be created or made, be, and the
snmc is hereby ratified and made o
pat Of the constitution Of the State
OF Suu;h Carolina. .,
Approved January 20, A. D.
AN ACT CONCERNING sCMOoL FUNDS.
BE it suucted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of tho State
Of South Carolina, now met and Sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority ofthe same. .'.- 49,.
Section l.-That the General As
senbly shall levy, at each regular
session thereof: an annual special tax,
to be known and designated as the
school tax, on I'LL taxable property
throughout the State, for The support
and maintenance Of free common
chools, which tax shall be collected.
at the same time, and in the same
manner, and by the satne agents rs
the general State tus, nhd which tax
shall be paid into tho treasury Of the
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Section 2. That it bo declared
miadcmcanor Oh the part Of the State
treasurer to apply or appropriate any
funds or moneys derived from, or col
lectcd, or received on account of
said school tax, for any purpose or
urpos"s whatsoever, except that of
free common schools and, on con-
v'ction thereof, he shall pay a fine Of
not less than iivo thousand dollars,
CS5, ,000,) Tie same to be used for
school purposes, and shall be implis.
oned at the discretion Of the court.
Section 3. That the State trcasur.
or Iall furnish to the State superin-
tendaut of education, annually, on or
before the iirst Tuesday of March Of
eech year, which shall be the first day
of April, certified statement showing
tfo 2mount'of moneys collected or
received by him on account of said
sohool tax. u.. ,... .gY,.. p"
Section 4. That it shall .bo the
duty of the State upeIintcndebt of
education to apportiou, as the law
specifies the free common .chool funds
of the State among tho several coun-
ties thereof. .: .. ..... ..sr
Sec i'm 8. That 1t shall be the duty
of each county scho >l com missioner to
aprPortion, according to law, tho free
, common school funds Of hi. county
! among the teveral school districts
thereof /: provided, That any school
district bclisvieg Itself wronged by
such apportlonment may appeal to the
Safe superintendent, of education,
whose decision shall be final.
Section 8. That 1t shall DO the dnty
Of each county treasurer to report
monthly, on the 18th day Of each
month, to the county school commits
T1ner Of his county, the amount Of
collections aud disbursements mndo
by him Tor the month on account Of
i,oii TX AID all other school funds {;
. and 1t snail lie mi>dcmeanor on the
rn't "t any county treasurer to ne
,.ihnt; fail or refuse to make such re-
nmti aud, OH conviction thereof, he
thaIi pay u fiuc Of not less than five
hundred dollars, ,($5OO,) the same to
be used for school purposes in his
county.
Section'7. That ull none ys dis.
bursed by any county treasurer on
! account Of school funds or taxes or
! poll tax, be paid on the order oi
, boards Of school trustees, counter.
signed hy the county school commits
! siouer : Provided, that accounts Or
claimsof school trustees for enumora~
, ting school ch,ldrcn shall be paid on
the order u the county school COM
mi,sioncrs.
Section 8. That each county trcn,-
uror stall make out and forward to
the State superintendent Of educat ton,
annually, on the lst day Of Nuvcm.
Der certified statement, showing py
school districts Tho amount Of pol
tax and the amount OF local Of school
district taxes collected by him fo1
the fiscal year ending the, 3lst o
| October next preceding and should
any county, treasurer fail, neglect o.
r refuse to make and forward the state
: ment as herein required, tie Stat
i superintendent of education shal
yImake, out, q written. ,complsint to tn
circuit solicitor for tho county j
, | which Ibo raid ,ysoouyay yaaidag sr,h