The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09

the State 1865 Notice Immediately gwen OF the loss OF le
Treasurer and that officer was cautioned not to Teco
nize arv one presenting them as the owner.
er the Act of 1860 requiring the old banks business
60 qdation the Attorney General OF the state had s
bank put hands OF receiver and so the winding up OF IFS
affairs that time under the direction OF the attorney
General Upon his in injunction issued enJol-
ing Treasurer paying OF these bonds without the sane
ton OF the Courts. All but the said l-seven 0ond or th1t
eight for be question to one have been from
time to time recovered and funded and the proceeds distributed
under the direction of the Courts
There have been applications the Legislature tor leave
to fund the said ry-seven trygt bonds, and proceedings
Courts had for andaus require the treasurer TO 40
SO without action of the Legislature In all OF these the nler
its thoroughly investigated and the Courts
have bank the bonds and its receiver the
onv person entitled to fund them In the nlandamus proceedings IN
which Judges in the State called to sit en- ba hougn
all but two ultimately decided that the Treasurer not authorized
to fund without special of the Legislature two holding that he
was and entitled to have the lost bonds funded
without such acton judges unanimous to the merits OF
the claim Previous Legislatures have hetated to allow the bonds to
be funded fearing that might possibly turn up with the
bonds and fund them as an innocent hoder bu
as pointed out this danger removed as IN THIS case
the twenty years maturity during which these bonds might
have funded the Treasurer upon their presentation ana de
erv to him by any holder expired the OF july o9 ana
anv such holder is barred under the Act of 1896
Under claim OF the bank to be allowed 10
renew and fund these bonds my judgment valid and just and
should be allowed 1t denied that the State owes the bonds 10
some one-ey carried part the old debt OF the state on the
books of the Treasurer owing onehe courts nave ae
creed the bank be else claim the as
all persons but barred under the Act OF 1896 from dong
So It seems to me that of these facts it will be little
short OF reputation continue to refuse to allow the receiver
of the bank to fund these bonds
In some States provision is made the renewing Of lost or de-
sroved bonds without requiring action the Legislature IN secc
cases. might wise this State to make similar provision as
the renewing of such evidence of indebtedness should be matter
of judicial rather legislative nquion and remedy and tor the
further reason that everything which adds to the creditor
that he will be paid though ne loses the paper '
debt adds to the credit of the State
have cone somewhat into the merits of this matter as cannot but
feel that the credit of the State to some extent IN
vovcd earnestly recommend to the attention OF the Oenea AS
senbv as one upon which action should be tae Tor tile Doas
can no longer be carried the Treasrer books as d BONDS
Fundable."
EDUCATION
least gratifying evidence OF Our progress IS the e
able awakening in all departments OF education AT the Oes
Of the century Just closed the civilized world knew no uc h as
State system Of education; and quarters until conpala
1vev recent date position OF those who advocated tree uOc
education as legitimate function OF State government was stub
bornv contested the opposition in our State beng largely que 10
peculiar racial social conditions State education is now he
settled policy country being recognized as ooh luco
and duty Of the government; and it well be questioned
whether the nineteenth century has made important contr
button to the cause democracy and civilization Since 1870 the
public expenditure schools in the Oneu ateS LIDS
nearly rebled being S capita OF popuauon or an as
eeeae OF $500 100000 annually 1t principle now well rcos
nized that the safety the government itself requires hat 1t give
its citizens opportunity fit themselves tor an ntegent as
charge of their duties to the State
Encouraging reports from the schools and colleges OF our
own State indicating a they have entered upon an era OF une
amDed prosperity much remains to be done to increase
tho Of our public schools The first essential is teachers OF
high moral character adequate professional equipment Our
teachers have better opportunities for professional training tha
ever before and show higher OF intelligence ana pro
essona fitness they often poorly Pd 1or e SCI
and the hest results cannot expected until the Schools IN
stead Of advertising bids teachers offer adequate pay ana
demand good qualifications
The complaint made, and not unusy that our choo system
is not artculated that provision has been maze 10 III w
oan between the common school and the college and that the col
ae must therefore maintain preparatory department While
is true that very few those who the common schoo ever
reach the high school, fewer still the college Yet those who de
sire to fit themselves college should have the opportunity 10 10
co n their own schools deficiency has been met IN many CT
M - and in some Of the country Districts by the erection o.