Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-01

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~ THE TAX ACT
To raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing
November lst, 1873, and to alter and amend the
law in relation to the collection Of taxes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of South Caro-.
lima, now met and sitting in General Assem-.
bly,, and by the authority of the same:
Section l. That tax of one and IL quarter
(1A) 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 the salaries of the executive and judi
cial officers Of the State, the clerks and con.
tingent expenses of the executive and judicial
departments of the government for the fiscal
year commencing November /, 1873.
Section 2. That tax of one and one quar-
ter (1i) mills upon every dollar of the value
of all taxable property in this State be, and
the same is hereby, levied to meet appropria
tions 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 l
1873.
Section 8. That a tax of two (2) mills upon
every dollar of the value Of all taxable prop
erty in this State be, and the same is hereby
levied to meet appropriations for the suppor
and maintenance of public schools for tht
fiscal year commencing November l, 1873
Provided, That the amount raised by the levy
in this section in excess of three hundred
thousand dollars be apportioned among th'
several counties, as the free school fund is nov
apportioned, TO be applied to the payment O.
the teachers claims in said counties, and pr
rata upon said claims.
Section 4. That tax of one and a half (13
mills upon every dollar Of the value of al
taxable property in this State be, and thu
same is hereby, levied to meet appropriation
to defray the expenses of the General Assem-
bly, for the extra session of 1873, and tn
regular session commencing November %
1873.
Section 5. That tax of one mill upor
every dollar of the value of all taxable prop
erty in this State be, and the same is hereby
levied to meet appropriations for public print
ing for the fiscal year commencing November
l, 1878.
Section g. That tax of three and one
quarter mills upon every dollar of the value
of all taxable property in this State be, and
the same is hereby, levied to pay the deficien
cy of unpaid appropriations OF, the fiscal yea1
which commenced November l, 1877; and
tax of three.quarters of mill is hereby leviec
to pay the claim of the South Carolina Bank
ing and Trust Company, now held by Hardy
Solomon, ESQ.,, or as much thereof as may be
necessary.
Section 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 yearly interest upon the public debt o.
this State, Gas adjusted at the present session,
due and payable on the 1st of July, 1874:
Section s. That tax not to exceed three
81 mills upon every dollar of the value of al
taxable property in each of the several coun
ties of this State be, and the same is hereby
levied for county purposes for the fiscal yeal
commencing November 1, 1878, the rate tt
be fixed by the county commissioners of each
county, and by them certified to the county
auditor thereof, except the counties of Green
Vile and Pickens, in which the county com
missioners shall levy tax of five (5) mills
two mills of which shall be devoted exclu
sively to the payment of the past indebted
ness of said counties and Spartanburg coun
ty four (4) mills, one CD mill of which shall
be used exclusively for the liquidation of pas
due indebtedness for the building of bridges
Provided, That the restrictions of this section
shall not apply to such counties as are now
authorized by law to levy tax tor specla
purposes: Provided, further, That the county
commissioners of Charleston county are here
by directed to cause to be levied and collected
in the same manner and at the same time as
other county taxes are collected, a special tax
of two (2) mills on the dollar on all taxable
property of the county, to pay the past IN
debtedness of the county: the said funds sc
raised to be kept in the treasury blythe treas
urcr, subject to the passage of an act of the
General Assembly to provide for the payment
of the past Indebtedness of the county; and
the county commissioners and the county
treasurer are prohibited from using said fund;
for any purpose whatsoever until the passage
of the act herein contemplated and in the
county of Oconee the county commissioners
are hereby directed to levy and collect an ad
ditional tax of one and one-half (14) mills
on all the taxable property of the county tc
pay the past Indebtedness Of said county.
Section 9. That the proceeds from the taxes
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
Section 10. That so much Of section u, Of
chapter 12, of title 8, of part 1, of the Gene
raj Statutes as directs the State auditor, on OF
before the 18th of November, annually, to
give notice to each county auditor of the rate
per centum authorized by law to be levied for
various State purposes be, and the same is
hereby, repealed; and the county auditors
and county trcasurers of this State are hereby
required, without further notice, to proceed
on and after January l, 1874, under the su'
pervision of the comptroller-general, to the
collection of taxes herein levied, in the man
ner prescribed by law; and they are hereby
forbidden to collect, or cause to be collected,
any other tax Whatever, unless hereafter ca
pressly authorized so to do: Provided, That
nothing herein contained shall prevent the
collection of district school taxes, poll tax
railroad tax, and taxes levied for the relief OF
widows and orphans Of persons killed because
of their political opinions, or special tax as
authorized by law for county purposes. ANY
State or county officers who shall offend against
any of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a felony, and upon convic.
ton thereof, shall be punished by fine of not
less than one thousand dollars or more than
fifty thousand dollars, and by imprisonment
in the State penitentiary for period of not
less than one year or more than five years.