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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. SHALIWE PAYTHE TAXES T 4 PEACEFUL MODE OE BELIEF FROM NEGRO MISGOVERNMENT. The Only Infallible Remedy.! TO THE EDITOi.: OF THE NEWS. The measure to walch I referred at the nose of an arrMe two mornings since, and which I now definitely propose, is to refuse to pay taxes. This, if carried, will stop the negro govern? ment; lt exists but upon the lands it can ex? tort; and that measure we can carry If we will it In a contest between property and .power, except the government be purely des? potic, the party possessing the funds of a country can dictate the terms upon which they shall be taken. Nor la despotic power itself necessarily triumphant TLie Stuarts, La theory at least, had-arbitrary power, and-were scarce ly nnder constitutional limitations in the means to its enforcement But at every great crisis in the oohtest*between that house and those -who held the purse in Etnjrand, the Crown was compelled to acknowledge the sources of its support, and tho constitution was formed under its - concessions. The power of this negro government is not so arbitrary or ex? tensive; they have not the same agencies to enforce lt. The property of this country ls under more intelligent direction; we are abie to make a more efficient use ot it against this power than the Commons of England could, and it ls scarcely questionable, therefore, upon j '5 principle and experience, that, rf we draw the purse-strings upon this people, we can dlotate the terms upon which our property Shall he made tributary to the uses o? the State. j Nor ia it necessary to refer to principle fer this ooocruskm. It is plain that if we refuse to pay the taxes and be free from interference I hy th? general government, they cannot col- J lect them. They can but offer the property for sale, but oin get no money if there- be no bidders for It The white people will not bid. ( The measure implies that they are not to] speculate upon the necessities of each ether. Capital from abroad will not bid. That will I neteome now to investment m titles that are unquestioned. These tax titles would beques- j ti on ed. The movement implies that the f>ur - chaser shall take that enjoyment of them only which there may be the. legal agencies to ex? tort. The negroes of property in this State J will not bid. I doubt ii there, are white men in this State more profoundly impressed with.'the j - ev lie of the present condition than are the color- j ed people who have anything at stake upon the j r issue. They will be with us, and the negroes, therefore, who are without property, who have taken up the trade o? politics, and who. mn ' the -government as a means of living upon 1 thia property of others, are the only ones to I hld, and there Is not enough among them, taking the cost value of every article of prop er ty or plunder they possess, ta pay one-tenth | of the taxes for a single year. It would re-j malo, therefore, for the negro government to take io itself the titles to the property it could not sell, and tax titles would be as unproductive j of money, the thing which they want, and wit it out which their government would be an I expansive farce, which they even.would take j no interest ia enacting, as would the tax eale. l Permuted to fan the machine of taxation to [ ' ' its remits, upon the ono condition, that, tho ? white people ol the State will not voluntarily | ; .respond to its exactions, it comes to nothing, and in perfect peace, therefore, we can Ignore j them, let their ship ot State run aground, andi without force or the violation of any law come to the point at which we 2aa stipulate the I ter rds upon which we will put it afloat again, and shut apon ar better voyag?. | But to this it may bo said thal the general government wULnot so let.this negro govern- j BM0the circumvented.. There is misapprehen? sion, ?think, both aato the attitude and power 1 un the general government. It- bas not said that the negroes of this State shall govern the J white people. It has said, that they shall have the elective franchise, with the rights and powers r that may -confer upon .them, but they have not I in terms been declared to be the In st rn meat s of the general government. in administering', subj uga t ion upon the white people of this State . Nor can lt make that declaration. The j general government is the representative oil a Democracy,and it cannot declare that any j ' e#e people shat! govern another, the represen- t tative of a white Democracy, and cannot de- [ clare that negroes shall govern white people, j A Democracy may^be arbitrary and despotic- I -. mow arbitrary and despotic in the en force? meat of ' a preoapt'of its constitution than a j -?single despot wrli dare to be. And lt cannot J announce a principie at variance with I^ton-.l siltation; and while, therefore, the general government may practice on this State the shnpiest despotism, in enforcement of the principles of Democracy that aliare equal, the Repubjioaa party would perish', upon the pro yusM?o?-that the negroes and the whites la this State are not equal, and that the negroes shall have a power that their franchise cannot gi ve^ them. But If the government should Intervene, . and enforce the negro government, it coukT nov. V- oouid not.make bidders at, tax ?ales; it could not make trie people pay the negro ., tax. Its only ground for intervention would be the preservation, of the. public peace, and that unbroken, Its office would be ended. But + 1f?ft shalr-go farther-ii lt shall undertake to ? tMlHidalm m government-that government would be its own. If it should compel the .f tribute to au % tala the State, ip would, ol .neces ajty. through its pwr^ officers, expend.ligand, as "inls adversary negro government is the one "absolute and Intolerable evil, that at least . would be abated by.the simple refusal th r?- . *pe*d to lt? ?tattlons, and that refusal, in my wjo?pnent should be made at once. Hen doubt if there wouUi he the necessary " conceit. But of this there can hardly be a " question. We must act. No .one can be so mad as to believe it possible to live here ira "Ser a"negro government. Searce?ny one can . ''entertain the hope'that of itself or bf tJongfese can be a change. This measure pfornj-1 ?HS r?llef. It, Is'"without violence.