The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-21

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APPROVED February %, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN Aoq Ekr1TLYD IAN
ACT TO GRANT. RESEW And AMEND THE
CHARTERS Of .CERTA1N TOWNS AND yn.-
LAaEs THRREaN MENTIONED" - "a: =:
BE ii enucted by the Senate ana Houss Of
Representatives of The Stdte Of iSoah
Carolina, hoo 7,set nat1 Isi1iag in. Central
Assembly. and by tho dul1ority Of The san71s
SECTION l. That Section q Of an Act
entitled "An Act to 1gsanty renew and
amend the charters Of certain towns and
villages thsMin men tioned2G approved:
March 9, 18M !iheS Siahd the sAne is here.
by. amended BY striking oat, son ths
fifth line. the words "fourth Monday IN
March, 1871" and insert the words s'on
the fourth Monday in April. 1872 laj 8
APPROVED January 29. A. D. 1873. j
AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL FUNDS.
T .;Be al enacted by the Senate and House of
Reptesentoaiues Of the State Of South Gd7o.
ina, ,ao,o met and sitting IN General As.
sembly, -dnd by, The authority ofLae san4e:: % a.
| SECTION l. That the. .Genefs,> Assembly
shall levy, at each regular; session there
of, an annual special tax, Eof.he known
and designated as the school tax;S4ea all
taxable property throughout the State,
for the suppoEf and @si6te6s0oA OF fF4g
common schools. which ;tS8shal be- cdl-
lected at tho same time, andiprths same
manner, and by the sameSAA the
general State tax, and whfck3SEaHail be
paid into the treasury OF MeHsaSEl
SEQ. 2. That it be dedlafsassH dEde.
meanor on the part Of the STATE Yfea.
surer to apply or appropriats my. lands
or moneys derived from, or collected, or
received on account Of, said school tax,
Tor any purpose or purposes whatsoever,
except that of free common schools:
and, on conviction thereof, he shall pay
tine OF not less than Eve Thousand dol
lars, ($5, ,0OO.) the same to be used for
school purposes. and shall be imprisoned
at tho discretion OF the court.
SEQ. 5. That the State Treasurer shall
furnish to the State Superintendent Of
Education, annually, on or before the
first Tuesday of March OF each year. ex-
oept the present year, which shall be the
first day Of April, certified statement
showing the amount Of moneys collected
or received by him ON account Of said
school tax
SEC. 4. Thut it shall be the duty OF the
State Superintendent of Education to
apportion, as tho law specifies, the free
common school funds of the State among
the several Counties thereof. 80
SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty yof
each County School Commissioner to an.
portion, according to law, the free COM
mon school funds of his County among
the several school districts thereof: Pro.
oided, That any school district, believing
itself wronged by such apportisn ment,
may appeal to the State superintendent
OF Educ alton, whose decision shall be
final.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of
each County Treasurer to report month
y, on tho 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 mis-.
Iemeanor on the part of any County
Treasurer to neglect, fail or refuse to
make such report; and, on conviction
thereof, he shall pay fine of not less
than Two hundred dollars, tS5OO,) the
same to be used for school purposes in
his Comfy.
SEC. Z. That all moneys disbursed by
any County Treasurer on account of
school funds or taxes, or poll tax, shall
be paid on the order Of Boards OF School
Trustees. countersigned by the County
School Commissioners: Prorided, That
accounts or claims of School Trustees I r
enumerating school children shall be
paid on the order OF the County School
Commissioners.
SEC. s. That each County Treasurer
shall make out and forward to the State
Superintendent of Education, annually,
on the first day of November, a certified
statement, showing by school districts
the am omit OF poll tax and tho amount
Of local or school district taxes collected
by him for the fiscal year ending on tho
3ist OF October next preceding; and
should any County Treasurer fail, nc.
glect CT refuse to make and forward the
statement as herein required, the State
Superintendent of Education shall
make out written complaint to the Cir.
cult Solicitor for the County in which
the said Treasurer resides, who shall
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