The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-12

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! $ per cent. in i!lr trustees OF th- '!e1l-
son College, the income I" he Used tor
the building and malntehaErc "i ire
college. -,
section > withdraws the Hatch bill
fund of So 900 annually, given hy the
United States for the purpose OF estao-
liShimgagricnltural experiment stations
in connection with co!lcgc--lr"m the
control OF the trustees OF the S"uth
Carolina University. and vests it III the
trustees of the Clemson College, and
provides for the establishment OF an
AGRICULTURAL experiment sutton Ill con-
nection with said college.
Section ) provides THAT the sum OF
money collected by the sinking fund
commissioners during The fiscal year
ending October 81, 1859, and now on
hand to t!.~ credit of said rGlnlmiS-
sinners. .hal! hs paid into tie state
treasury and shall be appropriated to
the building and nIi,inlenanc- OF the
Clemson College, and That all moneys
that shall isr hereafter cnilectcd by the
sinking fund commissioners arising
from the redemption of lands, leases
! and sales Of property othcrW!st, shall
! be kept on Il separate account hy me
State treasurer. and shall be apprUprl-
ated to the building and maintenance
! Of the Clemson College,
Section provides ti'::' t!irrr-tltths
of the moneys arising il" 4 tHr "i!Hi-
lerr tax of - cents \ ton Oh fertilizers,
| collected by the department OF aSIlcul-
| turc during tie fiscal year ending
October 81, 1889, An:l now on hand TO
the credit Of that department, shall he
paid into tie State tr'asHry and appro-
| priated tothe building and maintenance
Of the Clemson College, and that three
titths OF all money arising tfom SAID
tax hereafter shul! be devoted TO the
same purpose.
Section ) provides that "all and every
estate aud property, rea! or personal,
which have heretofore been Of the
department of agriculture, sinai! vest III
| the trustees 0t the Clemson College to
be managed, controlled or disposed OF
by them for the Use and benefit OF that
college, provided that no sale OF such
property shall be made without The
! consent Of the General Assembly" 1t
also provides that the said board are
authorized to sell the agricultural
experiment station, known rs the &c.
lumbia farm, aud the agricultural
experiment station known rs the
Spartanhuy@ fs'rif7l-tt fesl III: ttirc proceeds "fsurh
lssatsas 10 bc paid into the state treasury,
and upprunriutcd 70 the building and
naintcnance of the Clemson College
ltalsn provides that the trustees shalI
not sell. dispose of nor discontinue the
! Darlington experimental station farm
The department OF agriculture is re
uuircd to execute the deeds and other
Dupcrs necessary ~ the due convey
ance of the property described and re
ferrcG to in tins section to the saiC
trustees OF the Clemson College.
Section 6provides that tie board o.
directors of the State Penitcntlary be
required. upon the order Of the board O.
trustees of the Clemson College, tt
furnish said trustees with ahle-bodleC
convicts, not to exceed fifty in num-
ber at one time; said conricts TO bt
employed in work connected with tht
ereclion(of the Clemson College build
mgs or the preparation Of the ground:
and the material therefor, provided
that the board of trustees OF the college
shall defray the expenses OF tranSpor!a
ton, medical attention, lodging ahC
subsistence for such cOnvIctS.
Section I authorizes the board o
trustees to procure plans and estimate:
of buildings suitable tor the College
and to erect said buildings Oh L suita
BILE site on the Fort Hill plantation j!
Oconee County, to pay the expense:
incident to the erection OF the build
ings and maintenance of the COLLEGE
out Of the funds hereby appropriated
and out OF such other funds anC
moneys as the General Assembly may
hereafter appropriate, and to do al
other things necessary TO carry out thu
provisions of the Act and the Act ac
ceptiAg the Clemson bequest, providec
that this Act shalt not Ia kc effect unit
the executor Of the estate OF ThOs. G
Clemson shall have executed a deet
and conveyance Of the property so de
viSed to the State.
1t also provides that Of the funds anC
moneys appropriated by this Act the
the sum of So, UGO shall upon tie pass
are of this Act be Immediately paid by
the State Treasurer to the treasurer O.
the board OF trustees OF the Clemson
College to defray the cost OF plans anC
speci icutions and estimates OF suitable
college buildings.
Section repeals all Acts and part:
of Acts inconsistent with this Act.
The leaders OF the Clemson College
movement in the Legislature have
assured the Trustees Of the University
that they only want for their new col
lege halfof the land scrip and I'LL OF tie
Hatch fund, and that they will not i'll
terfere with the mechanical department
Of the University, and that they pro
pose to vote to The University the full
sum of money it needs, $4,000, on con
dition that the Clemson College is al
lowed these agricultural funds. The
Trustees have decided not to fight tht
Clemson College. Of course the friend:
of the agricultural department vii
oppose to the last the dIslnembermen'
of that department and its subordina
ton to the Trustees of the Clemson
C0llcrc, and it will be on this issue that
the contest will wage most tiercely.
Bills were introduced in the Senate
by Senators Pope ana Ferguson provid,
| lQE lUt lilc uDcIltIpii VI lilC i|cJsil lltIC!Il
OF Agriculture and the vcStng of all it
property IN the Board Of Trustees OF
the CLEMSON College ana turning over
to the Comptroller General the duty Ol
collecting the privilege tax. For the
cXpcmScS 0l' collection 81 500 per annun
is allowed him. The cost heretofore
has been S22,5ji1.
| IN HONOR Or JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Governor Richardson SciIt i message
to the Legislature notifying that body
officially Of the death Of Hon. Jefferson
Davis. Suitable resolutions were passed
and both Houses adjourned.
The following were also adopted:
Ec&o'rcd, By the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring. That
| memorial services in respect to the
| memory of the Hon. jefferson Davis
be held in the ball of the House 0!
Representatives on Wednesday next,
the llth inst, a. IIp. VI. That 4 comm t.
tee OF two or the part OF the Senate and
three On the part Of the House be APP
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