The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-05-14

State.
SECTION ,. That it be declared
Il miSdcmcanor on the part Of the
State treasurer 10 apply or appro-
pirate any funds or moneys dcriv-
ed from, or collected, or received
on account of. said school tax, for
any purpose or purposes whatso-
ever. except that Of free common
schools and, on conviction there
OF, he shall pay L fine Of not less
than five thousand dollars IS. .O00D
The same to be used for school pur.
poses, and shall be imprisoned ut
the discretion al the court.
SECTION ,. That the State trea-
surcr shall tnrni>h 20 the State
superintendent Of education, an.
nnally, on or before the first Tues
day Of March Of each year, except
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.
| SECTION +. That it shall be the
duty OF the State superintendent
Of education to apportion, as the
law specifies, the free common
school funds OF the State among
the several counties thereof.
SECTION .. That it shall be the
duty Of each county school COM
missioner to apportion, accord
ing to law, the free common
schools funds ofhis county among
the several school districts there
Of: Pr0rided, That any school dis
trlct believing itself wronged by
such apportionment may appeal
to the State superintendent Of
education, whose decision shall be
final.
SECTION 6. That it shall be the
! duty OF each county treasurer to
report monthly, on the 18th day
Of each month, to the county
| school commissioner of his county
the amount Of collections and dis
burSements made by him for the
month on account Of poll tax and
all other school funds and it shall
be misdemeanor 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
FIVE hundred dollars. $500 the
same to be used for school pur-
poses in his county.
SECTION I. Tha. all money dis.
bursed 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,
countcrsigned by the county
school commissioner: Prorided
That accounts or claims OF school
trustees for enumerating school
children shall be paid on the order
Of county school commissioners.
SECTION s. That each county
treasurer shall make out and for
ward to the State superintendent
Of education. annually, on the 1st
| day of November, a certified state
| ment, showing by school districts
the amount Of poll tax and the
amount OF local or school district
taxes collected by him for the fis-
cal year endlns on the 7IsS OF Oc,
tooer next preceu'ng; ana should
any county treasurer 1all, neglect
or refuse to make and forward the
statement as herein required, the
State superintendent Of education
shall make out 4 written COM
plant to the circuit sollcl:or ior
the county IN which the SAID trea-
surer resides, VINO snail prosecute
the salo county treasurer lor the
same ana on conVlction 1ne[eol
ne s9aIi oe suoJect n.oa TO nhe OF nEc
hunored ooliars, (sooo,) the same
to be used 1or Tree common Schooi
purposes IN ms county.
approved feoruary ~, "A. u.
1918.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION sEF-
ESTH, w. CHAPTER ONE HUN
DRED AND , FOURTH: (lV+0 fd OF IT,
TIE oSE' W. PART THIRD (o') OF
THE GENERAL STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives, Of the
State Of South Carolina. now met