The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-07
NOTICE
OFFICE co. SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
oRASoEBuho, C. H., 8. e.,
May 17th. 1873.

The attention of Clerks of the seyeraI
yBoards Of School Trustees of their respec-
tive School Districts is hereby directed to
The following Circular to the County School
Commissioners from the State Snperinteu-
dent Of Education.
''sEoTroN 49iOf'.An Act 20 ahasud an Act.
entitled an Act to establish and maintain n
system OF Free Common Schools for the
State of South TCarolfna, 'sapprOYed March
9th, 1917 provides that sAnSatirnfuaf n meet.
ing Of each School District shall be held ori
the last Saturday in June, Of cach ,year. at
/" O'clock NJ, notice Of the the time and
place being given by the Clerk of tile Beard
of Trustees, by posting written or printed
NOTICES in three public places of the District
at least ten days before the meeting"
sss' 81 of the said Act provides that
"Tbc inhatitants qualified 10 vote Al !
school meeting, lawfully assembled, shalt
| have power: ~ N}S ~ 9f3f fAgs
lst. To appoint q Chairman to preside
over the meeting sG H
| I'd. To adjourn from time TO time
3D. TO choose clerk, who, shall possess
| the qualification of q, voter. sgo vet
4ti. To raise by tax, in addition to the
amount apporiiohed by the State to their
| use, such further sums of money as they
mfy deem proper fer tiiee support of public
schools, said sum not to be more than three
dollars for every child in the District he
tween the oge: of six and Sixteen, as ascer
tanned by the last eiGmertation; said sum 10
be collected by the County Treasurer. and
/ to be held by him, subject to the order of
the Trustees, countersigned, by the County
School Commissioners, such SUMS of money
to be used az sinil be agreed upon at the
meeting, either for the pay orteackers, sala-
ries, or TO purchase oflease sites for school
houses, To build, hire or purchase such
school houses, to keep. thoha in repair and
furnish the same with necessary fuel and
apendaScs. or to- furnish: Biackboards out
line maps aud appayatus for illustrating the
principles oi science, or to discharge any
debts or liabilities lawfully incurred.
9TH To give such sdireotioh ami make
sfiot' provisions as- may be deemed necessa-.
r,y, in relation tothe Prosecutioh or defense
of any suit'dr proceeding Ia whieh4iis Dis
triet nay be'a party. E-sts.
9Th. To.authorise The Board of TrustSey
to build school Houses, or rentstlie same. III
soil any school house, site or other property
belonging 10 the District. when the same
shall no longer be neeirul for theyuse Of ths,
District. rFr ~
It'll. To alter OF. repeal tlinir pr oc ceilings.
from time to time, occa-ion may require,
aud to do any other business contemplated
in this Act"
You arc hereby most earnestly aiyi.c,l th.
instruct the 9lcslo of esmF Of sthe several
boards of School Trustee y. yonrue;lhiy to-
give due Eotica OF an anhu,ll .ucntia.. 10 tS,
held in the sschoai Dia.tset. ns,der their
supervision, on Satu1lays aa.a day Of Juns..
lsTt, at h O'clock, " fdtcpit of greet
Importance TO the success OF our Free Con.
mon School System, .hat these meetings DO
held u every School Distric, he State an L
that each School District rriss a hbe-a.
Local or District School Tx fofihe support
of its Free Common schoSssgor the follow
ing reasons
fst The Staae appropriation made for
Free CsiHtroa School purposes, for the cur-<
rent fiscal year. is itself, insufficient to sup
ply tile educatienal wants Of the psSpIe. In
those States having the most popular. satis-
factory and successful systems of Free com.
mon Sch coils, the schools are almost sholly
sustained hy uleaus of Local School Taxes.
I'd. The amount Of Poli Tax collected in
eacif'of tie scversi School Dislrietsssis, of
itself, Insignificant.
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