Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-14
AN ACT CoNo5EnN1Na 5liu. N 8 S ssouooL EuIs

Senate and House Of Representative
the State of South Carolina, now aet
and sitting in General Assembly and
the authority Of tho same, That
General Assembly shall levy, at ess
regular session thereof, an annual spes
tax, to be known and designated as
"sschool tax on all taxable props
throughout the State, for the snpsss
and maintenance of Free Comm
Schools, whish tax shall be Sollected s
the same time, and in the same mans si 8
and by the same agents, as the genot
State tax, and which tax shsi! be ssssss
into the Treasury of the State,
SEC. 2. That it be declared q mis-
meanor, on the part Of the Stats I'res
surer, to apply or appropriate any sane
or moneys derived from, or collected cs
account Of, said school tax, for any put
pose or purposes Whatever, except tia
of Free Common Schools; and, ,on COZ
>yiction thereof, he shall pay a fine ofno
less than FIVE thousand dollars (S5 ,0ed
the same to be used for school. purp6ses
and shall be imprisoned at the discre
tion Of the Court.
SEC. g.. That the State Treasurer
shall furnish to the State Superintend
.ent Of Education, annually, on or bes
fore the first Tuesday of March, ofeaeiisE
year, except the present year,, hicls
shall be the first day of April, d oerti i
fed statement, showing the amount d
moneys collected or received by him ua
accoust of said school tax.
SEC. 4. Ina. it shall be the duty q
tho State Superintendent of SdacatloaS s'
to apportion, as the Law specinss
Free Common School funds Of tho
among the several Counties thereof
Sec. 5. That it shall be tho q
each County School Commisa ~
rpala4sph snerss iFsa - " 500 &C.
Common School funds Of his County
among the several school districts there
Of: Provided, That any School District
believing itself wronged by such appor- /
tionment may appeal to the State
Superintendent of Education, whose
decision shall be final.
SEC. 6. That it shall be the duty of
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 pcll tax aud all
other school funds; and it shall be
misdcmcanor, on the part Of any County
Treasurer, to neglect, fail or refuse to
mako such report; and, on conviction
thereof, he shall pay fine of not less
than fve hundred dollars (S500.Q0, 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 tho County
School Commissioner Provided, That
accounts or claims of Schuol Trustees,
for enumerating school children, shall
be paid on tho orders Of tho County
School Commissioner.
SEC. 8. That each County Treasurer
shall mako out and forward to the State
Superintendent ofEducation, annually,
on the first day OF November, certified
statement showing, by school districts,
the amount ofpoll tax and the amount
of local or school district taxes collected
by him for the fiscal year ending on the
31st Of October next preceding and
should any County Treasurer fail, neg
lect or refuse to make and forward the
statement as herein required, the State
Sup perintendent of Education shall make
out written complaint to tho Circuit
| Solicitor for the County in which the
said Treasurer resides, who shall prose-
cute the said County Treasurer for the
samo. and on conviction thereof hs shall shall
be subject to fine Of five hundred
| dollars (S50O.O0.) the same to BIO used