A. D. 1912. State Hospital for Insane. Penitentiary. Pensions. vided, That the agent shall not receive exceeding three per cent. for receiving and disbursing any funds which may come into his hands as provided above. The Secretary of State shall issue the commission to said agent without charge; the appropriation for schools for the same shall be expended through their agent under bond as above specified. Sec. 811. The Regents of the State Hospital for the Insane shall each receive four dollars per day for each day actually engaged in attending the meetings of the said board, and mileage at five cents per mile actually traveled Sec. 812. The balance in the hands of the directors of the State Penitentiary at the close of any year, together with all other amounts received, or to be received, from the hire of convicts or from any other source during the current fiscal year, are appropriated for the support of the penitentiary. The Superintendent of the Penitentiary be required, when called upon by the keeper of the State House and Grounds, to furnish such convict labor as he may need to keep said State House and Grounds in good order. Sec. 813. The appropriation for pensions is made for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for the relief of certain soldiers and sailors, and widows of certain soldiers and sailors of late war between the States," approved December 24, 1887, or Acts amendatory thereto, said appropriation to be paid at such time during the fiscal year as may be designated by the State Board of Pensions: Provided, That the Pension Board shall, before paying out any amount appropriated, revise the whole list of pensions, and only those to be found in actual need of support, whose names are now on the list, or may hereafter be put thereon, shall receive pensions; and it shall be the duty of the Pension Board to permit applicants for pensions show by competent evidence that they are in actual need of support, and that the property they possess does not provide such support, either by reason of its condition or by their physical inability to make it so: Provided, further, That the Governor, Comptroller-General and Treasurer be, and they are hereby, authorized to borrow from time to time such amounts as may be necessary to meet this appropriation: Provided, further, That the Comptroller-General is uthorized to issue his warrants to the Clerk of the Court of he several Counties, for such amounts as may be determined is belonging to the pensioners of such county, to be disbursed by him according to law: Provided, That no sale, ransfer, or assignment of any pension, except by the written order of the county pension commissioner, shall be valid: Provided, That all expenses incurred in the distribution of said fund shall be paid out of the appropriation for pen sions. A. D. 1912. tices. Sec. 814. No more shall be charged or paid for any Election nonotice of election published in any newspaper than one dollar for seventy-five words for the first insertion and fifty cents for seventy-five words for the second or subsequent insertion, and the Secretary of State shall provide the form of notice for printing blanks, etc., for general election. Sec. 815. The appropriation for public printing shall include such sum or sums as may be authorized to be drawn from the State Treasury during any session on account of public printing for that session, and no amount in excess of the amount appropriated for any year shall be drawn or expended, any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding. The sum of $800 of the amount appropriated, if so much be necessary, shall be applied to the payment of and for binding the Acts, Journal and Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly. Public printing. Agricultural Sec. 816. The Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical Clemson College shall analyze in its chemical laboratory all samples and Mechani of rock, minerals, earths, and water received from the cal College. Geologist for such constituents as may be designated, and shall make returns of such analysis to him upon completion of the same. The order in which analyses shall be made shall be that in which the samples are received from the State Geologist. The expenses of the analyses for the State Geologist shall be paid out of funds of said college. commission. Sec. 817. In addition to the appropriation for printing Historical historical records, the Historical Commission may use therefor the proceeds of sale of historical publications now on hand or hereafter issued by them: Provided, That one copy of each publication issued be sent to each of the State institutions of learning, and an account of sales of publications be filed with their report to the General Assembly. A. D. 1912. General Assembly. direction git Sec. 818. That the amounts specified for expenses connected with the General Assembly shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the certificates of the Clerk of the Senate, attested by the President of the Senate, or of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, attested by the Speaker, or of the Chief Clerk of the Engrossing Department, as the case may be. Where no Sec. 819. Where no direction is given in this Article as en; how paid. to the manner in which a specific appropriation shall be paid, the same shall be paid under the direction of the Governor and the Attorney-General in such manner as will safeguard the interests of the State. Certain officers may borrow. Sec. 820. That in anticipation of the taxes herein before levied, the Governor and the State Treasurer and the Comptroller-General be, and they are hereby, empowered to borrow on the credit of the State so much money from time to time as may be needed to meet promptly at maturity the interest which shall mature on the first day of July and on the first day of January of each year, on the valid debt of the State, and to pay the current expenses of the State government for the current fiscal year, and for pensions: Provided, That the sum so borrowed shall not exceed five hundred thousand ($500,000) dollars. State Libra rian: how 823. Salary. 