The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-26

that instead of being a political
move to prevent the people from
taxing themselves for bonds for
improvements, it is a movement
to protect the people from e1-
cessive taxation and to give them
a voice in the expenditure OF
their taxes. I think it is unfor-
tunate the bill was killed after
coming so near passing.
But in order that our readers
NAV know for themselves We
herewith publish the Bill.
SECTION |. That an Act entitled An
Act relating to the powers Of certain
corporations. approved the I'd day OF
March. \. D. 1891. be. and the same IS
hereby. amended by adding at the end
of section the following: Provided.
That the municipal authorities Of any
city or town affected b. the provisions
of this Act, are prohibited from assess
ing or imposing anyannual tax or taxes
on real or personal property subject 70
cess of the rate Of taxation permitted
by the charter OF the same at the time
this Act became law. except after a
majority vote of the qualified electors
of such city or town. at special cleo
tion held for that purpose after thirty
davs notice. and conducted. as nearly
as may be practicable, in accordance
with the provisions of the Constitution
of this State concerning the holding OF
special elections in cities and towns,
wherein the question of the proposed
increase of the rate OF taxation and the
amount of such increase shall be fairly
submitted to such electors and unless
majority OF the electors voting upon
the questions so submitted. shall be in
favor of increasing the rate of taxation
in such city or town, and shall fix the
amount OF such increase, the previ-
Gus rate OF taxation shall not be IN
creased: and such election when had,
shall be held before the taxes for the
fiscal year have been assessed and the
rate of the same fixed, and only once for
each fiscal year, so that said section
when amended shall read as follows:
Section l. That all municipal corpo-
rations of this State having popula-
tion of not less than one thousand in
habitantS and not more than five thou
sand inhabitants are hereby endowed
with the powers enumerated III an Act
of the General Assembly, approved 9th
March. 1896, and numbered 36. And
all municipal corporations Of this State
having population of not less than two
hundred inhabitants and not more than
one thousand inhabitants are hereby
endowed with the powers enumerated
in an act OF the General Assembly, ap-
proved I'd March, 1896. and numbered
81: Provided, That the municipal au-
thorities of any city or town affected
bv the provisions of this Act, are pro-
hibited from assessing or imposing any
annual tax or taxes on real or personal
property subject to taxation IN such
city or town, in excess of the rate OF
taxation permitted by the charter OF
the same at the time this Act became a
law, except after a majority vote o. the
qualified electors Of such city or town,
at a special election held for that pur-
pose after thirty days notice. and con-
Quoted, as nearly as may be practlca-
BILE. in accordance with the provisions
of the Constitution of this State con-
cerning the holding OF special elections
in cities and towns, wherein the ques-
tion of the proposed increase OF the rate
of taxation and the amount Of such IN
crease shall be fairly submitted 20 such
electors and unless a majority OF the
electors voting upon the questions so
submitted shall be in favor Of increas-
ing the rate of taxation in such city or
town. and shall fix the amount OF such
increase, the previous rate of taxation
shall not be increased: and such cleo
tion when had, shall be held before the
taxes for the fiscal year have been asses
sed and the rate of the same fixed. and
only once for each fiscal year.
SEC. ,. That ali Acts and parts OF
Acts inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed.