The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-20
LAWS OF THE STATE.
ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Session Of Is7a-73-Published by Au-
thority.
AN ACT
coNcERN1Sa SCHOOL FUNDS.

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate ana
House OF Representatives of the State OF South
Carolina, now met aud sitting 10 General AS
sembly, and by the authority of The same:
That the General Assembly shall levy, at
each regular session thereof, an annual spec'ai
tax, to be known and designated as the schooi
tax, on all taxable property throughout tne
State, for the support and maintenance oil Tree
common schools, which tax shall be collecteo
at the same Time, and In the same manner,
and by the same agents as the general Stale
tax, and which tax shall be paid into the treas
ury oil the State.
SEC. 2. That IL be declared misdemeanor
on the part of the State treasurer to apply OF
appropriate any funds or moneys derived
from or collected, or received on account ol
said school tax, for any purpose or purposes
whatsoever, except that of tree common
schools, and, on conviction thereof, he shall
nav fine of not less than five thousand del
lare, (s5ooo,) 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 ehall fur
Dish TO the State superintendent OF education,
annually, on or before the first Tuesday OF
March of each year, except the present year,
which shall be the first day of April, GER
titled st,tement showing The amount ol
moneys collected or received by him on ac-
count of said school tax.
SEC. 4. That 1t shall be the duty OF the State
superlntendent of education to apportion, as
the law specifies, the free common school
funds Of the State among the several counties
thereof.
SEQ. s. That 1t shall be the duty of each
county school commissioner to apporlloD, &C.
cordIug to law, the free common school fund:
OF his county among the several school dis
trIcts thereof: Provided, That aIy school dis
trict believing itself wronged by such appor'
tlonment may appeal to the State super nten'
dent of education, whose decision shall be
final.
Sec. 6. That 1t shall be the duty of each
county treasurer 10 report monthly, on The
18th day of each mouth, 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 1t shall be misde-
meanor on the part of any county treasurer to
neglect, fall or refuse 10 make such report,
aud 6n conviction thereof, he shall pay fine
of not less than five hundred dollars (s5O0,)
the same TO be used Tor school purposes In his
county.
sEu. Z. That all moneys dlsbursed 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, counter
signed by the county school commissioner:
Provided, That accounts or claims OF school
trustees lor enumerating school children shall
BIZ paid on the order OF the county school
commissioners.
SEC. 8. That each county treasurer shall
make out aud forward to the State superin-
tendent OF education, annually, on the first
day ofNovember, certified statement, show
ing by school districts the amount OF poll tax
and the amount OF local or school district
taxes collected by him for the fiscal year end
ing on tho 3Ist of October next preceding;
and should any county treasurer fail, neglect
Or refuse to make and forward the statement
as herein required, the State superintendent
of education shall make out written COM
plalnt 10 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 fue Of five hundred dollars,
(s5OO) the same to be used for Tree common
school purposes in his county.
Approved February 20, A. D. 1873.