The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-03

cured, as Welt as 20 all other -clrcum'.s
stances proper to be considered, so as to
best promote the. educational interest of
their 7 District. They shall employ teach.
.ers from among those having certificates,
and discharge the same when good and
sufficient reasons for so doing present
tbsIselves; but they shall employ no
person to teach in any, of the schools
nnder their supervision. uuless such
person shall hold, at the time Of COM
'mencing his or her school, a certificate
to teach, granted by the County Board
of School Examiners, or BY the State
sqperinsendens Of Education.
SEC. 40. That should the. Board of
Trustees be unable otherwise to procure
sites for school houses, they are hereby
authorized to appoint jury Of view Of
Eve legal voters ofthe county, who shall
locate said site as she public interest
may require, bus, except in . city, town
or village, said site shall not be located
within two hundred yards Of the DWELL,
ing Of the Fuer ofthe land taken for
said site without his consent, given in
writing. Ths- said jury shall assess the
value of the same and report their action
to the Board of Trustees, who shall se-
cure the title and pay for the site, as
decided BY the jury Of view, out of any
moneys available for that purpose aud
upon such payment the title shall i'm
mediately vest in the Trustees aud their
successors in Office.
SEC. Al. Thasif any person or per.
sons shall threaten or il any manner
interfere With the jury Of view herein
directed to Be appointed, while discharg-
ing the duties herein prescribed, he or
they separately or eoujoiatly, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeauor, and
on conviction in any Court Of competent
jurisdiction, be fined not more than two
hundred dollars, or be. imprisoned not
more than ninety days, or shall suffer.
both 6ne and imprisonment, at the
discretion Of the Court, and any moneys
accruing from such 6Les shall be added
70 the school fund Of the school district
wherein the guilty party or parties
reside.
SEC. n. That when it shall happen
that persons are 50 situated as to be bet.
Ter accommodated at the school Of any
adjoining Schoei District, or whenever
it may be desirable to establish school
composed of parts Of two or more School
Districts, it shall be tie duty Of tie.
respective Boards of Trustees of the
School Districts 10 which such persons
reside, or 10 which such schools may be
situated, OF Of the School Districts, or
the parts of which the school is to be
composed, to transfer such persons for
education to the School District ir which
such school house is or may be located ;
but The enumeration Of scholars shall be
taken in each District rs il no such
transfer had been made, and such school
when SO composed, shall be supported
from the school funds Of the respective
School Districts FROM which the scholars
may have beec trspsft rred.
SEC. 43. That shs School year shall
continue for 3 period Of nine months,
commencing and ending as in the opiu
ION Of the Gouoty Board Of Examiners
will best subservs the educational in.
seres.s Of their County; bus the County
School Commissioners shall have power
to limi. the school year scoordiug to the
school fund appos,iousd 70 his County.
SEC. A. Thas Il shall be the duty of
each school ,eacher to make oos and file
With the Clerk ofthe Beard OF Trustees
g. the expiration Of each school month,
. full aud complete report Of the whole
number Of scholars admitted to the
school during each uoosh, distinguish.
log between male aad female, the
y erage attendance, thebrsoshss taught,
The number Of pupils engsged 10 each
Of said branches, and sach other s.atis-
Iics as he or ahs may be required to
make By The Goaasy School Commission
sr; and aatil apeh rsp0ss. shsli have
bean certified md alea BY shs said
teacher, ~ Aforesaid, It ahsll Be the
duty of said Board Of Trustees 70 reg
suire the sane, aad forward to the
County Sshoel Conniasioasr. before
aid tsashsr esa draw pay Eorhia OF her
'srvisas. On thafliag of tks tsaehss's
,spors the Glslk 81 the Board Of
trustees she'll araA 20 ordsr ia aspli-
ate co the cOansy Treasarar for the
.noust das sseh ssaehess HhisA ardaA
hell hs soantsrsigaed b. The Coane