Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
TO REFUND TAXES.

The act Of last year extending the
limits Of the Yorkvile school district
one and one-half miles from the cor
porate limits of the town has been re-
pealed and on yesterday the bill requir-
ing that the taxes collected In the add
ed district be refunded passed its final
reading. The refunding bill as 1t now
stands ready for approval by the gov
ernor is as follows:
Be It enacted by the general assembly
of the state Of South Carolina:
Whereas, a bill Is now pending to re-
duce the school district Of Yorkville to
it's original territory as it stood before
the adoption Of the act entitled IAN act
to enlarge the area Of the school district
of YOrkville to two and one-half miles, "
approved February Is, 1907.
Section l. Be II enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state Of South
Carolina, that upon the passage Of said
bill the board of trustees Of the school
district Of Yorkville, as then consti-
tuted, Is hereby authorized directed,
required and permitted, in the manner
indicated by section (2) and section
CD of this act, to pay to the persons
and school district or school districts
comprising said territory, out OF any
school funds that may be spared for
the purpose sum of money equal to
all of the school tax for 1907, that was
raised out Of said released territory; and
upon the approval of this act the treas
urer Of York county shall not collect
any further or other tax levied and as
sessed upon the property In said re-
leased territory for said graded school
district.
Sec. 2. That said trustees shall forth
with provide the treasurer Of York
county, with a fund equal to the entire
amount Of interest collected on the
property in said released territory, for
the purpose Of paying the interest on
the bond issue Of the Yorkville graded
school district, and the said treasurer
shall forthwith refund same to the
proper parties.
Sec. 8. That during the year, 1908,
If possible, and not later than March
1st 1909, the said trustees shall set
aside, in the hands Of the treasurer or
York county, a sum equal to the entire
amount of the tax collected in said re-
leased territory during 1907 and 1908,
for the support and maintenance Of the
YOrkville graded schools and the said
treasurer shall forthwith refund the
same to the persons who paid the same:
Provided, Said trustees shall not be re-
quired to refund any part Of said tax
collected in said released territory, to
any person, firm or corporation, VINO
has already received the benefit Of said
tax levy, by way of an appropriation
from said trustees for a school for their
benefit, nor to any person residing In
said released territory whose children
attended such school, nor to any one
residing in said released territory
whose children attended the Yorkvllle
graded school during the said period.
But said trustees shall refund said
money to all other property owners In
said released territory. Provided fur
ther, That any one entitled to said re-
fund to taxes may donate same to said
graded school, or to any other school In
released territory.
Sec. A. That all acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent with this act be, and
the same are, hereby repealed.