Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the Board of Trustees for the State Library be, and it is hereby, authorized to present to such colleges, schools and historical societies in the State as may be approved by it, a reasonable number of such surplus copies of the public Acts, Reports, Resolutions, Records and other publications of the State as are now or may hereafter be deposited in the Legislative Library: Provided, In every case that said Trustees are satisfied that such college, school or society will carefully preserve and use such publications in the study of the history of South Carolina.

Approved the 17th Day of February, A.D. 1900.

Miles B. McSweeney, Governor.
Robert B. Scarborough, Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.
Frank Boyd Gary, Speaker of the House