Schools to be ers in each district, shall have located the schools in their re- TIT. 1. spective districts, they shall designate each school by number or by name, and give notice thereof to the comptroller of the A. A. 1811. treasury of the state; and every order drawn on the comptroller, [Free for the money appropriated by this act, for the support of each schools.] school, shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the designated by board of commissioners for the district in which the said number or by school may be situated; shall express by name, the school on name. account of which the order is drawn, and shall not be for a smaller sum than seventy-five dollars, unless on the death, resignation or removal of an instructor, the sum so drawn for, shall be the whole amount which may be due. 72 And be it further enacted, That until the number of Schools may schools established by the state, shall be sufficient to educate be removed the children in every part of each district, the commissioners annually. shall be authorized and required, if they think it expedient or necessary, to remove the schools annually, into different parts of their respective districts: Provided nevertheless, That no school shall be established in any part of any district, unless the inhabitants shall, at their own expense, provide a sufficient school house for the accommodation of the scholars. 73. And be it further enacted, That in all districts where a The funds school or schools are already, or may hereafter be established provided by by private funds or individual subscription, it shall be lawful this act may for the commissioners of the free schools, at their discretion, be united with others, in supto unite such part or parts of the funds provided by this act, for such districts with such school or schools, in such manner schools. as may appear to them best calculated to promote the objects of this act. port of 74. And be it further enacted, That the number of commis- Apportionsioners of free schools in each election district throughout ment of comthis state, shall be as follows, viz: For St. Philip's and St. Michael's, thirteen; for St. John's, Colleton, five; for Prince William's five; for Winyaw, nine; for All Saints, three; for St. James', Goose-creek, three; for St. Paul's, five; for Williamsburgh, five; for Kingston, three; for St. Helena, five; for St. Luke's, five; for Barnwell, seven; for Clarendon, five; for Chesterfield, three; for Edgfield, thirteen; for Greenville, nine; for Saxegotha, five; for Lewisburg, three; for Marlborough, five; for Orange, five; for Richland, five; for Union, seven; for St. Andrew's, three; for St. Peter's, five; for St. Stephen's, three; for Liberty, five; for St. James', Santee, five; for St. John's, Berkley, seven; for St. George's, Dorchester, three; for St. Bartholomew's, nine; for St. Thomas and St. Dennis, three; for Christ Church, three; for Abbeville, eleven; for Chester, seven; for Claremont, seven; for Darlington, five; for Fairfield, nine; for Kershaw, five; for Lancaster, five; for Laurens, nine; for Newberry, nine; for Pendleton, thirteen; for Spartanburgh, nine; for York, seven.* As the institution of free schools by this act, was meant to be a general and permanent system of elementry education, it would seem that missioners. TIT. 1. A. A. 1811. that school to 75. Whereas, from the number of orphan children from every part of this state, educated and supported by the munificence of the citizens of Charleston, in the Orphan House of that city, an ample opportunity is offered, of making a judicious selection of talents and genius; in order, therefore, to further the patriotic and liberal views of the patrons of that institution; One scholar of 76. Be it enacted, That from and immediately after the passbe educated ing of this act, the commissioners of the Orphan House, in the at the South city of Charleston, shall be, and they are hereby authorized Carolina Col- and empowered to select, annually, one youth from the numlege, annual ber educated and maintained on the bounty of that institution, for the purpose of completing his education at the South Carolina College, graduate and receive the degrees conferred at the said college. ly. A. A. 1811. 77. And be it further enacted, That the trustees, the president and professors, shall be, and they are hereby directed to receive, and cause to be educated, and allowed to graduate at the South-Carolina College, the boys to be selected as aforesaid, subject nevertheless, to all the rules, orders and regulations of the said South-Carolina College. 78. And be it further enacted, That all expenses incident to the education and maintenance of the said boys, so to be selected, (clothing excepted,) shall be defrayed from the amount annually appropriated by the legislature to the SouthCarolina College. 79. And be it further enacted, That as the youths so cho-sen, shall graduate, or in case of the death, expulsion or removal of them, or any of them, the commissioners aforesaid, are hereby authorized and empowered to fill up any vacancies occasioned thereby. 80. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and forty dollars be, and are hereby annually appropriated for the clothing of each of the said boys, while they remain at the said college: Provided nevertheless, That they shall not continue beyond the 81. Whereas, William Burnside, Zachariah Bailey, James M'Mahan, James Young and William Laur, trustees of the Wadsworth-ville Poor School, in the district of Laurens, have petitioned the legislature to authorize them to sell, alien and dispose of such lands as cannot be rented or leased, and which was left by the last will and testament of Thomas Wadsworth, deceased, for the support of a poor school in the said district: And whereas, Henry W. Desaussure, having been appointed by the will of the late Thomas Wadsworth, deceas it is misplaced in this volume: but when it was considered, that the system has just commenced its experimental course, and that from the evidence hitherto afforded of its public practical utility, compared with the immense expense necessary to support it, it appeared ex. tremely doubtful whether it would long abide the tests of public investigation and experience; it was thought prudent, rather to give the act a place in this volume, than in the first or second. ed, a trustee, to give effect and operation to his will, for the TIT.1. establishment of a free school, is willing, and has agreed that such lands, which cannot be leased or rented, may be sold; A. A. 1811. in order to carry the intentions of the said testator into ef fect, dispose of 82. Be it therefore enacted, That the trustees of the Wads- The trustees, worth-ville Poor School, in the district of Laurens, and their of the Wadssuccessors in office, be, and they are hereby authorized and worth ville empowered to sell and convey, in fee simple, to any person Poor School or persons who shall purchase the same, all or any part of the authorized to lands left by the last will and testament of Thomas Wads- certain lands, worth, deceased, for the support of a free school in Laurens &c. district, which cannot be leased or rented; Provided, That the proceeds arising from the sales of such lands shall be applied by the said trustees, to the support of the said poor school, in such way and manner as shall be best calculated to carry into effect the intentions of the said testator. [See Incorporated Societies.] TITLE 2. Barracks. TIT. 2. 