The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-01
a VERY IMPORTANT ACT.
Apy School District Can Levy Special
School Tax.

At the last session of the Legislature
an Act was passed giving any scnool
district in the State the right to levy
and collect an extra school tax, to run
the schools longer period than that
allowed by the regular tax collected 1or
the purpose. This is an important tax
as it puts in the hands of the people
the opportunity of extending the terms
of their schools at comparatively
small cost. The Act is to be printed
and thousands Of copies sent out to
school trustees, teachers and others in
teIested, by the Superintendent OF Ed
ucation. The following is the ACT as
passed, and it will be interesting read
ing: ~
Sec. 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same; That for the
purpose of establishing and maintain
ing graded or other public schools IN
any city, incorporated town or village
ln this State, such city, incorporated
town or village desiring to establish
and maintain the same, and to receive
the benefits of this Act, are hereby con-
stituted and declared to be separate
school districts.
Sec. 2. That the voters of said schoo!
districts, who return real or personal
property of the value of 500 for taxa.
ton are authorized to levy and collect
an annual tax to supplement any con-
stitutional or other tax for like pur-
poses, and for said purposes the trus-
tees of said school districts, upon ma
iority of resident freeholGers of the age
of tWenty-one years and over shall call
a public meeting of said taxpayers at
any time before the first day OF une or
aov fiscal year, which meeting must be
advertised in a newspaper published N
such city, incorporated town or village,
once week for two weeks, or Eosted
in three conspicuous places IN such
school district for said length OF time;
and when assembled, said meeting shall
have the power to elect chairman and
secretary;to adjourn from time to time,
to levy such special tax not exceeding
four mills, and to appropriate the same
to such school purposes as majority
shall see it;that the tax so levied shall
be repealed at any subsequent meeting;
that within ten days after said meet
ing. the chairman thereof shall furnish
tho Board of Trustees of such school
district and The County Auditor with
the amount so levied, and the Auditor
shall enter the same in his tax dupll-
cate, and ne shall annually, each year
thereafter, enter said amount IN his tax
duplicate until the same is increased,
decreased or repealed by said tax pay
ers, at meeting called for that pur'
pose, and he is notified that the same
has been increased, decreased or re-
pealed, and if increased or decreased, |,
he shall annually enter it as before;
which meeting shall be called and no.
tice given in the same way and man
ner as herein provided tor the calling
of meetings to make the levy and the
giving of the notice that it has been
made, and the County Treasurer shall
collect the same as other County and
State taxes; such levy shall be a lien
on the property in such school district
which shall be subject thereto, in case
of default of payment; that said tax so
collected shall be paid out by the
County Treasurer upon warrants drawn
by the Board of Trustees, countersign-
ed by the School Commissioner: Pro-
vided, that any surplus of such ,aVy re
naming in the hands of the County
Treasurer at the expiration of any fs-
cal year shall be paid as herein proVi-
ded, and to be used for like purposes.
Sec. 3. That the voters Of any school
district now formed. or that may here
after be formed by the County Board
of Examiners, whose territory includes
and extends beyond the limits of any
city, incorporated town or village IN
this State,or of any school district now
formed or that may hereafter be form.
ed by the County Board of Examiners
outside of cities, incorporated towns or
villages In this State, who return real
or personal property for taxation of the
value of 500, desiring to levy tax not
exceeding four mills for the uses and
purposes hereinbefore mentioned in
this Act,are hereby authorized and em-
powered to levy, collect and dlsburse
such tax in the same manner and upon
the same conditions prescribed in Sec.
2 Of this Act, for the levy, collection
and disbursement of taxes for separate
school districts in cities, incorporated
towns, or villages in this State: ProYi-
ded, That this Act shall not interfere
with any school district which has
heretofore been created 10y special act.
Sec. 1. Each taxpayer, when be pays
any tax for school purposes voted un-
der provisions Of this Act, shall have
the right to designate for which school
IN said school district he wishes the
money paid by them to go, and the
Treasurer shall keep a note OF such
designation, and the money be applied
as thus desi gnated. Where no desig-
nation is made by the taxpayer at the
time of such payment, the money shall
be expended as other school funds 10
such district.
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of
the County Board of Examin ers, as
soon as the written request provided
for IN Sec. 2, shall have been made, to
appoint th ee freeholders in said school
district or districts to act as trustees
thereof: Provided, said district or dis
tricIs be without trustees.
Sec. &. That whenever petition shall
be made by majority of the voters in
any section not included in any sepa.
rate school district to the County
Board OF Examiners, from any county
praying that the section designated by
them be established as separate school
district, the said County Board of Ex-
aminers are hereby authorized and re-
uuired to establish suchsection as q sep
arate school district, and said Board is
hereby empowered to make such regula-