The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-06-15
Notice to School Commissioner,
oy,IoE or srArs supr or EpuoaT1os,

? SOLOMblA, SsJ noJ Lfy A0tl.
To Each oftbe County School Commissioners:
s YOU are hereby requested to instruct the
board of School Trustees Of the ,several School
Districts in your county to call meetings Of the
legal voters Of their respective school districts
on Saturday, June "a, 1871, at 12o'cIock H.,
notice Of the timo and place of such meetingto
be given by the Clerk Of the Board ofTustaes
by posting written or printed hotices in thfeef3}
public places Of the School District ut least ten
(l0) days before said meeting. Four special IT.
tenton is invited to the following sxtrects ffom
an Act to amend ON Act entitled stAR &cftsses.
tablsh ahd maintain system Of free c6HSAscn
schools for the State Of South Carolina" az
proved March eth, 1871: N ~ ~ - =.
j SEC. xxx. The County Treasurer shailipAF
over all moneys by him received, which, s6SiI
have been assessed by yirtue of. the vote efanf
District meeting as hereinafter provided for.in-
the County in which such district 10 situated. ori
She order Of the. Clerk Of the Board or Trustees
of said District, countcrsigned blythe County
School Comrs: :ssioHer, to be used forfhe purpose.
directed by the District meeting so held.F Ssddl
money shall be assessed and collected af the )
time, ard in the manner that County taxes DE
assessed and collected; and il the inhabitants of
any School District, at their annual. district
meeting, shall fail to provide for the rafsina
such tax, then the County School Commissioner
of the County in which such Distsict 10 situated,
shall be required to withhold from said District
that part of the State eaappropriation,s derived
from the rsTsme Of the State, and to spportion.
the County which hsre complied with the r. :
quircmcnts Of this Act: Provided. Tint in School
Districts where there are less than one hundred,
children between tie ages of six and sixteen.
the inhabitants may raise such sum, per childy
ns will be sufficient to maintain their schools,
SEC. L. The following persons shall b. snti-
tied to vote at any district meeting, viz go.
All persons possessing the quaIifcstion Of
electors, as defined by the Constitution OF this
State, and who shall be residents Of the district
at the time Of Offering to vote at said meeting.
Sec. Ii. The Inhabitants quaiifedto vote at
a school meeting, lawfully assembled, shall hsye-
power: y ssEie- g
list. To appoint a Chairman to preside over
said meeting. $3.50 :,
I'd. To adjourn from time to time.
Sd. 20 choose a Clerk, who shall possess the
qualification Of voter. --.t ii ~.
| 4th. To raise by tax, in addition 10 the amount
apportioned by the State to theirsusc such fur
ther sums of money as they may deem, proper
for the support Of public schools, said sum mot
to be more thanthree dollars for every child in tho
District between Che ages of six and sixteen, al
Hstertained by the last enuVeration !; raid tun
to be collected by the. County TressurcT, and 10
be held by him, subject to- the order Of the
Trustees. countersigncd BY the County .ssksei
Commissianer~-ss of 70 DS used
| as shall be agreed dpon nj 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, md furnish the same with necessary fuel
| and appendages; Of to furnish black. boards,
| outline maps and apparatus for illustrating the