South Carolina § 12-45-280 Monthly report to county superintendent of education; books shall be open to public; violations.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 12-45-280 — Monthly report to county superintendent of education; books shall be open to public; violations.

South Carolina § 12-45-280

Title 12TAXATION

Ch. 45COUNTY TREASURERS AND COLLECTION OF TAXES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 12-45-280 (2026).

Text

The county treasurer shall on the fifteenth day of each month report to the chief executive officer of each school district an itemized statement of the amount of receipts and disbursements, by school districts, made by him for the previous calendar month and the balance remaining in his hands to the credit of each school district from each fund. His books must at all times be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours. Any county treasurer failing or refusing to comply with these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, to be used for general school purposes in the county.

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The county treasurer shall on the fifteenth day of each month report to the chief executive officer of each school district an itemized statement of the amount of receipts and disbursements, by school districts, made by him for the previous calendar month and the balance remaining in his hands to the credit of each school district from each fund. His books must at all times be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours. Any county treasurer failing or refusing to comply with these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, to be used for general school purposes in the county.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 65-2023; 1952 Code SECTION 65-2023; 1942 Code SECTION 2780-1; 1932 Code SECTION 1564; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 512; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 581; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 424; G. S. 1022; R. S. 337; 1878 (16) 584; 1924 (33) 1146; 1942 (42) 1429; 1988 Act No. 365, Part II, SECTION 6.