The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-17
HERALD AND NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1889.

the time appointed for said meeting
lin case the same for any reason should
not be held), three managers appointed
by SAID trustees shall open poll at the
Court House in Newberry, in said dis
trict, not later than 10 o'clock a. H.,
and to be kept open until 5 O'Clock p.
H., at which election the qualified
votes of said district shall vote for or
against the assessElentan levy of such
local tax upon all taxable property
within said school district as the trus
tees may have recommended for the
school year commencing on the first
day Of November following, which
shall not exceed the: sum of two mills
on the dollar in any one year. And it
shall be the duty of the Chairman and
Secretary of the Board of Trustees to
certify to the amount SO voted or
recommended to the County Auditor
of Newberry County, who shall forth
with assess the same for collection and
deliver his warrant to the Treasurer of
the said county for collection at the
time other taxes are collected: Pro-
vided, that any tax voted to be levied
at the first election herein provided for
under Section two of this Act shall be
certified by the County School Com
missioner to the County Auditor Of
Newberry County, whose duty il shall
be to assess the same upon all taxable
property in said school district for imme-
diate collection, and he shall deliver
his warrant to the Treasurer to collect
the same within thirty days from the
date of the delivery, and subject to the
usual penalties prescribed by the law
against taxpayers making default in
in payment.
Section 5. That the Trustees herein
provided for shall have exclusive control
Of the free graded schools within said
district, and shall be invested with all
the powers Of School Trustees under
the general school law. They may or
ganize schools, purchase or lease school
property, erect school buildings, elect
superintendents and teachers and fix
their salaries, prescribe the text books
to be used, and the rates Of tuition to
be paid by pupils not entitled to ben-
eft Of the free school fund of said dis
trict, and may make rules and regula-
tons for the control of the schools and
school property in said district not re-
pugnant to law.
Section 6. All moneys assessed and
collected for school purposes shall be
paid out by the Comfy Treasurer for
salaries and other school purposes upon
the warrant Of the Chairman and Sec
retary Of the Board of Trustees. And
all school moneys arising from the
capitation tax upon the polls in said
school districts, as we'll as from the
constitutional school tax, or from any
and all other public sources applicable
to said district, shall be paid out by the
Treasurer in like manner and upon like
warrant.
Section :. In the event the Board of
Trustees herein provided for shall deem
it necessary to erect school buildings
for the use of schools therein, or to pur-
chase property. for like purpose, it may
be lawful for them to submit to the
qualified voters resident in said school
district, 1T an election to be held for
that purpose, after ten days public
notice the question of authorizing the
issue of bonds not exceeding the amount
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per cent. interest and payablein twenty
years, [the proceeds of which bonds
shall be used by said trustees in pur-
chasing or erecting suitable school
buildings, in repairing or improving
school buildings and in providing suit
able furniture and apparatus for the
same, and the levy of an annual tax
of six-tenths of a mill to paw the inter-
est on said bonds. The Board of Trus-
tees is hereby empowered to appoint
three managers to conduct any such
election, to declare the result Of the
same, and is authorized to execute and
deliver the bonds so authorized to be
voted. in the event that a majority of
the persons voting at said election shall
be in favor of the same, and the interest
annually accruing upon said bonds
shall be paid by the County Treasurer
out Of the proceeds f.said special tax.
Section s. This Act shall be deemed
public Act and shall become Of force
Immediately upon its approval.