The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

\ / DECEMDEh 70.
report of The state superinten-
dent of education for said scholastic
year, the comptroller general shall,
for the aforesaid three next ensuing
fiscal years. on the first day of each of
said years levy such an annual tax on
the taxable property of the State as he
may determine to be necessary to
make up such deficiency, to be collect.
ed as other State taxes, and apportlon
the same among the counties Of the
State in proportion to the respective
deficiencies therein. The sum so ap-
portioned shall be paid by the state
treasurer to the county treasurers of
Of the respective counties, in proper
ton to the respective Deficiencies
therein, on the warrant of the COM
ptroller general. and shall be appor.
toned among the school districts Of
the counties and disbursed as other
school funds, and from and after the
31st day of December, in the year 1898,
the general assembly shall cause to be
levied annually on all taxable proper
ty OF the State such tax, in addition
to the said tax levied by the said coun-
ty boards of commissioners or similar
officers, and poll tax above provided,
as may be necessary to keep the schools
open throughout the State for such a
length Of time in each scholastic year
as the general assembly may prescribe;
and sad tax shall be apportioned
among the counties in proportion to
the Deficiencies therein and disbursed
as other school funds.
ANY school district may by the au
thority of the general assembly levy
an additional tax for the support of its
schools.
Sec Z. Separate schools shall he
provided for children of the white and
colored races, and no child of either
race shall ever be permitted to attend
school provided for children Of the
other race.
Sec. S. The general assembly may
provide for the maintenance of Glenn
son Agricultural college, the Universi-
ty Of South Carolina, and the Win
throp Normal and Industrial college, a
branch thereof, as now established by
law, and may create scholarships
therein; the proceeds realized from the
land scrip given by the act of con-
gress passed the second day of July,
1862, Tor the support of an agricultu
raj college, and any lands or funds
which have heretofore been or may
hereafter be given or appropriated for
educational purposes by the congress
Of the United States, shall be applied
as directed in the acts appropriating
the same: Provided, That the general
assembly shall, as soon as practicable,
wholly separate Clatlin college from
Cla.fin university, and provide for a
separate crops of professors and IN
structors therein, representation to be
given to men and women of the ne.
gre race and it shall be the olored
Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and
Mechanical college of this State.
Sec. 9. The property or credit OF the
State of South Carolina. or of any
county, city, town, township, school
district, or other subdivision of the
SAID State, or any public money, from
whatever source derived, shall not, by
gilt, donation, loan, contract. appro-
priation, or otherwise, be used, direct
ly, or indirectly, in aid or mainten-
ance Of any college, schools hospital,
orphan house, or other institution,
society or organization, of whatever
kind. which IS wholly or in part un-
der the direction or control of any
church or of any religious or sectariau
denomination, society or organiza-
ton.
Sec. 10. All gifts of every kind for
educational purposes, if accepted by
the general assembly, shall be applied
and used for the purposes designated
by the giver, unless the same be in
conflict with the provisions of this
Consultation.
Sec. II. AL gifts to the State where
the purpose is not designated, all
escheated property, the net assets or
fluids of all estates or copartnerships
in the hands of the courts of the State
where there have been no claimants
for the same within the last 70 years,
and other money coming into the
treasury of the State by reason of the
18th section of an act entitled An act
to provide a mode Of distribution of
the money as direct tax from the citi-
zens of this State by the United States
in trust to the State of South Caro-
lima" approved the 24th day of De-
cember, 1891, together with such other
means as the general assembly may
provide, shall be securely invested as
the State school fund, and the annual
income thereof shall be apportioned
by the general assembly for the pur-
pose of maintaining the public schools.
Sec. -. All the net income to be de-
rived by the State from the sale or Ii
cense for the sale of spirituous, malt,
vinous and Intoxicating liquors and
beverages, not including so much
thereof as IS now or may hereafter be
allowed by law to 60 to the counties
and mudicipal corporations of the
State, shall be applied in aid of the
supplementary taxes provided for in
the sixth section of this article; and if
after said application there should be
a surplus, it shall be devoted to pub
lie school purposes, and apportioned as
the general assembly may determine:
Provided, however. That the said
supplementary taxes shall only be
levied when the net income aforesaid
from the sale or license for the sale of
alcoholic liquors or beverages is not
sufficient to meet and equalize the de-
fciencies for which the said supple
mentary taxes are provided.
ARTICLE MI.
CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
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