The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-03
NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY SCHOOL COMMITS
SIONER.
0nANGEnunG County, S. c.,

To each Of the CLERKS of the BOARD
of SCHOOL TRUSTEES in the Various
School Districts of Ornngeburg County you
are hereby instructed TO CALI. n MEETING
of the Legal Voters of your respective
School Districts on Saturday June 9th.
1871, at II clock "!
Notice of the time and place of such meet
ing to be given by the Clerk of the Board of
Trustees by posting written or printed no
tices in three (3) public places of the School
District at least ten QO) days before said
meeting. Your special attention is invited
to the following extracts from an Act to
amend au Act entitled IAN hct to establish
ana maintain a system of Free Common
Schools for the State of South Carolina" an
proved March 9th, 1871:
SEC. NNiN. The County Treasurer shall
pay over all moneys ny him received, which
shall have been assured by virtue of the vote
o. any District meeting as hereinafter pro
vided for, in the County in which such dis
trict is situated, on the order of the Clerk of
the Board of Trustees of said District, conn
tersigned by the County School Commissions
CIR, TO be used for the purpose directed by
the District meeting held Said money
shall be assessed and collected at tie time,
and in the manner that County taxes are
assessed and collected and if the lmhabiinnts
OF any School District, at their annual Dis
trio; meeting, shall fail TO provide for the
raising OF such tax. then the County School
commissioners of the County in which such
hS,r fct l. .i,,
withhold from said District that part of the
State appropriation derived from the rcvc-
nue. OF the State, and 10 nrporion and dis
tribute the same TO the other Districts of The
County which hava compl!ed with the re-
quirnents Of ,hi, Act: Provided. That in
School Districts where there are less tl,an
one hunered children between the ages of
six and sixteen, ilic inhabitants may raise
such sum, per child. rs will be sulicicn,
to maintain their schools.
SEC l.. The following persons shall be
entitled TO vote at any District meeting, viz (:
All persons possessing the qualification of
electors, as defined hy The Constitution of
this State, and who shall be residents of The
District ut the time of Offering to vote u, sni,l
meeting.
SIC III. The inhabitants qualified to Mt :,
school meeting, la"filly assembled shall
have power:
Isl. To appoint Chrirnan to preside
over said meeting.
2d. To adjourn fran time to time
3d. To choose a Clcik, who shall poiscss
thc qualification of n voter
s... 'o.ay ~ ,i,a, - ..;.t:..,... i, .;.c
amount npportioncd by the State TO their
use, such further sums Of money as they may
deem proper for the support ofpuhlic schools,
said sum not TO be more than three dollars
for every chill in the District between tho
ages OF siv and sixteen, as asccrtcincd by the
last enumeration said sum to bo collected
by til: County Treasurer, and TO bc held bv
him. subject to ;hc order of the Trustees,
countersigned by The County School Com
missioner, such sums of money 10 be used as
shall be agreed upon nj 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: o keen
them i'll repair, aud furnish the same with
necessary fuel ond appcndngcs or to fur
nish black boards, outline maps 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 ofnnv
suit or proceeding in which the District may
he u party.
9th To authorize the Board of Trustees to
build school houses, or to rent the same TO
sell any school house site, or other property
belonging to tho district, when the same
shall no longer be necdlul for the use of the
District.
9TH. To alter or repeal their proceedings,
from timct time, as occasion may require,
and to do any cthor business contemplated in
TINS Act. f.. |. CAIN,
junc 3 it s. e. O. C..