The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-14

CAL YEAR COMMENCING NOVEMBER lST,
1873, AND TO ALTER AND AMEND TIE
LAW IN RELATION TO THE COLLECTION
OF TAXES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
! Ind by the authority of the same ::
SECTION l. That o tax of one and q
G-a ter az mills upon every dollar
of the value Of al taxablcp:cperty in
this State be, and the same is here
by, levied to meet appropriations to
pay the salaries of the executive and
judicial officers of the State, the
clerks and contingent expenses of
the executive and Judicial depart
men,s of the government for the
fiscal year commencing November
l, 1873.
SECTION 2. That tax of one and
one quarter 1!) mills upon every
dollar of the value of all taxable
property in this State be, and the
same is hereby, levied to meet APP
preparations for the support and
maintenar ce of the penal. charitable
and educational institutions of the
State, exclusive of common schools,
for the fiscal year commencing No.
vember l, 1878.
SECTION 3. That Il tax of two (2)
mills upon every dollar of the value
of all taxable property in this State
be, and the same is hereby. levied
to meet appropriations for the sup
port and maintenance of public
schools for the fiscal year com
mencing November l, 1873. Pro
viIed, That the amount raised bv
levy in this section in excess of
! three hundred Thousand dollars be
appropriated among the several
counties, as the free school fund IS
now apportioncd, to be applied to
the payment of teachers claims in
said counties, and pro rata upon
said claims.
SECTION I. That tax CT one and
a half ~ 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 to defray the expenses OF the
General Assembly for the extra
session of 1873, and the regular
session commencing November 25,
1873.
SECTION 5. That u tax OF one mill
upon every dollar of the value OF
all taxable property in this State
be and the came is hereby, levied
to meet appropriations for public
prlntiAs for the fiscal year com
mencing November l, 1873.
SECTION 6. That tax Of three
and one quarter (3!)mills upon every
dollar of the value of al taxable
property in this State be, and the
samc is hereby, levied 20 pay the
deficiency or unpaid appropriations
Of the fiscal year which commenced
! November /, 1872; and a tax OF
three quarters of q mill is hereby
levied to pay the claim of the Sontll
Carolina Banking and Trust Com.
pany, n y held by Hardy Solomon.
Esq, OF IS much thereof as may be
necessary.
SECTION 7. That tax Of one mill
on every dollar of the taxable pro
party of this State be, and the same
is hereby, levied to pay the hall
yearly interest upon the public debt
of this State, (as adjusted at the
present SESSION. due and payable
on the 1st Of July, 1874.
SECTION s. That a tax not to ex
ceed three mills upon every dollar
of the value of al taxable property
in each of the several counties Of
this State be, and the same is here
by, levied for county purposes fol
the fiscal year commencing Novem
Der l, 1878, the rate to be fixed by
the county commissioners Of each
county, and by them certified tc
the county auditor thereof, except
the counties of Greenville and Pick
ems, in which the county commits
sioners shall levy a tax of five (5,
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 shaI
be used exclusively for the liquida
ton Of past due Indebtedness fol
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
a tax for special purposes Provid
ed, further, That the county com
,nissioners of Charleston county
are hereby directed to cause to be
levied and collected, in the same
manner and at the same time as
other county taxes are collected. {