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I'LL SuuSotloia1 l1IClC5u Sut0loV Va VAN
corporate limits Of the city of Charles
| ton. :
SEC. 4S. That at the regular municipa
election in the city of Charleston, ant
at every regular municipal election hell
thereafter, one School COMMISSIONS
shall be elected by the legal votes O
each ward, who shall continue in offic
until his successor is elected and quail
fed. The School Commissioner SO cleo
ted shall constitute O School Board, an,
they may assemble at any time an,
elect a Chairman and Clerk, and Super
intendent of said City Schools, who's
term Of office and duties and compen
sation shall be prescribed by said Board
but his term of office shall not exceet
that of the Board electiifg him. Th
duties of the Board aforesaid shall b.
the same as those of the Board of Schoo
Trustees, for the several School Districts
| in addition to which they shall, on o
before the first day of October, forwart
to the State Superintendent of Educa
ton an annexed report of all matter
connected with the school interests O
the city of Charleston, as are REQUIRED
of each County School Commissioner
They shall also have power to levy ant
cause to be collected, as other taxes are
sum not to exceed one and one hal
mills on the dollar on all taxable pro
perty in said city of Charleston, and tn,
money SO collected shall be placed il
the City Treasury, subject to the ordel
of said City Board of School Commits
sioner.
SEC. 40. An annual meeting of eacl
| School District shall he held on the las
Thursday in June, of each year, at /:
O'Clock. NJ, notice of the time and place
being given by the Clerk of the Boarc
of Trustees, by posting written or print
ed notices in three public places of the
District, at:ieast ten days before the
meeting. Special meetings may be call
ed by the Board of Trustees, or by 8
majority of the legal voters Of the dis
trict; but notice of such special meeting
stating the purposes for which it is call
cd, shall be posted in at least three pub
Iic places With in the District, ten days
previous to the time of such meeting
And no business shall be acted upon al
any special meeting not specified in said
notice. e.
SEE. so. The following persons shall
be entitled to vote at any District meet.
ing. viz.
/. All persons possessing the qualifica.
ton of electors, as defined by the Con-
siitution OF this State, and who shall be
residents of the District at the time ol
offering to vote at said meeting.
SEC. 81. The inhabitants qualified to
vote at a school meeting, lawfully assem-
blcd shall have power:
lst. TO appoint Chairman to preside
ovee said meeting -..-a
Cd. To adjourn from.tim to time.
Sd. To choose Clerk, who shall pos
sess the qualification of q voter.
4th. TO raise by tax, in addition to
the amount apportioned by the State to
their use, such further sums of money
as they may deem proper for the sup
port of public schools, said sum not to
be more than three dollars for every
child in the District between the ages
of six and sixteen, as ascertained' by
the last enumeration; said sum to be
collected by the County Treasurer: and
to be held by him subject to the order OF
the Trustees, countersigned by the Coun-
ty School Commissioner such sums OF
money to be used as shall be agreed up
on at 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 to keep
them in repair. and furnish the same
with necessary fuel and appendages; or
to furnish black boards, outline maps
and apparatus for illustrating the prin-
ciples of science, or to discharge any
debts or liabilities lawfully incurred.
5th. To give such direction and make
such provisions as may be deemed nee
essary, in relation to the prosecution or
defence of any suit or proceeding in
Which the District may be party.
9Th. To authorize the Board of Trus-
tees to build school houses or rent the
same; to sell any school house site, or
other property belonging to the District,
when the same shall no longer be need
full for the use Of the District.
7th. 10 alter or repeal their proceed
ings, from time to time, as occasion may
require, and to do any other business
contemplated in this Act.
SEC 81. That all Act entitled An
Act to establish and maintain a system
of Free Common Schools for the State
of South Carolina" approved February
18th, 1870, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
. Sec. 81. That this Act shall take Of
feet from its passage.
Approved the 9th of March, A. D.,
1871.
AN ACT to amend An Act entitled "An
act to Define the Criminal Jurisdiction
Of Trial Justices" approved March
l, 1870.
SECTION BE it enacted by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
of the same, Wenever Trial
Justice or Justice of the Peace shall is
sue q warrant for the arrest of any per-
son charged with an offence above the
grade of a misdemeanor, such Trial JUS
tice or Justice Of the Peace shall be au-
to select any citizen or citizens
of the County to execute the same, upon
his endorsement upon the said warrant
that, in his Judgment, the selection of
such person or persons will be condu-
Give to the certain and speedy execution
Of the warrant; and the person or per-
sons so selected shall havea all the powers
now, or hereafter, conferred, by law.
upon any Constable within this State
SEC. 2. Any person or persons select
ed in the manner provided for in Section
of this Act shall he required forthwith
to proceed to execute the said warrant,
and upon his willfully, negligently or
failing to make the arrest, or
permitting tho party to escape arrest he
or they shall be punished, upon convic-
ton, on indictment, by fine and impris-
onment in the County Jail, in the discre-
dctment may be tried said imprison-
ment not to be less than six months.
Approved the 9th day of March, A.
D. 1871.
AN ACT to Regulate the Disposition
Of Fines and Penalties Imposed and
Collected in Criminal Causes 6y the
Circuit Court Of General Sessions and
ITi0i Justices.