The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-02-10
New Court House and Jail.

The following bill, to enable tho County
Commissioners Of Anderson County to
build new Court House and Jail, has
passed bo:h Houses of the General
Assembly:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State Of South Carolina:
SECTION |. That the County Board of
Commissioners Of Anderson County be,
and arc hereby, authorized and empow-
cred to build by contract or contracts, let
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid
ders, new court house and Jail on the
present court house and Jail sites, re-
spectively, at a cost not 10 exceed thirty
five thousand dollars for both buildings,
with the use of the material now in the
old court house and Jail. The said County
Board Of Commissioners shall advertise
for bids on the construction of the new
court house and Jail, at least 60 days
before the said contract or contracts are to
be lot, by publication in at least three
daily newspapers.
SEC. .. That tax of orc mill upon the
dollar Oh all tho taxable property in tho
County Of Anderson is hereby levied each
year successively, beginning with and
including the fiscal year of 1897, until the
said sum Of thirty-tive thousand dollars
is raised, which tax shall be known as
"The Court House and Jail Tax" and
shall be collected at the same time and by
the same officers as other taxes for the
same year, and held in the County Treas
ury of Anderson County, and paid out as
other County claims are now paid. The
| funds raised under the provisions of this
| Act shall be used for the purposes for
| which the tax is levied and no other.
SEC. 3. That the County Board of Com
missioners of Anderson County shall
have the power, and are hereby autbori-
zed, to borrow money for the building of
said new court house and Jail, at any
time before said "Court House and Jail
Tax" is collected, on the faith of the levy
| herein provided for, and to pledge the
said tax to secure the payment thereof; /;
| Proridcd, That higher rate of interest
| than seven per centum per annum shall
not be paid.
SEC. 4. That before this Act shall take
| effect the question of the building Of a
| new court house and Jail shall be submit
ted to t." qualified voters of Anderson
| of said County at an election to be held
on the Sd day of April, 1897, and if ma
iority of the qualified voters of the said
County, voting ct seid election, shall vote
in favor of the new court house and jail,
| then the tax herein provided for shall be
levied and collected. Should majority
of the qualified voters of the said County,
voting at said election, vote against the
| building of a new court house and jail ,
then this Act shall be null and void.
| Those voting for said new court house
and Jail shall vote "Court House and Jail,
| Yes" Those voting against said court
house and Jail shall vote "Court House
and Jail, No." Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to prevent the levy
/, hereicbefore provided for from being
made for the fiscal year OF 1887; Provided,
That ifa majority of tho qualified voters
vote against court house and jail no
levy provided for in this Act shall be
collected
SEC. That the Commissioners oi
Election for Anderson County be, and are
hereby, required to give notice of the
election herein provided for by publication
in each of the newspapers published in
Anderson County at least thirty days be-
fore the date of said election. And it shall
be the duty Of the said Commissioners OF
Election to appoint managers at the
various voting precincts in Anderson
County, receive returns, canvass the vote.
and declare the result.
SEC. 6. That no license tax Of the city o1
Anderson shall apply to any bidders OF
contractors who may engage to build the
said new court house and Jail.
SEC. I. That if at any time before the
whole amount Of tax herein authorized to
be levied and collected is paid any portion
of the said County of Anderson is cut of
to form new County, the territory 80
cut off shall be exempt from any further
tax after said portion is cut off into new
| County.