Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-30

Sec. y. That the proceeds from the taSes
levied in the first seven sections OF this act
shall be kept by the State treasurer separate
and apart from each other, and from other
public funds, and shall be applied to the pur-
poses for which they are respectively levied,
and none other.
Sec. 10. The county auditors and county
treasurers Of the several counties Of this State
are hereby required, under the supervision of
the mptroller-general, to make the collec-
ton of the taxes levied under and pursuant
to the provisions of this act in the manner
provided by law, and they are hereby forbid
den to collect any other tax whatever for the
aforesaid fiscal year, unless hereafter express
ly authorized so to do: Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained shall prevent
the collection of special taxes for county pur-
poses, district school tax, poll tax, railroad
tax and taxes levied for the relief of widows
and orphans of persons killed because of their
political opinions. Any State or county Off
Ger who shall fail to comply with, or shall
evade or attempt to evade, the provisions of
this act, shall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by fine not less than one thousand
dollars, nor exceeding fifty thousand dollars,
and be imprisoned in the pententlary for
period Of not less than one year nor more
than FIVE years.
Sec II. That all taxes assessed and paya-
Bile under this act shall be paid in the follow
ing kinds of funds: Gold and silver coin, u.
States currency, national bank notes, and
bills receivable of the State, coupons maturing
of bonds issued under "Act to reduce the vol
ume of the public debt, and provide for the
payment of the same," and certificates of in
debtedness as are authorized by the acts Of the
General Assembly.
Approved March 4, A. d. 1874.
AN ACT
To amend All act entitled Gan act to revise and
amend an act entitled AN act to reduce all acts
and parts Of acts to determine and pcrpctuatc
the Homestead into one act and to amend the
same"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the State Of South Caroli-
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Section |. That an act to revise and amend
an act entitled can act to reduce all acts and
parts of acts to determine and perpetuate the
Homestead into one act and to amend the
same" approved March 13, 1872, be amended
by substituting in lieu of section -, the fol-
lowing: "And in case any woman, having a
separate estate, shall be married to the head
of family who has, of his own, sufficient
property to constitute homestead, as herein
above provided, the said married woman shall
be entitled to all of the provisions and bene-
fits of this act, so as to exempt all the proper
ty herein above allowed as homestead, ex-
empt from attachment, levy and sale, under
any execution against her for debts of her
own contracting. And, in case Of the death
of any married woman, entitled to homestead
as above provided, the minor children of such
woman shall be entitled to the right of home.
stead in the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as now provided by law for the minor
children Of the deceased head of a family.
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed so as to allow any one fam
lily greater amount of property in the ag-
gregate than is allowed in sections and 2,
of the act herein amended, to the head Of any
family"
Sec. g. That section - Of the act herein
amended, be known and denomnated as sec.
ton 13 of said act.
Approved March Sd, A. D. 1874.