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ence with societies for the promotion
of Agriculture, and make use of such
means to elicit information. upon al
industrial topics US shall be conducive
to tho material welfare Of the College
lie shall seek to obtain such contribu.
tions for the museums and library ol
said College as shall benefit the inter.
lest of Agriculture and other indus.
trial arts and sciences. He shall also
keep correct account of all the pro.
ceedings of the Board, and an accu.
rate account Of all the moneys re.
ceived in the Treasury, as we'll as
those paid out. The Secretary shall
report to the Legislature at every
regular session, which shall embrace
all such statements, accounts, stats.
tics, essays and other information
relative to Agriculture, as may be
valuable, and also the proceedings Of
the Board of Trustees Of said College,
to be approved by said Board. ..
SEC. 10. The Board of Trustees
shall procure site for an experiment
tal farm, Of such size rs they may
deem Necessary, to be located as near
as practicable to the present location
of the Claflin University. 80 as to
combine, as much as possible, practi.
cal training with theoretical instruc-
ton in the science and art of Agri.
culture To carry out the foregoing
provision, the Board are authorized
TO expend sum not to exceed one.
tenth Of the amount Of the fund to
which this State is entitled under the
Act of Congress.
SEQ. II Students shall be admitted
into said College from ench county
alter competitive examination among
the scholars belonging to the public
schools in such county, in proportion
to the number of the, representation
in the Legislature. The time and
manuer of conducting said competitive
examinations to be regulated by the
Board Of Trustees Provided, That nc
student shalt be allowed to enter the
College whose qualification is below
the standard of the class TO which he
shall be ASST gned. Provision shall also
be made for receiving students IRON,
any school, or other source. whose
qualifications shall fit them for enter.
ing the classes to which admission is
sought. Special students, who wish
to pursue any particular branch, but
who do not desire any degree, may be
admitted under such terms as the
Board shall regulate. t-a--
Sec. IL. The course of instruction
shall include the English language
and literature, mathematics, civil, me-
chanical and military engineering
agricultural chemistry, mineralogy,
animal and vegetable anatomy, and
physiology, veterinary art, entomology
geology, political, rural and household
economy, horticulture, moral and
natural philosophy. history, book
keeping, military training and tactics,
and especially the application of sci
ence and the mechanical arts to prac-
lical agriculture in the field.
Sec. 13.. That the College shall not
be controlled to serve sec,arian or po-
litical party interests, but shall be
conducted for the promotion of the
general good of the State, as provided
for in this Act, and the Act Of Congress
Of which this is a part.
Sec. IA. For the current expenditures
of said College, certain sums of mon
ey shall be set aside in the hands OF
the Treasurer by the Board Of Trus-
tees, which shall be subject to the
warrants. Of the Chairman of the
Board, drawn in pursuance of the or
ders of the Board OF Trustees. All
income resulting from labor, or other
sources, shall be paid into the Treas
ury Of the College. All moneys due
to the Institution, or received in it's
behalf, shall be collected and received
by thu Secretary, and deposited by
him with the Treasurer of the State
Board Of Trustees, taking his receipt
therefor. The Secretary shall, with
his annual report, render a full and
complete account Of all moneys re-
ceived, and III amounts drawn on the
Treasurer by him as Secretary of the
Board and shall file and preserve all
receipts, correspondence,
and other papers relating thereto.
Sec. Is. The College shall have no
connection whatever, nor bo in any
way controlled, by sectarian dcnom-
nation.
Approved March 12, 1872.
AN ACT to Charter the Raleigh, Co.
lumbia and Augusta Air Line Rail-
road Company.
SECTION i. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
of the State Of South Carolina, now