The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-20

record as in favor of an increase in
the poll tax Gvv. TiI!nan has long
had as one of his hobbies small
school districts so as to make all
territory come within easy reach of a
school There was decided oppos;-
ton to the plan, on the grounds of
expense and change but it was car.
ried
The sixth section contains the back
bcae Of the plau a-d is given on account
ofits vast por.ance threads as follows
as adopted:
Section 6. The existing county boards
of com missioners Of the several counties,
or such officer or officers as may here
after be vested with the same or similar
powers and duties, shall levy an annual
tax of three mills on the dollar upon all
the taxable property in their respective
counties, which tax shall be collected at
the same time and By the same officers
as the other taxes for the same year,
and shall be held 10 the county treasury
of the respective counties, and the said
fund shall be apportioued among the
schools districts of his county in pro-
portioa to the number Of pupils en-
rolled in the pa5lic schools Of the
respective districts. and rotify the ,rus-
tees of the respective school districts
shereof, who shall expeud aud oisburse
the same as the General Assembly may
prescribe. Not less tbaa three trustees
for each school district. who shall be
qualified voters aud taxpayers of the
school district, shall be selected in such
manner and for such terms as the Cen
eral Assembly may determine. except
10 cases Of special schools districts aow
existing. where the provisions of Law
now governing the same shall remain
until changed by the General Assembly !:
Provided, the manner Of :heir selection
need got be uniform throughout the
State. There shall be assessed on all
taxable polls in The State, between the
ages of 21 aud so years, an annual tax
of oue dollar on each poll, the pro-
ceeds of which tax shall be expended
for schools purposes in the several school
districts ic which it is collected. When
ever during the three next ensuing 6scal
years the tax levied by the said county
board of commissioners or similar off.
GERS aud the poll tax shall not yield an
amount equal to three dollars per capita
of the number of children enrolled 10
the public schools Of each county for
the scholastic year ending 31st Of Octo-
ber, 1896, as itappears in the report
of the State Superintendent Of Educa-
ton for said scholastic year, the Comp.
trolled General shall for the
aforesaid three. next eosuiog fiscal
years, oo the first day of each of said
years. levy such an annual tax on the
taxable property Of the State as be may
determine to be necessary to make up
such deficiency, to ce collected as other
State taxes. aud appovtion the same
among the counties of the State in pro-
portion to the several respective de6cien-
cies therein The sums apportioned shall
be paid by the State Treasurer to the
county treasurers Of the repective coun.
ties on the warrant of the Comptroller
General. and shall be apportioned
among the school districts of the coun-
ties aud disbursed as other school funds.
And from and after the 31st of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1898, the General Assem-
bly, shall cause to be levied annually on
the taxable property Of the State such
tax, 10 addition to the said tax levied
by the said county board of commits
sioners, or similar officers, and poll tax
above provided, as may be necessary to
keep the schools open throughout the
State for such length Of time in each
scholastic year as the General Assembly
may prescribe and said tax shall be
apportioued among the counties in pro-
portion to the deficiencies therein and
disbursed as other school funds. Any