The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-05-27

may deem useful, aud giving such other
information in regard 10 the practical
operation of the common schools and
laws relating therato, as may bo deemed
of public interest lie shall also include
in his report, such other mat.ers as he
shall be directed to report by the State
Superintendent of education.
SEC. 90 That, should he fail to make
the annual report required in the pre-
ceeding section, he shall forfeit to the
school fund Of his county his last GUAR
tcrs salary of that year, and shall also
be liable for all damages caused by such
failure.
SEC. 27. That he shall, at all timos,
conform to tie instructions of the State
superintendent of education, us to mat
tcrs within the jurisdiction of said su-
pcrintendent. He shall serve as the
organ Of communication between the
said State superintendent and school
authorities. He shall transmit to school
officers; or teachers, al blanks, circnlars,
and other communications which are t.,
them directed.
SEC. %. That each county school
commissioner shall receive as compensa-
tion for his services including expenses
OF transportation within his county, an
annual salary of one thousand 10000
dollars, except the county school COM
missioner of Charleston county, who
shall receive an annual salary Of twelve
hundred Q,200l dollars, payable quar-
terly by the treasurer.
SEC. 30. The country treasurer shall
pay over all moneys by him received,
which shall have been assessed by virtue
of the vote Of any district meeting, as
hereinafter provided for, in the county in
w6iicrf~such district is situated, on the
order of the CLERK OF sslle board of trus-
tees of said district countersigiied ied b,v- ae
county school commissioner, to be used
for the purpose di: ected by the district
meeting SO held. Said money shall be
assessed aud collected ut the time, aud in
the manner that county taxss are as
sessed aiid collected aud if the inhabi-
tants of any school district, at their an
nual district meeting, shall fail to pro-
vide for the raising of such tax, then
the county school commissioner of the
county in which such district is situated,
shall be required to withhold from said
district that part of the Statc appropria-
ton derived from the revenue of the
State, and to appor,ion aud distribute
the same to the other districts of the
county which have complied with the
requirements Of this act: Provided
That i'll school districts where there are
less than one hundred children between
the ages of six and sixteen. the inhabi-
tant' may raise such snm, per child, ms
Will be sufficient to maintain their
schools.
SEC. 80. That it shall be the duty of
each county school commissioner, inrne-
diately after the passage of this act, to
divide his county into convenient school
districts, for all purposes connected with
the general interest of education, and
re-district the same. whenever ia his
judgment, the general good requires it.
And every school district organized in
pursuance Of this act, shall be IA BODY
polite and corporate, by the name and
style of school district No. =, (such a
number as may be designated by the
county scheol commissioner OF -
county, (thc name of the county in
which the district is situated State Of
South Carolina, and in that name may
al'e #'isi Sc s;iea, ;...s; &c c,.q. bio Of oon-
tracing and being contracted with, and
holding such real and personal estate as
it may com, into possession of by will
or otherwise, or as is authorized to be
purchased by the provisions of this act,
all of which shall be used exclusively for
school purposes. Each school district
shall be confined to the management aud
control of the board of school trustees
hereafter provided for, who shall hold
their Office for two CD years, and until
their successors are appointed and quail
fed, and the said trustees shall be ox-
empt from from militia and road duty,
and paymcnt Of pol tax.
SEC. 81. That there shall be, in each