The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-05
Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by tho Legisleture--Ses 1870 and
' f~' . = Z " .r' 1871. ..~
TOFFICIAL.1

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTI-
TILED GAN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND
e. MAINTAIN a SYSTEM OF FREE
COMMON SCHOOLS FOR THE STATE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA"
SECTION l. Be Il enacted IN the
Senate and House of Representatives
Of the State of South Carolina, no,o
met and sitting in General assembly,
and by the authority Of the same,
That tho State Board Of Educa-
tion shall consist Of the several
County School Commissioners and
tho State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, who shall be &c o6icio Chair
man Of tho Board, aud who shall
TO entitled TO vote on all questions
submitted to tho Board The
Board may elect one Of it's NOM
bors rs Secretary.
SEC. 2. That tho State Board Of
+ Education shall hold it's first meet
ing ut tho Capital Of the State on
tho'sccond Wednesday after the
: approval Of this Act, and shall
thereafter meet on tho first We'd
ncsday in October Of every year
at the Capital Of the State, and at
:! such other times and places as tho
State Superintendent Of Education
shall direct. The members Of the
Board shall be entitled to re-
ceive mileage at the ratio Of
twelve cents per milo, going to
and returning from the meetings
Of the Board aforesaid, to be paid
by the State Treasurer on presen-
tation Of q certificate signed by
tho Chairman and Secretary Of the
Board.
Sec. 3. That, for the purpose Of
procuring an uniform system Of
= toxt-books, to be used in the com
mon and public schools through
out the State, there shall be a
: Com mission OF five appointed, to
consist Of His Exccllency the Gov
ernor, who shall be &C oDicio Chair
man, the Chairman Of the Com
mittce on Education of the Senate
and House Of Representatives, and,
for the purpose Of selecting the
other two members, the Senate
shall, by majority Of votes, ap-
point one, and the House Of Rep.
resentatives shall, in like manner
sclect the other: ProUided, That
tho Commission herein appointed,
shall not have power to amend Or
change the list Of text books al
ready in use until the first Of Jam
nary, 1873, unless authority bo
granted to the Commission by Act
Of the General Assembly TO amend
the list aforesaid; And proUided,
further, That the Com mission shall
decide upon a 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 Education ut its first ses-
sion. The meetings OF the State
Board Of Education shall be held
for the purpose IF considering such
matters AZ may bo deemed ncccs-
sary, and Of taking sach action as
may advance the cause Of common
school education in this State.
SEC. 4. That the School Trustees
Of every School District shall
make out and forward to the School
Commissioners Of the county where
in such School District is situated,
d list Of all textbooks needed by
tho persons attending &C h ool,
which list, when properly ccrti.
fed to by said Trustees, tho School
Commissioners shall approve and
forward to the State Superinten.
dent Of Education. Tho State
Superintendent Of Education shall,
as soon as practicable after tho
receipt Of such list, forward tho
books therein required FREQ Of
charge. And tho General Assem-.
bly, shall, by appropriation, pro-
vide for the payment Of the books
aforesaid. ..
SEC. s. That tho State Board of
Education shall take and hold in
trust, for tho State, any grant or
dovise Of lands, and any gift or
bequost of money, or other per.
sonal property, made to it for odu-
cational purposes, and shall pay,
into the State Treasury, for safe
Keeping and Investment, all mon
oys and incomes from property so
received. The State Treasurer
shall, from time to time, invest all
such money in the name Of the
State, and shall pay to tho State
Board Of Education, on tho war
rant Of the Governor, tho income
or principal thereof as it shall,
from time to timo, require: Pro
Dided, That no disposition shall be
made of any grant, doviso, gift or
boquest inconsistent with tho con-
ditions Or terms theroof For the
faithful management of all proper
ty 80 received by tho State Troas-
nror, he shall DO responsible, upon
his bond, to tho State, as for other
funds received by HIM in his Off
qial capacity Provided, ho,oeuer,
That tho Trusteos Of .any School
District Of this State may tako and
hold,in, trust, for theif yParticular
School District, any grant or de-