Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the
Legislature-Se Session 1870 and 1871.
TOFFIC1AL.7


An Act 10 Amend an Act entitled can Act
to Establish and Maintain System of Free
Common Schools for tho State of South
Carolina"
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority Of
same, That the State Board of Education
shall consist of tho several County School
Commissioners and tho State Superintendent
OF Education, who shall bocc oDicio Chair
man of the Board, and who shall be entitled
to vote on all questions submitted to the
Board The Board may elect one Of its
members us Secretary.
SEC. 2. That the State Board of Education
shall hold its first meeting at the Capital of
the State on the second Wednesday after the
approval Of this Act, and shall thcrca ttcr
every year at the Capital of the State, and ut
pcrintendcnt Of Education shall direct. The
members of the Board shall be entitled to re-.
ceivc mileage at the rate Of twelve cents per
OF the Board aforesaid, to be paid by the
cate signed by the Chairman and Secretary
Of the Board.
SEC. 3. That, for the purpose of procuring
an uniform system Of textbooks, to be used
in the common and public schools throughout
the State, there shall be a Commission of five
appointed, to consist of His Exccllcncy the
Governor, who shall zee oOicio Chairman,
tho Chairman of the Committee on Educa.
tion of the Scuatc and House of Representa-
tivcs, and, for the purpose of selecting the
other two members, the Senate shall, by a
majority of votes, appoint one, and the House
of Representatives shall, in like manner, SC.
ect the other Propilcd, That the Commits.
sion herein appointed, shall not have power
to amend or change the list of text books al
ready in use until the first of January, 1878,
unless authority be granted to the Commis.
sion by Act of tho General Assembly to
amend the list aforesaid An0 provided, rur.
Tier, That the Commission shall decide upon
q list of textbooks to be used in the common
and public schools throughout the State, and
shall furnish the same to the State Board of
Edncation at its first session., The meetings
OF the State Board Of Education shall be held
for the purpose Of considering such matters
as may be deemed necessary, and Of taking
such action as may advance the cause Of com.
mon school education iii this State.
SEC. 4. That the School Trustees of every
School District shall make out and forward to
the School Commissioner of the county where
| IN such School District is situated, q list OF
all textbooks needed by the persons attending
school, which list, when properly certified to
by said Trustees, the School Commissioner
shall approve and forward to the State Super.
intendcnt of Education. The State Super,
intendcnt Of Education shall, as soon as prac-
ticablc after the receipt of such list, forward
the books therein required free of charge
And the General Assembly shall, by appro,
priation, provide for the payment OF the books
aforesaid
SEC. S. That tho State Board of Educa-
ton shall take and hold in trust for the State,
any grant or devise of lands, and any gift or
bcqucst of money, or other personal property,
made to it for educational purposes. aud shall
pay into the State Treasury, for safe keeping
and Investment, all moneys and incomes from
property SO received. The State Treasurer
shall from time to time, invest all such mon
| cy in tho name Of tho State, and shall pay to
the State Board of Education, OIL tho war
| rant of the Governor tho income or principal
thereof, as it shall from time to time, ro-
quirc: I'roaidcd That no disposition shall
be made Of any grant, devise, gift or bcqucst
| inconsistent with the conditions or terms
thereof. For the faithful management of all
property so received 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: Provided, however,
| 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 bcqncst
of money and apply the same in the interest
Of the schools Of their District, in such man.
ner as in their judgment scems most condu-
Give to the welfare of the schools when not
otherwise directed by terms fthc said grant,
or devise, gift or bequest And propidc1
| JurMer, That before said Trustees shall as
sumo control Of any such g.,.nt, dcvisc or be.
quest, they shall give bond, to DO approved
of by tho School Commissioners Of the County
in which such grant, devise or 5equest is
made, said bond to be deposited with Clork
of the Court of said County.
| STATE SUPERINTENDENT oF EDUCATION.
SEC. 6. That the present State Supcrin
tondent of Education shall continue 10 oflioc
until the election end qualification of his suo
cessor. At the general election in 1872, and
every four years thereafter, State Scpcrin.
tcndent Of Education shall be elected
| in the same manner ms other State officers,
who shall ontor upon the duties of his Office
on tho first day Of January succeeding his