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

We copy tho following sections
from the Act to Establish and
Maintain System Of FREQ Com
mon Schools for tho State ofSouth
Carolina, as relating particularly
to Newbcrry:
COUNTY BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
SEC. 20. That :ho County Com,
mlssloners Of the several Counties
shall furnish tho School Commits.
sloncrs Of their respective Coun-
ties with an Office and tho neccs
sary Office furniture.
SEC. 30. That it shall DO tho
duty Of each County School Com
missioner, Immediately after tho
passage Of this Act, to divide his
County into convenient School
Districts, for all purposes connect
cd with tho general interest Of
education, and rc-district the same,
whenever, in his Judgment, tho
general good requires it. Each
District shall bo confined to tho
management and control Of tho
Board of School Trustees herein
after provided for, who shall hold
their Office for two years, and un-
til their successors arc elected and
qualified.
SEC. 81. 1t shall be tho duty Of
tho hool Commissioned Of
oac County to select two
suitable an d discreet persons,
who, together with himself, shall
constitute Board Of Examiners,
whose duty it shall be to examine
all candidates for tho profession of
teacher, and to give such persons
as arc found qualified II certificate
setting forth the branches Of learn
ing he or sho may be found capa-
bio OF teaching; such examination
to b. 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
Superintendent; but certificates
furnished by the Board Of Exami-
ners shall be valid only in the
Counties where issued A MAORI.
ty Of Ihc County Board Of Exam
lners shall have power, for good
and sufficient reasons, to cancel
any certificate issued by them be.
foro tho expiration Of tho time
for which said certificate was
granted.
SEC. 32. That tho Board Of
County School Examiners shall
meet AT least twice Il year, and at
such times, as tho County School
Commissioner shall appoint; that
the County School Commissioner
shall be Chairman and Clerk Of
the Board, and shall keep IL fair
record Of their proceedings, and
register Of tho name, age, scx,
color, residence and date Of ccrtili-
cate Of each person to whom GER
titicatc is issued, and in case Il cor
tilicatc be cancelled, shall mako q
proper entry Of tho samc.
SEC. 33. That it shall bo the
duty Of the County Board Of School
Examiners, at their first meeting,
to order, in and for each and every
school, district in their County, an
election for a Board Of three CD
School Trustees, whose duties
snail bc rs hereinafter prescribed.
The said County Board shall also
have power to fill, by appointment,
all vacancies which may occur in
t h respective School District
Boards Of School Trustees in their
County.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TRUSTEES.
SEC. 81. For the purpose Of con.
ducting the election provided for
in tho foregoing Section, public
meeting Of the voters Of each
school district shall be called by
order Of the County Board Of EX-
aminers said meeting shall be
presided over by one member Of
said Board Of Examiners, or u per-
son by them appointed; shall ap-
point Secretary, who shall keep
fair record Of its proceedings, to
be deposited with the County
School Commissioner, and shall
then proceed to elect three per-
sons, resident in the said school
district, to servo as School Trus.
tees for one year: Provided, That
fifteen days notice shall bo given
of every such public meeting.
SEC. 35. That tho said Trustees,
within fiftcon (15) days after their
appointment or election, shall tako
an oath or affirmation faithfully
and impartially to discharge 'ho
duties of their Office, which oath
tho members are authorized 10 adj
minister to oach other.
SEC. SO. That it shall be the
duty Of the said Trustees, any two
of whom shall constitute n quorum,
to meet as soon as practicable aftor
having been appointed or elected
and qualified, at such place rs may
be most convenient in tho district,
and organize by appointing one Of
their number Clerk Of tho Board,
who shall nrociIn Of tbn ofin;oj