Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of a new school district in Greenville County and to authorize the levy and collection of a school tax therein," approved December 26th, 1885, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out all of said Section after the word "provisions " on the fifth line thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The tax of two mills on the dollar which was voted and levied by the citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein, at a meeting called by the Trustees of said district in the month of June, 1893, shall remain unchanged and be levied by said Trustees during the month of June each year, of which levy they shall give the Auditor of said County written notice on or before the 15th day the next July, and shall be assessed and collected each year without further notice, as now provided by this Act, and appropriated for the maintenance and support of the public schools in said district, unless twenty or more citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein for taxation shall, on or before the first day of June of any year, sign and present a petition addressed to the Trustees of said school district asking that a meeting of the citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein for taxation be called for the purpose of reducing or increasing said tax. In case such petition shall be presented, said Trustees shall issue a call for a public meeting to be held in the month of June, on or before the 30th day of said month, of all those citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein for taxation. Such notice shall be published in at least one newspaper and posted in two public places in said district for at least two weeks before such meeting, and shall specify the place and object of said meeting. When the persons answering the above description shall have assembled in public meeting they shall have power to select a chairman and secretary, adjourn from time to time, decide what tax shall be levied, if any, and appropriate the same in such manner as they may think best for the educational interests of said school district: Provided, That no tax levied shall be repealed at any subsequent meeting within the same year. The tax so voted at such meeting shall remain unchanged unless it shall be changed at a meeting called as herein above provided." So that said Section when amended shall read as follows:

"That in addition to the rights and privileges hereinbefore granted, the said school district shall have power to levy, on all real and personal property returned in said district, a tax not exceeding three mills on the dollar, subject to the following provisions: The tax of two mills on the dollar which was voted by the citizens of said school district returning real and personal property therein at a meeting called by the Trustees of said district in the month of June, 1893, shall remain unchanged and be levied by said Trustees during the month of June each year, of which levy they shall give the Auditor of said County written notice on or before the 15th day of the next July, and shall be assessed and collected each year without further notice, as now provided in this Act, and appropriated for the support and maintenance of the public schools of said school district, unless twenty or more citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein for taxation shall, on or before the first day of June of any year, sign and present a petition addressed to the Trustees of said school district asking that a meeting of the citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein for taxation be called for the purpose of reducing or increasing said tax. In case such petition shall be presented, said Trustees shall issue a call for a public meeting, to be held in the month of June, on or before the 30th day of said month, of all those citizens of said school district returning real or personal property therein for taxation. Such notice shall be published in at least one newspaper and be posted in two public places in said district for at least two weeks before such meeting, and shall specify the place and object of such meeting. When the persons answering the above description shall have assembled in public meeting they shall have power to select a chairman and secretary, adjourn from time to time, decide what tax shall be levied, if any, and appropriate the same in such a manner as they shall think best for the educational interest of said school district: Provided, That no tax levied shall be repealed at any subsequent meeting within the same year. The tax so voted at such meeting shall remain unchanged, unless it shall be changed at a meeting called as hereinbefore provided."

Sec. 2. That Section 4 of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out all of said Section to the words "in addition," on the twelfth line thereof, and inserting in lieu of the words so stricken out the following: "That there shall be a Board of six Trustees for said school district, one from each of the wards of the city of Greenville. Said Board of Trustees shall be elected at a general municipal election, to be held on the third Tuesday in June, 1894, and on the same day of each alternate year thereafter, to be held at the City Hall of the city of Greenville. The Trustees shall order said election and publish a notice of the same for two weeks previously thereto in one or more of the newspapers published in the city of Greenville, and appoint managers thereof, who shall be sworn and shall conduct said election according to rules and regulations prescribed for conducting municipal elections in the city of Greenville, and who shall, the day after said election, certify the same to the Board of Trustees, depositing the ballot box containing the ballots with the Chairman of said Board, and the persons so elected shall hold their office for two years and until their successors are elected." So that said Section as amended shall read as follows:

"Section 4. There shall be a Board of six Trustees for said school district, one from each of the wards of the city of Greenville. The said Board of Trustees shall be elected at a general municipal election to be held on the third Tuesday in June, 1894, and on the same day of each alternate year thereafter, to be held at the City Hall of the city of Greenville. The Trustees shall order said election and publish a notice of the same for two weeks previously thereto in one or more of the newspapers published in the city of Greenville, and appoint managers thereof, who shall be sworn and shall conduct said election according to the rules and regulations prescribed for conducting municipal elections in the city of Greenville, and who shall, the day after said election, certify the same to the Board of Trustees, depositing the ballot box containing the ballots with the Chairman of said Board, and the persons so elected shall hold their office for two years and until their successors are elected; and in addition to the duties and responsibilities now provided by law for Trustees of school districts, shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To purchase and erect suitable buildings for the use of the public schools of said school district. (2) To elect and dismiss superintendents and teachers of the city schools, prescribe their duties, terms of office, and to fix their salaries, and to cause an examination of said teachers to be made whenever necessary; also, to determine the class books and studies to be used in said schools, and to make rules and regulations for the government of said schools. (3) To determine the manner in which the tax heretofore authorized (and the two mills Constitutional and poll tax provided by law) shall be expended in maintaining said public schools; and (4) To fill all vacancies
occurring in said Board of Trustees by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, during their term of office or service."

That the following Section, to be known as Section 9, be added to said Act:

"Section 9. That on and after January, 1895, the special school tax herein provided for shall be collected by the Treasurer of the city of Greenville at the same time and in the same manner as the municipal taxes are collected, and shall be protected by the bond of the said City Treasurer, and shall be paid out by him upon the warrant signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Secretary of the Board of School Trustees of said school
district."

Approved: December 20th, A.D. 1893.

Benjamin R. Tillman, Governor.
Eugene B. Gary, Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.
Ira B. Jones, Speaker of the House of Representatives.