The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-10

We wtuld call attention to the
'advertisem ent Of Mitchcll's Buck r o
Doe Hive. Connor, Clowney & c..
are practical mon, and would not in
vest in a worthless article. From all
tHat #o can !eafn, this is a must
valuable hive, far exoellipg any that
has ever been oduced. For
CONVENIENCE in manipulating bees and
Success in protecting them against tLe
MOTH, it has no equal. With it Doe
culture is both pleasant and profra bic. =.
All who ale or wish to be engaged in
this profitable pastime, should secure
the rlght to use this hive at once, a I'd
have their hives ready in timo to
house the first swarms Of the season.
OLD School CLAiMs.-In apothe,
Column will be found a notice from
the School Commissione: to the hold.
ers Of old schoo1 olai ms to present the
same for registry by the 22d of March.
AS there has been so much uncertain 8.
ty attending these claims, it may be
we'll for US to explain this notice.
The General Assembly by an act
approved March 81, 1874, (Acts
1894, page 565), provided for the
payment Of old claims. This act pro.
vides
lst. That the School Com missioner
shall report to the County Treas.
urer the amount of outstanding claim s
up to ist Nov. 1873. Prooidm, that
al school claims issued pri'o, to the
lst Norsmbcr 1872 shall &c Gyst paid
%. That the Treasurer shall de.
vote the poll tax of the County, and
the ku Klux tax, if any, TO the
payment of these claims, "and should
the amount of poll tax collected in
any county in the first year after the
passage of this be insufficient to paw
tho whole of said claims, then tire
Treasurer shall pay out the same
pro rata, and continue the same from
year to year until the whole amount
of such claims shall have been paid.
endorsing each partial payment on
each claim. and the party receiving
such partial payment shall receipt to
sach treasurer for each partial ply
ment;" the .aid receipt being his
voucher.
The act of the same year to raise
supplies for Is74-5 (page 657) also
provides for the payment of old
claims. Section provides for al
levy of two mills for general school
purposes for the curreht YEAR, and
also "three fourths of one mill, viii, h
shall be used for the payment Of dc;
ficiencies for school claims AMI sala.
ries of County Scool Commissioners
due prior to LIST November 1873, tv
be divided among tho various equities
according to tho dcGo;eucie, of the
same.''
Thus it will be so.n that tn, poll
tax is be applied, f,st to tho claims
prior to Nov. l,t 1879, and if any
balance be loft, to tho claims prior 10
Nov. 1878. Thet the Quota of Fair
field of the 4 mill tax is to be devoted
to all claims prior to Nov. 1873 alike.
Tho claims issued betwe cen Noyem:
ber 1873, and November 1874, are
not provided for aud can be paid
only out Of tho i,npounded $4,000
which is now the sui ject of ltiga.
ton.
The school oorh missioner has ISSUE
this potico in order /, give Every one
an equal chance. 1t may be that all
the outstanding claims are not alread y
registered. If the pro rata be calcu.
lated on the registered claims, and
then these outside Glaidis be presented
for pay yiitent5 the money will be ex:
hausted before all arc paid their
share. 1t may bo aloo that thcre
arc bogus, forged or duplicate
claims. BY auditing all the claims
againj these may DO detected aid
disallowed.
Tho registry Of these claims does
not mean an imm ediato paymeLt.
The treasurer has received no orier
yet to pay out the IolI
tax. Nor does he know where tho
quota of tho 4 mill tax will be sen t
to F,irfeld: It. is hoped however
that payment can be made in
month. The school tommis sione Or