The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17
NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY SCHOOL cosHIs-
sIoNER.
ORAnorBuRa Cousrr, 8. c.,
ORAnoEBuRo CoUsTr, 8. c.,
June lsf, 1871. .

To each Of the CLERKS Of the BOARD
of SCHOOL TRUSTEES in the Various
School Districts of Orangeburg County you
are hereby instructed 90 CALL MEETING
of the Legal Voters Of your respective
School Distriots on Saturday June oath,
1871, Mt IL o'clock NJ.
Notice of the time aud place OF suoh meet
ing to be given by the Clerk Of tie Board Of
Trustees by posting written or printed mo-.
tices in three eal .'pblio places Of the School
District at least ten (i0) days before said
meeting. Your special .attention is inyited
to the following extracts from an Act :te
amend an Act entitled IAN act to establish
and maintain system of Free Common
Schools for the State of South Carolina, . an
proved March 9Th, 1871;
SEC. xxx. The County Treasurer shslls
pay over all moneys by him received which,
shall have been assessed by virtue Of the vose-
Of any District Meeting as hereinafter pro--
vided for, in the County in which such dis
trist 10 situated. on the order of the Clerk Of
the Board of Trustees Of seid, District, coun-
tersigned by the County School Comn,issiond
er, 10 be used for the purpose dirsctsd By
the District meeting 80 held. Said money
shall be assessed and collected at the time,
and in the manner that County taxes arc
assessed and collected and IL the Inhabitants
of any School District. Mt their annual Dis
trict meeting, shall fail to provide for the
raising of such tax. then the County School
Commissioners of the County in which saeh
District is situated, sban be required 10
| withhold from said District that part - ~.
State appropriation derived from the reye-
nue of the State, and to apportion Eau ,;,. :;
tribute the same to the other Districts 81 N.
C9uh'y which hava complied with the ~
Iuirments OF this Act: Provided, That in
:. ~"hooi Districts where there ars Les. tb.n
one hunercd c.sildren between the sron ~
six and sixteen, the inhabitants may rsfso
such sum, per child, as win bo sufficient
to maintain their schools,
SEC. L. The following persons shall be
entitled to voie at any District meeting. viz:
All persons possessing the qualihcation or
electors, as defined by the Consultation OF
this State. and who shall be residents Of the
District at tue time of offering 10 vote at said
meeting.
SEC Ii, The Inhabitants qualified to a. a
school meeting, la~fully assembled, ahsll
hate power:
lst To appoint a Chairman to preside
over said meeting.
@ To sdjutrn fram limo to time.
3D. To choose Clerk, who al,su peSsesn
The Qualification OF voter.
4'h. To raise hv tax, in rddi,ion to the
amount arporiionrd by the State In. = "a
UN '' - -. s-..,- Of mon " ,,s they nay
deem proper for the support ofpublie .ehosN
said sum not 10 be more than three dollar.
Tor every rhitFfh thes Lisssisi sbssssSn do
ages OF siv and six,ecI,, as aseertcined by the.
iast enumeration said sum to be collected
by th. County Treasurer. and 10 be held ,v
him. subject to the order of the Trustees
coun'crsigncd by the County School Com
missioner, spea sums of money to be used as
shall be agreed upon at the meeting. either
'of tho pay Of teachers salary or to purchase
az lease silica Tar aplioal hoVsea, "a build.
hire or rarehase s';ch sohool haasas, 1 keen
'hem IN repair, and furnish the sa,ae with
necessary fuel ond appendagcs; or to fur
nish black boards, outline inaps and appara-
tins for Illustrating the principles of science.
or TO discharge any debts or liabilities law,
fully incurred.
9th. To give such direction and make such
provisions as may be deemed necessary. in
relation to the prosecution or defence of anx
suit or proceeding in which the DISTRICT may
be party,
9th. To authorize the Baard Of Frss,sss to
build school houses. or to rent the same: to
sell any school house site. or other property
belonging to the district, when The .ame
shall no longer he Rcedfpl for the use of the
District.
7th To alter or repeal thaiE proceedings,
from time to time, as occasion may REQUIRE
and to do any other business contemplated in
this Act. T.. 1. CAIN,
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