The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-04-20
ANDERSON O. h, S. c. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1871.

SDAY MORNING, APRIL q
Examiners to examine all candidates for the
profession of teacher, and to give to each per-
son found qualified certificate, setting forth
the branches of learning he or she may be ca
pable of teaching. Such examination to be
renewed every year, and no teacher shall be
employed in any of the common or public
schools, without certificate from the County
Board Of Examiners, or the State Superintcn-
| dent of Education.
slSEo 80. That the Board of County School
Examiners shall meet at least twice year, at
such places, and at such times, as the County
School Commissioner shall appoint; that the
County School Commissioner shall be Chair
man and Clerk of the Board, and shall keep a
fair record of their proceedings, and register of
the name, age, sex, color, residence, and date
of certificate of each person to whom certif-
cate is issued, and in case a certificate be cam
celled, shall make a proper entry of the same.
Sec 33. 1t shall be the duty of each Coun-
ty Board of School Commissioners to appoint
for each and every school district in their
their Office for two years, whose duty shall be
as hereinafter prescribed and they shall have
power to fill, from time to time, all vacancies
which may occur in their respective school
| districts in Boards of School Trustees in their
County
Sec "a. That the said Trustees, within ff-
teen (15) days after their appointment, shall
take an oath or affirmation faithfully and i'm
partially 10 discharge the duties of their Office,
which oath the members are authorized to ad-
minister to each other.
SEC. IS. That it shall be the duty of the
said Trustees, any two of whom shall constitute
quorum, to meet as soon and as often as
practicable, after having been appointed and
qualified, at such place as may be most con-
venient in the District and at their first meet
ing they shall organize by appointing one of
their number Clerk of the Board, who shall
preside at the official meetings of the Trustees,
and shall record their proceedings in book
provided for that purpose. Each member OF
the Board of Trustees shall be duly notified of
the meetings by the Clerk of the Board.
Sec. 36. That it shall be the duty of the
Trustees in each School District to take the
management and control of the local educa-
tional interests of the same, subject to the su
pervision of the County School Commissioner,
and to visit the school at least once in every
month during the school term.
Sec. 81. That it shall be the duty Of the
Trustees in the several School Districts to
make, or cause to be made, once in two years,
in each School District, by the first day of Sep
tember, an enumeration of all the children be-
tween the ages of six (6) and sixteen (l6)
years, resident within such school district, dis
| tinguishing between male and female, white
and colored. And the Clerk of said Board of
Trustees. shall return to the County School
Commissioner duplicate return of the same /;
each school trustee shall receive five conts per
capita for each child enumerated by him, the
| !, ooo,nfo co. xuh;ob ahol1 l,o ou1itod hv the
| County School Commissioner, and paid accor-
ding to law by the County Treasurer, out of the
school fund of the school district wherein the
| enumeration was made. Prouided, That in
case the enumeration of the scholastic popula-
ton of any school district is not made, as pro-
vided for in this Act, by that time, the Coun-
ty Board of School Examiners is herewith au-
thorized to appoint new Trustees for such
school district, unless for good and sufficient
cause the Trustees have failed to act.
SEQ 38. It>shall be the duty of the Board of
Trustees to hold regular session in their
school district at least two weeks before the
commencement of any or every school term,
for the transaction of any and all business ne
csssary to the prosperity of the school, with
power to adjourn from time to time, and to
hold special meetings at any time or place.
| Sec 80. That the Board of Trustees shall
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ments for the common schools of districts, and
to make the same comfortable, paying due re-
gard to any school house already built or site
procured, as we'll as to all other circumstances
proper to be considered, 30 as to best promote
the educational interest of their district. They
shall employ teachers from among those hav-
| ing certificates, and discharge the same when
good and sufficient reasons for 80 doing present
themselves; but they shall employ no person
to teach In any of the schools under their su-
pervison, unless such person shall hold, at the
time of commencing his or her school, GER
tificate to teach, granted by the County
liBoard of School Examiners, or by the State
Superintendent of Education.
SEC. 40. That should the Board of Trustees
be unable otherwise to procure sites Tor school
houses, they are hereby authorized to appoint
jury of view of five legal voters of the coun-
terest may require, but, except in city, town
or village, said site shall not be located within
two hundred yards of the dwelling of the own
or of the land taken for said site without his
consent, given in writing The said jury shall
assess the value of the same and report their
action to the Board of Trustees, who shalt Sc
cure the title and pay for the site, as decided
by the jury Of view, out of any moneys availa-
bic for that purpose and upon such payment
the title shall Immediately vest in the Trustees
| and their successors in Office.
SEC. Al. That if any person or persons shall
threaten or in any manner interfere with the
Jury of view herein directed to be appointed,
while discharging the duties herein prescribed,
he or they separately or conformity, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction in any Court of competent jurisdiction,
be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or
be imprisoned not more than ninety days, or
shall suffer both fine and Imprisonment, at the
discretion of the Court, and any moneys ac-
cruing from such fines shall be added to the
school fund of the school district wherein the
guilty party or parties reside
SEC. AZ. That when it shall so happen that
persons are 20 situated as to be better accom-.
modated at the school of any adjoining school
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