The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-31
ont under this section shall embrace
cities or tow ns alreRlN orpaniZed into

the issyc of bonds, or by special taxa
ton. or ny donation. all the territory
included in said school district shall
bear it's Just proportion of any tax that
may be levied to liQuidate such bonds
or support the public schools therein:
Provided, further, that nothing in this
article contained shall he construed as
repeal OF the laws under which the
several graded school districts of this
State are organized. The present divis-
ion of the couc ties into school districts
and the provisions of law now govern
ing the same shall remain until chang
ed by the general assembly.
Sec. 6. The existing boards of COM
missioners OF the several counties. or
such officer or officers as may hereafter
be vested with the same or similar
powers and duties, shall levy an an,
nual 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 in the
county treasury OF the respective
counties; c and the said fund shall be
of the county in proportion to the
number OF pupils enrolled in the
public schools of the respective dis
tricts. and the officer or officers
charged by law with making said ap-
poiptment shall notify the trustees of
the respective school districts thereof,
who shall eXpend and disburse the
same a. the general assembly may pre-
scribe. The genera! assembly shall
define ""urollmcnt. Not less than
three trustees for each school district
shall be selected from the qualified
voters and taxpayers therein, in such
manner and for such terms rs the gen
er"l assembly may determine, except
in cases o; special school districts now
existing. where the provisions of law
now governing the same shall remain
until changed by the general assembly:
Provided. The manner OF the sclec-
tion OF said trustees need not be uni
form throughout the State. There
shall je assessed on oil taxable polls in
the State between the ages of u and
GO years excepting Confederate SOL
diers above the age of SO years,) an
annual tax of ST. on each poll, the pro-
ceeds of which tax shall be expended
for school purposes in the several
school districts in which It is collected
Whenever during the next three en-
suing years the tax levied by the said
county boards OF commissioners or
similar officers and the poll tax shall
not Weld al amount equal TO
80 per capita OF the number OF child
ren enrolled III the public schools Of
each county tor the scholastic wear
ending the Bis, day OF October, in the
year 1895, as it appears in the report
of the state superintendent OF educa-
ton for said scholastic yevr, the comp
troller general shall. for the aforesaid
three next ensuing fiscal years, on the
first day OF each of said years levy
such an annual tax on the taxable
property of the State as he mav de-
termlne 10 be necessary to make up
such deficiency, 10 be collected us
other State taxes, and apportion the
same among the counties of the State
IN proportion to the respective detici-
encies therein. The sum SO appor-
toned shall be paid by the state treas
urer to the countr trcnsurers of the
respective counties, II proportion to
the respective deficiencies therein, on
the warrant O: the comptroller general,
and shall II" nrportiOn.d among the
schoo! districts rt the counties and
dishurscd aS other school funds: and
from! and after tn" 3lst day of Dcccm-
bcr, - IL yea. 1895. the general AS
scmbly snal. caus. 10 bc levied nnnu-
ally on Gli the taxable property OF tA"
State r'tc!. :. tax. IL addition 20 the
said IA" levied i,v The sail county
boards .. cyl.-!Hlssi Jn"rs or similar
officers. al. pol. tuN aGov" provided.
as may b. n"cc,sary u keep the
schools or"l. throughout tn" State for
such icngti. oi tim" il each scholastic
year as the genera! assembly may pre-
scribe; and said tax shall be appor-
toned among tn. counties in proper
ton t. The deficiencies therein and dis
bursed as rth"r school funds.
Any schoo! district may by the au-
tEority Of the genera. assembly levy an
addltloLG. :"% or n" support of its
schools
Sec. :. Separate schools shall be
provided for children Of the white and
color"l rnccs. and no child Of either
race sha!! eve: n, permitted to attend
4 schoo. "ro.. '".i ~ children "t the
other rG"..
H"r. =. H." S,".ra. assembly may
r,v,.Uy i"r he .l@;nt"nnrrc of Glenn.
son Agricultural college. the University
OF South Caro.!nG, and the Winthrop
Norma, and Industrial college, Il
branch thereof 81 now established bv