The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-28

AND TO ALTER AND AMEND THaE LAW IN
RELATION TO THE 0oLLECTIoN OF TAXES.
SECTION l. Be II enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives of lie State
Of South Carolina, n0,o met and siNin0
in General Assembly. and By the autloriiv
Of tho same, That tax Of IL mills upou
every dollar of the value Of all tuxnbl.
property in this State be, and the same
is hereby. levied 10 meet appropriations
&c fsy the sa!as;cs c! She executive aud
judicial officers of the S.ute, the Gle, Ks
and contingent expenses of the rx,cu.
tive and Judicial departments of the
Government, for the fiscal year com.
mencing November /, 1873
SEC. 2. That u tax Of IA mills upon
every dollar Of the valne OF all taxable,
property in this State be, and the same
Is hereby, levied to meet appropriations
for the support aud mainiunauce of the
penal, charitable and cducutionr, insti-
tutlons OF the Stale, exclusive of com
mon schools. for the fiscal year com.
mencipg November /, 1873.
SEC. 3. That u tax of two mills upon
every dollar of the value of all taxable
property III this Stale be, and the same
IL hereby, levied to meet appropriations
Tor the support aud malntenauce of
public schools for the fiscal year COM
mencing November l, 1878: Propitled.
That the amount raised by the levy in
this section, in excess of $500, 600, bs
apportioned amoug the several Counties,
as the free school fund ia now appor.
toned, to be applied to tho puyment Of
teachers claims i'll said Counties, and
pro ruf0 upon suid claims.
SEC. /. That u tax Of ~: mills upon
\ n a. rxJ SNN IInn l..
property IN this State be, aud the same
Is hereby, levied to meet appropriations
TO delray the expenses of the General
Assembly for the extra session of 1873,
and the regular session commencing No
vember %, 1878
SEC. .. That tax OF one mill npou
every dollar Of tho value vi ull taxable
property III this State be, and tho sumo
IS hereby, levied to meet appropriations
Tor public printing for the fiscal year
commencing November l, 1873.
SEC. 6. That q tux of 3L1 mills upon
every dollar of tho value OF all taxable
property in this State be, and the same
Is hereby, levied to pay the deficiency
or unpaid appropriations Of the ii-cal
year. which commenced November /
1872; md tax of three quarters of q
mill IL hereby levied to pny the claim of
the South Carolina Banking aud Trus,
Company, now held by Hardy Solomon,
Esq or as much thereof as may be ne
| cessnry.
SEC. 7. That tax Of one mill on
every dollar Of the taxable property of
this State be, and the same is hereby,
levied to pay the half yeurly Interest
upon the public debt of this State, (as
adjusted at the present session,) due
and payable on the 1st of July, 1874.
Sec. 8. That tax, not to exceed
three mills upon every dollar of the
value of all taxable property in each of
the several Counties OF this State. be.
and the same is hereby, levied for
County purposes for the fiscal wear COM
mencing November !, 1873, the rate to
he fixed by the County Commissioners
of each County, and by them certified
to the County Auditor thereof, except
the Counties OF Greenvi;ie and Piokens.
in which the County Commissioners
shall levy tax of FIVE mills, two mills
OF which shall be devoted exclusively to
the payment of the past indebtedness of
said County; and Spartanburg County
four mills, one mill of which shall be
used exclusively for the liquidation OF
past due indebtedness for the building
Of bridges: Procidcd, That the restric.
tions of this section shall not apply to
such Counties as are now authorized by
law to levy tax for special purposes:
PrOoided, further, That the County
Commissioners Of Charleston County
are hereby directed to cause to he levied
aud collected. in the same manner and
at tho same time as other County taxes
are collie cted, special tax of two mills
on the dollar on all taxable property Of
the County. to pay the past Indebted
ness OF the County; the said funds 80
raised to be kept in the treasury by the
Treasurer. subject to the passage Of IN
Act Of tue General Assembly to provide
for tho payment of the past indebted
ness OF the County; and the County
Commissioners and the County Trea-
surer are prohibited from using said
funds for any purpose whatsoever until
the passage Of the Act herein contcm-
plated; and i'll the County OF Oconee
tue County Commissioners are hereby
directed to levy and collect nm additional
tax of l = mills on all the taxable pro-
porty Of the County to pay the past in
debtedness Of said County
SEC. Q. That the proceeds from the
taxes levied in the first seven sections