Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-26
ic schools

| three mill supplemental tax for tho s1,n.
port of public schools:
NAMES.
>. M. ward, J. w. lfolloman,
=. L. Ashworth, II. S. VanDiviere,
James Scaborn, &. w. Eaton.
w. w. Moss, G. A. Norman,
j. s. Floyd, j. w, Bell.
>: N ritchtork, Chas. g. Reid, -
Wm: =; k0Iiiortor, ID. Oofkors,
q. nj. Niold, ii. A. II. Gibson,
G. w. Bauknight, j. r. Earle,
j. j. Ansol, j, w. Shelor.
!: i. y, Aioxanoor, IL. I. Jhynos:
d. II. Bryce, Il. G. Todd,
w. j. Novillo, Jr., j. M. Baldwin.
0. II. Schumacher, w. II. Recder,
Jas. II. Wilson, G. l.. Reid.
IL. ID. A. Biemann, MrsM. "A. f.. Bauknight
John NJ. Moody, G. b. Ochmig.
A. l.. Roberts, d. A. Smith.
Tho schools at both Westminster and
Seneca have closed after most successful
years. 1t is to bo hoped that both towns
can keep thoir principals, both of whom
nave laborcd satisfactorily at tho posts
of duty. '''''
Seneca has called n menting TO order
an election to vote an extra tax to suD-
plomont their funds.
Tho following is tho Section nf tho
school law under which School Districts
may levy supplementary tax:
t'fStioAN uttb GIlo VOGCrS OF any
school district, who return real or Dor
soual property of tho vaiuo OF ono hun
dred dollars for taxation, arc authorized
TO lovy and collect an annual tax to sun
plomont any Constitutional or other tax
tor like purposes, and all electors voting
III such election imposing such oxtra low
OF tax for school purposes shall exhibit
their tax receipts and registration cor
tl1icates as required in other general
elections. and for i1
toes of said school districts, upon tho
written request of six resident freehold
ers OF the ago of twenty- ono years, shall
call public meeting Of said taxpayers
at any time before the first day of juno
OF any fiscal year, which mcoting must
pc advertised in newspaper published
in such city, Incorporated town or viii
lago once week for two weeks, or post
cd in three conspicuous places in such
school district for said length of tmo,
and when assembled n ballot shall bo
had, and If majority shall vote to lovy
sucn special tax, not exceeding four
mills, the Trustees shall, aftor having
notlce OF same posted in at least three
public places within tho district for not
lcss than ten days, order an election, at
which election only such taxpayers rs
above mentioned shall vote; that within
ten days after such election, if ma jority
OF those voting shall vote for such levy,
tho Board of Trustees shall furnish tho
County Auditor with statement of tho
amount so levied, and tho Auditor shall
enter tho samc in the tax duplicates, and
ne SNAIL annually each year thereafter
enter said amount in tho tax duplicate
until tho Same is increased, decreased or
repealed by said taxpayers, at meeting
called for that purpose, and he is notified
that tho same is increased, decreased, or
repealed, and, if increased or decreased,
he shall annually enter 1t "a boforo,
which meeting shall bo called and notice
gwen in same way and manner as herein
provided for tho calling of meetings to
mako the levy, and the giving of tho no.
tico that it has been made, and tho
County Treasurer shall collect tho same
as Othor County and State taxes; such
lcvy shall bo lean on tho property in
such school district, which shall boz sub
jcct thereto in case of default of pay
ment. That said tax so collected shall
be paid out by tho County Treasurer
upon warrants drawn by the Board of
Trustees, countorsigncd by tho County
superintendent of Education: Provided,
That any surplus of such lovy remaining
in tho hands of the County Treasurer at
the expiration of any fiscal year shall bo
paid out as other school funds of tho
district. Each taxpayer, when ho pays
any taxes for school purposes voted un-
dor tho provisions of this Section, shall
have tho right to designate to which
school in said district ho wishes tho mo-
ey,paid by him to go, and tho Treasurer
shall keep note of such designation,
and tho money bo applied as thus dosig,
mated. When no designation is mado by
the taxpayer at the time Of such pay
mont, tho money shall be expended as.
othor school funds in such district: Pro
yidcd, That nothing herein contained
shall bo construed to change tho manner
now provided by law for tho collection
and paying ont of special taxes in any
school district now established by any
special Act of tho General Assembly and
organized Hereunder.
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