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

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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 fol
filling said Office by election, as herein provided
and should the person so appointed fail to qual.
ify within the time specified, such failure shall
create vacancy.
SEC. %. That he shall have the general su-
pervision 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 and encourage Trustees and
teachers, see that the common school law is
properly enforced, and do whatever may pro-
mote the cause of education in the county.
Sec "a. That it shall be his duty to see that
in every school under his care there shall be
taught, as far as practicable, orthography,
reading, writing, arithmetic geography, Eng
lish grammar, history of the United States, the
principles of the Constitution and Laws of the
United States and of this State, and good
behavior.
SEC. 25. He SHALL on or before the first day
of October in each year, forward to the State
Superintendent of Education an extended re-
port, containing an abstract of the reports
made to him by the various school officers and
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ton of the schools under his charge, suggest
ing such improvements in the school system as
he may deem useful, and giving such other in
formation in regard to the practical operation
of the common schools, and laws relating
thereto, as may be deemed of public interest.
He shall also include, in his report, such
other matters as he shall be-directed to report
by the State Superintendent of Education.
SEC. 26. That should he fail to make the re-
port required in the preceding section, ne
Shall forfeit to the school fund of his county the
sum of fifty (50) dollars, and shall besides
be liable for all damages caused by such neg
lect.
SEC. 27. That he SHALL at all times, conform
TO the instructions of the State Superintendent
of Education, as to matters within the jurisdic-
diction of said State Superintendent BE shall
serve as the organ of communication between
the said State Superintendent and school au-
thorities. He shall transmit to school officers,
or teachers all blanks, circulars and other COM
munications which are to them directed.
Sec. 2S. That each County School Commis-
sioner shall receive as compensation for his
services, including expenses of transportation
within his county, an annual salary of one
thousand Il ,OO0) dollars, except the County OF
Charleston, in which county he shall receive an
annual salary of fifteen hundred Il ,5OO) dollars,
payable quarterly by the State Treasurer.
COUNTY BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Sec. 90. That the County Commissioners OF
the several counties shall furnish the School
Commissioners of their respective counties
with an Office and the necessary Office furni-
ture.
SEC. 80. That it shall be the duty of each
County School Commissioner, Immediately af-
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ty into convenient School Districts, for all pur-
poses connected with the general interest OF
education, and re-district the same, whenever,
in his judg dgment, the general good requires it.
Each District shall be confded to the manage
ment and control of the Board of School Trus-
tees hereinafter provided for, who shall hold
their office for two years, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty of the School
Commissioners of each County to select two
suitable and discreet persons, who, together
with himself, shall constitute Board OF EXAM
iners whose duty it shall be to examine all
candidates for the profession of teacher, and to
give such persons as are found qualified GER
tifcate setting forth the branches Of learning
he or she may be found capable of teaching
such examination to be renewed every year.
No teacher shall be employed in any of the
common or public schools without certificate
from the Board of Examiners or the State Su-
perintendent; but certificates furnished by the
Board of Examiners shall be valid only in the
counties where issued A majority OF the
County Board of Examiners shall have power,
for good and sufficient reasons, to cancel any
certificate issued by them before the expiration
of the time for which said certificate was grant
ed.
Sec. 80. That the Board of County School
Examiners shall meet at least twice year, at
such places, and at such times, as the County
School Commissioners shall appoint; that the
County School Commissioner shall be Chairman
and Clerk of the Board, and shall keep fair
record of their proceedings, and register OF
the name, age, sex, color, residence and date OF
certificate of each person to whom certlhcate IS
issued and in case O certificate be cancelled,
shall make proper entry of the same.
SEC SO. That it shall be the duty of the
County Board of School Examiners, at their
first meeting, to order, in and for each and ev-
ery school district in their county an election
for Board of three ~ School Trustees, whose
duties shall be as hereinafter prescribed. The
said County Board shall also have power to fill,
by appointment, all vacancies which may occur
in the respective School District Boards OF
School Trustees in their county.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TRUSTEES.
Sec "a. For the purpose of conducting the
election provided for in the foregoing Section,
public meeting of the voters of each school
district shall be called by order of the County
Board of Examiners said meeting shall be pre-
sided over by one member of said Board OF Ex,
aminers, or person by them appointed; shall
keep fair record of its proceedings, to be de-
posted with the County School Commissioner,
and shall then proceed to elect three persons
resident in the said school district, to serve as
School Trustees for one year Provided that ff-
teen days notice shall be given of every such
SEC. IS. That the said Trustees within fifteen
(15) days after their appointment or election
shall take an oath or affirmation faithfully and
impartially to discharge the duties of their
office, which oath the members are authorized
to administer to each other.
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