South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 73 - School Taxes
Section 59-73-40. Petition for and notice of election.

Upon the written petition or request of at least one third of the resident electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age of twenty-one years being filed with the county board of education, asking for the same and stating the rate of tax levy proposed, which shall not exceed fifteen mills, the county board of education shall order the board of trustees of such school district to hold an election at some place within the district, after giving notice of the time and place thereof for at least two weeks in some newspaper published within the county and by posting notice thereof in at least three public places within such school district for such length of time, unless there be no newspaper published within the county, in which event the posting of the notices as above shall suffice.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-914; 1952 Code Section 21-914; 1942 Code Section 5330; 1932 Code Section 5356; Civ. C. '22 Section 2603; Civ. C. '12 Section 1742; Civ. C. '02 Section 1208; 1896 (22) 162; 1900 (23) 364; 1903 (24) 64; 1906 (25) 111; 1907 (25) 631; 1910 (26) 742; 1915 (29) 100; 1917 (30) 382; 1920 (31) 727, 1084; 1923 (33) 773; 1924 (33) 988; 1925 (34) 157; 1930 (36) 1126; 1934 (38) 1591.

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