1. AND be it enacted, That the sum of seven hundred dollars be paid to the commissioners appointed by the citizens of Charleston to superintend the erection of barracks at Had- A. A. 1812. drill's point, in Christ Church parish, for the purpose of ena- Seven hunbling them to complete the said barracks; and that a further dred dollars sum of five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appro- appropriated priated for the purchase of the land upon which the said bar- for building racks are erected, to be paid to Nicholas Venning, his execupoint, and five tors or administrators, upon his, her or their conveying the hundred dolfee simple of the said land to the treasurer of the lower divi- lars for the sion, for the state of South-Carolina. at Haddrill's purchase of a 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners for superin- site for the tending the building and completing the said barracks, shall same. be, and they are hereby required, at the next session of the legislature, to account for the said sum of seven hundred dollars hereby granted for that purpose. 18 TIT. 3. A. A. 1784. ers to engage fort. Pilots to be TITLE 3. Beaufort. 1. BE it enacted, That the commissioners herein after named shall be, and they are hereby empowered to engage proper persons to serve as pilots for the bar and harbour of Beaufort, Port Royal, and to purchase or build a proper boat or boats for the use of the said pilots, in such manner as to the said commissioners shall appear most conducive to the safety of the navigation thereof; and the pilots so engaged shall be subject to such rules as shall be made for their conduct by the said commissioners, and shall for every neglect of duty be liable to be discharged from the said employment, and also be subject to such forfeiture, not exceeding the salaries to be allowed them, as to the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall be judged proper, over and above any other damages that may be legally demanded from them. 2. That shall be, subject to the and they are hereby appointed commissioners for putting this rules made by act in execution; and in case of the death or removal of any one or more of the said commissioners, the remainder of them shall have power to appoint an equal number of other proper persons to serve as commissioners in the room of such as shall be dead or removed. the said commissioners. A. A. 1798. 3. Whereas representations have been made to the legisla2 Faust 228. ture, by the inhabitants of the town of Beaufort, stating as a grievance, that sundry grants have been improperly obtained for the lands lying in front of some of the streets in the said town: And whereas the parties holding such grants, have, by their petitions, stated that they were fairly obtained, and have been bought by them for valuable considerations: Certain streets to be extended, &c. Commission 4. Be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, the streets in the said town, which run northwardly and southwardly, and which extend to Bay-street, shall be, and they are hereby continued and extended, in such manner, as for ever hereafter to be open and free to the river, lying in front of the said town, and to be at all times accessible to all persons: And that all the land lying directly and immediately in front of the said streets, down to the channel of the the said river, whether the same be covered with the waters of the said river or not, shall for ever hereafter be considered as the property of, and belonging to the said town; and shall never be granted by any governor of this state, or be otherwise vested in any individual or individuals, or any body corporate, unless it be by an act of the legislature, passed for that purpose: And every grant which may at any time hereafter be obtained, for any part of the said land, shall be ipso facto void. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawers empower- ful to and for the commissioners of the streets, for the time ed to sue, &c. being, of the town of Beaufort, in their own names, but for TIT.3. and in behalf of the said town, to commence a suit or suits, against any person or persons, claiming title to and being in A. A. 1798. possession of lands lying in front of the streets of the said 2 Faust 229. town, and claimed as part thereof; and should a verdict or verdicts, be obtained against the said commissioners, it shall and may be lawful for the jury giving such verdict, and they are hereby required, to assess the value of the said lands, with such improvements as may be thereon at the time of passing this act, and the said lands, with such improvements as may be thereon at the time of passing this act, shall be vested in and be considered as part of, and belonging to the said town of Beaufort, on payment or tender of the sum at which they shall be valued by the jury aforesaid; and the commissioners of the streets for the time being, of the said town of Beaufort, are hereby vested with full power and authority, and are hereby required, within three months after any verdict shall be obtained against them, in any suit commenced as aforesaid, Their duty, for the purpose of trying the right to the lands above men- &c. tioned, to assess the lots in the said town of Beaufort, according to their value respectively, to raise the amount of the sum specified in the said verdict, together with the costs of suit; and the said commissioners, or a majority of them, after the proprietors of the said lots shall be cited before them, to shew cause why execution should not issue, shall have power, if no such cause shall be shewn, immediately to issue execution from under their hands and seals, or from under the hands and seals of a majority of them, to sell the lot or lots of such proprietors, giving thirty days notice of such sale. * 6. Whereas the act for preventing certain streets in Beau- A. A. 1800. fort from being obstructed, passed the twenty-first day of 2 Faust 365. December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun-. dred and ninety-eight, has never been carried into effect, and is found to operate injuriously to certain citizens owning lots on the bay of the said town, opposite to the streets, inasmuch as they have built, at considerable expense, certain wharves and houses thereon, previously to the passing the said act: And whereas it is the wish and desire of several of the citîzens of the said town, to retain their right to the said lots, and not to receive compensation therefor, as directed by the said act: And whereas it is conceived that this privilege would meet the approbation of the citizens of the said town; provided the owners of such lots, who prefer the retaining the said lots, to receiving compensation therefor, be restricted from erecting any buildings thereon, and be confined to improve the same merely as wharves : 7. Be it therefore enacted, That the said act to prevent certain streets in Beaufort from being stopped or obstructed, passed the twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as it relates to such * Vide supra. |