^ It afibrdfe ^o^pfetext to the invocation, of superior mill ^jjtfji force. . it .proposes to do that which every ' ^QU? with Uimre^ts in :Lhls State desires, to he ? edoBO, is, proposes that adjustment of relations between the people of this State which will re? lieve the general government itself from a * most embarrassing lesuel It me?tsth?'ques W|floa a?Htfe very' polrit o? contact. " It must par- , ;*rj* tteasr?llarit? and itlrameastrr?,'thetev ^?bre, whieh we are nil pledged by avery oon ??Idotation of interest ? and of duty.- to-adept And lhere is the assurance of .the adoptlonjn the further consideration that It addresses the C interests o? every one owning property JrtthiB St%te., There are few who dpsjre to pay these - tax?s, very few who cari pay them wiihtmt.. grelitTnconVenrence-bone who can pay them without the feeling tint they aro rabmlrttsg te . an outrage; and a very large portion ol our ""people cannot pay ihem at all; and without " tills measure must be left as victims to be stripped o? what little of property remaining. { CITIZEN. WRETCHED FRANCE. The Revolutionary Government-R? " aTgnstton of the Pari? Depo titi In the Assembly-Thc Extent of the Com nnnlst Victory In Purls-Th-e Alge? rian Insurrection -Spreading. PARIS, March 27. The official journal of the Central Committee' says editorially that the first task ol' the newly elected municipality will be the compilation of a charter thatwill Bemire the rlghta of the peo? ple and prevent the representation of large towns being swamped by the country. Aa article in the same paper demands that all matters essentially Parisian must be left with? in the domain of the commune. La Nouvelle Republic advises the commune to dissolve the rotten Assembly and impeach, the members. La Verile says the Paris depu? ties to the Assembly have determined tore sign. I The candidates of the central Republican ] committee carried all but the first, second and seventh arrondissements. The Journal De Paris estimates that a quarter of a million of voters abstained from voting. The official Journal of the committee an? nounces eighteen battalions o? National Guard out ot twenty-four organized in Lyons, in support of the commune. The new govern? ment has been proclaimed- there without bloodshed. The spread of the Algerian: ? nsurection is confirmed. VERSAILLES, March 27. The minister of war bas notified the prefect to raise a battalion of mobilized volunteers in each of the departments, In pursuance of the I law Just passed by the National Assembly. These will be forwarded to Versailles immedi? ately, and will receive dally one and a half franca. Their officers will be appointed by the minister o? war. BRCSSLLB, March 27. Negotiations for the final treaty of peaoe be tween .France and Germany will soon com? mence. DeClercq and Goulard, plenipotenti? aries of France, arrived to-day. It ls expected that the first sitting of the representatives ot both governments win" be held this week. The French Embassy ls the place agreed upon tor J the meetings. BERLIN, March 27. The Prussian Cross Gazette says Gerolt is j recalled from Washington at his own request. General Volght Ruelz commands the/Ger? man army of occupation in France in the ab- I sence of Frederick Charles. I A bill win be introduced In the Federal Par- j Harneot for the incorporation of Alsace and I Lorraine under the government of the Erupe- j ror.- It provides that the German constitution will be enforced as the law of the land from the 1st of January. No mention is made of the ceding a portion of the acquired territory to Bavaria. The Latest. PARIS, March 27. -J La Veri te says a new ministry will soon be iormed which will include Broglie as minister I of foreign1 affair?, and McMahon, minister of war. The rich generally abstained from visit-1 lng thc polls, and the merchants voted the Conservative ticket. The individuals elected an? obi cure, with the exception of Flourens, j Blanquie, Pigott and Gambon. Barricading ls continued, and the utmost .vigilance is mani? fested by the Insurgent Nationals. The Place Vendome has the aspect of a camp. It Is said the French Government ls negotiating with tte Prussians to allow an Increase in the num? ber of French troops on this side of the Loire. J Rumor says that General Cremer is suspected' by th*, committee, and has gone to Yen.mil les. VERSAILLES, March 27. Thiers made a brief address in the National Assembly. He defended the wisdom of his policy, and took a solemn oath that he would not betray the Republic. LONDON, March 28. The Times special dispatch says that Paris has neatly resumed her usual appearance. Of I fire hundred thousand ejectors in Paris only twenty thousand voted ut the election on Sun day. Twenty of the members ot the com- I mittee were elected. It is expected that Biaquie will be president of the new govern? ment, and its power- centres In Flourens, Pigott, Delescbasse, Lefranc and Vermenel. Four generals are occupied at Versailles with the question of the military organization of the con nt ry. The Times special also states tbat>the Prussian* daily ask the Versailles gov eminent to agree to the German occupation of Pads, and are as frequently refused. THE STATE OF THE WEA THE Bi ? - . WASBINGTOX, March 28. The low barometer over Massachusetts on Monday evening has passed lo the northeast beyond our coast. The area of high pressure on Monday night m Tennessee now covers Ohio and Lake Michigan; the pressure appears to have decidedly fallen with a large Increase J of temperature. In the extreme northwest ] the barometer ls stationary. On the Rocky Mountains and on the Pacific coast clear I weather, with occasional cloudiness, has pre vailed to-day. East of the Rocky Mountaius and north of the Guli on the immediate Gulf coast the barometer has fallen slightly, with I threatening weather. Probabilities : Fresh I southeast and northeast winds, with failing I barometer, are probable for Wednesday on the upper lakes, and the same with cloudy or rainy weather on the Gulf. Partially cloudy J and cle.. weather will probably prevail on tile Atlantic coast an i lo wer lakes. * THE TB ADE OF SAVANNAH.t The Facts af the Case Leaking Out. 1 A correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle, writing from Savannah, tells the following j home-truths about the trade of the latter city: The up-country folks are inclined to think J that Savannah has been a miracle of prosper!