The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-01
j THE EXPOSITION ACT.
Text Of the Measure Making the
State Appropriation

Aext OF the measure Making the
State Appropriation
The following is tho text Of the act Of
the general assembly making anSap.
preparation forthe Charleston expoaiS: !:
tion: f!1 & s, d " IA i. u ,i55
An act to provide for q building and
q State exhibit at the South 3 Carolina
Interstate and Weat Indian .ex oeition,II
and to y make on appro piiation for tho
same. Y +,
Section 1s Be IL Senaot oted sby; ti,SE esns. Sa,
Ieyal assembly Of ;tll ID s. tat tes s6ft South
IIslas9l I the 6s 81 thou
fsa 30 and t6e aane ia 8erS Sby pris
ated for The purpose Of paying tic dost
Of providing materials and constructs
ling in the city Of Charleston, id this
State, on the grounds Helaoted for tho
exposition proposed to be held in 1901
| 1902 by the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian Exposition company,
q building designed BY Bradford i Gil
bort, the architect of said exposition
company, as the agricultural building;
and for the purpose Of making at the
said expedition Of suitable and credit
able exhibit Of tho past and present re-.
SOURCES Of this State, under the direo-
tion Of the commission hereinbelow
orcatod; and also for the purpose Of
paying the expenses incident to the &C..
leotion, purchase, preparation, trans
portation, inrtallation, care and return
of said exhibits, provided that said
commission shall expond as much of
SAID money as they may deem necos-
sary to obtain from tho several coun-
ties Of this State full and complete ex-
hibitB of their natural resources, suoh
as stone, minerals, ores, woods, coal,
soils, water power and agricultural
products. ,s
Sec. 2. That the said amount herein-
before appropriated shall be paid on
the application Of the chairman Of the
commission horeinbolow created, on tho
warrant Of the comptroller general.
| Which warrant shall not be drawn BY
the comptroller general until it is mado
to appear to him that the subscriptions
to tho capital stock Of the said expo.
sitiOn company amount to two hundred
thousand dollars by responsible sub.
scribers, payable in cash, and that not
less than 80 per oent. thereof has been
paid in and that the city council Of tho
oity of Charleston has appropriated the
sum Of fifty thousand dollars for the
erection OF building and Otherwise
promoting the said exposition.
Sec, 8. That for the purpose Of carry.
ing into etfoot the provision OF this aot
q commission consisting Of ave naem-
bers, Of whom His Excellonoy, the
governor shall be ono, and director Of
the above named exposition shall bo
one, ie hereby created which oommis-
sion shall seivo without compensation.
That the members Of tho said comnis-
sion ehall be appointed by His Nxcol-
lency, tho governor, and no shall be
chairman Of the said commission. That
the construction OF tho ssid building
and other work hereinabove provided
for, shall be performed subject to the
approval Of tho said commission.
Soo.. 4. That at the oloso Of tho said
exposition tho said property shall re-.
main tho property Of the s STATS "a ina BE-
turned over to the sinking fund oom-
mission to bo disposed Of for the State
at their disoretior. # "a IS ~
Seq. B. The commission horoinabovo
CREATED shall receive and hold for the
use Of the State all exhibits Of per-
manent oharaoter that may become the
property Of the State by purchase, do.
nation or otherwise, and shall make q
report o. to puoh exhits to tho gem
erAl assembly, at lts frat meeting after
the close Of the exposition.
Approved the 9th day Of February,
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