Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-07-12
An Act.

To PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE
DEAF AND DUMB, CHILDREN OF THIS
STATE.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives now sitting in General
Assembly, ana by the authority Of the same -
That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be
and the same is hereby annually appropriated to
defray the expenses OF educating so many deaf
and dumb persons, between the ages of twelve
and twenty-five years, born of free white pa
rents citizens ofthis State, as shall apply to re-
ceivc the benefit of this provision and shall be
Judged by the commissioners hereafter appoint
ed, and not able to meet out OF their own means
altho expenses of their support and education.
Sec 9. That the Governor for the time being
shall appoint two persons one from the upper
and other from the lower division of tho State,
to remain in Office until the expiration Of his
term of office, who, together with himself, shall
constitute board Of commissioners to be called
the Commissioners for the deaf and dumb of
which board he shall be president.
Sec. 3. That the Commissioners for the deaf
and dumb shall have power to draw the annual
appropriation before mentioned as it may be
needed for the purposes of their trust and shall
under arrangements be made with "the Direc.
tors of the Amercon Asylum at Hartford, Con-
nccticut, for tine education of the deaf and
dumb" send to the said asylum for education, so
many of the persons before described as can be
supported by the annual appropriation before
mentioned, and as they shall deem proper OBJ.
jects Of public bounty.
Sec. 4. That the sum which shall be allowed
for the board, tuition, and all incidental expen-
ses Of one deaf and dumb person for one year
except travelling expenses, clothing and medi-
cal attendance) shall not exceed one hundred
dollars and as TO the expenses accepted, the COM
HSssioners shall take care to place them upon the
most economical scale
Sec. S. That the whole, or part ofthe expens-
es ofthe several applicants shall be paid accord
ing to the opinion which the commissioners may
form as to the pecuniary condition of the appli-
cants: and that in case of more applications than
would exhaust the annual appropriation, the
commissioners shall make selection accord
ing to their opinion of the deserts ofthe various
applicants.
Sec. 6. That the commissioners shall annually
report to the Legislature an exact statement OF
! their various proceedings during the past year,
showing precisely how they disburscd the money
expended, the names of the persons who have
received the bounty, of ages and places of resi-
dence of such persons, and information as 10
their progress; which statement shall be accom-
panied by the vouchers of all sums expended.
In the Senate House, the Seventeenth day Of De.
cember, in the gear of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty four, and in the fifty
ninth year Of IT, Sovereignty and Indpendence
of the United States Of America.
II. DEAS, President of the Senate.
PATRICK NOBLE, Speaker ofthe House oi
Representatives
July 81 1t
The Commissioners appointed under the above
Act, are, in the Upper Division, Rev. Peter }
Shand of Columbia; in the Lower Division, Rev
B. Manly, of Charleston.
There have been at the Hartford Asylum du
ring the last year, five pupils receiving the aie
of this fund, of whom four still remain. The re
port of their progress is highly satisfactory.
have thought proper to publish the above nc
from beiiefthat there are many proper object
of this bounty, who are prevented from applying
by ignorance of the existence and provisions Il
the law. Any information in regard to tn
Asylum &c. may be had from the Commission
crs.
Each newspaper in the State will give this on
insertion.