The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-04-20

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school teacher to make out and file with the
Clerk of the Board of Trustees, at the e1pira-
tion of each school month, full and complete
report of the whole number Of scholars admit
ted TO the school during each month, distln--
gushing between male and female, the average
attendance, the branches taught, the number
of pupils engaged in each Of said branches,
and such other statistics az he or she may be
required to make by the County School Com
missioner; and until such report shall have
been certified and filed 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 Commissioner, before said
teacher can drawtpay for his OF her services.
On the filing of the teachers report, the Clerk
of the Board of Trustees shall draw an order
in duplicate on the County Treasurer for the
amount due each teacher, which order shall be
countersigned by the County School Commis-
sioner, who shall file the duplicate in his Office.
SEC. 45. That the State Superintendent of
Education, or any County School Commission
er, or school district Board of Trustees, may
receive, in behalf of the State Board of Edu-
cation, any gift, grant, donation or devise of
any school house, or site for school house, or
library for the use of any school or schools, or
other school purposes within the State, and are
all school houses, sites, or other property be-
longing to the State Board of Education with
in the limits of their Jurisdiction, 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 education,
subject to the control of the State Board of
Education.
CHARLESTON CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITS
sIoNERs.
Sec. 46. That it shall be the duty of the
School Commissioner of Charleston County to
organize, in all those districts outside of the
city of Charleston, formerly known as Parish
es, suitable number of schools, as soon as
practicable after the passage of this Act. he
shall visit said schools not less than three times
during each year, and shall perform such other
duties as are prescribed for County School
Commissioners in this Act. Upon failure or
neglect to discharge the duties imposed upon
him by this section, when reported to the State
Superintendent of Education, the said State
superintendent is hereby empowed to take
such measures as, in his judgment, may be me-
duty on the part of said school commissioner.
SEC. AZ. The school commissioner of the
county of Charleston shall have jurisdiction
only over the schools, and all educational in
terest outside of the corporate limits of tho
city of Charleston.
SEC. 48. That at the next regular municipal
election in the city of Charleston, and at every
regular municipal election held thereafter, one
school commissioner shall be elected by the
legal votes of each ward, who shall. continue in
Office until his successor is elected and quail
fed. The school commissioners so elected
shall constitute school board, and they may
assemble at any time and elect q chairman and
clerk, and superintendent of said city schools,
whose term of Office and duties and compsnsa-
ton shall be prescribed by said board, but his
term of office shall not exceed that of the
board electing him. The duties of the board
aforesaid shall be the same as those of the
board of school Trustees, for the several school
districts in addition to which they shall, on or
before the first day of October, forward to the
State Superintendent of Education an annexed
report of all matters connected with the school
interests of the city of Charleston, as are re-
quired of each county school commissioner.
They shall also have power to levy and cause
to collected, as other taxes are, sum not to
exceed one and one half mills on the dollar on
all taxable property in said city of Charleston,
and the money so collected shall be placed IN
the City Treasury, subject to the order OF said
city board of school commissioners. !.
Sec. 49. An annual meeting OF each school
district shall be held on the last Thursday in
June, of each year, at IL o'clock NJ, notice of
the time and place being given by the clerk of
the board of trustees, by posting. written or
printed notices in three public places OF the
district, at least ten days before the meeting.
Special meetings may be called by the board of
trustees, or by majority of the legal voters OF
thsdistrict; but notice of such special meet
ing stating the purposes for which it is called,
shall be posted in at least three public places
within the district, ten days previous to the
time of such meeting And no business shall
be acted upon at any special meeting not speT
cited in said notice.
Sec. so. The following persons shall be en-
titled to vote at any. district, meeting, viz: 4
All persons possessing the qualification OF
electors, as defined by the Constitution OF this
State and who shall be residents OF the Dis
trict at the time of offering to vote at said
meeting. go
SEC. 81. The inhabitants qualified to vote at
school meeting, lawfully assembled shall have
power: :,
1st. To appoint chairman to preside over
said meeting.
Z0. 10 auJouru loiu eiiiS w 'imo' n,
3d. To choose a clerk, who shall possess tne
qualification of a voter.
4th. To raise by tax, in addition to the
amount apportioned by the State to their Use,
such further sums of money as they may deem
proper for the support of public schools, said
sum not to be more than three dollars for eve
ry child in the district between the ages OF six
and sixteen, as ascertained by the last enumer-
alton; said sum to bo collected by the county
Treasurer, and to be held by him subject to the
order of the Trustees, countersigned by the
county school commissioner; such sums OF
money to be used as shall be agreed upon at
the meeting, either for the pay of teachers
salary, or to purchase or lease sites for school
houses to build, hire or purchase such school
houses; to keep them in repair, and furnish
tho same with necessary fuel and appendages
or to furnish black-boards, outline maps and
apparatus for illustrating the principles of