- j ty amid the general stagnation of the past, year, occasioned by the overcropping of the planters aud the loss of the profits of the cotton crop. I According to an old and eminent merchant j here, this so-called prosperity of Savannah is alla mistake. He argues thus: "It Is true, that nearly 700,000 bales ol 'the .King' have been received at Savannah. But ol this mun-1 ber, fully 400,000 have passed through to New York without being handled by middle men. In olden Mmes the factorage business was con ducted by comparatively few persona. Now ] their name'ls legion, and when 300,000 bales J are manipulated by a gre?t number of factors, I the gains of any particular firm must.be rfc ces-1 sarlly small. Again, the through freights on the railroads have not only diverted much I trade from this port, hut the manufacturers of f the East have discovered thatit ls really cheap? er to buy cotton at Griffin or Augusta, to b? Bhlpped direct, than lt is to buy at Savannub. They avail themselves of thlB discovery much to the chagrin or Savannah. Before the war, the rice crop was an item of Borne considera? ble importance.lo this place; but s .ace the political supremacy of the negro, it bas ceased to be ot much consideration. Nearly all the rice made la consumer st home: The'ship? ment of timber was also a valuable Increment of Savannah trade. JButDarien has monopo? lized this traffic and Savannah ls left again* io the lurch. Besides, the back country 7s very 'poor aim sterile, and, I am assured, that for luHj ?itXj miles onVthe.' Central Raliway the apnual'receipis iurlocal"business do notekeeed 1600 per annum." THE MW FORCE BEL. CO NO RESS AND THE KV-KLUX. The Latest Measure of Reconstruction. WASHINGTON, March 28. The Senate spent the whole day in the dis? cussion of Sumner's. anti-Grant resolutions. In the House, Shellabarger, from the special committee on the President's Ku-Klux mes? sage, reported a bill for the enforcement ol the Fourteenth amendment. It provides that any person who, under color of law, statute, regulation, custom or usage of any State, shall subject or cause to be subjected any per? son within the jurisdiction of the United States to the deprivation of any rights, privi? leges or immunities secured by (.he first sec section of the fourteenth article ot the amend? ments to the Constitution of the United States, shall, any such law, statute, regulation, ordi? nance, custom or usage of State to the con? trary notwithstanding, be liable to the-, party injured in an action of law, snit In equity, or other proceedings for redress, such proceed? ings to be prosecuted in the several district or circuit courts of the United States, with and subject to the same rights of appeal, review upon error, and other remedies provided in like cases in such courts under provisions of the act of April 9, 1868, and other remedial laws of the United States which are, in their nature, applicable in such cases. The second section provides that if two or more persons shall band, conspire or combine together to do any act In violation of the rights, prlvlllges and immunities of any person to which be ls entitled under the constitution and laws of the United States, which, if com? mitted in a place under the sole and exclu? sive Jurisdiction of the United States, would, under any law of the United States there In force, constitute the crime ot either murder, manslaughter, mayhem, robbery, assault and battery, perjury, subornation of perjury, criminal obstruction of legal process, or resis? tance ol officers lu discharge of official duty, arson or larceny, and if one or more of the parties to such conspiracy or combination shall do any act to effect the object thereof, all the parties to or engaged* In said conspiracy or combination, whether principals or accessories, snail be deemed guilty of a felony, punishable by fine of not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed ten years, or both, atibe discretion of the court; provided, that If any parry or parties to such conspiracy shall In furtherance of such common design commit the crime of wilful murder, such party or parties so guilty shall upon conviction there? of suffer death; and provided, also, that any offence punishable under this act, begun iu one judicial district of the United States and completed In another, may be dealt with, In? quired of, tried, determined and punished In either district. The third section authorizes the President to employ the militia, land and naval forces of .the United States, to suppress Insurrection, domestic violence, or unlawful combinations or conspiracies, In any State, If the consti? tuted authorities of such State shall be unable to, or shall from any cause fall or refuse pro? tection of the people In their rights and. priv? ileges. - The fourth section authorizes the President U> euapcuU Ute wt ll, ul' /tuC/euo uvr/'iu, auU m declare martial law in any State where un? lawful combinations exist, and be so powerful as to overthrow or set at defiance the consti? tuted authorities of the State, or In any State where the constituted authorities shall connive at, or be In complicity with, such unlawful combinations; provided, that the President shall have first made proclamation, as now provided by law, commanding such insurgents to disperse; and, provided, also, that the pro? visions of this section shall not be hi force after the rJrst day of Juue, 1872. ' The dominant party will allow until Monday next for the discussion of the measure. . The Dominican report is not yet made. A difference of opinion exists. A majority of th? conimlsslon favor reporting In a manner which gives categorical answers to questions without any recommendation for or against annexation. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. The Last Car* tn the Radical Hand Hore UK for the Party La?h-Sum? ner's Speech-Radical Views About the Nomination of a Solider in '74 Connecticut Election, &c, Ac. