South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 4277

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               4277
Ratification Number:       700
Act Number                 799
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Power to levy taxes
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(A799, R700, H4277)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 825 OF 1978, RELATING TO CLOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 IN YORK COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY NOT LEVY TAXES WHICH WOULD INCREASE BY MORE THAN FOUR MILLS IN ANY YEAR THAT MILLAGE LEVIED FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT VOTING IN A REFERENDUM, AND TO PROVIDE WHEN A REFERENDUM MUST BE CONDUCTED IF AN INCREASE IN EXCESS OF THE FOUR-MILL LIMITATION IMPOSED BY LAW IS REQUESTED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Power to levy taxes

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Act 825 of 1978 is amended to read:

"Section 6. The board of trustees has the power to levy taxes for school purposes and shall annually notify the county auditor shall levy and the treasurer shall collect a tax upon all taxable property within the school district sufficient to pay the amount required. However, the levy authorized in this section may not be increased more than four mills in any year over that levied for the preceding year without the approval of the qualified electors of the district voting in a referendum. The referendum must be given by publication in a newspaper in the district at least once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the referendum. The notice must give the date of the referendum and the question to be voted upon. If the levy is within the limits authorized, the county auditor shall levy and the treasurer shall collect the millage specified. Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this section must be held not later than second Tuesday in November."

Where any referenda must be conducted

SECTION 2. Any referenda conducted in which the electors in any school district in York County are asked to approve an increase in millage in excess of the four-mill limitation imposed by law must be conducted no later than the second Tuesday in November.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.