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

registers, blank certificates, reports, ana sucn
other suitable blanks, forms and pilntea IN,
structions as may be necessary TO alo school
officers and teachers i'll making their reports
and carrying into full effect the various provls,
ions of the school laws Of this State; and snail
cause the laws relating to common schools,
with such rules, regulations, forms and lnstruc-
tions as shall be prescribed BY the board OF
Education, to be printed, together with sulta-
HE index. in pamphlet form, by the person
authorized to do the State printing, at the ex-
| pense of the State; and he shall cause copies
of the same to be transmitted to the several
Comfy School Commissioners for Distribution.
SEC. IL. That it shall be the duty of the State
Superintendent of Education to collect, IN his
office, such school books, apparatus, maps and
charts as can be obtained without expense to
the State; and also to purchase, at an expense
not exceeding fifty dollars year, rare and val
liable works on education, for the beneht OF
teachers. authors and others who may wish to
consult them; and the said sum is hereby an
nually appropriated for this purpose out OF any
moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise
SEC. 19. That copies of all papers filed in the
Office of the State Superintendent OF Education
and his official acts may be certified by him,
and when so certified shall be evidence equally
and in like manner as the original papers.
SEC IA. That the State Superintendent OF
Education shall submit in his annual report
statement of his official visits during the past
year.
SEC. Is. That he shall make areport, through
the Governor, to the General Assembly, at each
regular session thereof, showing:
lst. The number of persons between the ages
of six (6) and sixteen (16) years, inclusive, re-
fIaC Ctoto he first
preceding October.
ID. The number of such persons in each
county.
Sd. The number of each sex.
4th. The number of white.
5th. The number of colored.
9Th. The whole number of persons that at
tended the free common schools OF the State
during the year ending the thirtieth day of the
last preceding September, and the number in
each county that attended during the same Pc
Rod
7th. The number of whites of each sex that
attended, and the number of colored OF each
sex that attended the said schools.
Sth. The number of common schools in the
State.
9th. The number of pupils that studied each
of the branches taught
10th. The average wages paid to teachers OF
each sex.
18th. The number of school houses erected
during the year, and the location, material and
cost thereof
18th. The number previously erected, the
material of their construction. their condition
and value. and the number with their grounds
enclosed.
18th. The counties in which teachers lnstl-
tutes were held, and the number that attended
the institutes in each county.
14th. Such other statistical information as he
may deem important, together with such plans
as he may have matured, and the State Board
of Education may have recommended tor the
management and improvement OF the school
fund, and for the more perfect organization and
efficiency of the common schools.
SEC 16. That he shall have power to examine
all persons who may make application to him,
as to their qualification for teaching school in
this State; and that to all persons OF good NOR
al character who pass satisfactory examina-
tion he shall issue certificate Of qualification
for teaching school in the State of South Caro-
lima: which certificate shall authorize the per-
son 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 he or she may make appli-
cation to teach, without any further evidence
of qualification. Said certificate shall be valid
for the term of two ~ years, unless sooner re-
voked.
SEC. II. That he shall annually, on the first
day of November, or as soon as practicable
thereafter, apportion the income of the State
school fund, and the annual taxes collected
by the State, for the support of schools, among
the several school districts of the State, in pro-
norton to the respective number of pupils at
tending the public schools, and he shall certify
such apportionment to the State Treasurer.
He shall also certify to the Treasurer and
School Commissioners of each County the
amount apportioned 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 the said Coun-
Sec. 1s. That there is hereby appropriated,
ont of any money in the State Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of eight hun
dred (SO0) dollars annually, to the State Super
intendent of Education, for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses of clerk hire IN the office
of said State Superintendent of Education; said
sum to be drawn quarterly by him, and to be
disburscd by the said State Superintendent for
the purpose herein named: Provided, That
the said sum of eight hundred (S00) dollars
shall be in full for the annual payment of all
clerk hire of said Department.
SEC. 19. That the State Superintendent of
Education shall discharge such other duties as
may be provided by law and he shall deliver
to his successor within ten days altar the expi-
ration of his term of Office, all books, papers,
documents and other property belonging to his
Office.
SEC. 20. That in cases of vacancy in the Of
flee of State Superintendent of Education, the
Governor shall appoint, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, person to fill such va
cancy. who shall qualify within fifteen days af-
ter his appointment, and shall continue in of
flee until the next ensuing general election,
when person shall be elected to fill the unex-
pired term; and should the person 80 appoint
ed fail to qualify within the time specified, such
failure shall create vacancy.
COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.