The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-22

needed. 1t is within your province to
prescribe tile number of months dur
ing Which the free schools shall remain
open, and in case the taxes heretofore
mentioned are insufficient to maintain
them you are required to levy sucE ad-
ditional tax upon the property of the
State as may be sufficient for such
purpose.
TO provide term of less than six
months would be failure upon your
part to satisfy the great demand OF our
people for better common schools.
Unless our youths are better prepared
in these foundation schools the thirst
Tor higher education will be slaked,
and our system of colleges will become
.topheavy and fall Of its own weight.
Il: All Che net income to be derived by
The State from tile sale or license for
I the sale of intoxicating liquors, all
gifts to the State where the purpose is
mot designated, all escheated property,
4he net assets or funds of all estates or
ssopartnerships in the hands of the
courts of the State where there have
been no claimants for. the same within
the last 70 years, and the direct tax
fund, are set apart as permanent
school fund, to be securely invested,
and the annual income shall be appor-
4ioned by the general assembly for the
purpose of maintaining the public
schools. This sum willbe q large one,
and twill be necessary for You to pre-
scribe the manner in which and by
WHOM it is to be invested, as the Con-
stitution leaves this doubtful.
~ :a 1t is made the duty Of the general
assembly to provide for the division OF
The counties into suitable school dis
kricts, as compact in form as practica-
bile, having regard to natural boundar
rries; and not to exceed 40 nor be less
than square miles in area, etc. It 1s
impossible for your body to do more
than leave this matter in the hands OF
sthe county boards of examiners and
bther county school authorities, en-
boining upon them the execution OF
This provision.
PENAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The name Of the lunatic asylum has
been changed to the State Hospital for
Ehe Insane.
+: It is made the duty of your honora-
BILE body at your first session after the
adoption OF the Constitution to pro-
vide such proper and liberal legisla-
lion as will guarantee and secure an
annual pension to every INDECENT or
disabled Confed derate soldier and sailor
{,of this State and Of the late Confeder-
ate States who are citizens of this State
and also to the INDECENT widows f
Confederate soldiers and sailors.
I. feel that it is absolutely unneces--
rary for me to say one word in refer
ence to this matter to enable you to
sSealize your duty. Most of you are
Confederate veterans, and those who
hre not are sons of Confederate sol
.diers. II there is one thing dear to
the hearts of South Carolina, it is the
memory of the lost cause. A State
that exhausted her all to maitaln it
cannot be ungrateful in her hour of
prosperity to the INDECENT and disabled
veteran who stands as q living monu-
ment of the principles which must fin
ally prevail to perpetuate this repub-
sie. Let your appropriation be, as
the @ Constitution directs, proper and
liberal.
Having thus gone over in o cursory
manner the various articles OF the
Constitution, it viii be seen that the
Legislation required of you at this ses-
zion Of your honorable body may be
classified as follows.
I. An act to regulate the right of
suffrage and for regulation of cleo
lions.
4 2. An act defnins and protecting the
homestead for heads of families and
for persons not heads Of families.
s. An act to provide for the incor-
poration of cities and towns and for
changing, amending or altering the
charters thereof.
I. 4. An act to provide sor the incorpo-
ration ofrailroad, telegraph and other
transporting and transmitting eompa-
mics.
s 5. Anact to provide for the ineorpo-
tion of banking institutions.
! 6. An act toprovide for more speedy
administrstion of Justice teounty courts
or increase OF circuit iudges) and for
the interchange of circuits among cir
cult Judges aed for change OF venue.
! 2. An act to provide for the appoint
ment orelection Of q commissioner to
eodify the laws and define his duties,
I 8. An act regulating the formation
of new counties.
! g. An set to provide uniform as
sessment Of property for taxation.
:, 10. An act to provide the manner in
which claims against the State may be
established and adjusted,
There are other matters not so ur-
s,.c,,@ ihof Yoov ,uo11 he conkinued r1Dfif