The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-16
The Text OF the Clemson College Bill.

and maintenance of the Clemson
Agricultural College Of South Caro-
lima.
BE it enacted by the Senate aid
House of Representative Of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting IN Gen eral Assembly, and 10y the
authority of the same.
Section l. That one half of the land
scrip fund heretofore vested by Sec
ton ,O45 of the General Statutes in the
board of trustees of the University Of
South Carolina, be, and the same is
hereby, vested in the six members OF
the Board Of Trustees of the Clemson
Agricultural College Of South Carolina,
! elected by the General Assembly; and
the State Treasurer is hereby author
lied and required TO take up and retire
the certificate OF State stock leret>-
fore issued to the Board Of Trustees Of
the said University in the sum OF one
hundred and ninety one thousand
eight hundred dollars, according to the
provisions Of Section 1918 aforesaid,
and the State Treasurer is hereby
authorized and required on or as soon
after the first day Of July, y. ID. 1890,
as this Act shall take effect, to issue a
certificate of State stock in the sum Of
ninety-tive thousand nine hundred
dollars, bearing interest at the rate Of
6 per centun per annum, payable
semi-anrually to the six members OF
the said Board of Trustees of the said
Clemson Agricultural College, to be
held as a perpetual fund, the capital of
which shall forever remain undlmln-
ished, the income of said fund to he
used by said Board Of Trustees for the
building and maintenance Of the said
Clemson Agricultural College in ac-
cordance with the purposes for which
the said land scrip was donated by
the Acts of Congress Of the United
States in relation thereto: Provided,
That the State Treasurer shall issue,
and be is hereby authorized and re-
uuired to issue, to the Board of Trus-
tees of the University Of South Csroli-
ma a certificate Of State stock in the
sum Of ninety-fve thousand nine hun
dred dollars, bearing interest at the
rate Of per centum per annum from
July !, \. D. 1889: payable semi-annu-
ally, to be held as perpetual fund,
the capital Of which shall forever re-
main undiminished, the income ofsa!d
fund to be used by said Board of Trus-
tees for the use and maintenance Of the
South Carolina Agricultural College
and Mechanics Institute, now in op-
Grafton for the benefit Of colored stu
dents, as set forth in Section E,046 OF
the General Statutes.
Sec. 2. That the annual grant Of tif-
teen thousand dollars, commonly
known as the Hatch bill fund, made to
the State of South Carolina by the Con-
gress of the United States according to
the terms of an Act Of Congress enti-
tied, "An Act to establish agricultural
experiment stations in connection with
the colleges established in the several
States under the provisions Of an Act
approved July second, eighteen hum
dred and sixty-two, and OF the Act sup
Elementary thereto,' approved March
I'd, 1857, be, and the same shall he, on
or as soon after the lst day Of Norem-
ber \. D. 1890, as this Act shall take
effect, withdrawn from the control Of
the Board of Trustees ofthe University
of South Carolina, whom it was vested
bv an Act entitled "An Act to amend
Chapter NN of the General Statutes,
entitled OF the University of South
Carolina approved December %, 1887,
and the said grant Of fifteen thousand
dollars is hereby vested in the six
members Of the Board of Trustees of
the Clemson Agricultural College Of
South Carolina, chosen by the General
Assembly, and an agricultural expert
ment station shall he established in
connection with the said Clemson Ag-
ricultural College, and under the di
rection of the Board Of Trustees there
of, to he supported by said grant ac-
cording to the provisions of the Act Of
Congress herein before mentioned.
Sec. 8. That the sum of fifteen thous-
and dollars be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated to the building and maim-
tenance of the said Clemson Agricutu-
raj College. and shall be paid by
the State Treasurer to the Treasurer
of the Board of Trustees signed by
their President and Secretary; such
sum to be paid out on the warrant Of
the Comptroller General as IN tho case
Of all other appropriations.
Sec. i. That ten thousand dollars Of
tie moneys arising from the privilege
tax OF fertilizers sold or offered for sale
in this State, collected by the depart
ment OF agriculture during the fiscal
year ending October 81, 1889, and now
on hand to the credit of said Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture, shall be paid into
the State Treasury, and are hereby ap-
propriated to the building and main
! ~
cultural Collie ye, and shall he paid 10y
the State Treasurer to the Treasurer Of
the Board Of Trustees Of the said Clen-
son Agricultural College upon the or
der Of said Board Of Trustees, signed by
their President and Secretary. And
fifteen thousand dollars of all moneys
arising from the privilege tax on ferti-
lizers sold or offered for sale in this