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

present themselves; but they shall en-
ploy no person to teach in amp of the
schools under their supervision unless
such person shall hold, at tho time of
commencing his or her school, certiG-
cate to teach, granted by the county
board of school examiners, or by the
Seate SUPERINTENDENT of education.
SEC. 40. That should the board of trus-
tees be unable otherwise to procure sites
for school houses, they are hereby au-
tborized to appoint jury of view of five
(5) legal voters of the county, who shall
locate said site as the public interest may
require; but, except in city, town or
village, said site shall not be located
within two hundred (200) yards of the
dwelling of the owner of the land taken
for said site without his consent, given
in writing. The said jury shall assess
the value of the same, aud report their
action to the board of trustees, who shall
secure the title and pay for the site, as
decided by the jury of view, oat Of any
moneys available for that purpose; and,
upon such payment, the title shall i'm.
mediately vest in the Trustees and their
successors in Office.
SEC. Al. That if any person or per-
sons shall threaten, or in any manner in
terfere with the jury of view herein di-
rected to be appointed, while discharg-
ing the duties herein prescribed, he or
they separately or conjointly, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction in any Court of competent
jurisdiction, be fined not more than two
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not
moro than ninety days, or shall suffer
dne and Imprisonment, in tho discretion
of the Court; ard any moneys accruing
from such fines shall be added to the
school fund of the school district where
in the guilty party or parties reside.
Sec. ~ That when it shall SO hap
pen that persons are so situated as to be
better accommodated at the school of
any adjoining school district, or whenev-
Ell It may be desirable to establish g
sc.ool composed of parts of two or moro
school districts, it shall be the duty of
the respective boards of trustees OF the
schoo! districts ia which such persons
reside. or in which such schools may be
situated, or of the school districts. or tn.
parts of which the school is to be COM
posed, to transfer such persons for cdu-
cation to the school district in which
such school house is or located; but the
enumeratirn of scholars shall be taken
each district as if no such transfer had
been made; rnd such school, when SO
composed. shall be supported from the
school funds of the respective school
districts from which the schulars may
have been transferred.
SEC. 43. That the school year shall
continue Tor a period of nine months.
commencing and ending as, in the opin-
ION of the county board of cxaf,iners.
best subscrvc the educational intcrcs. of
their county, but the county school com
missioaers shall power to limit the tchocl
year, according to che school fund an.
portioued to his county.
SEC. A 7 hat it shall lie the duty of
each school teacher to make out and file
with the clerk of the beard Of trustees.
at the expiration of each school mouth.
a full and complete report Of tie whole
number OF scholar admitted to the school
during each month, diStne euishiny be
tween male and female, the average at
tendance, the branches ianght, the mum
Der of pupils engaged in each of said
branches, aud such other Statistics rs he
or the may be rcquied to make by the
county school commissioner; and until
snch report shall have been certified and
fled by the said teacher, as aforesaid, it
shall be the duty Of said board of trus
tees to require the same, and forward the
county school commissioner, before said
teacher, can draw pay for his or services.
On the filing of the teachers report the
clerk of the board of trustees shall draw
an order in duplicate Oh the county tr.as-
urer for the amount due each teacher.
which order shall be countcrsignci by
tho ocvHty a..'',o! c;:nuisseaitcr. a!.o
shall flle the duplicate in his office.
Sec. IS. That the Ssate supcrin.
tendent of education, or any county