The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-20

of commissioners or similar officer
and the poll tax shall nos yield al
amount equal to So per capita of tn
number of children enrolled in tn
public schools of each county for tn
scholastic year ending October 81, 1895
as it appears in the report of the statt
superintendent Of education for salt
scholastic year, the comptroller gen
eraI shall for the aforesaid three mex
ensuing years on the first day of each
of said years levy such an annual taz
on the taxable property of the State as
he may determine to be necessary tc
make up such deficiency and appor.
ton same among the counties of the
State In proportion to the respective
deficiencies therein the sum so appor.
toned shall be paid by the State treas.
urer tc tie county treasurers of the
respective counties on the warrant oil
the comptroller general and shall be
apportioned among the school districts
of the counties and disbursed as othe,
school funds.
And from and after the 31st day o1
December, 1898, the general assembly
shall cause to be levied annually or
all the taxable property of the State
such tax, in addition to the said tax
levied by the said county board OF
commissioners, or similar officers and
poll tax above provided, as may be
necessary to keep the school opens
throughout the State for such length
of time in each scholastic year as the
general assembly may prescribe; and
said tax shall be apportioned among
the counties in proportion to the def
ciencies therein and disbursed as other
school funds.
Any school district may, by the au,
thority of the general assembly, levy
an additional tax for the support of its
schools.
THE GENERALIZATION SCHEME.
Section of Mr.. Kennedy's minori,
ty report was then taken up and was
as follows:
Section 6. The comptroller general
shall levy at each regular session afte,
the adption of this constitution an an
nual tax of mills on the dollar on
all taxable property throughout the
State for the support of the public
schools, which tax shall be collected
at the same time and by the same
agents as the general State levy and
shall be paid into the State treasury.
There shall also be assessed on all tax.
able polls in this State between the
ages of 81 and so years an annual tax
Of 81 on each pol, the proceeds OF
which shall be applied solely to the
support of the public schools. The
school tax shall be distributed among
.he several counties in this State in
proportion to the respective number OF
pupils enrolled in the public schools,
to be disbursed in the several school
districts of said counties as may be
provided by the general assembly.
Any school district may, by the au.
thority of the general assembly, levy
an additional tax for the support of its
schools.
Mr.. PATTERsoN's PLAN.
Mr.. Patterson announced that he
would offer the following sections as
a substitute for Mr.. Kennedy's substi
tute:
Section 6. The existing county board
of commissioners of the several coun,
ties, or such officer or officers as may
hereafter be vested with the same OF
similar powers and duties shall levy
an annual tax of 8 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 in the
county treasures of the respective
counties to be apportioned among the
school districts of the counties in pro-
portion to the respective number OF
pupils enrolled in the public schools
thereof.
Sec. s. The general assembly shall
make provision foI. the assessment and
collection of an annual tax of 81 on
each male inhabitant in the State be.
tween the ages of 81 and so years who
IS able to perform ordinary manual
labor, the proceeds of which tax shall
be expended for school purposes in the
several school districts in which il is
collected, and the general assembly
shall define the penalties, fines and
forfeitures to be imposed for the non
payment of this tax.
Sec. S. In addition to the taxes here.
matter required to be levied and col,
lected, the general assembly shall
make provision for the levy and col
lection of an additional tax of / mill
on the dollar on all of the taxable
property of the State, which tax shall
be levied, collected and paid into the
State treasury in the same manner as
are other taxes, and which tax shall
be expended in public school educa.
ton among the schools of the several
counties of the State according to the
discretion of the State board of control
under such regulations as the general
assembly may prescribe.
Mr.. Hutson-lf you adopt that sys-
tenn why don't you abolish the whole
county system and let this apply to
roads and bridges as well, and abolish
the Office of county treasurer.
Mr.. Kennedy have no objection
to that. It was the law up to IS.
Mr.. Hutson-I think you have said
that that system was poor one.
Mr.. Kennedy-As to schools, it was
a very good one as to everything else.
Are you going to have one rule for
higher education and another as to
primary
Mr.. Watson moved to table Mr..
Kennedy,s substitute. Motion adopted
yeas 80, nays 26.
Pending the consideration of Mr..
Patterson's substitute, the convention
adjourned.
THE DEBATE CONTINUED.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 14.-Special: The
Convention lost no time in resuming
debate on the educational article.
Mr.. Patterson's amendment to limit
the additional levy which the Legisla-