The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-03-25
Proposed State Constitution.
CcoSTlsuEp FROM FOURTH rAes.1


+ sso.o. The General Assembly shall provide
for the maintenance of tho State University,
aud as soon as practicable, provide for tho
establishment of an Agricultural College. and
shall appropriate the land given to this, State,
for the support OF such q college, by tho
Act of Congress, passed July 3, 1862, or
the money or scrip, as the case may be. aris-
ing from the sale Of said lands, or any lands
which may hereafter be. given or appropria.
tod for such purpose for the support and
maintenauce of such college, and may make
the same a branch of tho State University, for
instruction in Agriculture, the Mechanic Arts
and tho Natural Sciences connected there
with. . : q
SEC. 10. The proceeds Of all lands that
bnvo econ or hereafter may be given by the
United States to this State, for educational
purpose and not otherwise appropriated by
the State or tho United States, and Of all
lanis or other proper given by individual, or
nppr prainted by tho State for like purposes,
and OF all estates ot dccenscd persons Who
have died without leaving will or heir,
shall DO securely invested and sacredly
presorved as . State School Fund, and
tho annual interest and income Of said fund,
together with such other means us the Geu-
ersl Assembly may provide, shall be faith
fully appropriated for the purpose OF estab-
fishing and maintnining free public schools
and Tor no other purposes or rses whatever, b,
Article sth on the right, Of suffrage was
read u third time passed and declared an iute-
grail portion Of the Constitution as follows:
80. -. ARTICLE -, s". -fAf.s.. ...
AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF TsE cossTITu
'T.'y - ...r. q. TIuS. ..,..r -. en-
F Sec. 81 Any amen 1meut or amend
mrnts TO this Constitution may b. proposed
in tlr Senate or House of Representatives
" 'h- same be agreed to 10y two thiris OF
the members elected 20 each House, such
amendment or amendments shalt he enter.
ed on tn. journals respectively, with the
yeas aud nnrs taken thereon and the
snme he submitted 10 the qualified electors
OF the Statr, at the next general election
thereafter for Represent- tiv-s, and IL a ma
joTiiy of the electors, qualified 10 vote for
members Of tie General Assembly, voting
thereon, shall vote IN favor Of surh amend.
nest or ancndm .Dts. aud twosthirds oi
each Of the next Legislature, shalt, after
suoh an election, aud lefure another, raiify
The same amendment DIR amendments. by
yeas ani nays. the same shalt become part
OF the Constitution Provided. That such
am"ndnsnt or amrndmr rnts shall have been
| read three Times. on thr.o several days, in
| each House.
Sec. SO. lf two or more mpndmrnts sha III
De SUBMITTED at 'he same time. they shall
be 'nitted la such manner that The 81. e.
'ors shall vote Tor or against each uf such
amendments separately.
Zee. 81. " Nhsuever twothirds OF the
members elected 10 each branch Of the
General Assembly shall think it. neccssary
{" call y Convention TO revise, amend. OF
| eaangs this Constitution, they shall recon
I,iend To the electors TO vote at the mex,
election for Representatives., Tor or, against
asConven,,on; and If a m"j"rity Of oil the
clrctors yJtipg at said election shall have
voted fpr a Convention, the General As
senihiy shall, al their next session, provide
by iuw f"r calling the sane and such Con.
vention shnll consist Of a number Of mem,
brIs noLless Than that Of The most nune-
rous Iranch Of the General Assembly.