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

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the passage of this Act. He shall also
visit said schools not issss than three
times during each year, and shall per-
form such other duties as are prescribed
for county school commissioners in this
Act. Upon failure or neglect to dis.
charge the duties imposed upon him by
this section, when reported to the State
superintendent of educa lion, the said
State saperintendeut is HEREBY empower
ed to take such measures as in his ipdc.
ment, mny be necessary to enforce the
faithful performance of duty on the part
of said SCHOOL, commissioner.
SEC. ~. The school commissioner of
the county of Charleston shall have
jurisdiction only over tho schools aud all
educational interests outside of the COR
porate limits of the city of Charleston.
SEC. 4S. That at the next regular
municipal election in the city of Charles.
ton, and at every regular municipal e.ec-
tion held thereafter, one school commits
sioner shall be elected by the legal votes
OF each ward, who shall continue in oific
until his successor ir elected and qualified
The school commissioners SO elected shall
constitute school board, and they may
assemble at any time and elect chair
man aud clerk, and superintendent cf
city schools, whose term Of office duties
and compensation shall be prescribed by
said board, but his term of office shall
not exceed that of the board clectng him.
The duties of the board aforesaid shall
be the same as those of the board of
school trustees for the several school
districts, id addition to which they shall,
on or before the first day of October, fo:
ward to the State superintendent of
education ali annexed report of all mat
ters connected with the school interests
of the city of Charleston, ms are required
OF each county school commissioner.
They shall also have power to levy and
cause to be collected, us other city taxes
are, sum not to exceed one and one half
of one mill on the doll OH all taxable
property in said city of Charleston; aud
the money SO collected shall be placed in
the city treasury, subject to the order of
said city board Of school commissioners.
SEC. 40. An annual meeting of each
school district shall be held OH the last
Taturday of Juue, of each year, at IL
o'clock NJ, notice Of the time and place
being given by the clerk of the board of
trustees, by posting written or printed
notices in three public places of the
district at least ten days before the
meeting.
Special meetings may be called by the
board of trustees, or by majority of the
legal voters Of the district; but notice of
such special meeting, stating the purposes
for which it is Gu He'd, shall be posted in
at least three public places within the
district, ten days prcvios to the time of
such meeting. And no business shall
be acted upon at any special meeting not
specified in said notice.
SEC so. The following persons shall
be entitled to vote at any district meet
ing, viz:
All persons possessing the qualifica.
tions Of electors, us defined by the c,n-
stitution ofthis State, and who shall be
residents Of the district at the of Offering
to vote at said meeting
SEC. 81. The inhabitants qualified to
vote at school meeting, lawfully assem-
bIcd, shall have power:
lst. TO appoint a chairman to preside
over said meeting
I'd, To adjourn from time to time.
3D.. To choose clerk, who shall pos
scss the qualification Of voter.
"ith. 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 support of
schools, said sum not to be more than
three dollars for every child in the dis
trict between the ages OF six and sixteen,
as ascertainod by the last enumeration,
said sum to be col lcctcd by the county
Treasurer, and to be held by him subj
to the order ofthe trustees, countcrsigncd
by the county school commissioner such
sums Of money to be used us shall be
agreed upoh at the meeting. either for
the pay Of teachers, salaries or to pur-