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESl'OXUENT.] WASHINGTON, March 26. If the Radical party should by any possibility succeed in passing a Ku-Klux bill-which may at least be considered doubtful-the President will sign lt and have operations under it com? menced Immediately. Suclt hus been his in? tention ever since Ute meeting ol Congres*; and without the authority of a iaw lo enable him to establish anew military governments in the South, movements will be Inaugurated for securing calls from the Radical Governors of the States so organized, and lu response to them, sending the military again in that sec? tion. This will be the last card the administration parly can play, and if it fails, the leaders admit the contest will be hopeless, us far as they are concerned. The Democrats In the House-at present numbering 7iinely nine-may succeed in pre? venting legislation of a special character; und if the Republicans who are opposed to the adoption ot' a bill providing fur reducing one section of the country toniiUlary rule are hot bound by a series ot caucus resolutions, and join the former in their opposition to a mea? sure of that character, it will certainly be'de? feated, The present hope of the Radicals ht that the bill to be reported eau be put through under the party lash, and that It will be used r?eely and with wide runge, admits of no doubt whatever. Politicians and others are on the tip-toe of expectation-and some of them of apprehen? sion-concerning the speech of Mr. Sumner, to be delivered to-morrow. His friends who did not desire the breach between the Massachu? setts senator mi the Executive to be widened, strove bard lo dissuade him from the persis? tence which leads to Its delivery, and have been, successful only in perena'hug him to modify certain portions of lt. The speech is very lengthy, and will occupy nine columns of that ponderous official document, tile Globe. In Radical circles here, excepting in official quarters, the admission is almost universal that Giant will no.t be renominated, and the tact that the matter has received serious-eon Blderetioo thus early is accepted by some of the President's friends as.evidence that his tfiancoB for a second term are fast fading from the political horizon. There are'Others who assert that it will oe as necessary to renomi? nate Grant aa it was to bring, him forward two and a half years ago. It is' no secret that a number of the Radicals In power ure making Ereparations to seduce ?Sherman into giving is open adherence to their sentiments, hop? ing to have him nominated, and these believe that he" can be elected. The majority, who work' actively in manipulating the political situation, are averse to bringing forward another representative of the army, and think that; if ?' sold 1er sftbu?d be trled.it.wouhj he safer to go on willi Granulion risk their party with Sherman, who1 may'be even more'diffi? cult tc brue into tiie truces than Grant proved himself to be in the two yeitrs required to get complete possession ot him. There is Increasing Interest over the elec? tion to occur in Connecticut ode week from Tuesday next. The Radicals are straining every nerve to prevent a conservative victory. 1 The public departments will send every man home who bas a vote In that State, and a care? ful report will be made if the employee should vote other than in the Interests o? the admin? istration. None of the general amnesty bills now be? fore Congress will be taken up during the pre? sent session. The intention is to proceed no. further In the work of securing to the people' of the Southern States their Just dues, no mat? ter how long the session may last. Proscrip? tion is the moat taking theme with the Radical element, and not Justice. It is one. however, which- furnishes the Democratic party with handy weapon, and the more reckless the feel lng becomes the more certain is it that the Bults will be favorable to the conservative ment jn the North and West. The great Ject of the administration is to secure the South for the next election, feeling assured that there is no danger North. Private letters from Pennsylvania and Ohio disprove these Radical opinions. The party is splitting Into factions dally, "and neither progression or masterly activity can save lt. ELK RIDGE PARSON CAIN ON THE MAYORALTY QUESTION. "Who ls thc Coming Man V [From the Missionary Record, March 25.] The General Assembly, which has Just closed its eventful career, passed a bill changing the time ol holding the elections in this city, and fixing the time for August instead o? October This change - will bring on an election Mayor and Aldermen. Already the thinking people begin to look around lor a proper man to occupy that responsible position; also there will be eighteen persons selected as Aldermen who will have the destinies of-the people their bands.' Grave and Important interests now present themselves to every citizen. The vast airfonnts of property which need a repre? sentation in the Council of the city, the large number of poor men whose Interests must be subserved, the commercial prosperity of the metropolis of the State, the vast taxations carry on the government-all challenge the greatest wisdom and ability to cope with the demands of the times and circumstances. We 'must secure financial ability in the city government; we need hon esty o? purpose; we need proper, discrimina? ting loresight, In order to make our city what the demands of every interest requires. - Let the people lay aside all their foolish ideas about Democrat or Republican, and chose the best men-men of Integrity, of honor. We wara the colored people now, not to make this a strict party question. Tou need to make selection of your best citizens o? both parties Form a "Union, honest man's ticket,-' and them unite with the best citizens in electing that selection ot Mayor and Aldermen. We have laid aside forever those strifes which have gendered so much evil lo the people. We set our face against that eternal agitation for the sake oi electing some partisan who, when ojfice, will prove a curse lo the people and their interest. In the last election lor Mayor and Aldermen, we incurred the hatred and curses of thc politicians, because we gave our advice. We nave had no great reason to change our views of public policy since that time. The Interests of our city are as great to-day as they were then, If anything greater. If wisdom was required then, lt 1B less necessary now. If we needed wise coun sellors then, we need them now. Whoever f-hall be selected for Mayor, let him be a prac tical business man. Let him be a citizen who ls identified with the growth and prosperity the city; whose interest ls not merely the sal ary he may get, or the speculations which may be carried on through his connivance, but man of honor and Integrity, free from preiu dices which would make him objeotlonab to the masses on the one side, and equally acceptable to the great commercial interests on the other-a man of Justice. Such a man tbe people must select, for themselves in mass "convention. We sun ffout ts tt... 1?