Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-26

notify the county board of examiners of the
respective counties of such animal apportion-
ment, that the whole number of pupils at the
expiration of four years shall not be less than
one hundred and twenty-four: Provided, That
as often as a vacancy occurs, from graduation
and otherwise, the county credited with the
vacancy shall be notified of and fill the same.
Sec. 2. That to the end that the advantages
and benefits accruing from the State scholar
ships provided for in the first section of this
act may be bestowed upon suitable and de-
serving persons, the county board of exami.
ners of each of the several counties in the
State, having been notified of the number of
scholarships to which their respective counties
are entitled ARE hereby authorized and required
to hold annually, on the first Monday in July,
at the county seat of their county, a free, pub
lie competitive examination, except the first
examination, which shall be held within thirty
days after the passage of this act, such exami.
nation to be conducted in such manner, and
according to such rules and regulations as
shall be prescribed by the State superinten-
dent of education The said county board of
examiners shall send three candidates for ev-
cry scholarship their respective counties may
be entitled to for final examination before
the State board Of examiners, and shall give
to each one of the three candidates exhibiting
the greatest proficiency in all the branches Of
study required for the admission Of students
into the University certificate, to the effect
that said candidate, being one of the three
who passed the best examination of all those
competing, and are entitled to appear before
the State board of examiners hereinafter cre-
ated for final examination, for appointment
to State scholarship in the University; and
the State board of examiners shall select from
every three scholars so recommended by the
said county board of examiners the one who
shall pass the best examination before them
for the scholarship of his respective county,
and the State board Of examiners shall notify
the county board of examiners fany vacancy
that may occur by reason of DEATH resignation
or otherwise and said vacancy shall be filled
in the same manner in which vacancy by
graduation is filed Should any county in
the State, from any cause, fail to forward ap-
plicants for the scholarships to which said
county may be entitled the State board of ex-
aminers are hereby authorized to fill such from
any applicants found duly qualified who may
appear before them: Provided, hoauever, That
nothing herein contained shall prevent the
State board of examiners from examining any
person or persons who may appear before
them for examination from any county in
which no examinations shall have been held
by the county board of examiners under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. The State board of examiners shall
consist of the faculty of the University and
the State superintendent of education, the
said superintendent to be ex-of6cio chairman
of said board.
Sec 4. For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act there shall be, and there
is hereby, appropriated for the fiscal year be-
ginning November l, 1873, the sum of six
thousand four hundred dollars 6,400,) and
there shall be annually appropriated sufi-
cient sum of money for the maintenance of the
scholarships hereinbefore provided for.
Sec. 5. Said appropriation shall be paid to
the several pupils in ten monthly installments
of twenty dollars each by the State treasurer,
upon the order Of the board Of trustees of the
University.
Sec. 6. That the State treasurer be, and he
is hereby, authorized and required to keep
separate and apart from all other funds the
amount of money appropriated each year by
the General Assembly for the purpose herein
before mentioned, and any diversion of the
money thus appropriated to any other purpose
than that prescribed in this act shall be deem
ed felony, and punishable accordingly.
Sec. 7. That any person who shall be enti
tied, under the provisions of this act. to
scholarship may, upon entering the said Uni
versity, pay the State treasurer the sum of
ten dollars and upon such payment being
made, a contract shall arise between the State
on the one part and the person paying the said
sum on the other part, whereby the State shall
be bound to provide, annually, for four years
for the support of the said scholar as herein
provided, and the person holding said scholar
ship shall be bound to fill said scholarship,
and faithfully to use and improve its advan-
tages and said contract shall at all times be
enforceable by either party in the courts of
the State.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved February 10th, A. d. 1874.
Joint Resolution to Postpone the Payments Of
InstallmentS and Interest due upon Lands Pur-
chased of the Land Commission.
Whereas the present financial crisis has
caused great depression in the value of the
products of the soil of this State, rendering it
an impossibiity for citizens who are under
obligations to the State for the payment Of in
stallments due for lands purchased from the
land commission.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority of the same:
That the payment of installments and in
terest due upon lands purchased by citizens of
this State from the land commission be and
they are hereby postponed to December l,
1874, and the secretary of State is hereby re-
auired to stay all proceedings In the collection