The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-31
An Act to Raise Supplies tor the Fiscal
Year Commencing November 1. 1878.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted byj the Senate
aud House Of Representatives. of the Stale
Of South Carolina, noU met and sitting In
General Assembly, and By authority Of the
| same, That a tax of 1 J mills upon every
dollar of the value &c ell taxable pro-
perty in this Suite be, and the same is
hereby, levied to meet appropriations to
judicial officers of the State, and the
clerks and contingent expenses of the
executive and judicial departments of
the government: for the fiscal year COM
mencing November 1, 1875.
SEC. .. That IL tax of J.! mill, upon
every dollar of the valNc Of all tux:,b!"
property i'll this State be, und the same is
hereby, levied to meet appropriations FOR
| the support and maintenance OF the
penal. charitable and educational ins: it'll
tions Of the Site, exclusive of coin,iou
schools, for the fiscal ycnr commencing,
November l. 1870
| every dollar Of the value of all tnxabl,
property in this State be, and the same
IL hereby. ic:;a:! 70 ne"t appropriations
| for the support and maintenance OF pub
| lie schools, for the fiscal wear com,,.r;lr-
ing November 1875.
SEC. 4. That il tax of l. mills upon
| every dollar of the value Of ail taxable
property in this State be, an'l the same is.
| hereby, levied to meet appropriations to
defray the expenses Of the General AS
s"mbly for the regular session OF 1S75-T6.
SEC. .. That IL tax of } of mill upon
every dollar Of the value of all taxable
property in this State be, and the snin"
Is hereby, levied to meet appropriations
for public printing for the fiscal YEAR
commencing November l, 1875, AMI for
the deficiency in tho appropriation for
public printing for the fiscal year cnr,-
mencing November l, 1874, OF thr pro
ceeds of which tux the sum of S5D. 900
shall be devoted to tho payment of the
appropriation first named herein. and
SlO, 600 to the payment of the deficiency
| above referred to.
SEC. 6. That n tax of mills upon
| every dollar of the value of nll taxable
property i'll this State be, and the same
Is hereby, levied to meet appropriations
for the payment of the interest upon tho
December %, 1879 due and payable on
the first days Of January and July, 1876
Procided, That the proceeds of the tax
levied In this section shall he used, first.
for the payment of the interest which
| may fall due upon the consolidated
bonds nnd certificates of stock within
the fiscal year for which the said tux is
levied; second, as ''surplus fund, :"
which shall be kept separate and apart
from all other funds, that is a distinct
fund, which shall be applied within the
fiscal year for which it is collected and
created, viz: to the purchase of the bonds
| and stocks of the State, issued in accord
| ance with the provisions of the Act r,lti-
| tied IAN Act to reduce tho volume of the
public debt and provide for the payment
of the snme," and for no other purpose;
| and no bonds or stocks shall be pur-
chased with such fund, except that class
OF bonds or certificates of stock which
are, by the provisions of the aforesaid
! Act, authorized to be issued; the true in
| tent and meaning Of which is TO exclude
| from purchase all bonds end stocks
remaining in their present form or un-
exchanged for the consolidation bond,
or certificates OF stock as provided for in
said Act.
SEC. Z. That tax of of mill upon
every dollar OF the value of nll taxable
property in this State be, and the same
is hereby, levied to meet appropriations
for the payment of claims passed ut tn"
regular session Of the General Assembly
OF 1874-75, and that the claims for salary
or pay of members, officers and EN-
ployees OF the General Assembly shall Lc
paid in full prior to the payment of any
other claims whatsoever from the pro-
ceed5 OF the tax levied by this section
and the remaining proceeds of the levy
herein made shall be used fo: the paw
nlcnt pro rata OF other claims
Sec. 3. That Il tax of !, of | mill upon
every dollar of the value Of all tay;,hlr
property in this State be. anil the same
hereby, levied for the payment of The
deficiency of unpaid appropriation, for
current and permanent printing for the
years 1873 and 1874, due the Republican
Printing Company: Proriled. That Tie
amount to be raised by the levy herein
made shall not be pnid until thu work
for which it Is to be paid shall have been
delivered by the said Republican Print
ing Company to the officers authorized
to receive the same.
SEC .. That n tax of mill upon every
dollar of the value of all taxable property
In this State be. and the same is hereby,
levied for the payment of the balances of
unpaid appropriations for the tiscnl year
ending October 81, 1874-that is to say
for balances due for salaries, claim South
Carolina Bank and Trust Company. Abel
Robbins. (ponsioner,) M. II. Berry,
Aiken Tribune. George Symmcrs Beau
fort Southern Standard, G. d. Melton, A.
Palmer, (repnirs to State House fence
and grounds,) 2. +. Frazee, Howie &
Allen and j. L. Green; and in the event
the proceeds derived from the tax be not
sufficient, then the State Treasurer is
hereby authorized and required to pay
pro rata the claims herein named.
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