The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-18
THE CLEMSON COLLEGE.
The Result Of Some of Mr.. Bcncts
LabOrs..-Thc Bill Will Most Like.
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Section vests one.half of the land scrip
fund. (sD5, ,0O0,) bearing Interest at 6 per cent.
i'm tho trustees OF the Clemson College, the In
come to be used for the building and maintc-
nance Of the college.
Section 2 2withdraws the Hatch bill fund Of
Sl5,0O1 annually, given by the United States
for the purpose Of establishing agricultural
experiment stations In connection with col
cgeS-frOm the control of the trustees OF the
South Caroin University, and vests II In The
trustees of the Clemson College, and provides
for the establishment of an agricultural ex
pertinent station In connection with said COL
ege.
Section 3 provides "that the sum OF money
collected by the sinking fund commissioners
during the fiscal year ending October 81 1882
missioners, shall be paid into the State treas
ury and shall be appropriated to the building
and maintenance OF the Clemson College; and
thata moneys that shall be hereafter collect
ed by The sinking fund commissioners arising
from the redemption of lands. leases and sales
OF property otherwise, shall be kept on n sep.
aratc account by the State treasurer. and shall
be appropriated to the building and mainte-
nance of the Clemson College"
Section provides that three.fifths OF the
moneys arising from the privilege TAX OF 20
cents IL ton on Fertilizers, collected by the de.
parLment of agriculture during the fiscal year
ending October 81, 1889, and now on hand TO
the credit OF that department, shall be paid
into the State treasury and appropriated TO
The building and maintenance OF the Clemson
arising from said tax hereafter shall be de-
voted to the same purpose.
Section provides that ''all and every estate
and property, real or personal, which have
heretofore been OF the department. OF agricul-
ture. shall vest in the trustees OF the Clemson
College TO be managed, controlled or disposed
of by them for The use and beneft or that col
lege, provided that no sale OF snch property
shall be made without the consent OF the Gen
eral Assembly," 1t also provides that the
said board are authorized TO sell the agricui'
tural experiment station, known as the Col-
umbia flrm. and the agricultural experiment
station known as the Spartanbnrg farm, the
proceeds Of such sales TO be paid into the state
treasury and appropriated to the building and
maintenance or the Clemson College.
sell. DISPOSE @ Sc of nor discontinue the Darlington
experimental station farm. The department
of agriculture is required TO execute the deeds
and other papers necessary TO the due convey
ance OF the property described and referred TO
In this section TO the said trustees OF the Glenn
son College.
Section provides that the board Of direc.
tors of the State Penltentiary be required, up
on the order OF the board of trustees OF tne
Clemson College, to furnish said trustees with
able bodied conyictS, not to exceed H. ity III
number at one time; said convicts To De EN-.
ploycd in work connected with the erection oil
the Clemson College buildings or the prepare
tion Of the grounds ard the material there
for, provided that the board of trustees Of the
college shall defray the expenses OF tranSpor-
tatiOn, medical attention, lodging ana suDslst'
ence for such convicls.
Section 7authorizes the board Of trustees to
procure plans and estimates of buildings suit
able for the College, and 10 erect said ouild-
ngs upon Il suitable site on the Fort Hill plan
tation In Oconee county, 10 pay the expenses
incident to the erection OF the buildings ana
maintenance of tho College out Of the funds
hereby appropriated and out Of such other
funds and moneys as the General Assembly,
may hereafter appropriate, and TO 40 al otner
things necessary to carry out the provisions
this Act and the Act accepting the Clemson
beauest, provided that this Act shall not take
effect until the executor OF the estate of Thos;
G. Clemson Snail have executed deed and
conveyance OF the property SO devised TO the
5;ai6 =.
1t also provides .hat of the funds and mon:
eys appropriated by eHffs-7.. ~ sum OF So 900
shall upon the passage OF this Act be immedi-
ately paid by the State Treasurer to the treas
urer OF the board Of trustees of the Clemson
College to defray the cost of plans and speclfi-
cationsand estimates Of suitable college build
lngs.
Section repeas all Acts and parts Of Acts
inconsistent with this Act.