Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-07-27
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Appropriations by the Legislature for
the Maintenance of Public Schools.

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Appropriations by the Legislature for
the Maintenance of Public Schools.
Mr.. ED1roR,-In my first comnunica-
ton to the Advertiser, I endeavored to
show the duties Of the County Treasurer,
and tosliciir.ss FROM him what Sandounst of
Saf BIZ finds he had collected and the disrroesi.:
lion he.made of the money. rs nowdie-
Sire to,showfhe amounted money which ll &
has been appropriatedsb oursable Beg
islators, none Of whom dare claim to
represent the white people of this coun-
ty. Bv reference to the Act of the Leg
islature of 1869, Section 6, Page 23s, 1t
will he seen that the sum of Fifty''Ehou-'
sand Dollars was appropriated for the
support and maintonance. of PVhlf
Schools in this State. besides tire caiHts-
ton tax, which nine-tenths Of the VII. :,
s6;sesoSipie s;ssSii paid. m 1870, Sec. c. pa@" 80.
the like sum of.Fifty Thousera '''ii'fa
was appropriated for the su'r"rt nh"
maintenance. of Public Schools of this
State, besides the capitation tax. In 1871
No. H.. Page 7O3, the sum of Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars was appropriated
for the payment of Teachers claims out
of the fund known as the Candy School
Fund. In 1871, No. 345, Page 546, the
sum of Forty Thousand Dollars, was
appropriated to supply the deficiency IN
the appropriation for the support ana
maintenance of Free Schools for 1870.
And it was provided that no part OF said
appropriation should be used for any
other purpose ts:.an the payment OF the
salaries of Teachers. By Act 1871, Sec.
"a, Page 594, the sum of One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars, in addition
to the capitation tax, is appropriated for
the support and maintenance OF Free
Schools.
In neither of the above appropriations
are the salaries of the superintendents OF
Education included, and in the Act OF
1871, the County School Commission
er's Salaries are not included. There
is a special appropriation, for their sala-
ries, of Thirty One thousand, Five Hun
dred Dollars. eI'; 500,
Now the citizens of this County are
desirous to learn what has become of all
this money. Have the poor white chill
dren of this County received their share3
Have they received any of this money?
How many are at school? Many white
children are in destitute circumstances,
and often one can find a large family
whose Father was killed in the late war.
Do not such stand in need of an Educa-
ton? Why is it that the pdblic-,spirited
citizens of each Township refuse to look
into this matter, and see that they get
their share of this money appropriated
for the Education of the destitute? These
large amounts of money, besides the
capitation Tax, have been collected; and
it is the duty we owe to the poor of the
County that immediate steps be taken to
secure our portion of the same.
am aware that the citizens OF this
State are very 10th to act in any capacity
where the office is held by Scalawags.
But should we allow the County Treasu-
rer to collect the money from the Tax
payers, and appropriate it either to his
own use, or to such purposes as he thinks
worthy of his benevolence? Prior to
the war the sum of Thirty-Six Thousand
Dollars, afterwards increased to Seventy.
Two Thousand Dollars, was amply sufii-
cient to pay off the first, second and
third class scholars in the Free Schools.
Now, sl5O,0OO, will only pay the tuition
of q few favorite scholars for five months
in the year.
would be glad to see ourpeople begin
to look into this. matter and to act their
part. They owe it to the children of their
fallen comrades in arms, if they co not
to the children Of parents who are living.
Those Of us who have survived the
war should act our part well, and not al
low the officers Of tic County and Sin
10 cheat and deitand iho irE;n. an
their Just dues. icr - ''n will.
do my part. Who will ;t.:,ist NE IL
rying 0ut this work?
H0N.Ni::,
P.s. If succeed in gcttin3 :, y,e.
from, the Scool Commissioner "r ii''
County Treasurer, may continue iE,s
subject. If not, shall have to wait i'''
help. IL.
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