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UNITED STATES: — SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA.

Constitution and Government.— The General Assembly consists of a Senate of 42 members, elected for four years (half retiring biennially), and a House of Representatives of 124 members, elected for two years.

All male citizens of the United States who have paid the poll tax and are registered have the right to vote. For registration, it is necessary to be able to read and write English, and to have paid the taxes, payable in the previous year, on property in the State assessed at 300 dollars or more.

South Carolina is represented in the United States Congress by two Senators and seven Representatives.

Governor.— Co]e L. Blease, 1913-15 (3,500 dollars).

Secretary of State. — R. M. McCown.

The State is divided into 42 counties.

ine state is aiviaea into 42 counties.

Area, Population, Instruction.—

which 400 square miles is water.

Area, 30,570 square miles, of

Years

1820 1880 1900 1910

White 1

237,440 391,245 557,995 679,557

Negro

265,301 604,332 782,321 835,843

Total

502,741

995,577 1,340,316 1,515,400

Per sq. mile

16-7 ' 33-0

44-4 49-7

1 Including Asiatics and Indians.

In 1900 the population by sex and birth was

—

White

Negro Asiatic Indian j Total

Male. Female.

281,147 276,660

383,626 ' 65 57 664,895 398 695 2 64 ; 675,421

Total

557,807

782,321 67 121 | 1,340,316

The population in 1910 was made up of 751,842 males and 763,558 females, and included 331 Indians, 56 Chinese and 8 Japanese. The foreign- born population numbered 6,054.

Charleston had a population of 58,833 in 1910 ; Columbia, (Capital), 26,319; Greenville, 15,741 ; Spartanburg, 17,517.

The most numerous religious bodies in the State are Methodist and Baptist.

School attendance is not compulsory, but there are restrictions on the employment of illiterate children in factories or mines. There are separate schools for white and coloured children. In 1910 the public elementary schools of the State had 340,415 enrolled pupils and 6,968 teachers. The public high schools had 251 teachers and 4,634 pupils. For the training of teachers there were two public normal schools with 50 teachers and 605 students. For higher instruction the State has two institutions : the University of South Carolina, founded in 1805, had in 1910, 34 professors