The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-08

two hundred Prorided, That the person whose
property is attached or levied upon shall have
been duly served with copy of the writ OF
attachment
Approved November 10, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING NOVEMBER lsT, 1873,
AND TO ALTER AND AMEND THE LAW IN
RELATION TO TIE COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Carolina,
now met and setting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same:
Section 1. That tax of one and quarter
mills upon every dollar of the value OF all
taxable property in this State be, and the same
is hereby levied to meet appropriations to pay
GERS of the State, the clerks and contingent
expenses of the executive and Judicial depart
ments of the government, for the fiscal year
commencing November l, 1873.
Section 2. That tax of one and one quarter
(14) mills upon every dollar of the value of all
the taxable property in this State be, and the
same is hereby, levied to meet appropriations
for the support and maintenance of the penal,
charitable and educational institutions of the
State, exclusive of common schools, for the
fiscal year commencing November 1, 1873.
Section 8. That tax of two ~ mills upon
every dollar of the value of all taxable proper
ty in this State be, and the same Is hereby,
levied to meet appropriations for the support
and maintenance Of public schools for the
fiscal year commencing November l, 8l73
Provided, That the amount raised by the levy
in this section in excess of three hundred thou
sand dollars be apportioned among the several
counties, as the free school fund is now appor-
toned, to be applied to the payment of teach
ers' claims in said counties, and pro rata upon
said claims.
Section 4. That tax of one and half ~
mills upon every dollar of the value of all
taxable property in this State be, and the same
is hereby, levied to meet appropriations to de-
fray the expenses of the General Assembly for
the extra session of 1873, and the regular ses-
sion commencing November 25, 1873.
Section 5. That tax of one mill upon every
dollar of the value of all taxable property in
this State be, and the same is hereby, levied to
meet appropriations for public printing for
the fiscal year commencing November l, 1878.
Section 6. That q tax of three and one-quar-
ter mills upon every dollar of the value of all
taxable property in this State be, and the same
is hereby, levied to pay the deficiency or un-
paid appropriations of the fiscal year which
commenced November l, 1872; and a tax of
three-quarters of mill is hereby levied to pay
the claim of the South Carolina Banking and
Trust Company, now held by Hardy Solomon,
ESQ. or as much thereof as may be neces-
sary.
dollar of the taxable property of this State be,
and the same is hereby levied to pay the half
yearly interest upon the public debt OF this
and PAYABLE on the 1st Of July, 1874.
Section s. That tax not to exceed three (3)
mills upon every dollar of the value of all tax
able property in each of the several counties OF
This State be, and the same is hereby, levied
for county purposes for the fiscal year COM
mencing November /, 1873, the rate to be fixed
by the county commissioners Of each county,
and by them certified to the county auditor
thereof. except the counties of Greenville and
Pickens. in which the county commissioners
shall levy tax of five (5) mills, two mills of
which shall be devoted exclusively to the pay
ment of the past indebtedness of said county !;
and Spartanburg county four az mills, one ~
mill of which shall be used exclusively for the
liquidation of past due Indebtedness for the
building of bridges: Provided, That the re-
strictiens of this section shall not apply 10
such counties as are now authorized by law to
levy tax for special purposes: Provided,
further, That the county commissioners OF
TN he levied and collected, in the same manner
and at the same time as other county taxes are
collected, special tax of two ~ mills on the
doilar on all taxable property of the county,
to pay the past indebtedness of the county !;
the said funds so raised to be kept in the treas
nrv by the treasurer, subject to the passage Of
an act of the General Assembly to provide for
the payment of the past indebtedness of the
comfy: and the county commissioners and the
cnunty treasurer are prohibited from using
said funds for any purpose whatsoever until
the passage of the act herein contemplated /;
and in the county of Oconee the county COM
missioaers are hereby directed to levy and col
ject an additional tax of one and one-half ~
mills on all the taxable property of the county
tn nav the past Indebtedness OF said county.
Section 9. That the proceeds from the taxes
1avied in the first seven sections of this act
.haIl he kept by the State treasurer separate
and anart from each other and from other pub
1ic funds. and shall be applied to the purposes
for which they are respectively levied, and none
other. 70 -
Section 10. That so much of section II, OF
chapter u, of title 3, of part /, of the General
Statutes as directs the State auditor on or be-
fore the 18th of November, annually, to give
notice to each county auditor Of the rate per
centum authorized by law to be levied for varl-
Gus State purposes be- and the same is hereby,
renealed and the county auditors and county
treasurers of this State are hereby required,
without further notice, to proceed, on and after
January 1, 1874, under the supervision of the
Gmnntroller General, to the collection of the
tsxes % herein levied, in the manner prescribed
hv S~1 law and they are hereby forbidden to COL
ssct W or cause to be collected, any other tax
whatever, unless hereafter expressly authorised
80 to do: Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the collection OF district
school taxes, poll tax, railroad TAX ana taxes
persons ,eHaa 81 killed because Of their political opn
IONS. or special tax as authorized by law for
county purposes. Any State or county officers
who shall offend against any of the provisions
If this act shall be deemed guilty of felony,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
-, . emo or NOT less than one thousand dol lars