The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02
IMPORTANT HOUSE BILLS.
Measures That are Likely to Create
Discussion in the Legislature,

measures That are Likely to Create
Discussion in the Legislature.
Among the bills introduced within the
last few days by members of the House
of Representatives, which will attract
general attention, we note the follow.
ing:
AGAINST PARTISAN HISTORIES
Among the new bills introduced was
Mr.. Bacot's measure to protect the
children of the State from the bane.
tul influence of false and partial and
partisan instruction. The text is as
follows:
Whereas various and manifold errors
and untruths have been and arc mani
lest in many of the accounts and So
called histories of the late war between
the States and
whereas, 1T Is essential to truth and
Justice, as we'll as to the proper nur-
ture and admonition of sons and
daugnters now in infancy and yet IN
should be fairly and truly and Impair
TALLY instructed in the reasons for and
the causes and effects of that tragic
drama and also in the accounts of it's
acts and actors; be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina
section l. That no partial or parti-
san or unfair or untrue hook or other
instruction shall be allowed or had or
given in any school or other educa-
tional Institution of or in this State
And it shall be the duty of the State
board OF education or any member
thereof made that such book or other
instruction Is had or given in any
school or other educational institution
OF or IN this State; to examine into
such charge or complaint (of the truth
OF which the said board or a majority
thereof shall be the sole judge) ana, If
such charge or complaint be found to
DC true, to command ard order instant
dlscont1nuance of any such book or
other instruction and in its place i'm.
mediate use of some true and fair and
Impartial and bipartisan book or other
instruction.
sec. z: That any professor or teach
er or other person who shall disobey
any SUCH command or order shall for
each and every such act of dsobedience
suffer a punishment Of $500 fine or one
years Imprisonment which shall be
the sentence imposed in the alterna-
tive at the suit Of any member of the
said board or of the person who made
such charge or complaint or else if
such professor or teacher or other per.
son draw any pay or salary or other
emolument or profit from any public
funds he or she shall forfeit any such
unpaid pay or salary or other emolu-
ment or profit accrued or to accrue,
and, II engaged in any State or county
or other municipal institution, shall
thereupon forthwith cease to teach
fn hn Al
ana any officer who shall paw or cause
to be paid out of any public funds to
any such professor or teacher or other
person any such pay or salary or other
emolument or profit shall forfeit out of
his lsuch officer's) own commissions or
lees or pay or salary the amount by
MIN SO paid or caused to be paid out
OF any public funds to any such pro-
lessor or teacher or other person.
This bill was introduced in accor.
dance with the memorial of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy of the State
OF South Carolina recently prepared
and laid upon the desks OF the mem
bers.
TUITION IN STATE COLLEGES.
Mr.. E. ID. Smith, of Sumter, has
proposed the following bill to regulate
tuition in the State colleges
A bill to provide that there shall be
tuition fees paid for all persons attend
ing the State educational colleges and
universities, except the institutions
for the deaf and blind.
Section l. That from and after the
passage OF this act, all persons, maie
or female, attending the State educa-
tlonal colleges and universities of this
State, except the institutions for the
deaf and blind, shall not be admitted
to said institution without paying d
tuition fee of at least $40 per annum.
sec. z. That If any person who de-
slres to enter said institutions and is
not able to pay said tuition fees he or
she shall certify to his or her indigency,
which certificate shall be indorsed 6y
not less than two county officers, and If
said certificate be satisfactory to the
board OF trustees, q note for the
amount of said tuition fees, indorsed
by the parent or guardian of said per-
son, or II said person have no parent
or, guardian, then he or she shall be
allowed to enter said institution by
executing his or her note without such
Endorsement.
Sec. 3. That all acts or parts OF acts
lnconslstert with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
HOMEMADE LIQUORS.
The following is the text of the bill
by Mr. Miller, of Pickens. to authorize
county boards to purchase liquors:
Section |. That from and after the
passage of this act it shall be Lawful
for the county boards of control of the
several counties Of this State to pur
chase, for the use of the county dispen
saries OF the several counties, whiskies
brandies and wines from distiHerie.
operated and run in the several coun
ties of this State.
Sec 2. That the State board of con
troll shall prescribe all rules and regu
lations governing the purchasing o
said liquors, fixing the prices of th,
same, providing for the paying of tht
same and do everything necessary fol
the proper carrying out of the provi
sions OF section of this act.
Sec. 3. That said State board O
control shall also provide rules requir
Ing that the distiller from whom sal,
liquors have been purchased or hi
agent shall be present and assist th
county board of control In bottling
labelling and sealing said liquors afte
the same have been delivered to tn
county board OF control.
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