The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
THE SCHOOL LAW.
The Plan for Erecting "One or More
School Houses In AbbevilIe.

An Act to provide for the establishment OF
q new Shoot District In Aobeville County,
and to authorize the issue OF bonds by said
School District, and the levy Of a local tax
therein.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State OF
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same: That for the purpose OF establishing
and maintaining public free schools In the
town OF Abbeville. the territory Included In
the corporate limits Of said be and the
same is hereby declared to be a separate
School District.
Gary, j.. F. Miller, J:T: Robertson, j. q: Ed:
". @. Bradley. and Their successors in Office
TO be elected under the provisions OF this Act.
he and they are hereby constituted q Board Of
Trustees for said School District. .
be known as the School District OF the Town
OF Abbeville and shall be a body polite and
corporate with such government rights, priv.
lleges. and liabilities as provided for School
Approved March %, A.. D., 1873. 80
Section 4. That the said School District OF
the Town Of Abbeville ia hereby permitted
and authorized to issue twelve thousand dol
lars Of seven per cent. bonds of the denom-
lnation Of one hundred dollars for the pur.
| pose of purchasing lots and erecting one or
more school buildings In the Town OF Able
Willie, provided that q majority OF the quail.
tleu CIOClOl6 VI bdio SAo FSbAAt8
shall be in favor of such Issue TO be expressed
In an election to be held for that purpose.
Section S. That the Trustees OF said School
District provided for In this Act are hereby
required to give three weeks notice by adver-
tisement In The newspapers at Abbeyillc. OF
such election. to be held on the fourth Tues
day OF January, A. D., 1892 and they shall
appoint pp the I I'M managers rasss, 8, s ssis s,sct the returns
Section 6. That said school District OF the
Town OF Abbeville Is hereby declared to be q
body corporate tor the purpose OF issuing
said bonds, and when issued they shall be
signed by the chairman and secretary OF the
Board OF Trustees, shall run for q period OF
thirty years, and they shall constitute q first
lien upon all property bought or erected for
said bonds shall not be taxable for State,
County or municipal purposes.
Section Z. That for the purpose OF paying
the interest or said bonds and the principal
when due 1t shall be the duty of the County
Auditor OF the County OF Abbeville or such
other officer as may be charged with the as
sessment OF taxes, to compute annually the
amount necessary to be raised and oleyy the
same Upon the real and personal property, In
| said School District, and the amount so lev
led shall be collected by the County Treasur-
err OF the County Of Abbeville and held by
est. or principal II any be due and shall be
used for no other purpose whatever.
Section s. That for the purposes OF defray-
Ing the exp expenses of said school herein pro
| VlucQ lot, IL Suall no Llc uQtJ VI tuS SOuuLy
Auditor upon the recommendation OF the
Board OF TrusJeess, to assess upon the proper
~ returned for taxation within the corpo.
rate limits OF said School District, an annual
annually for a period of five years by the
County Treasurer Of Abbeville County, which
when collected shall be paid as hereinafter
directed. provided that = majority OF the
qualified electors of said School District vot-
ing shall be In favor OF said tax, to be ex-
pressed by ballot at the election herein pro
vided, for the Issue OF bonds, and that such
compensation as the said Trustees think
| proper shall be paid to the County Auditor
and Treasurer for the services herein requir'
ed of them.
Section 8. That the Trustees herein pro.
yiaed ior shall have lex exclusive G n,e control Of ft the
be invested with all the powers OF school
trustees under the general school law.
Section 10. All funds assessed and collect
ed for school purposes shall be paid out by
the County Treasurer for salaries and other
purposes upon the warrant OF the chairman
and Secretary OF the Board OF Trustees, and
ali school funds arising from the poll tax, the
constitutional school tax and from any and
School District shall be paid out by the said
Treasurer In like manner and upon q like
warrant.
Section II. That said Board of Trustees
shall at the close Of each scholastic year
make u full report OF all their transactions
pertaining to the conduct Of the school for
the preceding year, at a public meeting
called for that purpose when 1t shall be q W
full for the legally qualified electors TO elect a
Board OF Trustees for the ensuing year. Pro-
vided, that the Board OF Trustees herein pro-
vlded, shall continue in office until the end
Of the scholastic year In 1898: Thai the
Board OF Trustees are empowered to I'LL va
cancies In the said Board for less than one
year.
Section u. That this Act shall be deemed
a public Act, and shall become OF force inl-
mediately upon It's approval. =
In the Serate House the fifteenth day OF
December in the yeur of Our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and Ninety-one.
Eugene b. Gary,
President of the senate.
Ira B. Jones,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
Approved this 18th day December, A. D.,
1881.
B. r. Tillman,
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