The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-27

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asfd Fimmerman, Jndge Mayer aud
s. sx,cses Sof others equally as: interested
and patriotio as th0se named, with in
becilisy aud triekery He may say he
neaDs. no reaectiea on the convention,
ons when he iiDisisss that the eonstitn-
sion Il imperative because Of its con
{ Hieting mandates it Is indirectly saying
thst the Convention, with ell Of It's legal
sslent aud ailsof It's taiesmen aud CON
s. sqressnen. xas not adequate 70 the task
of "a intelligent expression Of its ideas
spd paFposes. botsh misrepresen.s me
when be says I don want the comp
trolier 10 construe anything bus section
when be kso1s thst ID The very ars
ficle 60 which be claims 70 be replying
soI Quoted sections S, 6. 10 and II.
Mn if I would ignots sll bus section
8shy did / quote s6e others 6 Bot.
! M Nm ua fails fo ogpize the school
sysiers scf tho State SO Ststs instit-
Stiion. While 10 fscssis Is % clearly :
sp.rsmant Of the Stass gavernns6t as
the fsx depsrtnsnt. the legislative OF
iuddiisssry, and, therefore. the coostitn-
lion anticipates and provides for its
support as tie expense Of the State snd
not 'st the expense Of the counties. ss
tksoonptrolier would have Us believe.
s fSs;intent. purpose and language Of
the constitution is that every doilaf's
worth of property shall be equally tax
sed foe State and county purposes. The
niIl II Is levied upos All the property
soe the State. the poll sax upon alls.he
citizens liable thereto The income
from ths LIQUOR. income Of eecbeased
property. gifts, etc.. are held by the
copssitusion ne 8 State school fund. also
the supplementary lev. upon the entire
property of the State ALL those faDds
coBssisuse the State school funds-
TEsn the constitution aud Law provides
sfof 81 tie s;stribution Of the same between
she several counties 10 proportion to
fbe earolled population Of the same. but
Mr Morton objects 70 this method be-
Sesuss, forsootb, Horny, Chesterfield.
aocosee or ecns ether county might get
sone. mcDsy from Charleston; RioblsDd
or some other rich eoan.g. In other
sords. will get more money on. Of the
State treasury thsn they paid in. So,
shs feels called upon 70 ignore the man
dates Of the constitution to prevent I'M
becili.y and sel6sbness from robbing
she rich counties for, the beoefs of the
door and thus defeat democratic sod
conssitutiooal method os supporting the
!. most important Institutions of the State
fmsiply education The constitution
Recognizing tie great importancs Of
fostering education IN the r11al dis
sriicts and poorer counties. as we'll as 10
tie cities aud rich coanties. provides
for sss.em TO accomplish that end
To show the spirit and letter Of the con
Sstisution / quote the following Section
s provides that there shall be levy Of
three mills on ail taxable property in
J the State. Section II says that the in-
come from escbeased property. gifts tc
,hesSsate, etc SHALL be applied to the
school fund. Section 6 also provides
that poll tax shall be levied 90 citi'
between 2l aud so (e1cept Confederate
soldiers above the age Of SO years) the
proceeds Of which tax shall be expended
for sctool psrposes Section 6also pro
yides that tho comptroller general shall
levy . supplementary tax upon all the
proper., Of the State sufficient 70 rsise
the said fund to SO per capita for she
enrolled school population Of the State.
Section 12 provides that the income 70
the State from the sale of liquors shall
be applied apesslly 10 cid of the supple.
uen.ary taxes provided for 10 section 8,
aud il af.er eaid application. there
should be surplus it shall be devoted
to pablo school purposes
Nov, l submit, that the language
employed in each and every instance
where the constitution proposes &c
raise the school fundss is plain and
mandatory, for in each it says it shal
be done, and The funds 80 raised shal
be applied to the schools. So, if il
A Asisnandatory that the three mill ta1
shall be levied, submit. it is also
,ndatory that the Supplemental taz
saaiiiail be also Bet because section