The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-14
NOTICE
OFFICE co. sGH0ot toMMissI0SEE;
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May f7sh, isfsf
The attention Of CiSfks Of the SeysrIi
! Boards OF School Trustees Of their fsspss::
tive School Districts is hereby directed IL
the following Circular to the Comfy scilssi
Commissioners from the State superirteH5
dent OF EGucafion
| SECTION 40 of"AR Act to amend al Al
entitled an Act to- esfabIfsil and msintain 4
system of Free Common Schools foi The
State Of South Carolina" approved Marek'
9th, 1871, provides that can atiHuai meet.
ing of each School District slGif Be ks,a nd
the last Saturday III jdHe, 6f aaeh' year, d
IL o'clock NJ, notice 81 fhe'tIis tSsfils S,nSR
place being given by the Clerk or tBs .BSafd'
of Trustees, by posting written oF p;ffsss&
notices i: nirec public places OF the Distrigts
at least ten days before the meeting, ,..
SIC. 81 of the sai,f Act provides thse
The Inhabitants qualified 10 veto al a
school meeting, lawfully at.sdibied, siaif
have power:
Is' To appoint Chafrmsni to preside.
over the meeting.
/ a'i. To adjourn from time to iimS..
Sd. To@eho6sc 3 clerk. who shall possesS
| the qualification of n voter.
| Atm. To raise by tax, IN Sliition to ths'
nmo''nt npporieiScd by. the state TO- thsir
use, such further SUMS of money as they
may deem proper for tha support of public
schonls, sai'l sum mol TO be more thsn three
doliars for every chsl,l III the n:sfrict be-
tween tlIeage: Of six anil sixteen, "a asesr--
tanned by the last enumeration; sAid sun ts'
he collected by the County Trsasnrsr. 1nd
to he held b. him, subject to the ekaer se
the Trustees, eountersignci by the County
School Commissioners, such sums or Money
TO be used as shall be agreed upon At ,hs
meeting, either for the pay osteachcrs, sals--
rics, or TO purchase or lease sites for sehsst
houses, to build, hire or purchase such
school houses, TO keep thon, in repAir sad
furnish the same with necessary fuel and
apcndages. or TO furnish biackboards out
line maps and apparatus fcf illlstrsfinr the
principles OF soTehsc, or to, discharge any
debts or Enthusiastically incurred.
| 9th. To give sucif direction and make
snch provisions as may be deemed nscessa-
ry, in relation tcthe prosecution or dagsnse
of any suit or psoeec,iing In which the Dis
trict may be party
9th. 10 authorize; the Beard Of Trustssp;
70 5uiid sdhoct soagss; or rens tks sssae, e
sell any aeEbsa hSase site Or ether slroperty
belohgingto the District WheR ths ssshs
shall no lOhgcr bs, ncedfal r:she use sEths
District
| 9TH. To alter or repeal fEsffprosssdinxs
| Fl Nm thine to time, as occasion may reassira.
and to do any other business esAisnpsLsed
in this Act
You are hereby mose earnestly advised 70
instruct the Clerk Of each Of ths severed
Boards of School Trustees in ysur esanty 70
| give due notics of an annual meeting, 10 be
held in the School District under tkeir
supervision, on Saturday, 2sth DAP Il yuas.
1879 AZ IL o'clock, NJ. ldeea u ss arsas
importance to the success Of eur Free Geae
mon School System, that thsss mssfisss,ha
held iu every Sehaoi District in thu State aad
that each School District raiss libsrai
Local or District schssi Tag fsssAs suppsst
of its Froe Common Sehesls for tha fsilsR-
ing reasons;
lst. The Stage appropriation made Ter
Free Common School purposes, fer the cur.
rent fiscal year. isitssif, insuficisnt to sup
ply the educational wants ef ths psepss. In,
those States having the NEST pspalsr. sAfis--
factory and successful systsHs Of Fres ssr.%
mon Schools, the seherls ave slmsss whsiiy
sustained by means Of Local s1hsai Tasss.
I'd. The amount of Poll Tar eollsstsa in
each of the several School bisssiete %. Of
itself, Insignificant.
! Sd. The Local schosi Tax saisssa ;s aay
School District will be Of grsas sersiss a.
auxiliary. and supplementary u ths State
appropriation and Poll Tas.
| zih. The Local School Tar 10 paid iats
the County. Treasury, aad p ii i.sesls subject
to the order Of the Board Of School Trasssss
couniersigncd By the sceuaty sehssl cssas.
missioner" 81 ~
In aecordsncs, with the above CfssullAe.
and in order tba, sn Arasuni aeessszss To
liquidate theipdcbtednesa of tfs;s ssAporsnas,
Branch Of the admihisEEAtisn Of The csuaty.
for the Siscal year nest sasaines. sI;ssuia
suggest the i'ppos,aHcsofa likssAl tsx lpsg
by the severahsebosl Dissisla Co... TIM sap-.
port Of us Free coBalSA sehssis
fx@f = Ss. n, r. SEykfNLAxs
i County schept ceMslIeaA
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