The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-05-27
OFFICIAL.
Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislatnrc---
Session 1870 and 1871.

Session 1870 and 1871.
An Act to Amend an Act Entitled Gan
Act to Establish and Maintain a Sys-
tenn IF Free Common Schools fer he
STATE Of South arolinu."
SECTION i. Be it Resolved by the
Senate and Housr of Representatives of
the State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same, That tho State
Board of Education shall consist of the
several county school commissioners aud
the State superintendent of education,
who shall be &c o6icio chairman of the
board, and who shall DE entit'e ed to vote
on all questions submitted to the board.
The board my elect one Of it's members
as secretary.
SEC. 2 That the State board of Ed
ucation shall hold it's first meeting at the
Capital % the State, on the second We'd
nesdayy after the 'pprcval of this act,
and shall thereafter meet on the first
Wedn sday in October of every year
at the Capital of the State, and at such
o1hes times and places as the State su-
perintcndant Of education shall direct.
The members of the board shall be en-
TITLED to receive mileage at the rata of
twelve (l2) cents per mile going to aed
returning / on the meetings of the board
aforesaid, TO be paid by the State Treas
urer on presenoation of certificate
signed by the chairman and secretary of
the board.
SEC. ). That, for procuring an uni.
ioriu system OF tex, books, to be used in
the common and public schools through
out the State, there shall be a commits
sion Of Eve arp intcd to consist of His
Excelleacy the Governor, who shall bc
sesst..ttisEc chairman, tho 4chaiisaaueoftl.o
committee on education of the senate
and house OF representatives. and, for
Tie purp Sc of selecting the other two
members, the scnsomta:ivcs shall, in
like manner, select the other: Provided
hat the commission herein appointed
shall not have power to amend or change
the list OF text books already in use
until the first OF Sanuary, 1873, unless
authority be granted to the commission,
by Act of the General Assembly. to
amend or change the list forcsad : And
provided further, That the commission
shall decide upona list OF textbooks to
be used in the common and public
schools throughout the State. and shall
furnish the samc to the board of cduca
ton at It's first session. Th meetings OF
the State board OF education shall be
held for the purpose Of considering such
matters as may bo deemed necessary.
and of taking such actron as may ad
vance the cause of common school cdu-
cation in this State.
SEC H. That the school trustees of
every school district shall make out and
forward to the school commissioner OF
abe county wherein such school district
is situated a list Of all text books needed
by the persons attending school, whic..
list. when properly certified to by said
trustees, the school commissioner shall
approve and forward to the State Su-
perlatcndant OF education. The State
superintendent Of education shall, a,
soon us practi cable after the receipt of
such list, forward the booss therein re-
'iufet ssco vi ci,a,sa. 4and ,ho general
assembly shall By appropriation ior the
payment of the books aforesaid
SEC. 5. That the State board Of edit
cation shall take and hold in trust. for
the State, and grant or devise Of lands,
and any gilt or bcquest of money, or
other personal property, made to it for
educational purposes, aud shall pay int,
the State treasurer, for safokgcpimg aud
inves tlnent, all moneys and incomes from
property so received. The State treas
"rer shall, from time to time, invest all
such money in the name Of the State,
and shall pay to the State board of edu.
cation, oil tie warrant Of the Governor,
the income or principal thereof, ns it
shall, from time to time, require; Pro.
vlded, That no disposition shall be made
OF any grant, devise, gift or bcques, in