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Laws of South Carolina.

Laws of South Carolina.
PASSED AT THE SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1873, 1874
An Act to raise Supplies for the Fis.
cal Year commencing November
II, A. d. 1874.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Section /. That a tax Of one and
one-fourth (14) mills upon every
dollar of the value of all taxable
property in this State be, and the
same is hereby, levied to meet ap-
preparations to pay the salaries of
the executive and judicial officers
of tie State, the clerks and con-
tingent expenses Of the executive
and judicial departments of the
Government for the fiscal year
commencing November 1, 1874.
Sec. 2. That a tax Of one and
one-fourth (1E mills upon every
dollar of the value of all taxable
property in this State be, and the
same is hereby, levied to meet ap-
preparations tor the support and
maintenance of the penal, charita-
BILE and educational institutions Of
the State, exclusive of common
schools, for the fiscal year COM
mencing November l, 1874.
Sec. 8. That a 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 support
and maiutainance of public schools
for the fiscal year commencing
Nov. 1, 1874, and three-fourths ~
of one (1) mill, which shall be used
tor payment Of deficiencies for
school claims passed and salaries of
County School Commissioners due
prior to the 1st of November, 1878,
to be divided among the various
counties according to the defcien-
cies of the same.
Sec. 4. That tax of one (D
mill upon every dollar of the
value of all taxable property in this
State be, and the same is hereby,
levied to meet appropriations to
defray the expenses Of the General
Assembly for the regular session OF
1S74-75.
Sec. 5. That q tax of one-tLird (Dof
one mill upon every dollar of the val
ue fall taxable property in the State
be, and the same is hereby, levied
to meet appropriations for the ex-
penses of public printing for the
fiscal year commencing November
1, 1874.
Sec. 6. That a tax of two ~
mills upon every dollar of the value
of all taxable property in this State
be, and the same is hereby, levied
to pay the interest upon the public
debt (as adjusted by Act Of Decem-
Der, 1881 due and payable upon
the first OF January and July, 1875;
Provided, That no part of the fund
remaining as surplus in the State
treasury after the payment of the
interest annually accruing upon
the bonds and stocks Of the State,
as authorized to be issued by an
Act entitled can Act to reduce the
volume of the same," approved De-
cember %, 1878, shall be used for
the purchase of any other class OF
bonds or certificates of stock than
are by the provisions of said Act
authorized to be issued; the true
intent and meaning of which is to
exclude from purchase all bonds or
stock remaining in their present
form, or uncxchanged for the "con-
solidation bonds or certificates OF
Stock" provided for in said Act. !
Sec. 7. That a tax OF one ana
four-ffths of a mill 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 unpaid appropriations
and claims OF Central National
Bank, P. F. Frazee, F. Cardarelli
and others, made by the General
Assembly for the fiscal year which
commenced November l, 1873.
Sec. 8. That a tax not to exceed
three mills upon every dollar OF the
value of all taxable property in each
of the several counties of the State
bo, qpd the same is hereby, levied
for for county purposes for the fiscal
yeag com @epeing November l,
ls74, the rate to be fixed by the
County Commissioners of each
county, and by them certified to
the County Auditor thofeof; apd it
is hereby made the duty of the
County Treasapeps to kaep the
funds raised by the levy made in
this section separate and apart from