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

Senators Tillman and Srby assisted
by Congressman Stokes. Talbert and
Stanvarne Wilson made determined
effort to force the adoption of provi-
sion for the incorporation of factory
towns, but the Convention voted against
the proposition by large majority.
The Committee on Education pre-
seuts majority and a minority report
The majority report was as follows:
Section i. The supervision Of pub
lie instruction shall be vested 10 State
Superintendent Of Education, who shall
be elected for the term of four years by
the qualified electors of the State, in
such manner and at such time as the
other State officers are elected his
powers. duties aud mpeDsatlon shall
be defined blythe General Assembly.
Section 2. There shall be elected
every four years in each county by the
qualified electors thereof one school
commissioner, whose qualifications,
powers, duties and compensation shall
be determined by the General Assem-
bly,.
Section 3. The salaries of the State
Superintendent Of Education and school
commissioner aud compensation Of
county treasurer for collecting and dis
bursing school money shall not be paid
out cf the school fund. bat shall be
otherwise provided for by the General
Assembly.
Section There shall be State
board of education, composed Of the
Governor, the State Superintendent Of
Education, the heads of the faculties of
the branches Of the State University
and the president of Clemson Agricul-
tural College, and such other persons as
may be added by the General Assem-
bly,, who shall serve without compen-
sation, but whose travelling expenses
incurred 10 the performance of their
duties shall be paid. of which board the
Governor shall be chairman and the
State Superintendent of Education Sec
retary. This board shall have the reg
nlation of examinations of teachers
applying for certificates Of qualification.
aud shall award all scholarships and
have such other powers and duties as
may be determined by law.
Section 5. The General Assembly
shall provide for liberal system of
free public schools for all children be-
tween the ages Of 6 and 21 years not
mentally disabled, and for the division
of the coup,ies into suitable school dis
tricts the present division aud the
provisions of law now governing the
same to remain until changed by the
General Assembly.
Section 6. The existing county
boards of commissioners of the several
counties, OF such officer or officers as
may hereafter be vested with the same
or similar powers and duties, shall levy
an annual tax of three mills on the
dollar and upon all taxable property in
their respective counties which, tax
shall be collected at the same time and
BY the same officers as the other taxes
for the same year, and shall be held ip
the county treasury of the respective
counties, and the county school CON-
missioner shall apportion the said fund
amoug :be school districts of bis coun-
ty IN proportion to the respective num-
Der Of pupils enrolled in the public
schools, and notify the trustees of the
respective school districts thereof, who
shall disburse the same by their warrant
On the county treasurer. to be approved
by the county school commissioner
Three trustees for each school district
shall be selected 10 such manner aud
for such term as the General Assembly
may determine. There shall be as
sessed on all taxable polls 10 the State
between the ages of 2l and 60 years an
annual tax of one dollar on each poll,
tie proceeds Of which tax shall be ex-
pended for school purposes in the sew
eral school districts in which it is COL
lected. Whenever, during the three
next ensuing fiscal years, the tax lev
led by the county board Of com mission
ers or similar authority shall not yield
an amount equal to three dollars per
apita of the number of children en-
rolled in the public schools of each
county for the scholastic year ending
October 81 1894, as it appears in the
report of the State Superintendent Of
Education for said scholastic year. the
Comptroller General shall for the afore-
said three next ensuing fiscal years levy
an additional anoual tax on the taxable
property of the State sufficient to make
up such deficiency and apportion same
nnon the counties of the State in nrO-