The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-03-31

meration of all the children between the ages
of six (6) and sixteen (16) years, resident with
in such school district, Distinguishing between
male and female, white and colored; and the
Clerk of said Board of Trustees shall return to
the County School Commissioner duplicate
report of the same: Provided, That in case the
enumeration of scholastic population OF any
school district is not made, as provided 1or In
this Act, by that time, the County. Board OF
School Examiners is herewith authorized to ap-
point new Trustees for such school district, un-
less for good and sufficient cause the Trustees
have failed to act.
Sec. SO. 1t shall be the duty of the Board Of
Trustees to hold regular session in their
School District at least two weeks before the
commencement of any or every school term, for
the transaction of any and all business neces-
sary to the prosperity of the school, with pow,
er to adjourn from time to time, and to hold
special meetings at any time or place.
Sec. 40. That the Board of Trustees shall have
power to establish and make all arrangements
for the common schools of districts, paying due
regard to any school-house already built or site
procured, as well as to all other circumstances
proper to be considered, so as to best promote
the educational interest of their district: FRO
vided, That if said Board of Trustees shall fail
to establish schools and build school-houses,
when and where the necessities OF the people
require them it shall be the duty of the Coun-
ty School Commissioner, and he shall have the
power to establish and build the same at the
expense of the school fund Of such school dis
trict They shall employ teachers from among
those having certificates, and discharge the
same when good and sufficient reasons for so
doing present themselves; but they shall en-
ploy no person to teach in any of the schools
under their supervision unless suchperson shall
hold, ut the time of commencing his or her
school, q certificate to teach, granted by the
County Board of School Examiners, or by the
State Superintendent of Education.
Sec Al. That should the Board of Trustees
be unable otherwise to procure sites for school
houses, they are hereby authorized to appolnta
jury of view of five legal voters of the county,
who shall locate said site as the public interest
may require; but except in city, town or VII
| lage said site shall not be located within two
hundred yards of the dwelling of the owner of
the land taken for said site without his consent,
given in writing. The said jury shall assess
the value of the same, and report their action
to the Board of Trustees, who shall secure the
title and pay for the site as decided by the jury
of view, out of any moneys available tor that
purpose.
persons arc so situated as to be better accom-
modatcd ut the school of any adjoining School
District, or whenever it may be desirable to es-
tablish school composed OF parts OF two or
more School Districts, it shall be the duty OF
the respective Boards of Trustees of the School
Districts in which such persons reside, or in
which such schools may be situated, or OF the
School Districts, or the parts of which the
school is to be composed, to transfer such persons
for education to the School District in which
such school house is or may be located; but the
the enumeration of scholars shall be taken in
each District as if no such transfer had been
made; and such school, when so composed, shall
be supported from the school funds of the re-
spective School Districts from which the schol-
ars may have been transferred.
Sec 43. That the school year shall COM
mence on the first Monday of October, and
close on the last Friday Of June in each year;
but the County School Commissioner shall have
power to limit the school year according to the
school fund apportioned to his County.
SEC A. That it shall be the duty of each
school teacher to make out and file with the
Clerk of the Board of Trustees, at the eXpira-
ton of each school month"; full and com plete
report of the whole number of scholars ad
mitted to the school during each month, dis
tingrishing between male and female, the aver
age attendance, the branches taught, the number
Of pupils engaged in each of said branches, and
such other statistics as he or she may be requir-
ed to make by the County School Commissioner;
and until such report shall have been certified
and filed by the said teacher, as aforesaid, it
shall be the duty of said Board of Trustees to
require the same, and forward to the County
School Commissioner, before said teacher can
draw pay for his or her services.
Sec IS. That the State Superintendent of
Education, or any County School Commits
sioner, or School District Board of Trustees,
may receive, in behalf of the State Board of
Education, any gift grant, donation or devise
of any school house, or site for school house,
or library for the use of any school or schools,
or other school purposes within the State, and
are hereby invested with the care and custody
of all school houses, sites or other property be-
longing to the State Board of Education with
in the limits of their jurisdiction, with full
power to control the same in such manner as
they may think will best subserve the interests
of common schools and the cause of education,
subject to the control of the State Board OF
| Education.
CHARLESTON CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL CONiMIs-
| sIoNERS
SECTION 46. That it shall be the duty of the
School Commissioner of Charleston County to
organize, in all those Districts outside of the
city of Charleston, formerly known as Parishes,
a suitable number of schools, as soon as practi-
cable after the passage of this Act. lie shall
visit said schools not less than twice during
each year, and shall perform such other duties
as are prescribed for County. School Commits
sioners in this Act Upon failure or neglect TO
discharge the duties imposed upon him by this
Section when reported to the State Superinten-
tendent of Education, the said State Superin-
tendent is hereby empowered to take such
measures, as, in his judgment may be necessary
to enforce faithful performance of duty on
the part of said School Commissioner.
Sec A. That the School Commissioner of
Charleston County, in conjunction with one
suitable and discreet person from each ward in
the city of Charleston, to be appointed by the
Governor shall constitute the Charleston City