The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-09
AN ACT CONCERNING scnoo1. FUNDS


Senate aud House Of Representatives Of
the State Of South Carolina, now II ct
and sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same, That the
General Assembly shall l,vy, at each
regular session thereof, an annual special
tax, to be known and designated as tho
"school tax" on all taxable property
throughout the State, for the support
and maintenance of Free Common
Schools, which tax shall be collected at
the same time, and in the same mauner.
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:sdc
mcanor, on the part of the State Trca
surer, to apply or approp riatc any funds
or moneys derived from, or collected on
account of, said school tax, for any pur-
pose or purposes whatever, except that
of Free Common Schools and, on con
viction thereof, he shall pay fine of not
less than five thousand dollars (S5 ,OOO,)
the same to be used for school purposes,
and shall be imp isoncd at the discro,
ton Of the Court
SEC. 3. That the State Treasurer
shall furnish to the State Supcrintcnd-
ent of Education, annually, on or be-
fore the first Tuesday of March, of each
year, except the present year, which
shall be the first day of April, certi.
fled statement, showing tho amount oil
noucys collected or received BY him On
account of srid school tax
SEC. d. That it shall be the duty Of
the State Superintendent of Education
to appertion, n, the law specifies, the
Free Common School funds of the State
among the several Counties thereof.
SEC. D. That it shall be the duty o!
cach County School Commissioner To-
appoi tion, according to law, the Free
Common School funds of his County
among the several sckool districts there
of: Preceded, That any School Dstric,
believing itself wronged by such appor
tionmcnt may appeal to the State
Superintendent of Education, whose
decision shall be Enal
SEC. 6. i hat it shall be the duty o
each County Treasurer to report, month
lY, on the fifteenth 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 pcll tax and all
other school finds; and it shall be
misdemennor, on the part of any County
Treasurer, to neglect, fail or refuse to
make such report; and, on conviction
thereof, he shall pay finc Of not less
than FIVE hundred dollars (S5OO 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 proritl,,l, That
accounts or claims Of School Trustees,
for cnumerating school children, shall
be paid Oh the orders OF the County
School Cnnmiseionor
SEC. 8: That each County Treasurer
shall make out and forward to the State
Superintendent Of Education, annually,
on the first 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
Sup crintcndent of Education shall max G
out a written complaint to the Circuit
Solicitor for the County in which the
said Treasurer resides, who shall prose.
cute the said County Treasurer for the
same, and on conviction thereof he shall
be subject to q fue of FIVE hundred
dollars (S50O.OOO the same to be u, cd
for Free Common School purposes in
his County.
Approved February 20, 1873.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE SERVICE
OF PROCESS ISSUING FROM THE