Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1871.

| Slatc, I'D pFOpOrNOn 10 the respective number
Of pupils attending the public schools, and
he shall certify such apportionmcnt to the
State Treasurerand School Commissioner
Of each County sa,ie amount apportioned to
their County, aaI ~ shall draw his orders on
the State Trcau3ulr n favor of tho County
Treasurer of each County for the amount ap.
portioucd to saidICounty.
SEC. Is. That there is hereby appropria-
ted, out of any f'oncy in the State Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one
intcndcnt of Education, for the purpose of
defrayng the expenses of Clerk hire in the
Office of the said T.atc Superintendent Of Ed
ucation, said su.a to be drawn quarterly by
him, an3 to bo tisburscd by the said State
Superintendent, ior the purpose herein nam
cd: Provided, 'ihat tic said sum of one
thousand dollars Shall bo in full for the annu-
al payment of aliClerk hire of said depart
mcnt.
SEC. 49, ThatSthc State Superintendent
Of Education shal discharge such other du-
tics as may be prl,idcd by law; and he shall
deliver to his SUCCESSOR, within ten days after
the expiration of Eis term OF office, al books,
papers, document. and other property belong
ing to his Office.
SEC. 20. That,Sia case of vacancy In the
Office of State Superintendent of Education,
the Governor sha. appoint, With the advice
and consent of tlo Senate, person to fil
such vacancy, who shall qualify within ff-
teen days after his appointment, and shall
continue i'll Office u!ltil tho next ensuing gene
raj election, whcna person shall be elected
to I'll the uneXpii d term; and should the
person SO appointo,' fail to qualify within the
time specified, sue, failure shall create va
cancy.
COUNTY sCIto Oh COMMISSIONERS.
SIC. 21. That TIE present County School
Commissioners shtl continue in Office un-
til their SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified.
There shall be elected in each County, at the
general election every two years thereafter,
School Comnissior&s, who shall mold his of.
flee until Ills succc sor, is elected and quail.
fled. lie shall, ts.ste entering upon the du-
ties of his otEcgs s|S<ya bond for the uso of the
County in which !;e ts>SiectcG, Tor cducation-
al purposes in the penal sum of twice the
amount Of his annual salary, with good and
sufficient surctics, to be approved by the
County Commissioners, conditioned for the
faithful and impartial discharge of the duties
of lis office.
SEC. %. That on the first day of January
next succeeding the date of his election, he
shall take and subscribe tho oath of Office
prescribed in Section 80, Article II, of the
Constitution of this State, which oath he shall
file in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of
l.le County i'll which he was elected, and
shall Immediately enter upon the discharge
of his duties; and upon his failure so to do,
or ii for any other catse there should be
vacancy in the Office, the Governor shall APP
point person to fill such vacancy, who shall
qualify within fifteen days after his appoint
mcnt, and shall continue in Office until the
time prescribed for filling said Office by cleo
ton, as herein provided; and should tho
person SO appointed fail to qualify within the
time specified, such failure shall create va.
cancy
SEC %. It shall be the duty Of each
! County School Commissioner to visit each of
the schools in his jurisdiction, at least three
times term, and to note the course and
method Of instruction, and the branches
taught, and to give such recommendations in
the art of teaching and the method thereof in
each school MS shall be necessary and xpcdi.
cnt, SO that uniformity in the course of stud
les, and methods of instruction employed
Shall be secured, as far us practicable, in the
schools of the severablc grades respectively.
lie shall acquaint himself, as far as practica.
bic, with the character and condition of each
school noting any deficiencies that muy exist,
either in the government of the schoO or the
classification of its pupils or tho method of
instruction employed in the several branches,
and shall make such suggestions in private to
the teachers as to him shall appear necessary
to the good order of the school and the pro.
gross Of the pupils.
Ilo shall note the character and condition
of the school houses, tho suficiency or INSULT.
cheney of the furniture, and shall make such
suggestions to the several District Boards, as,
in his opinion, shall seem conducive to the
comfort and progress of the pupils Of the SOW
cral schools. 1t shall be the duty Of each
County School Commissioners to aid tho tcaoh
ers in all proper efforts to improve themselves
| in their profession.
For this purpose he shall encourage tho
| formation Of associations of teachers for mu
tual Improvement; he shall attend tho meet
| ings Of suol associations, and give such od
| vice aud instruction in regard to their con-
duct and management as, in his judgment,
vii! contribute to their greater efficiency.
Iic shall also deliver public lecture to the
people in each Of the several Districts Of the
County each year, for the purpose Of elcva-
ting tho standard education, and increasing
tho general intcrcstof the people inpublic
schools.
SEQ. o. That II shall bo his duty to see
that in every school nuder his care there shall
be taught, as faras practicable, photography,
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