Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-18
FOR COMMON SCHOOLS
General Assembly Considering Bill to
Levy One Mill Tax.


Governor Blease on Monday reiter-
ated the declaration made in his an
nual address to the general assembly
that unless the general assembly
should levy a tax Of one mill for the
support Of the common schools Of the
state, he would veto the appropriations
for the support Of the state colleges
The Columbia State of this morning.
prints the following:
A special one mill tax for the free
public schools Of South Carolina will
be levied this year II the senate fol-
lows the example Of the house which
passed to second reading last night a
measure to this effect. The bill was
introduced by Mr.. Mitchell of George
town, but the house adopted the
amendment proposed by the ways and
means committee and signed by Mr..
Nicholson Of Greenwood, on behalf Of
the committee, which was to all in
tents and purposes substitute for the
original bill.
No opposition to the main purpose
of the bill was expressed in the debate
last night, but several members advo-
Gated its passage with amendments
they proposed. The committee
lfnal bill, was adopted by an aye and
nay vote Of 81 to 48, many members
voting against it who were in favor Of
the passage Of the bill amended diff
ferently.
The bill follows in full:
Section /. That tax Of one mill
| is hereby levied on all the real and
personal property Of the state. the
proceeds Of which shall be used exclu-
sively for the free public schools and
expended as hereinafter stated.
"Sec. 2. The schedule Of appropria-
tions for specific purposes shall be as
follows:
81. For high schools under sections
fS25-1835 Of the code, 100000. 2.
For rural graded schools under act
497. statutes 1912. $4,000. 8. For
lengthening the school term under sec
tions 1783-1789 Of the code. 100000.
| 4. For the erection Of adequate school
buildings under act 430. statutes 1910.
$4,000. s. For the payment OF rural
graded school applications, term ex-
tension applications and building ap-
plications. now on file In the office or
the state superintendent OF education
| for the fiscal year 1912, and unpaid.
100000. 6. For public school libra
ries under sections 1796-1803 of the
code, $4,000. Z. For the state board
of examiners for teachers. $4,000.
"S. II any amount herein specific
ally apportioned for the purposes emu
merated in detail should not be ex-
pended in full, such balance, together
with any additional balance resulting
from the collection of the tax herein
LEVIED, shall be apportioned by the
state superintendent Of education and
the comptroller general among the
several counties Of the state according
to the enrolment Of the free public
schools of the preceding scholastic
year as given in the annual report or
the state superintendent to the gener-
al assembly. The amount thus appor-
toned to each county shall be known
as the county board fund. and shall be
expended by the several county boards
of education in their discretion for the
best interests of the free public schools
of the county. subject to the approval
of the state superintendent OF educa-
ton. All funds paid out of the state
treasury hereunder shall be paid on
duly itemized vouchers approved by
the comptroller general"