The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-31

OcuUkOkst Nl1lb, i In1il Oh ~n1ch Snnif
be used exclusively for the buildin. and
repair Of. bridges and deficiencies; the
County Of Kershaw, in which the County
commissioners shall levy and collect q
tax of 8 mills, 3-mills of which shall be
devoted exclusively to the payment of
the past indebtedness of said County:
crowded, That II mills Of tfYc mills
levied for the payment of the past in
debtedness of the County of Kershuw
shall be devoted to the payment of the
indebtedness Of said County for and
contrnrtrI in the fiscal year ending
October 81, 1874; til: County of New
berry, in which the County Commissions
"r> shall levy and collect tax of I mills;
the County of Sumter, in which the
! County Commissioners are authorized to
!"vy and collect II tax Of ) mills, of
which I" he devoted to the payment of
| the past Indebtedness of s,itl County he,
and the same is hereby. levied for
| County purposes for tho fiscal year com
m"nciny November I, 1875: the rate to
b. hx"'l by the County Commissioners
If Zach County, and by them certified to
RI" County Auditor thereof: that in the
County of Barnwcll, ~ mills shall he
l"vi'l for the construction and rrpnir of
bridges: P,'"i'si, That in tho County
III Orangrburg of the 3 mills shall Ia.
a~el exclusively for tho payment of the
past In" indebtedness of snid County,
"nl it Is hereby made the duty of the
County Treahurrrs to keep the funds
| r:.lStd by the lew lnndc in this section
separate ana apart from nll other funds;
an'l t:l"v nre hereby forbidden tn pav ont
any portion Of the same, except for
County expenses incurred during tho
| fiscal Year for which it was; levied and
collected: and the County Commissions
'r> are hereby forbidden 70 draw any
warrants cnntrlry to tn" provisions
herein contained, or make contracts in
"xc,:'S of tho amount herein provided
TOR: prnrhi4.l. hpwc,cr, That it Shall be
lawful for tn" County Commi SSionrrs. as
ai"rc 'ail, IL max" such special or ntl,li-
| iional lex! "r lcvies as may be- required
of them by special enactment
SEC. ~. That Il t,H % Il mill npon
| every lnlla; nf th" value nf all taxable
property ot this State le and the same
Is hereby, levied t., pay the deficiency or
unpaid appropriations for the fiscal wear
which commenced November l. 1874.
SEC. II. That the proceeds OF the taxc,
levied in the first eleven sections of thi,
Act shall be kept by the State Treasurer
separat" anil apart from each other, and
from all other public funds. and shall be
applied tn the purposes for which they
and NIL the proceeds of the taxes levied
FOR and IN account OF the State as sDcci-
he'd In tn" first eleven sections of this
Act, shall hr deposited by the State Trea-
Surer in such banks of deposit as shall be
selected ;is the Repositories of the public
or State funds, to the credit of the re-
specify" 'pecifir appropriations therein
named; and it shnll be tn. duty of such
banks ~ keep separate nccount for each
appropriation, and the money belonging
to each. subject to tho check of the State
Treasurer, which checks shall bear upon
their face the appropriation upon which
they are drawn, and the State Treasurer
shall not draw any moneys from either
of the said banks, unless by checks sub
scribeh by him as Treasurer, and coun-
tersigned by tho Governor, and such
| checks shall bear upon their face the spc-
cine appropriation upon which thcy are
drawn, and no moneys shall he paid bv
| either OF the said banks for and on ac-
count of the. State, except upon such
checks; AMI the said bnnks shall publish,
without expense to the State in one or
more OF the newspapers published in the
city Of Columbia, II weekly statement of
All the moneys received from the State
treasurer, to what appropriation they
have been credited, as we'll ns the amount
f.'" VI I, W "IloItl, anu on account OF
what appropriation paid.
Sci II. That the County Auditors and
County TrcaAnrcrS of the several Coun-
ties Of this state are hereby required,
| under the supervision of the Comptrol-
| lrr-tirnrral. to make the collection of the
taxes levied under and pursuant to the
provisions of the Act in the manner pro-
vided by law: ana they are hereby for
bidden to collect any other tax whatever
tor the aforesaid fiscal year, unless herein
or otherwise expressly authorized by law
No to do: PToraie,l. ho,rcrcr, That nothing
herein contained shall he construed to
pervcrt the collection of spac;nl taxes for
County purposes, district school taxes,
poll tax, railroad taxes and taxes levied
Tor the relief OF widows and orphans of
persons killed because of their political
opinions. Any State or County officer
who shall fail Ia comply WITH or shall
evnda or attempt to cvadc, the provisions
OF this Act, or shall directly or indi-
rectly, temporarily or permanently di-
vert or embeZzle the proceeds of the
taxes levied or collected for nny specific
purpose in accordance with tho said pro-
vihions, shall be deemed guilty of a
felony, and upon conviction thereof,
Shall be punished by fine of not less
than $1,000, no more than $4,000,
and DO imprisoned in the Penitentiary
tor period of not less than ono year,
nor more than five years.
SEC. II. That MI taxes assessed and
payable under this Act shall be paid in
the following kinds of funds: Gold and