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hood; it is beyond the reach i Of the S, Gh nsrreI;
mo tn show that the. people OF south CtrOllna
have an interest In this matter, VIII rcao 10
YOU the enruIlrncnts that nave taken place
since the adoption Of our public schoGi Sys.
tenn. This j. IL new thing with us; II has
hren only introduced since 1865 and was put
in active operation III lHGI.
I'm INy.7t The first year, there were T,SlS
children enrolled: in 1901 there were 66,"6;
IN ISL - there were 1852; In lS7!-13. S',59i:
lS7s.'7i, lO.7l9; the mex: year !ll;ild; trrn
1905; the next year l'G.'9h.a :h.lIhg on "i
over ri, UNI In consequence of political tGitt-
lion In the State in Lnat year; then in lSl1-IS,
III ,a3p; IN 1852, IT,. 1853: in $3.50. 1lNI-;
in ISs6-'Sl, l3},45s in isis, 1851: and last
year, ISS2.'s3. l73,0aj, bein. an Increase OF over
y. 900 IN that years cnrolIInrhts.
senator CALL, What is the relative in
crci,s. OF population:
Mir. CowARD l have forgotten the per CEN
tage Of Increase ns calculated for our State.
Senator CALL. 1t is very considerable, l
J know, hy the census.
satisfied that the CENSUS Of l 81 Is very inac.
REPRESENTATIVE AIKEN. There WIS an in
crease OF 25r,0N. ucc"rdihg to The census,
rom l.7O 10 1850. Other gentlemen here have
stated the aggregate amount of the school
finI for Nnrll, C,roiinn, Alubnina. &c, What
is the aggregate IT, South Carolina?
Mr.. tUWARD In South Carolina for 1881 50
the public s.i,nol fund ut the state was SILL.
UUO; 1852. 50 we will not ascertain before April
when all county trcatu:crs make their maj
accounting with the cOmptrrll"r.Sencrai. nut
| am satisfied the showing VII! be nearly
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIS. Ellhc prior to the
war ur since has there been ANY permanent
school fund IN South CulOlina ucriVeu from
Federal sources?
MIR. LowARp. None whatever until after
the war, whrn.nf theAgrirultnre ami Mrciahi.
cml COLLEGE scrip south Carolinn GO, Sl~lGOL. II
Is ronstructivrly In OFF treasury. Where II IS
We will have to fad out from Mr.. i. j.. MUSES.
and others; but the state pays Interest upon
that anloant every ytrlr, nnd IT l. divided De
tween two colleges, the South Carolina Col
lcge for whites at Columbia and the Cintlin
College nj Orangebur@.
The CHAIRMAN. That payment OF Interest
Is made from The Uni tIXtt'nn? A.
Mr.. ONWARD. No. sir, II IL made from the
general levy OF the state, just ny The support
OF other institutions In the Stttr Is made
from The gcnc,nl appropriation. The 2'mllS
tax and the rol;-inX form n special reserve
tax over which the Stale government cxrr-
ciseS no cnntrol Whatever; It, Is left. In the
county funds for the purposes OF public
school support and nothin! else. .
Representative TAYLOR. Then ! understand
If there Is a county that has twenty thousand
children and ,h"rr is no property In +" {: any
OH the taxes oi that county?
Mr.. COWARD. On the taxes OF that county
and the pull-iuX.
move out If they have neither property nor
education.
Mr. CowARD. There Is some counties In
which 1t is hardship.
is substantially the ease IN snme Counties?
Mr.. CowARD. Yes, sir; / Will mention
Berkclc. County for one, in which I think
there are ten colorcd people TO one White
man. and the tax of COURSE comes OIL tie one
tenth almost exclusively, and that cannot go
very far. That county. however, has been
fraction months, nearly three months, not
withs' anding that discre Pancy. ,.
Representative Taylor. DO You think
that If We put IL provision In the Dill to the
effect that your State, in order TO get 81 ,2oo.tsO
n year, must divide Its funds throughout the
State equally to all the children rs Tive other
States do Of which we have heard, your lcvis-
lature would change The law IN order to get
the 81. 10. 900 Il year?
Mr.. VowARD. / do not think 1t would.
Representative AIKEN. TGey C 'nll not do
that; it would require Il constitutional pro-
vision. -,
senator CALL. What Is your constitutional
provision In rclerenre to the division or DIS
tributiOn
Representative AIKEN. That Is n l~cylsln-
tive enactment.
senator CALI. What is the legislative en-
actme.It? ] Understand that the school tax
of two mills, which shall be raised In the
ouniy Is ptid out In the county and used Tor
the county schools.
Mr.. COWARD. That Is a constitutional tax?
Senator CALI. The constitution taxes The
property two mills for school purposes, but
does not prcyile Ilnt 1t slinll be raised In the
county and expended there?
Mr.. COWARD. | think 1t does.
Representative AIKEN. The contribution
requires that the money shall be expended
where the lax is lr.icd.
Senator CALL. What is the amonnt?
Representative AIKEN. About S2s5.'W.
Senator ALL. What Is the pull-taN?
Mr.. COWARD A dollar Il head Oh all under
fifty Years OF .Isc.
Senator GALL. In the county Of Berkeley.
how much roll-iuX do you get?
Mr. l'nvAtn II TX II ne ~ (OlntS. not
know. ..
Mr.. SCARBOROUGH. think IT, is unfortun.
ate it Is so, but that IL substantially the school
law In North Carolina under our "Olstitl:
ton, so that our poor cnuIties have a lad
showing III the taxes collected. aud ! have
been trying To lmrc 1t rt7neiied. In our
State that works decidedly to the advantage
Ol the culurel population. because our people
who ar. better Off where our property. Is val.
ued higher nre the people who live In that
section Of the country where the cnloreI pop
uIalion largely exists, AMI the taxes hre high
cr by reason Of more property and u higher
The CmAIRMAS. The planters and colorcd
people live IN THE same locality? .
Mr. SCARBOROUGH. Yes, sir; the bu'k OF
the colnicd leoi IL are In the same county
with the p~.nm1rrs, and III that county II has
to he distributed per capita according to the
number of children.
ed?
Mr.. SCARBOROUGH. Yes. sir.
Senator CALI. understand that IA the
general law all through New Eng and MS to
local taxes.
Mr.. BICKSELL. We have one fixed guam
lity In some Of our States.
The CHAIRMAN. But the distribution j. per
capita OH the basis OF nctnnl attendance?
I Mr.. BICKSELI. The distribution OF that
portion Is eitIc: upOn the liked quantity. all
through the distribution or upon the liked
quantity Of population. 1t Is n small fund.
Representative TAYLOR. Is there not q
State fnnd divided pro ratn to the children II
school age throughout the State without refer
ence 10 where lie money comes from
MIR. UICKEELL. 1t Is very small now; l do
not know cxnrtIy the amount.
Representative TAYLOR. In our State IL Is
divided without amy reference to what coun.
ties have paid II in
Mr.. KIcKoFF. 1t Is so in New York also.
Mr.. BICKSELI" In Rhode lslHi d, where /
was ilsti let commissioner for six ycnrS.. We
had a school fund OF $1,000 n year, divided Into
two paris, one part dIvisible by the number OF
districts, and the otlierby The school popn a.
ton of the state. That was diviSibIc 10 the
various districts and towns OF the state, but
the local tax went directly to the schools.
Mr.. KICKOFF The local tax everywhere
GOES 50 the schools. both In Ohio and Now
York.