The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-02-08
GeatIser's GnIMtaas.
! W, ". r. BRIaHT. EDITOR.
HN IMPORTANTss.ACT...

.nv eahool district ia the State the
rieht to levy and collect an extr"
school tax, to run the schools
longer period than that allowed by
tho regular tax oelleotod Tor the
,,ur,ose This is an important
tax, as it puts in the hands of the
people the opportunity of extend
ingithe terms of their schools at
comparatively small cost. The
Aot is to be printed, land thousands
ef4copies sont out to school true-
tees, toachers.. and others interested,
by the superintendent OF Educa-
ton.
Tho following is the Act as pass
cd, and it will be interesting read
ing;
Ssction11. Be it enacted blythe
Senate and House Of Representa-
tives of the State of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in tho
General. Assembly, and by tho au-
thority of tho same; That for the
purpose of establishing and main
tanning graded or other public
schools in any city, incorporated
town or village in this State, such
city, Incorporated town or village
desiring to"establish andsmaintain
tho same, and to receive tho bene-
fts of thissAot, are..hereby consti-
tuted and declared to be separate
school districts.
Sec. 2. That the voters of said
school districts, who return real
or personal property of tho value
of 500 for taxation are authorized
to levy and collect an annual tax
supplement any constitutional or
other tax for like purposes, and
for said purposes the trustees Of
SAID school districts, upon major
ity of resident frceholders Of the
age of twenty-one years and over,
shall call q public meeting of said
taxpayers at any time before the
first day of June of any fiscal year,
which meeting must be advertised
in a newspaper published in such
city, incorporated town or village,
ence O week for two weeks, or pos
ted in three conspicuous places IN
sach school district for said length
of time; and whom assembled, said
meeting shall have the power to
elect a chairman and secretary; to
adjourn from time to timo, to lovy
such special tax not exceeding
four mills, and to appropriate the
Same to auch school purposes ss n
majority shall see fs: that the tax
80 levied shall 30 repealed e. any
subsequent meeting; TIA. Within
ten (lO) days after SAD meeting,
tho chairman thereof shlt! furnish
tho Board Of Trustees Of such
school district and tho County
Auditor with the amount 80 levied,
and the Auditor shall enter the
same in his tax duplicate and he
shall annually, each year thcreaf-
tor, enter said amount in his tax
duplicate until tho same is incroas-
cd, decreased or repealed by said
tax payers, at meet ing called for
that purpose, and ho is notified
that tho samo has been increased,
decreased, or repealed, and if in
creased or decreased, he shall an
nually enter it as before; which
meeting shall be called and notice
given in the same way and man
nor as herein provided for the call
ing Of meetings to make the levy
and the giving Of tho notice that
it has been made, and the County
Treasurer shall collect the same "A
other County and State taxes; such
levy shall be lien on the proper
ty in such school district which
shall be subject thereto, in case Of
default of payment; that said tax
80 collected shall be paid out by
tho County Treasurer upon war
rants drawn by the Board of Trus-
tees' countsrsigned by tho School
Commissioner: Provided, That
any surplus of such levy romain-
ing in the hands of tho County
lroasurer at the expiration of any
fiscal year shall be paid as herein
provided, and to DO used for like