The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-03

|ifcasion3 for teaching schoolin the State
shall authorize the person to whom it is
given to teach in any OF the common
schools OF this State, in which his or her
services may be desired by the Trustees
Of the school in which lie or; she may
make application to teach, without any
further evidence of qualification. Said
certificate shall be valid for the term OF
two (2) years, unless sooner revoked.
SEQ. II. That he shall annually, on
the first day of November. or as sooD
as practicable thereafter, apportion tho
income OF the State school fund, and the
annual taxes collected by the State for
the support of schools, among the seve-
raj school districts of the State, in pro-
portion to the respective number of pu-
pills attending the public schools, and he
shall certify such apportionment to the
State Treasurer. He shall also certify
to the Treasurer and School Commits
sioner of each County the amount ap-
portioned to their County, and he shall
draw his ORDERS on the State Treasurer
in favor of the County Treasurer of each
County for the amount apportioned to
said County.
SEQ. 18. That there is hereby appro.
priated, out of any money in the State
rreasury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum Of eight hundred (S0O) dollars
annually, to the State Superintendent of
Education, for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of Clerk hire in the Office
of said State Superintendent of Educa-
tion; said sum to be drawn quarterly by
him, and to be disbursed by the said
State Superintendent for the purpose
herein named: Provided. That the said
sum of eight hundred (80O) dollars shall
be in full for tho annual payment of all
Clerk hire of said Department..
SEQ. 19. That the State Superinten-
dent of Education shall discharge such
other duties as may be provided by law;
and he shall deliver to his successor,
within ten days after the expiration of
his term of Office, all books, papers, doc
uments and other property belonging to
his Office.
Sec. 70. That, in case of vacancy in
the Office of State Superintendent of Ed
ucation, the Governor shsll appoint.
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, q person to fill such vacancy, who
shall qualify within fifteen days after his
appointment, and shall continue in office
until the next ensuing general election,
when person shall be elected to fill the
unexpired term; and should the person
so appointed fail to qualify within the
time specified, such failure shall create
vacancy.
COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
SEQ 2l. That the present County
School Commissioners shall continue in
Office until their successors are elected
and qualified. There shall be elected in
each County. at the general election in
October, A. D. 1870, and at the general
election every two years thereafter,
School Commissioner, who shall hold his
Office until his successor is elected and
qualified.
Sec. %. That on the first day of JAN
uary next succeeding the date of his
election, he shall take and subscribe the
oath of Office prescribed in Section 30,
of Article II, of the Constitution of this
State, which oath he shall file in the Of
fee of the Clerk of the Court of the
County in which he was elected, and
shall Immediately enter upon the dis
charge of his duties; and upon his fail
ure 30 to do, or if for any other cause
there should be vacancy in the Office,
the Governor shall appoint person to
fill such vacancy, who shall qualify
within fifteen days after his appointment,
and shall continue in Office until the
time prescribed for filling said Office by
election, as herein provided; and should
the person SO appointed fail to qualify
within the time specified, such failure
shall crente vacancy.
Sec %. That he shall have the gene
raj supervision of all the common and
public schools in his County. He shall
visit each school in the County at least
once each regular term thereof, counsel
with and encourage Trustees and teach
ers. see that the common school law is
properly enforced, and do whatever may
promote the cause of education in the
County.
SEQ "a. That it shall be his duty to
see that in every school under his care
there shall be taught. as far as practica-
BILE, orthography. reading, writing. arith-
metic, geography, English grammar,
history of the United States, the princi.
Piles of the Constitution and Laws of the
United States and of this State, and
good behavior.
SEQ. 25. He shall, on or before the
first day of October in each year, for
ward to the State Superintendent of Ed
ucation an extended report. containing
an abstract of the reports made to him
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