<ar?l,..? mirilla ul' Uuth nwv.tk there be an understanding before the time comes for action. Let there be a consultation between tbe white and colored men who ore determined to put down corruption and au archy in any lorin; let them have a perfect -understanding and make- up a ticket which will meet tim approbation o? every class honest men (the thieves we know will be dis satisfied.) Let every interest have represen? tation in the selection, and let them imite fur one great purpose, namely, the prosperity ol the city and the welfare of the whole comma nity. We know that there will be those who will raise the howl of " sold out, " and of gone over to the Democracy. We Bay here that we would rather have an honest Democrat in office than Republican thieves who suck the llle-blood from the community, aud augment the taxa tion to an enormous extent. "Every poor man suffers more than the wealthy under bad rule The burden of taxation ls borne by them hence they are more deeply Interested for their families than even the rich. Place able and capable men In office, and their very positions and wealth precludes their stealing in order to make a living. Give us honesty to rule us, and we care not for its politics. LAWS OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolution?, Passed by tbe General Assembly of Sooth Caro? lina. Session of 1870-'71. [OFFICIAL.! AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to estnblish and maintain a system ol' tree com mon schools for the State of routh Carolina. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ol' Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting lu General As? sembly, und by the authority of the same : That the Slate board of education shall con 6ist of the several county school commission ers and the State superintendent of education who shall be ex officio chairman of the board and who shall be entitled to vote on ail ques tions submitted to the board. The board may elect one of Its members as secretary. Sue. 2. That the State board of education shall hold its first meeting at the capital of the State on the second Wednesday after the ap? proval of this act, and shall thereafter meet on the first Wednesday In October of every year at the capital of the State, and at such dther times and places as the State superintendent ol'education shall direct. The members of the board shall befe ntl tied to receive a mileage at the rate of twelve cents per mlle, going to and retuning from the meetings of the board aforesaid, to be paid by the State treasurer on presentation of a certificate signed by the chairman and secretary of the board. SEC. 3. That, for the purpose of procuring an uniform system o? text-books, to be used in tjie common and public schools throughout the State, there shall be a commission of five appointed, to consist ol his Excellency the Governor, who shall be ex officio chairman, tue chairman ol the committee on education of the Senate and House of Representatives, and, l'or the purpose of selecting the other two members, the Senate shall, by a majority o? votes, appoint one, and the House of Rep? resentatives shall, In like manner, select the other: Provided, That the commission herein appointed shall not have power to amend or change the list of text-books already in ase until the first of January, 1873, unless authori? ty be granted to the commission by act of the General Assembly to amend the list aforesaid: And provided, foirther, That the commission shall decide upon a list of text-books to be used in the common and public schools throughout the State, and shall furnish the same to the State board, of education at its first session. The meetings of the Slate board of education shall be held for the purpose of conslderiog such matters as may be deemed necessary, and of taking such action aa m advance the canse of common school edi* tion In this State. SEC. 4. That the school trastees of ev? school district shall make oat and forwc to the school commissioners of the cont wherein such school district Is situated, a 1 of all text books needed by the persons attet lng school, which hst, when properly certlfl to by said ajust?es, the school commi&slor shall approve and forward to the State sup? intendent of ?ducation. The State soper! tendent of education shall, as soon ai prac cable^after the receipt of such list, forwa the books therein required free of chart And the General Assembly shall, by approp atlon, provide for the payment of the boo aforesaid. Ssc. 5. That the State .board of educatii shall take and hold in trust, for the State, ai grant or devise of lands, and any gift or t quest of money, or other personal proper! made to rt for educational purposes, and sin pay into the State treasury, for safekeepli and Investment, all moneys and Incomes fro property so received. The State treasur shall, from time to time, invest all such mon In the name of the State, and shall pay to tl State board of education, on the warrant of tl Governor, the Income or principal thereof, lt shall, from time to time, require : Provide That no disposition shall be-made of any gran devise, gift or bequest Incompetent with tl conditions or terms thereof. For the fait ful management of all .property so i celved by the 8tate treasurer, he shall I responsible, upon bis bond, to the State, i for other funds received by bim in b official capacity : Provided, however, That tl trustees of any school district of this Sta may take and hold In trust, for their particuli school district, any grant or devise of land and any gift or- bequest of money, and