Southern Railway Co. v. Cherokee County

The Constitution, Article Y, section 6, provides: “The total of the State and county tax on property shall not exceed fifteen cents on the one hundred dollars value of property, except when the county-property tax is levied for a special purpose and with the special approval of the General Assembly, which may be done by special or general act: Provided, this limitation shall not apply to taxes levied for the maintenance of the public schools of the State for the term required by article nine, section three, of the Constitution: Provided further, the State tax shall not exceed five cents on…