The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-09
AN ACT CoNcEnNINa School FUNDS.

the authority of the same, That the
General Assembly shall l9vy, at each
regular session thereof, an annual special
tax, to be known and designated as tho
"school ,ax," on all taxable property
throughout the State, for the support
and maintenance of Free Common
Schools, which tax shall be collected az
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. 2. That it be declared m;sde
mcarcr, on the part of the State Trca
surcr, to apply or appropriate any funds
or moneys derived from, or collected en-
account of, said school tax, for any pur-
pose or purposes whatever, except that
OF Free Common Schools and, on con
vietion thereof, he shall pay fine of not
less than five thousand dollars (S5 900, J
the same to be used for school purposes,
and shall be Imprisoned at the discre.
ton Of the Court.
SEC. B. That the State Treasurer
shall furnish to the State Supcrintend-
ent of Education, annually, on or be-
fore the first Tuesday of March, of each
year, except the presen, year, which
shall be the first day of April, certi.
fed statement, showing the amount @!
moacys collected or received by him ON
account of suid school tag.
SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty Of
the State Superintendent Of Education
to apportion, a, the law specifies, the
Free Common School funds of the State
among the several Counties thereof.
SEC, 5. That it shall be the duty O!
each Goubsy School Commissioner To;
appoition, according to law, the Free
Common School funds of his County
among the severai sckool districts there
of: Froride,1, That any School District
believing itself wrouged by such appor
tioumcnt may appeal to the State
Superintendent of Education, whose
decision shall be tinai
SEC. 6. That it shall be the duty o :
each County Treasurer to report, month
lY, on the fifteenth 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 pGll tax aud all
other school funds; and it shall be a
misdemeanor, on tho part of any County
Treasurer, to neglect, fail or refuse to
make such report; and, on conviction
thereof, he shall pay Gnc Of not less
than FIVE hundred doll,.rs $500 90, the
same to be used for school purposes in
his County.
SEC. z. That all moneys disbursed by
any County Treasurer, on account of
school funds, or poll tax, shall be paid
on the orders Of Boards of School Trus
tees, countersigned by the County
School Commissioner Proridr,l, That
accounts or claims Of School Trustees,
for enumerating school children, shall
be paid on tho orders Of the County
School Commissioner.
SEC. 8: That each Couaty Treasurer
shall make out and forward to the State
Superintendent of Education, annually.
on the frst day of November certified
statement showing, by school districts,
the amount ofpoll tax aud the amount
Of local or school district taxes collected
by him for the fiscal year ending on the
3lst of October next preceding and
should any County Treasurer fail, neg.
lcct or refuse to make and for ard the
statement as herein required, the State
Superintendent of Education shall max @
out writton complaint to the Circuit
Solicitor for tho County in which tho
said Treasurer resides, who shall prose
cute the said County Treasurer for the
same, and on conviction thereof he shall
be subject to fine of FIVE hundred
dollars (s5o0.OO,) the same to be used
for Free Common School purposes in
his County.
Approved February 20, 1873.