app the same In the interest of the schools ot the district, In Bach manner as In their Judgmei seems most conducive to the welfare of tl schools, when not'otherwise directed by U terms of the said grant, or devise, gift qr b quest : And, provided further, That bet?re sal trustees shall assume control of any such gran devise or bequest, they shall give a bond,*! be approved ot by the school commissioner i the county in which' such grant, devise or h quest is made, said bond to be deposited wit clerk of the court of said county. STATE SUPERINTENDENT 0? EDUCATION. SEC. 6. That the present State supertntei dent ot education shall continue in office unt the election and qualification of his successo at the general election In 1872, and every foi years thereafter, a State superintendent < education shall be elected, lathe samemanix as other State officers, who shall enter upc the duties of his office on the first day ot Jam ary succeeding his election. SEC. 7. .That he shall, before entering upc the dories of bis office, give bond, for the ut of the State ot Souih Carolina, In the pern sum of five thousand ($5000) dollars, wipi goo and sufficient sureties, to be approved by tb Governor, conditioned for the faithful and ID partial performances of the duties ol'his o ill ci and he shall, also, at the time of giving bom take and subscribe the oath prescribed in se tion 30 of article II of the constitution of tr. 8tate, which oatlf shall be endorsed upon tb back of said bond, and the bond shall be file wiui, auu preserved oy, tne secretary or atan SEC. 8. That the State superintendent c education shall receive, as compensation lc his services, the sum ot two thousand riv. hundred dollars (12600) per anuum, togethc with his actual cost of transportation wbe travelling on public business, payable quarto* yearly out of the State treasury. SEC. 9. That he shall have general supervl sion over all the common and public schools c the State, and it shall be his duty to vis every county in the Sute for the purpose < inspecting the schools, awakening an int?r?t favorable to the cause of education, and diffiu lng, as widely us possible, by pub'Ic addresse and personal communication with schoc officers, teachers and parents, a knowledge c existing defects and desirable Improvement In the government and instruction of tb schools. SEC. 10. That he shall secure uniformity Ii the use of text books throughout the comino; and public schools of the State, and shall forbii the use of sectarian or partisan books and in struction in schools. SEC. ll. That he shall prepare and transmi to the several county school commissioner* school registers, blank certificates, reports and such other suitable blanks, forms an? printed instructions as may be necessary t< aid school officers and teachers in making their reports, and carrying into lull effect thi various provisions of the school laws of thi State; and shall cause the laws relating ti common schools, with such rules, regulation forms and Instructions os shall be prescrlbec by the board of education, to be printed, to? gether with a suitable Index, In pamphlet form by the person authorized to do the State print? ing, at the expense of the State; and he shall cause copies of the same to be transmitted tc the several county school commissioners foi distribution. SEC. 12. That lt shall be the duty of the State superintendent of education to collect in his office such school books, apparatus, maps and charts as can be obtained without expense to the State, and also to purchase, at an ex? pense not exceeding fifty dollars a year,, rare and valuable works on education, for the benefit of teachers, authors and others who may wish to consult them; and the said sum is hereby annually appropriated for this purpose out of any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated. Ssc. 13. That copies of all papers filed in the office of the State superintendent of educa? tion and his official acts may be certified by him, and, when so certified, shall be evidence equally and in like manner as the original papers. SEC. 14. That the State superintendent of education shali submit, in his annual report, a statement of his official visits during the post year. . SEO. 16. That he shall make a report, through the Governor, to the General As? sembly, at each regular session thereof, show? ing: 1st. The number of persons between tho ages Ol six (6) and sixteen (16) years, inclu? sive, residing in the State on the first day of the last preceding October. 2d. The number of such persons In each county. 3d. The number of each sex. 4th. The number of white. 6th. The number of colored. 6th. The whole number of persons that at? tended the free common schO( :-of the State during the year ending the thirtieth "day ot the last preceding September, and the number In each county that, attended during, the same period. . ., 7th. The number ol whites of each sex that attended, and the number of colored of eaot eei. that attended the aald echo ois. 8th. The number o? common schools In th? State. .**"' 9th. Tiie number of pupils that studied eec! of the branches taught. 10th. The average wages paid to teachers o each sex. Uth. The number of school-booses erectec during the year, and the location, materia and cost thereof. 12th. The number previously erected, th? material of their construction, their conditio: and value, and the number with their groundi enclosed. . 