The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-27
THE EXPOSITION ACT.
Text of the Measure Making the
State Appropriation

The following is the text Of the act Of
the general assembly making an ap
propriation for the Charleston ezposi
ton:
An act to provide for a building and
a State exhibit at the South Csrelins
Interstate and West Indian exposition,
and to make an appropriation for the
same.
Section Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly Of the State OF South
Carolina: That the sum Of fifty thou
sand dollars, If so much be necessary,
be and the same is hereby sppropri-
sted for tbe purpose Of paying the cost
Of providing materials and construct
ing in the city Of Charleston, in this
State, on the grounds selected for the
exposition proposed to be held in 1901
1902 by the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian Exposition company,
a bulldog designed by Bradford L Gil
bert, the architect Of said exposition
company, as the agricultural building;
and for the purpose Of making at the
said exposition Of suitable and credit
able exhibit Of the past and present re-
sources of this State, under the direc-
tion Of the commission hereinbelow
created; and also for the purpose of
paying the expenses incident to the Sc
lection, purchase, preparation, trans
portation, installation, care and return
Of said exhibits, provided that said
commission shall expeni as much OF
saio money as they may deem neces-
sary to obtain from the several ccun-
ties Of this State full and complete ex-
hibits Of their natural resources, such
as stone, minerals, ores, woods, coal,
soils, water power and agricultural
products.
Sec. 2. That the said amount herein
before appropriated shall be paid on
the application of the chairman Of the
commission hereinbelow created, on the
warrant Of the comptroller general.
Which warrant shall not be drawn by
the comptroller general until it is made
to appear to him that the subscriptions
to the capital stock Of the said expo,
sition company amount to two hundred
thousand dollars by responsible sub
scribers, payable in cash, aud that not
less than so per cent. thereof has 6aen
paid in and that the city council Of the
city of Charleston has appropriated the
sum of fifty thousand dollars for the
erection of a building and otherwise
promoting the said exposition.
SEQ 8. That for the purpose Of carry
ing into effect the provision Of this act
a Commission consisting Of five mem
bsrs, Of whom His Ezcellency, the
governor shall be one, and director OF
the above named exposition shall be
one, is hereby created, which commits
sion shall selys without compensation.
That the members of the said commits
sion shall be appointed by His Ezcel-
leDcy, the governor, and ne shall be
chairman Of the said commission. That
the construction of the said building
and other work hereinaboye provided
for. shall be performed subject to the
approval Of the said commission:
Sec. 4. That at the close Of the said
exposition the said property shall re-
main the property Of the State and be
turned over to the sinking fund COM
mission to be disposed Of for the State
at their discretion.
sec. 5. The commission hereinabove
created shall receive and hold for the
use of the State all exhibits Of per.
manent character that may become the
property of the State by purchase, do
nation or otherwise, and shall make a
report as to such ezhits to the gem
eral assembly at Its first meeting after
the close Of the exposition.
Approved the 9th day Of February,
4. D., 1901.