The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-09

the taxable property Of the State such
tax 10 addition to the said tax. levied
by the said county board Of commits
sioeers or similar officers, and poll tax
above provided, as may be necessary to
keep the schools open throughout the
State for such length of time in each
scholastic year as the General Assembly
may prescribe. and said tax shall be ap-
portioned and disbursed as the addi-
tiona tax for the three next ensuing
fiscal years is required to be. Any
school district may by the authority of
the General Assembly levy an addi-
tional tax for the support of its schools.
Section I. Separate schools shall be
provided for children Of the white and
colored races.
Sccton 8 The. General Assembly
shall provide for the maintenance of
Clemson Agriculture College and the
State Universit, aud may create schol-
arships therein the proceeds realized
from the land scrip, given by the Act
of Congress, passed July 2, 1862, for
the support of an agricultural college.
and any lands or funds which have
heretofore been or may hereafter be
given or appropriated for educational
purposes shall be applied as directed in
the Acts appropriatiug the same
Section 8 Neither the State nor
any subdivision thereof. in which term
are included cities and towns. shall use
its property or credit, or auy public
money or authorize or permit. either to
be used directly or 10 aid or malnte-
oance Of any school or institution, or
any charitable or other institution Of
whatever kind where instruction is
given which is wholly or in part under
the direction of any church, or any re-
!igious or scctarian society or orgaDiza
tioD
Section 10 All gifts of every kind
for educational purposes, if accepted
by the Genera! Assembly, shall be ap-
piled aud used for the purposes design
atcd by the giver, unless the same be
in conflict with the provisions of this
Constitution.
Section IL All gifts to the State,
where the purpose is not designated,
all escheated property, and all other
money coming into the treasury of
the State by reason of the 18th Sec
ton Of an Act entitled can Act
to provide a mode Of distribution of
the moneys collected as direct tax
from the citizens of this State by the
United States in trust to the State Of
South Carolina approved Decem-
Der "a 1891, together with such 9TH
er means as the General Assembly
may provide shall be securely in
vested as the State school fund, and
the annual income thereof shall be
apportioned by the General Assembly
for the purposes of maintaining the
public schools
Section l2. All profits realized by
the State from the sale or license for
the sale Of alcoholic liquors Or bever.
ages, not including so much thereof
as is now or may be hereafter allowed
by law to go to the counties and
municipal corporations of the State,
shall be devoted to public school pur-
poses, which shall be apportioned by
the Comptroller General among the
counties of the State in proportion TO
the number of children enrolled in
the public schools and apportioned
and d;sbursed in said counties as
school taxes
Section l3 Educational institu-
tions for the benefit of the deaf,
dumb and blind and such other be-
nevolent institutions as the public
good may require shall be estab-
lished and supported by the State,
subject to such regulations as may be
prescribed by Jaw.
Section IA Provision shall be
made when deemed practicable by
the General Assembly for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of State
reform school for juvenile offenders.
The sensation of the day was
sprung at the night session by Rob
ert Smalls He introduced the fol-
lowing resolution as an amendment
to the report of the Legislative Com
mittee:
"That Section 81 be amended by
adding after the word void on the
second line the words, 'and that any
white person who lives and cohablts
with negro or mulatto, or person
who shall have one eighth or more of
negro blood, shall be disqualified
from holding any Office of emolument
or trust in this State, and the off
spring from any such living or CO.
habiting shall bear the name of the