The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-01

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School Commissioner, and to visit
tho school at least twice in every
month during tho school torn.
Sec. 3S. That it shall bc the
duty Of tho Trustees in the several
school districts to make, or cause
to bo made, annually, in each
school district, by tho first day OF
Scptcmber, an enumeration Of all
the children between the ages OF
six (6) and sixteen (l6) years,
resident within such school dis
trict, distinguishing between male
and female, white and colorcd
and tho Clerk Of SAID Board of
Trustees shall return to tho Coun.
ty School Commissioner dupli-
cate report Of the Same: Provided,
That in case tho enumeration of
scholastic population Of any school
! district is not made, as provided
for in this Act, by that time, the
County Board of School Examiners
is herewith authorized to appoint
new Trustees for such school dis
trict, unless for good and sufficient
cause the Trustees havo failed to
act.
| SEC. 80. 1t shall DO tho duty Of
tho Board Of Trustccs to hold u
regular session in their School
District at least two weeks before
the commcnccmout Of any or every
school term, for tho transaction OF
any and all business necessary TO
the prosperity Of the school, with
power to adjourn from timo to
time, and to hold special meetings
at any time or place.
SEC. 10. That tho Board or Trus.
toes shall have power to establish
and mako all arrangements for tho
common schools Of districts, paving
due regard to any school house
already built or site procured, rs
well It's to all other circumstances
proper to bu considered, so as to
best promote the educational in
forest Of their district: Provided,
That if said Board OF Trustees
shall fail to establish schools and
build school-houscs, when and
whore Tho necessities Of Tho people
require them, it shall be the duty
Of the County School Commission.
CT, and he shall havo tho power,
to establish and build tho Samo at
tho expense Of tho school fund Of
such School District. They shall
employ teachers from among those
having certificates, and discharge
the samo when good and sufficient
reasons for so doing present them
selves; but they shall employ no
person to teach in any Of the
schools under their supervision
unless such person shall bold, at
the time Of commencing his or her
school, y certificate to teach,
granted by tho County Board OF
School Examiners, or by tho State
Superintendent Of Education.
SEC. Ill. That should the Board
Of Trustees bo unable otherwise to
procure sites for school houses,
they arc hereby authorized to ap-
point n jury OF view Of five legal
voters Of the County, who shall
locate said site as the public inter-
est may require; but, except in u
city, town or village, said site shall
not be located within two hundred
yards Of the dwelling Of the owner
Of tho land takon for said site
without his consent, given in wri-
ting. The said jury shall assess
tho value Of tho same, and report
their action to tho Board Of Trus-
toes, who shall secure tho title
and pay for tho site, as decided by
the jury Of view, ont Of any mon
cys available for that purpose.
SEC. ~. That when it shall so
happen that persons arc so situated
as to be bcttcr accommodated ut
the school Of any adjoining School
District, or whenever it may be
desirable to establish q school
composed Of parts Of two or more
School Districts, it shall bo the
duty Of tho respective Boards Of
Trustees Of the School Districts in
which such persons reside, or in
which such schools may bo situated,
or OF the School Districts, or tho
parts Of which tho school is to be
composed, to transfer such persons
for education to tho School Dis
trict in which such school house is
or may be locatcdj but tho emu.
meration Of scholars shall bo taken
in each District as if no such trans
fer had been made; and such
school, when so composed, shall
bo supported from tho school funds
Of the respective School Districts
from which tho scholars may have
been transferred
SEC. 13. That the school year
shall commence on tho first Mon
day Of October, and close on the
last Friday Of Juno in each yoar;
but the County School Commis |
sioner shall have power to I;,h'"V
tho school yoar according ~ ~ IL" ~"
school fund apportior' " "''
County.
SEC. 41. Tbrso y school he i''Ia' aoachor he 'to to
uuIy o.. o. Hnd flo with tho Clerk
nr.,S~ l'c"HS~ Board Of Trustees, at the