Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-04-18
CHANGES FOR THE BETTER
Advantage In the Levy of Taxes and
Otherwise.

sembly there was an act passed which
rs of particular interest to the public
schools OF the State. Speaking of il
superintendent of Education McMahan
said
This is the season Of the year when
ambitions and progressive neighboi-
hoods are seeking to levy an extra tax
Tor the support OF their schools in "A
more efficient manner than can be doue
with the ordinary constitutional tax
alone. The last legislature changed the
method OF procedure in the levy of
this tax. | shall be Obliged if you will
publish the new law in order that all
may know how to make the levy legal
Is. The essential changes are:
FIRST. The petition TO the county
board Of education shall be by one
third of the resident voters and Il like
proportion Of the resident freeholders
of the age Of 2l years. while formerly
this petition had to be signed by only
six freoholders of the age of 81 years.
Second. The mass meeting to order
the election is dispensed with and the
beard of education orders the election
upon the petition signed as above indi-
Gated.
Third An elector must have paid
property, whereas heretofore he could
not vote at this election unless he paid
taxes upon SlO0 worth of property
An extra levy is evidently Of very
little value to poor community y
state tax alone can render these ti:r
help they need. BY the county mill
tax now the towns contribute to Tie
support of the outlying schools. But
for town or prosperous district. an
extra levy is always effective and car
ries with il the charm (to the selfisn
thai 1t does not have TO be divided with
poor neighborS."
The following Is the section OF the
law as il now reads.
Section 34-That the voters or cleo
tors of any school district who return
real or personal property for taxation
are authorized TO levy and collect an
annual tax to supplement- any special
or other constitutional or other tax for
ike purposes in the following manner.
upon the written petition or request OF
ut least one-third of the resident voters
and "A like proportion OF the resident
rreeholders of the age Of II years being
hled ~ith the county board of cduca-
uon, asking for the same and stating
the rate Of the tax levy proposed which
snail not exceed ( mills. the said
county board of education shall or
der the board of trustees of said school
district to hold an election at some
place within the district after Aiying
notice or the time and place thereof
Tor at least two weeks in some news
paper published within the county and
by posting notice thereof in ut least
threc public places within such school
district for such length of time, unless
tnere be no newspaper published with
IN the county III which event the post
ing OF the notices as above Shall suffice
AT which said election only such elec-
UOrs as return real or personal property
Tor taxation and who exhibit their tax
receipts and registration certificates q,
required N general elections shall be
allowed to vote At said election the
"oa'd oil trustees shall act as managers
and the election shall be conducted rs
is provided by law for the conduct OF
general elections. At said election each
olector favoring the proposed levy shall
cast a ballot containing the word yes
printed or written therein and each
clector opposed to said levy shall cast
ballot containing the word no"
printed or written thereon. That with
in ten days after such election. if n ma
Jority of those voting shall vote for
such levy. the board or trustees shall
furnish the county auditor with a
statement OF the amount so levied and
the auditor shall enter the same in the
tax duplicates and he shall annually.
each year thereafter. enter said amount
in The tax duplicates until the same
rs increased decreased or repealed by
said taxpayers at an election called for
that purpose and lie is notified that rhc
same has bCcn increased decreased ar
Ipnp1la1 ~.
he shall annually enter il as before.
which election shall be called and no.
tice given in the same way and man
ner as is herein provided FOR the call
ing of meetings to make the levy and
the giving of the notice that IL has
been made and the county treasurer
snail collect the same as other county
and State taxes Such levy shall he 4
lien on the property in such school dis.
trict. which shall be subject thereto in
case OF default of payment. That said
tax so collected shall be paid by tho
county treasurer upon warrants drawn
py inc board OF trustees countersigned
by the county superintendent Of educa-
tlon: Provided. That any surplus Of
such levy remaining in the hands az
the county treasurer at the expiration
OF any fiscal year shall be paid out as
other school funds OF the district Each
taxpayer, when he pays any tax for
school purposes voted under the pro
vision OF this section, shall have the
right to designate to which school in
said school district he wishes the mon
cy paid by him to go. and the treasurer
shall keep a note OF such designation
and the money he applied as thus des-
ignated. When no designation is made
by the taxpayer at the time OF such
payment the money shall be expended
rs other school funds in such district:
Provided, That nothing herein contain.
ed shall be construed TO change the
manner now provided by law for fbe