The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08

tenn pfi free bchcole wouid 0istSiia |
control of the General Aesss,hIy
and refuse such iibafaI apnsonfis.
tions az the pnhlie veal dsman5aa
Z sgaiR endfayeFed I'd have ss: ~
1etted In the Constitution, and Of.
fered b second Joat Rasoinsion to
amend the Constitution in this par
ticuIsr. Uses Senate Journal / ga
10. page ALL This resolution re.
quired 8 tax levy of not less than
two mills on the dollar annually for
the support Of free schools, and that
the money 60 raised should be re-.
tanned IN the several Counties. The
law, before this amendment, re.
quired the fund 10 he cent 90 the
Office Of the State T,,gsurer for dis
tribution, thus afarding an oppor-
tunity for inisapplieation and per-;
version. Indeed. many of tbs Coun.
| ties-Anderson among the mum.
ber---thus lost their proportion for.
more than year. A poll tax of:
one dollar, to be applied TO educa.
tional purposes, wac also included in
the amendmentI / offered. This mes
sure passed both branches OF the
General Assembly by the necessary
two-thirds vote Of all the members
elect, and was approved BY Gov.
Che.aberlain, Mgrch %, 1875. Il
was submitted to the voters Of tie
State for ratification ia the memora.
BILE campaig J Of 1876. and received
almost the unanimou! vote of both
parties. Before it co lid become o
| part of the Constisptioh, however, il
he'd TO pass the General Assembly
again by two-thirds vote. AT the
regular session Of 1S76--77, Deceart
ber 9th, I submitted resolution to
,ratify this amendment. Il passed
1.-THE Senate, hut was sent 20 the
Mackey House, where it was not
acted upon for the want Of sufFi-
cient number of votes to pass it.
The amendment was finally ratified
according to law and approved by
i Gov. Hampton, January 26, 1873.
! Since that time tax Of two mile
/ hns been collected reto;noJ anJ o.
Ipended in the Connt;e. 3
The Constitution of the State,
Article Z, provides as follows:
SScTIoS Q. The General Assss, bly, shell
pr9ylae for the maintenance Of the State uni
i This provision of the Constitution
1II favored. having sworn 70 do 20.
To carry oue this reouiraner,t end
10 prevent dissatisGaction gnd difi.
Guilty arising on aocount Of raca m m or
eolor,T introduced q. Joint Resolp.
i tion Isee Senate Journal extra
session, 1877. page 4O. I 4, 10 nY.,o1viie
for the reoreanisat;on of the TIni.
versity of Sonth Carolina and the
: Etate Normal School. I" s.. - 8.
I. The Joint ReBoiution was in time
a duly ratified and annrovad bv IGnv.
.l ernor Hampton. June 1st 1917. n
I, authorized the Governor 70 as.s,,rne
control Of huiIdings and pronartyi Il
/ the University and Normal School
to place soms oomnetent ,,aracn II,
II CDaTP6. 70 rent fiSe htiifQiNOaT AMI
i keen them insured and Ii rS,oI ss "a.
pair. and 10 appoint a Consn,ission
4 70 devise the mont 1acoron1ica, Mar
9. for the organization end ma;nfen.
!, anca of one nnivArs;ty e,r Az. yvh;te
: and one for the coIored syo,.t,ss m s 4 4
y Ithe State. said nn;vars;ties. fo Il
4 separate. bnt 10 eninv n.sc;saiy q, :
4 same priyilepes with resT,ect h. t,,a;S @
4. standards of learniny and ay,,onnt &
3 revenue apnron,iafsd hy tha 81. i
for their Inaintanance--tbe Gam G rn;s ,,;.s
1 slim 10 re,,ort to1'tha ravf Sanaral !, !.
4 yAssemhlv. They re,,orfed = R;il
4 (which peased tha Hnnse WSsn 4
\ reached the Senate, voted ,,,,s;,e, :,
lit. 6eca,sse Il 6lid not a,t,Ea ~, ;.,,,,,,,,.
priatio,, and oi,s,, tiIa t,pa 3, i;f,tf;o,,.
i at once "a s.ed,i;;rsd s Soma NJ M. M 5
! friends have rn1issonafPtied 4 that 4 ,,ots AZ
and have oivan ,,,s s,rsi;t S,1 l,s;,. M :.
4 in accord With : tho nrain,iice ex;st;T {, :
in thia1 nnnfv an,n,,rs . Z, ~, ,,as. e.
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