13th. The counties In which teachers' inst! tutes were held, and the number that attendee the Instituten in each county. . * Uth. Such other statistical information ash? may deem important, together with such piani as he may have matured, and the State boort of education may haye recommended for th? management' and Improvement of the scnog fund, and for the more perfect organization and efflclenoy. ot the common BOhools. \ 16th. The number and cost of the books fur* nlshed to each county school commissioner. SEC. 16. That he shall have power te exam? ine all persons who may make application U. him, as to their qualification for teaching chool in this State; and that to all persons ol good moral oharaoter who pass a astipfactor examination, he sharl issne a certificate o qualification for teaching school in the Stat? of South Carolina, which* certificate shall an thorize the person to whom it is given to teael in any of the common eehoole of tba?State, ii wbioh his or her servi oes- may be desired bj the trustees of tbeeohool in wham he or eb< may mtke application to teach, without anj further evidence of qu<*lifioetion. Said car tafi oate shall "be valid for the term of two (Sj years, unless sooner revoked. SEO. 17. That ho shall annually, on the fini day of November, or as soon as practicable thereafter, apportion the income of the State school fund, and the annual taxes collected bj 1 the State for the support of schools, among the ceveral soho3" d istneta of tbe Slate, ii proportion to the respective number of pupUe attending the publie schools, and he shell oar iffy such apportionment 'to the State treas .urcr. He shall also certify to the treasurei and school commissioner of each county the amount apportioned to their county, and be shall draw his orders on the State treasurer in favor of the county treasurer of each coun? ty for the amount apportioned to said county, SEO. 19. That there is hereby appropriated; ont of any money in the State treasury nol otherwise appropriated, the som of one thou sand dollar? annually, to the State superinten? dent of ?ducation, for the purpose of defray, ina: Ute expenses of clerk hire rn the office a the said State Superintendent of ed noa Hon said eum to be drawn quarterly by him, and t< be dis baned by tbe said State superintendent for tbe parp?se herein named : Provided, Thal the said som of ene thousand dollars shall tx in toll for tile annual payment of af] clerk hin of eaid department. SEO. 19. That- the Slate superintendent O education shall discharge sash other daties ai may be provided by law; and he shall delivei to hi? successor, within ten days after the ex piration ol bis tera of office, alt books, papers documents and other property belonging t< hie office. SEO; 20; mat, miase or vacancy irrthe of fice of 8tat? superintendent of education, thc Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a person to fill s ;ch va? cancy, who shall qualify within fifteen days af? ter his appointment, and shall continue in of? fice until the next ensaing general election, when a person shall be elected to fill the un? expired term; and should the person so ap pointed fail to qualify within the time speci? fied, such lal lure shall create a vacancy. OOCI?TT SCHOOL COUDCSSlO?cas. SEO. 21. That the present county achoo! commissioners shall continue in office anti' their successors are elected and qualified There shall be elected in each connty, at thc geueral election in October, A. D. 1872, and al the general election every two years thereaf? ter, a 8ohool commissioner, who shall hold hit office until bis successor is elected and quali? fied. He f ball, before entering upon the du? ties of his office, give bond for the nee of the county in which be is elected, for educational purposes, in the penal sum of twice the amount of his annual salary, with good and sufficient sureties, tobe approved by the county commis? sioners, conditioned for the faitblul and .'inpar? tial discharge ol the duties of his office. SEC 22. That on the first day of January next succeeding the day of his election, be shall take ?nd subscribe the oath oi office pre? scribed in section 80, article II, of the consti? tution of this State, which oath he shall file in tbe office of the clerk of tbe court of the coun? ty in which he was eleoted, and shall'immedi? ately enter upon the discharge of his duties: and upon his failure ao to do, or if for any other causo there should be a vacancy in tbe office, the Governor shall appoint a person to fiji, such vacancy, who shall qualify within fif? teen days after hie appointment, and shall con? tinue in office until the tims prescribed far filling said office by election, as herein provi? ded; and should the person so appointed fail to qualify within the "thne-i specified, suoh failure shall create a FOOL.ney. . ? Seo. 38. ,11 sholl be the duty of each cooa ty school commissioner to ris it each of the eehoole in his j arsenic ti oo, at least feb ree times a term, and to note the ooorse and method of instruction, and the branches tangbt, and to give such recommendations in the art of teach? ing, and tbe method thereof, in each school, as shall he necessary and expedient, so that uniformity in the course of studies and methods ot ina'ruction employed shall be se? cured, aa lui as practicable, in tho schools of the several grades roapootively. He shall ac? quaint himself, as far as practicable, with the character and condition of each school, noting aDy deficiencies that may exist, either in the government of the school, or the clasaiflMtion of its pupils, or the method of inslractiou em? ployed in the several branches, and shall make Buch saptzestions in private to the tearing* aa to him shall appear necessary to the good order of the school and the progress pf the pupils. He shall'note the character and condition of the school-bouses, the sufficiency or insuffi? ciency of the furniture, and shall make such suggestions to tbe several district boards as, in bis opinion, shall seem conducive to the comfort and progress of the pupils of the sev? eral schools. It shall be the duty of each county sobooloommiseioner to aidthe teachers in all proper effort? to improve themselves in their procession. * For this purpose he shall encourage the formation of associations of teachers for mu? tual improvement;, he shall attend the meet? ings, of such associations, and give such ad? vice and iostructipn in regard to their con? duct and management as, in hie judgment, w?l oontrifcute to their greater efficiency. He shall also deliver a public lecture to the peo-1 pie in eich of the seren? districts of f ce na ty each year, for the purpose of alevati the standard i?f ?^?y^fi^n, and increaniag t general totoiott of the people in pcb lehools. Sic ?a. That it shall be Ms duty io see th in every school andu Us ?ctn there ?bait tenght, M te as pweti cable, orthtjjrrmjA reading, writing, arfthmegfo, ifeograpii//1 glish grammar, history of the United 8tttt the principles or the coottitation and Ia*?, the United State* and of this State, a?4"gQ behavior. ,.'" Sic 23,. He sha??, on or before the flrat.