The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-29

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State board of education, on the warrant of the
Governor, the income or principal thereof, as
it shall, from time to time, require Provided,
That no disposition shall bermade OF any grant.
devise, gift or bequest inconsistent with the
conditions or terms thereof. For the faith
full management of all property go re-
ceived by the State treasurer, he shall be
responsible, upon his bond, to the State, as
for other funds received by him in his
official capacity: Prouided, ho,cever, That the
trustees of any school district of this State
may take and hold in trust, for their particular
school district, any grant or devise Of lands,
and any gift Or bequest Of money, and apply
the same In the interest of the schools OF their
district In such manner as in their Judgment
seems most conducive to the welfare Of the
schools, when not otherwise directed by the
terms of the said grant, or devise, gift or be-
quest And, prouided further, That before said
trustees shall assume control OF any such grant,
devise or bequest, they shall give bond, to
be approved of by the school commissioner of
the county in which such grant, devise or be-
quest is made, said bond to be deposited with
clerk Of the court Of said county.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
Sec 6. That the present State supertnten-
dent OF education shall continue in office until
the election and qualification OF his successor,
at the general election in 1872, and every four
years thereafter, State superintendent Of
education shall be elected, in the same manner
as other State officers, who shall enter upon
the duties of his Office on the first day of Janu-
airy succeeding his election.
SEC. T. That he shall, before entering upon
the duties OF his Office, give bond, for the use
of the State OF South Carolina, In the penal
sum OF FIVE thousand (s5OOO) dollars, with good
and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the
Governor, conditioned for the faithful and I'M
partial performances of the duties OF his office;
and he shall, also, at the time OF giving bond,
take and subscribe the oath prescribed In SEC
ton 30 of article II of the constitution of the
State, which oatlf shall be endorsed upon the
back of said bond, and the bond shall be filed
Will, preserved oy, the secretary or slace.
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education shall receive, as compensation for
his services, the sum OF two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars (s26oO) per annum, together
with his actual cost Of transportation when
travelling on public business, payable quarter
yearly out Of the State treasury.
SEC. 8. That he shall have general supervi.
sion over all the common and public schools oi
the State, and 1t shall be his duty to visit
every county in the State for the purpose Of
inspecting the schools, awakening an interest
! favorable to the cause Of education, and diffus
| ing, as widely as possible, by public addresses
and personal communication with school
officers, teachers and parents, knowledge oil
existing defects and desirable improvements
in the government and instruction of the
schools.
SEC. 10. That he shall secure uniformity In
| the use of text books throughout the common
and public schools of the State, and shall forbid
| the use of sectarian or partisan books and In.
struction in schools.
SEC. IL. That he shall prepare and transmit
to the several county school commissioners,
| school registers, blank certificates, reports,
| and such other suitable blapks, forms and
printed instructions as may be necessary to
| aid school officers and teachers In making
their reports, and carrying into full effect the
various provisions of the school laws Of this
State; and shall cause the laws relating to
| common schools, with such rules, regulation,
forms and instructions as shall be prescribed
BY the board of education, to be printed, to-
gether with suitable Index, 10 pamphlet form,
by the person authorized to do tile State print
ing, at the expense Of the State; and he shall
cause copies of the same to be transmitted to
the several county school commissioners for
distribution.
SEC. IL. That it shall be the duty Of the
State superintendent Of education to collect in
his office such school books, apparatus, maps
and charts as can be obtained without expense
to the State, and also to purchase, at an ex-
pense not exceeding fifty dollars year,. rare
and valuable works on education, for the
benefit of teachers, authors and others who
may wish to consult them; and the said sum is
hereby annually appropriated for this purpose
out of any moneys in the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 10. That copies Of all papers fled in
the office of the State superintendent Of educa-
tion and his official acts may be certified by
him, and, when 30 certified, shall be evidence
equally and in like manner as the original
papers.
SEC. H. That the State superintendent of
education shall submit, in his annual report,
a statement of his official visits during the past
year. 49,.
SEC. 15 That he shall make report,
through the Governor, to the General As
sembly, OF each regular session thereof, show
ing:
1st. The number OF persons between the
ages OF six (6) and sixteen le) years, inelu-
slve, residing in the State on the first dayof
the last preceding October.
I'd. The number of such persons in each
county.
Sd. The number Of each sex.
4th. The number Of white.
9Th. The number of colored.
9Th. The whole number of persons that al
tended the free common schoC' OF the State
during the year ending the ,thirtieth day OF
the last preceding September, and the number
in each county that attended @ during the same
period. -.
7th. The number OF whites Of each sex that