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An Act to Establish and Main.
tain a System Of Free Com
mon Schools for the State of
South Carolina,

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SEcT1oN I, BE it enacted by tn
senate and House Of Representative
OF The state OF South Carolina, nov
met and sitting in General Assembly
ana by tho authority of the same:
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
That the State Board of Education
stall consist of the several Count,
School Commissioners and the Sat,
SupcrindenL Of Education, who shal
be er ohicio Chairman Of tho Board
and wko shall cHtitlrd to vote on al
Questions submitted to the Board
The Board may elect ono Of it's men,
bers as Secretary.
SEC. That the state Board Of Ed
uca,ion shall hold its first meeting a
the Capital Of the State on the Srcont
"Wednesday after the approval OF 1hi.
: Act, and shall thereafter meet on the
first " cdncsday in October Of ever,
year at the Capital Of the State, ant
at such ether times and places as The
State Superintendent ttoi'Education shal
direct. The members Of the Boar.
shall be entitled TO receive ~ mi!ca,rc
az the rate OF twenty COZ cents ryl
milo, going to and returning from { Il,
meetings Of the Board aforesaid. H. =,
!'H:l iy the State Trr"s:;rcr on r!..
2:,ta.:on OF q c.'rtitiratr sighed hv III.
l'':sirinan aud Secretary OF the
! Board.
SEC. ;. That for the purpose 81
procuring al uniform system of text.
h""k>. TO be Gsod in the common and
| public Srhnols throughout the State
:hcrc shall be Il Commission Of fiv,
appointed, to consist uf His Excel,
lcncy the Governor, who shall be e1
! 'W'i" Chairman the Chairman Of the
Committee on Education of tho Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives
and Tor the purpose of selecting the
other two members, the Senate shall
by Il majority of votes, appoint one.
and the House Of Representatives.
>hail, in like manner, select the other
Provided. That the Com mission, hav-
ing decided upon list o. textbooks,
A.. $ach list shall not be subject to amend
mcnt Or change until the first Of Jan
nary, 1873, unless authority be grant
ed to the Commission, byAct OF tho
General Assembly, 10 amend or
change the list aforesaid: And pro.
vided, further, That. the Commission n
shall decide upon I:s. of textbooks
to be used III tho common and public
schools throughout the State. and
shall furnish the same to the Board of
Education at its first session. The
meetings Of the State BoarI Of EIu-
cacon shall be held for the purpose of
considering such matters as may be
deemed necessary, and Of taking such
action as may advance the cause of
common school education in this State.
SEQ 4. Books shall be furnished to
the pupils in the public and common
schools of this State at ten per cent.
above their cost to this State and, in
all cases where the parents neglect or
refuse to furnish their children, attend
ing such schools, with suitable books
the Trustees of the several school dis
tricts are hereby authorized to furnish
gratitously to such pupils as they may
bo satisfied are unable to pay for then,
but in all other cases they shall fur
nish books to tho pupils who have
failed to purchase books, and certify
the cost Of the same, with the of the
person against whom they arc charged,
to the Assessor, within whose district
such school district may be situated
be situated at the time when the an
ual assessment Of property is made :.
and it-shall be the duty of said Asses
sor to return the amount, SO certified
to the Auditor of his County, whose
duty it shall be to place the same
upon the County duplicate, and cause
it to be collected at the same. time
and IN the same manner that State
and County taxes arc collected. -,
SEC. s.. That the State Board Of
Education shall take aud hold in trust
for the State; any grant or devise Of
lands and any gift or, bcqucst Of mon
ey or other personal property, made
to it for educational purposes. and
shall pay into the State Treasury, for
safe keeping and investment, all Iii or
eys ard incomes from property so re:
ceived. The State Treasurer sh;hl
from time to time, invest all such mo-
ney in the name Of tho State, and
shall pay to the State Board of Edu.
cation, on the warrant of the Cover
nor, the income or principal thereof,
as 1t shall, from time to time require:
Provided, That no disposition shall bo
made OF any grant. devise, gift or be-
quest inconsistent with the conditions
or terms thereof. For the f;rithfnt
management of all property so re-
ccivcd by tie State Treasurer, he
shall be responsible, upon his bond, to
tie State, as for other funds reccivod
by him in his official capacity: Pro-
vided3.,howeveT That tkeb Trustees
Of any School District of this State
may take and hold { In trust, for their
particular School District, any grant
or devise of lands; and any Igift 6iebel
quest Of money, and apply. the, same
in the interest.of4 4he schools of.their
District, in such manner as in their
judgment seems most conducive to the
welfare uqfs = thaI hchoolsd tsfren mot
otherwise directed by the terms of
the said grant, 76rIlefiso4 agtft ] or be.
quest And provided, further That
fore said Trustees shall assume con.
troll of any such grant, devise or be.
quest, they sAalfgiye o. bead; Ito' be
approved .of by the" Sehoof Commits.
sioner Of the County in. which~susb
grant, devise or bequest Is mude, Said
bond to be- depositsd with Clerk .qt
the courtsc .so! n SAID ropnty. ~ M ]
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