^ Of October of each ye?.:, forward to th?,-?te anpehntendent of education aa ?uttaeed^ port, containing an abstnwt of ?he ispoi ntade to him by the va*ioa?ec??ol latests 'lt teachers te his comity, and snowror toe em t? on of the schools telfer Ms charge, BttgUta mg each imprOvsmentoM the vt?axA'-njjki M he may deem osefat, and grvmgso?' cth reformation in regard to the practical oij?l tion of the common schools and iawe'r?a? thereto, aa may be deemed of jmblic Inter? Be shall aLsoincludo in his repext aneh otb matten as he shall fee Asertad to re?oit the State superintendent of education, - Ssc 26. Inti, should be faii to maka Hus 1 port required in the preceding section, toes* forfeit to th? achooi faart of ins coavty htofc quarter's olary ef that year, ?nd aha ? ad fee liable tot aU damage? caused feytnefetfe ure. Bia 31. That he ?hau, at alf times, cos fot to the instructions of the State fluporiatendb of educa t ion, aa to matters within the jorisd -doa af said esysrttjtondcnt, rVthaBee? the orgaa of communication between th? st State supe ria teadsat and aohool anthonti< He theil trana* to ?cheal officers, tr toad (tra, all bianka, carawara, and other oosunm < Attona whteb are ta th*? directed. : /c Sac 38. That each county school cenufri nioner shall re?oive, at oamnoajiatto? for fe 6ex7i06B, including OTC?ogca of tranaportatic within his county, an annal salary of oi thousand dol?an, except the county soho oothmtaeibnor bf Charleston, who shall recel; an annual ?alar* of one toousend t wo handel donan, payable quarterly by the State trea orer. Sao. 23. Thai county Ueaa&sera shall pi over ali moneys by him received, which ehi have been assessed by virtue of the vote any (harriot meeting, as hereinafter pro rid? , dor, in tbs county in which such district situated, on the order of the chirk af tl board of trastees of said district, conn tera ig ed fey UM county school eommisaloner, tel used for the parp?os directed by the cUatri meeting so held. Said money shall fee asses sd and collected at the timo, and in the mai nar that coon ry teste an assessed and coltec ed; and if the 1 nh ahitan ts of any school di trict, at their annual district meeting, nhs fail to provide for the ral?ing of such a ta then the county school ecniariaaioner Of tl county in which each district is aitaatedshi be required to withhold from said district th part of the State appropriation derived fro the revenue of the Brate, and to apportion ai distribute the sam?, to tba. other, districts the county which have complied with the r qui re men te o? this act: Provided, That': school districts whet? there are lees than oi hundred children between the ages of six ar sateen the gm schools. Sac 30. That it shall bc the duty of eat county school commissi oner t immediately a ter the passage of this act, to divide his com ty into convenient school districts, for all po poses connected with the general interest < education, and redistrict the same, whenere in his Judgment, the general good requires i And every school diHtriqt organised tn purst ance of thia act abai) be a bod* politic and co ponte, by the name and style of school dist? No. -, <such a number as may be designate fey the enanty school commissi oners, ) oi -- county, (the name of the county in which ti district is situated,) State of Sooth Caro lim and in that name may sae and fee sued, and I capable of contracting and being contracte with, and holding suth real and personal si tate aa it may come into possession of, by wi or. otherwise, or as ' is. authorised to be pm chased by the provisions cf mis set, all < which shall be used exclusively for aohool pm poses. Each school district s ball be confine to the management and control of the board c school trustees hereinafter provided ter, wh shall hold their office for two yean, and ont their successors are appointed and qualified and the fcaid trustees shall be exempt fror militia and road da ty, and payment of poll tax ' . BSC 81. That then shall be, to each county a board af eTsaiaaw? composed of the conn t; school commissioner, who shall ex officio, b chaim.in, anti two other members; who aha: be appointed by the conaty-school commis ?oner, and shall hold office for the tenn o two years from the time of their appointaient bat no person shall be appointed a member o the county board of examinera who ie not com p?tent to teach a first grade school. It shall be the.duty of the county board o examinen to examine ali candidates for th? profession of teacher, and to give to each per son found qualified a certificate, sotting fort! the branches of learning he or she may tx capable of teaching. Suoh examination to Ix .renewed every year; and no teacher shill b< employed in any of the common or pabhi schools without a certificate from the Corrati board of examinen ortho State au perin tendent of education. . . Sac 62. That the board ?af county ?Shoo examinen shall meet at least twice a y ear, ai Bach places, and at such times, as the countj school commissioner shall appoint; that the county school commissioner shall be' c?ainnan and clerk of the board, and shall keep a hu record of their proceedings, and a register ol the name, age, sex, coter, residence, and date of certificate of each person to whom ? eerti neate is issued, and, in oaee a certificate fe? cancelled, shall make a proper entry of the ' flame. Sac S3. It shan-be te? dary of each county board of school comm iaeio o era to appoint lor oaoh and every schcol district in their county three school trustees, who ehalt' hold their office for two years, whose dory ahaH be tm hereinafter prescribed; and they shall bate power to fill, from time to time, all vacancies which' may occur ia their respective school districts in boards of aohooJ trastees te their county. SEC 84, That the said trastees, within fif? teen (15) days after their appointment shall take an oath or affirmation faithfully and im? partially to discharge the duties o? their office, which oath the member? ara authorised to adr minister to each other. . ssc 35. .That it shall be the duty of the aaid trustees, my two of .whom shall constitute a qr.orum, to meet as soon and often ss practi? cable, after 'hating been appointed and quali? fied, at such pitee ss may be most convenient [OonUnutd on Iburth Page.]