Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-08
constitution of the South Carolina
Radical Negro Conventieas
ARTICLE TX.
r1S;ANrE I; AND TAXATION.

-. & 81 ARTICLE TX =, Fl
ss' FINANCE AND TAXATION.
SEC i. The General Assembly shale
vide by law for a uniform and equal l5ratss g., ..
assessment and taxation, and Shall prescribe
such regulations as shall secure o Just galpua !
tion for taxation Of all property, ,real, psrso-
nal and possessory! except mines and Eanlngl
claims, the'proceeds of which alone snsAsbei
taxed; and also,excepting such propersyssa Is
maybe exempted. BY law for munlclpas eau
cational, literary, scientific, religious q cnaE-
table purposes. .ysglssas
| 2. The, General Assembly may lprozles. a. an
-nnnnally for poll tax not to exceed one collar
81 each poil, witch shall Be applied szcls7
sively to the public school fund. ;ngaa'
.aitionaf poll tax shall be feVied by any nelil,
cipat corporation. - s-Iai y!saa
ID 8. The General Assemblyia hall provide ior
an annual tax sufficient to defray the iestl-
mated expenses of, the State Tor each year
and Jwhenever;it shall Iappen that such ord,
nary -onses Of - ,.Statefor any years stiali
exceed tn. ...ome,of the State orssuch year,
the General Assembly, shall provide foE legyT
ing q tax for the. ensuing year, sutticIenf, WIN
other sources OF income, to pay the deficiency
Of the preceding year, together with the .es estl
mated exnenses Of the ensuing year.
4. No tax shall be levied except in pursu-
ance of a law, which shall distinctly staeethe
object Of the sa1le; to which object snch TAX
shall beapplied. s:.,'Es.'z ~ So
CD. It shall be the duty of the General As
sembly to enact laws for the exemption IRON
taxation of all public schools colleges, and and
institutions of learning, all charitable ~ ins.lu-
tions in the nature Of asylums for the inrn, ale
deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and lndlgsnt
persons, all public libraries, churches and hu'
ryinc grounds; but property of associations
AMI societies, although connected With chart III
table objects, shall not be exempt from Stale,
County or Municipal taxation; Provided,
4 That this exemption shall not extend beyond
the buildings and premises actually occupied
by such schools, colleges, institutions OF learn.
ing. asylums, Libraries, churches and burial
grounds, although connected with charitable
objects. =, aatt..
6. he General Assembly shall provide. tot
the valuation and assessment Of alliiands and
the improvements thereon prior to the Assem-.
bling OF the General Assembly ofslS70, ana
thereafter on every fifth year. f..' ,'
Z. For the purpose of defraying extraorn
nary expenditures, tho State may contract
public debts but such debts shall eautho-
rized by law for some single OBJECT, to be eS
tinctly specified therein; and no such law
shall take effect until 1t shall have been passed
o. the vote Of two-thirds of the members Of
each branch Of the General Assembly, o'be
recorded by yeas and nays o.: the journals OF
each House respectively ;aand every y-such law
shall>levy tax annually sufficient to pay the
annual interests Of such debt. hizs adr
=, 8. The corporate authorities Of Counties,
4 Townships, School Districts, Cities, Towns
and Villages may be vested with power TO as.
H scss and collect taxes f5r corporate purposes;
such taxes to be uniform in respect TO persons
and properly within the jurisdiction of the
body mposirg the sans. And the General
Assembly shall require that all the property,
except that heretofore exempted within the
limits Of municipal corporations, shass "
4 taxed for the payment CT debts contracted
under authority Of law
9. The Genera! Assembly shall provide Tor
The incorporation and orgaE.zlIion OF cities
aud towns, and shall restrict their powers ot
taxation, borrowing money, contracting debts,
i and loaning their credit.
10. No scrip, certificate, or other evidence
. of State Indebtedness shall be issued, except
for the redemption Of stick, bonds, OF other
evidences Of indebtedness previously issued
or for such dcbs,,as are expressly authorized
in this Constitution. .t.a..ri. ,;.... 5.
I IL. An accurate statement oi the, receipts
E aud expenditures of the public money sha
:. be published with the laws Of each regular
session of the General Assembly in such mali
ncr as nay, by law, be directed.
70. No money shall be drawn from tht
Treasury, but in pursuance Of appropriations
, made by law. -fs'~'r. ~
= b. Tie fiscal year shallcomme"ce on th'
fist day Of Noycinber in each Year. ..a
IA. Any debt contracted ty the State shaI
/, be by loan on State Bonds, Of amounts no
! less than fifty dollars each, on interest, paya
: bic within twenty years tier the final pas
. sasd Of the lar nul horiZing such debt. 4
, correct registry OF all such bonds shall b
KEEP. by the Treasurer in numerical order, g
as aiwaTs to exhibit the number and amonnt
l unpaid, and to whom seyerally made payable
!. is. Suitable laws shall DO passed byoth
!, General Assembly for the safe keeping, trans
L fer and disbursement Of the State, count
and school funds, aud all officers and othe
persons charged with the same, shall keep a
>, accurate entry Of each sum received, and c
each payment and transfer; and shaifgiv
:, such1sccnrity for the faithful discharge rofsuc
= duties as the General Assembly may provide
- - And it shansbe the duty of the General As
\ scmbly 10 pass laws making embezzlemeu
q o; suoh funds a felony, punishable by fin
!. and Imprisonment proportional 10 the amour
. of deficiency or embezzlcmcnt, and the. part
: convicted OF such .f-loay shall be disqualife
y from ever holding any cfficc of honor {
-, emolument in this State; Prdoided, ho'ccvt
= That the General Assembly, Bv a two-thir
= vote, mayrcmovethe disability pnynier
"a in full of the principal and interest of the SUI
embezzed. >. -s".~s 10. 4 sssi.-, ~
. l6.l No debt contracted by this State in b.
N half of the late rebellion, in whole or in par
shall ever be paid. ss ..,.s,.,ss -.
is ARTICLE y. ....,o ..i,
Il ,,s- EDUCATION. ~, 8 - '.,,, ~
~ ~ SEC. l. The supervision of public instru
~ t;on shall be- vested in State fSuperinter
~ dent of Education, who shall be elected /
" the qualified electors of the State in SUI
j manner and at such times as the other Sta
~ ~ officers are elected his powers, duties, ter
ID of Office and compensation shall be define
~ ~ by the General Assembly. .....
% ot 9. There shall be elected biennially, in ea'
ry County, by the qualified electors thereof, Oh
!. School Commissioner; said Commissioners
,o constitute State Board Of Education,
w y. which the State Superintendent shall by virtu
y of his Office, be Chairman the powers, duti
~ ~ and compensation ofSthe members OF sis
g Board shall be determined by law. so ~
10 70 8. The General Assembly shall, as soon
~. w practicable utter the adoption of this Cons
n. tuition, provide Tor q liberal and uniform sy
~ - tenn Of free public schools throughout t
''' Stote md shall also make provision for {