The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-09

| che"riuiIy. Last wear YOU apprOpriatcd
| Tor pensions TO Confederate soldiers and
widows OF soldiers the sum of Si,O,wn. !
recommend Il like appropriation this year.
| II Is important that this appropriation
| should br cNpcnlcd and distributed wise
| ~ ail'i III such manner Us to meet the
| ih'ril''on "i tn" appropriation. The So
| lection oi &"Uh, competent, and rUu$ciru.
'i"uS township Hnh county hoald&, men
| who know the Cou,litiut& and arc &c
| qnaintrd with the needs OF the applicants,
| ~ ol very great Importance. 1t Is ShiiiCult
| To get men 20 work without pay, and
| W!'ir III tins case it scents that ,UoI men
might be found WHO would be willnr to
| serve without compensation, suggest
| that YOU consider the wisdom and a,lvisa-
blhtN OF allowing the members Of the
county ard township boards one dollar
| per day Tor not exceeding two tavS for
| this service.
A* You will see from the report Of the
Comptroller General, there were ON the
| pension ioll the past year 1,l5S pcnsun-
| r!&. pl Tins number 2,OIO are widows: OF
| S"idlcrS. The total amount disburScd in
| pensions WAS SYS,675.So. The widows
were paid S3S,Il2 and the soldiers Soo,-
365.%o.
| DIRECT TAN.
| ndcr the provisions Of the Act Of Con-
ErcSS August 5, 1901, Il direct tax was i'm
| posed upon the citizens of the United
states, and part Of ii WAS nppOrtiuurd to
and assessed upon the State OF South Car.
| DINA. Direct Tax Commissioners were
| appointed TO demonstrate this law, bul 4,
mat tllnc no part of the State Of South
Carohiia WAS under Federal control. In
N"vr1nbtr, 1901, the whole OF the parisl,
"i 81. Helena, and all oi that portion of
| III 4 r =.
Lands, fell into the hands of Federal
| l0rcrS, and the Direct Tax CoumiSsiOn-
crS established themselves ut that point.
| ana under the administration of the law
all OF the property belonging to the cili-
ZcnS ct those two Parishes WAS sold and
bought by the United States, and rcsold
under the provisions Of that Act, and of
"tn"E Acts ;uncildAtory thereto, and these
| citizens were entirely hivCStCd of their
| properties. I.atrru III the determination
| "l the war porto ot the direct tax as
ScSScd TO the Stat rf South Carolina was
collected III Charleston and in some other
| lower counties OF the State The bro
cccdS arising from the sale OF the lands in
beaufort went into the Treasury of tie
United States under The different laws re-.
iatln% thereto, and have been disposed of
by the United States Government in &C
cordancc with those laws.
| - "ul"pSi vi HCIiool lallnS, consisting
| each OF 100 acres, carved out of tie Dlau-
tationS entirely in St. Helena po,,sl, were
reserved from the carly sales, end lraSr,
| by the Government, and rent, collected
ana separately kept, and NJ tic close OF
| the WIr the Government found itself in
| possession oi these school farms, OF a num-
| Der OF houses and lots III the town of Pclu-
lori, and Il number Of lots i'll what was
.nen known as Port Royal City, Il mythi-
cal city sought to be laid ont and cstab
liShcd by the Direct Tax Commissioners
and winch, though thoroughly laid out
and projected, failed to become 4 City
and $ now part OF three plantations in
| ST. Helena DariSll
6y special enactment (ACt Of CONGRESS-
.l'lly 10, JSGo) it was directed that these
School iarihS, houses and lots in beaufort,
and lots III the city of Port Royal on ST.
Helena Island, should be sold and the
| proceeds invested i'll bonds Of the United
States, and the interest used under ,lircc-
liol OF the Secretary OF the Treasury in
the support OF schools, without (istinc-
ton OF color or race, Oh the islands i'm the
! parishes OF st. Helena and st. I,ukc's
and by subsequent Act of Congress, an,
| proved March 3, 1873, it was directed that
Ill audltlon to these funds the rents de
rived from the lots Of school farm lands
should be likewise invested in such bonds
OF the United States, and all of these
bonds retained by the Secretary of the
Treasury as fund for the use and sup
port OF free public schools in the parisl,c,
OF ST. Helena and ST. I,ukc's, South Car
! oiina' III equal parts, The interest of
| wllich siould be annually expended to
increase the efficiency of any free nuhlic
schools established and sustained in said
parishes by authority of said State, iCsucj,
school shall exist otherwise at the discrc-
lioll ol the commissioners herein lalurd
! and special board Of three commission
crs' directed to be appointed by the Scrrc-
| lAry OF The Treasury. removable at his
pleasure, each to receive n salary OF SIco
! per year tor his services in administering
| thiS lund. The Act concludes with the
borrowing statement: "ThiS Act shall be
s"p]ccl TO amendment or repeal at the
| pleasure of Congress-"
From the proceeds of sales directed nv
these Acts OF property formerly BELONGING,
to citiZcnS OF Beaufort County there was
rcaliZcu sum OF money in the nciphl,or
hood ol S55,oco which money, in olcdi-
cnce to these Acts, has been invested in
bonds OF the United States, and these
bonds arc now il the Treasury of the
united States, and the interest, though a
mere piltancc, after the payment Of the
saltrlcs OF Three commissioners is added
20 lhc Sclool fund for Beaufort County.
ana continues TO be so applied to this
day. '''''
An Act of Congress approved March ?,
1891, was passed to refund the money cOl
lcctcd by the United States under Direct
Tax Acts, and a provision was made in
The 1th section Of that Act to make some
pHHial compensation TO The citizens Of
Beaufort for the loss OF their lands and the
actual direct tax, with the penalty and |
interest, has been refunded to the citizens
OF this State, and the citizens Of Beaufort
have received from the Secretary of The
treasury the Hratuity which was given to
thcil on account of their land, but this |
fund, the immediate proceeds of lands nr
former citizens Of Beaufort County still |
cinains III the Treasury of the United |
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