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

all arrangements for the common schools
OF dietricts, paying due regard to any
schooi-house already built or site pro-
Cured. as well as to all other circumstan.
ces proper to be considered, so as to best
promote the educational interest of their
district: Prooided, That if said Board of
Trustees shall fail to establish schools
and build dschool-houses, when and where
the nece ssities of the people require
them, it shall be the duty of the County
School Commissioner, and he shall have
the power, to establish and build the
same at the expense of the school fund
of such School District. They shall
employ teachers from among those hav-
ing certificates, and discharge the same
when good and sufficient reasons for go
doing present themselves; but they shall
employ no person to teach in any of the
schools under their supervision unless
such person shall hold, ut the time of
commencing his or her school, q certifi-
cate to teach, granted by the County
Board of School Examiners, or by the
State Superintendent of Education.
SEQ. Al. That should the Board of
Trustees be unable otherwise to procure
sites for school-houses, they are hereby
authorized to appoint jury of view of
locate said site as the public interest may
require; but, except in city, town or
village, said site shall be located within
two hundred yards of the dwelling of
the owner of the land taken for said sito
without his consent, given in writing.
The said jury shall assess the value of the
same, and report their action to the
Board of Trustee, who shall secure the
title and pay for the site, as decided by
the jury of view, out of any moneys
available for that purpose
SEQ. 40. That when it shall 30 happen
thatpersons are 30 situated as to be better
accommodated at the school of any
adjoining School District, or whenever it
may be desirable to establish o school
composed Of parts of two or more School
Districts, it shall be the duty of the re-
spective Board of Trustees of the School
District in which such persons reside, or
in which such schools may be situated, or
of the School Districts, or the parts of
which the school is to be composed, to
transfer such persons for education to
the School District in which such school
house is or may be located; but the
enumeration of scholars shall be taken
in each District as if no such transfer
had been made; and such school, when
so composed, shall be supported from the
school funds of the respective School
Districts from which the scholars may
have been transferred.
SEC. 43. That the school year shall
commence on the first Monday of Octo-
ber, and close on the last Friday of
June in each year; but the County
School Commissioner shall have power
to limit the school year according to the
school fund apportioned to his County.
SEC. A. Thnt it shall be the duty of
each school teacher to make out and file
with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees,
at the expiration of each school month,
full and complete report of the whole
number of scholars admitted to the
school during each month, distinguish-
ing between male and female, the
average attendance, the branches taught,
the number of pupils engaged in each
of eaid branches, and such other stats
tics as he or she may be required to make
by the County School Commissioner;
and until such report shall have been
certified and fled by the said teacher, as
aforesaid, it shall be the duty of said
Board of Trustees to require the same,
and forward to the County School Com
pay for his or her services.
NoA>S' 1os Ahou SI0 Sttsk0
dent of Education, or nny County School
Commissioner, or School District Board
of Trustees, may receive, in behalf of the
State Board of Education, any gift,
grant, donation or devise of any school
house. OF site for q school house, or
library for the use of any school, or
schools, or other school purposes within
the State, and are hereby invested
with the care and custody of all school
houses, sites, or other property belong.
ing to the State Board Of Education
within the limits of their jurisdic-
ton, with full powers to control the
same in such manner as they may
think will best subserve the interests Of
common schools and the cause of educa-
ton, subject to the control of the State
Board of Education.
CHARLEeTON CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COM
MIssIoNERs.
SEQ 46. That it shall be the duty of
the School Commissioner of Charleston
County to organize, in oil those districts
outside of the city of Charleston, formerly
known as Parishes. suitable number Of
schools, as soon as practicable after the
passage of this Act. He shall visit said
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