824. Oath and bond. 825. Board of Trustees of State Library. 829. Empowered to sell certain books. 830. Trustees to report to General Assembly. Section 821. The General Assembly shall elect a State elected and Librarian, whose term of office shall be for two years, and until a successor shall be elected and qualified. term of office. Civ. '02, 8 725. Sec. 822. The State Librarian shall have the charge and responsibility for the safe keeping of the property of the A. D. 1912. Duties of. cate committed into the care of the said officer, and shall rform the duties required by, and shall otherwise act ider the direction of the Board of Trustees as hereinafter 726. nstituted. Sec. 823. Civ. '02, § Civ. '02, § The salary of said officer shall be eight hundred Salary of. ollars, and it shall be due and paid as the salaries of other tate officers are due and paid. 727. Sec. 824. The State Librarian, before entering upon the oath of office and bond of. uties of the office, shall take and subscribe the oath pre- Civ. '02, ribed in Section 26 of Article III of the Constitution, and 728." Sec. 825. The Governor, the Secretary of State and the Board of Trustees for the State Lib rary. Board. Civ. '02, § x officio, shall constitute a Board, to be designated and Civ. '02, § nown as the Board of Trustees for the State Library, and 729. shall be vested with the duties and powers hereinafter conferred to conduct, care for and foster the State Library so as to enhance its usefulness to the citizens of the State. Sec. 826. The said Board shall have the power of expend- Powers of ing any moneys appropriated for the increase of the State Library in the purchase of suitable books and other matter 730. of a literary and scientific nature and works of art appropriate to a complete library, as in the exercise of discretion may seem to be for the interest of the State Library. The Board shall also have the power to make convenient rules for its care and management, which shall be printed and publicly displayed within the library hall, and so regulate the conduct of the State Library as may best advantage the citizens of the State and increase its usefulness. Sec. 827. The said Board of Trustees shall be empowered Duties and to accept and retain donations of books and other property adding to the value of a public library, whether the dona- 731. tion be absolute or in trust, temporary or indefinitely, and shall likewise receive and disburse any funds obtained by gift, will or otherwise for the use of the State Library. Sec. 828. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Trustees to be caused to be bound any unbound volumes deposited umes. in the State Library that in its judgment may be necessary, 732. Civ. '02, powers of. Civ. '02, § Duty as to unbound vol A. D. 1912. Empowered to sell certain books. 733. and shall cause the same to be stamped as the property of the State. The cost of binding, which may not exceed the price charged by contract with the State at the time of such work, shall be paid out of the State Treasury upon the warrant of the said Board of Trustees. Sec. 829. The said Board of Trustees are hereby empow ered to sell any books of any kind, in the nature of publie Civ. '02, documents, or surplus books of other kinds, whether bound or unbound, in the State Library, at a fixed and reasonable price, and the proceeds of sales of the same shall be invested from time to time by the said Board in books for the increase of usefulness of the State Library: Provided, That sufficient copies be retained for the use of the General Assembly and for free distribution among public libraries and the governments of other States and of the United States. annually. Trustees to Sec. 830. The Board of Trustees for the State Library report to General Assembly are required annually to make a report of the proceedings of the Board and the condition of the Library in its charge to the General Assembly, with any recommendations that may seem for the advancement of the interests of the Library. Civ. '02, 734. State Geolo gist to be Section 831. The Governor, by and with the advice and appointed; consent of the Senate, shall appoint, for a term of two years, al from ofa State Geologist, who shall have the qualifications of a good term: remov fice. Civ. '02, 733. moral character and a competent knowledge of scientific and practical Geology and Mineralogy: Provided, The Governor may remove the State Geologist, for cause, at any time, and appoint a successor, whose appointment shall be confirmed by the Senate at its next session. |