The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-19
CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.
Advantage in the Levy of Taxes ard
Otherwise.


sembly there was an act passed which
is of particular interest to the public
schools OF the State. Speaking CT II
Superintendent of Edura,ion McMahan
said
"This is the season Ct the year when
ambitious and progressive neishGof-
hoods arc seeking 10 levy an extra tax
for the support Ct jhe.r schools in
n re efficient manner tAan can be done
with the ordinary constitutional tax
aiCne. The l2st legislature changed the
methcd Of procedure in the levy OF
this tax shall be obliged ii you will
publish the new law in order that all
may know how TO make the levy legal
u. The essential changes are:
First. Tnc petition TO the county
board cf education shall be by one
third of the resident voters and like
proportion Of the resident f:eeholders
OF the age CT 81 years, while formerly
this petition had to be signed by onlE
six frediclders Of the age OF 81 years.
Second. The mass meeting to order
the election is dispensed with. and the
board CT education orders the election
upon the petition signed as above inJi-
Gated.
Third. An electo" must have paid
taxes but upon no special amoun; Of
property. whereas heretofore he could
rot vote at this election unless he paid
taxes upon 500 worth Of property.
AN extra levy is evidently of very
-o1, m r,N-,ni-I-
State tax alone can render these the
help they need. BY the county mill
tax now the towns contribute to the
support of the outlying schools. But
fer town or prosperous district. an
extra levy is always effective and car
ries with it the charm (to the selfish)
that it dces not have to be divided with
POOR neighEOrs.'
The following IS tae section CT the
law as it now reads:
Section 34-Tlat the voters or cleo
tcrs OF any school district who return
real cr personal property for taxation
are authorized to levy and collect an
annual tax to supplement any special
or other constitutional or other tax for
like purposes in the following manner:
Upon the written petition CT request OF
at least one-third Of the resident voters
and like proportion Of the resident
freeholders O. the age CT q years being
filed with the county board Of educl-
ton, asking for the same and stating
the rate cf the tax levy proposed. which
shall not exceed 4 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 giving
notice of the time and place thereof
for at least two weeks in some news
paper published within the county and
by posting notice thereof in at least
three public places within such school
district for such length of time. unless
there be TO newspaper published with
in the county in which event the post
ing cf the notices as above shall suffice.
at which said election only such elec-
tors as return real or personal property
for taxation and who exhibit their tax
receipts and registration certificates as
required n general elections shall be
allowed to vcte. At said election the
beard Of trustees shall act as managers
ard tie election shall be conducted as
is provided by law for the conduct Of
general elections. At said election each
tlector fayoring the proposed levy shall
cast ballot containing the word yes
printed or written theron, and each
clector opposed to said levy shall cas-,
4 ballot containing the word no
! printed or written thereon. That with
in ten days after such election, If ma.
| jority Of those voting shall vote for
such levy, the board CT 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
| Is increased decreased or repealed by
| said taxpayers at an election called for
that purpose and he is notified that tnc
| same has been increased. decreased or
repealed, and il increased, or decreased
he shall annually enter it as before,
| which election shall be called and no
| tice given in the same way and man
ner az is herein provided for the call
ing OF meetings to make the levy and
| the giving of the notice that it has
been made and the county treasurer
/ shall collect the same as other county
! and State taxes. Such levy shall be a
lien on the property in such sch2ol dis
| trict, which shall be subject thereto in
case OF default of payment. That said
| tax SO collected shall be paid by the
county treasurer upon warrants drawn
| by the board cf trustees cOuntersigned
by the county superintendent CT eGuca-
| ton: Provided. That any surplus OF
such levy aiming in the hands q
the county treasurer at the expiration
o. any fiscal year shall be paid out as
other school funds Of the district. Each