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To VIM. M, PresSleY,
+ County School Commissioner Of
Abbeuils County, s. c.

OeCtiou 70 w -hu ACG w olucuu Atf
Act entitled an Act to establish and
maintain a system Of Free Common
Schools for the State Of South
Carolina" approved March 9Th 1871,
provides that San annual sneaaiAg Of
each School District shall be held on
the last Saturday in June, of each
year, at 12 o'clock M., notice Of the
time and places being given by the
Clerk Of the Board Of Trustees, by
posting written or printed ,notiees-in
three public places Of the District at
least ten days before the meeting.' +.
Section 81 Of the said Act provides
that '"The inhabitants qualified to,
vote ataschool meeting, lawfully as,
senfbled shall have power: i
1st. To appoint a Chairman to pre-.
side over the meeting.
I'd. To adjourn from time to time.
Sd. To choose Clerk who shall
possess the qualification of voter.
4th. To raise by tax, in addition to
the amount apportioned by the State
to, their use, snch further sums Of
money as they may deem proper for,
the support of:public schools, said
sumnot to he more than three dol
lars for every, child insthe District
between the ages Of six and sixteen,
as ascertained by the, last ennmera-
tion; said sum to be collected by the,7
County Treasurer, and TO be held BY
him, subject to the order Of the Trus-.
tees, countersigned by the County
School Commissioner, such sums Of
money to be used as shall be agreed
upon at the meeting, either for the
pay of teachers salaries, or to pur-
chase or lease sites for school houses !,
to keep them in repair, and furnish
tho same with,necessary fuel and ap-
pendages; or to furnish blackboards,
outline maps and apparatus for illus
trating the principles Of science. or to-
discharge any debts or liabilities,
lawfully incurred.
5th., To give such direction and;
make snch provisions as may be-
deemed necessary, in relation to the.
prosecution or defense of any suit or,
proceeding in which the District may
be a party.
9Th To authorize the Board Of
Trustees to build school houses, or
rent the same; to sell any school!
house site or other property belong
ing to the District, when. the same.
shall no longer be needfal for the gse'
of the District. -
7th. 10 alter or repeal their pro-
ceedings, from time to time, as oeca-s
sion may require. and to do any other
business contemplated in this Act"
You are hereby most earnestly ad-
vised to instruct the Clerk of each Of.
the several Boards of School Trus--
tees in your County to give due notice.
Of an annual meeting, to be held in.
the School District under their super
vision, on Saturday, 2sth day of june.
1873, at l2 o'clock, NJ. I deem it Of
great Importance to the success OF
our Free Common SCHOOL, System,
that these meetings be held in every
School District in the State, and that
each School District raise q liberal
Local or District School Tax for the
support of its Free Common Schools
for the following reasons:
1st. The State appropriation made
for Free Common School purposes,
for the current fiscal year, is, Of itself,
insufficient to supply the educational
wants eff the people. In those States,
having the most popular, satisfactory
and successful systems of Free Com
mon Schools, the schools are almost.
wholly sustained by means OF Local
School Taxes.
I'd. The amount of Poll Tax COL
lected in each of the several School
Districts is, Of itself, insignificant.
Sd. The Local School Tax raised
in any school District will be Of great
service as auxiliary and supplemental.
$3.50. - Sl>o a,,nsnnyIatI0n AMI