The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-31
NOTICE
OFFICE co. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, o
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Boards Of School Trustees Of their respec.
lsiise School Districts is hereby directed to
The following Circular 10 the County Sch ool
Commissioners from the State superinten-
dent of Education.
| 'SECTioN 40 of"An Act to amend an Act
entitled an Act to establish and maintain n
] system of Free Common Schools for ths
state OF South Carolina" approved March
9Th, 1911, provides that "An annual meet.
ing Of cncli School Distric. shall be held on
the last Saturday in June, of each year. at
IL o'clock NJ, notice of thethe 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
ut least ten days before the meeting"
SIC. 81 of the said Act provides that
"The INHABITANTS qualified to tote at a
schoo. meeting. lawfully assembled, shall
have power: e....
LIST. To appoint Chnirmari to preside
over the meeting.
II. To adjourn from time to time.
3D. To choose clerk, who shall possess
the qualification of n voter.
4th. To raise by tax, in addition to the
amount npportohcd by ths State 10 their
use, such further sums of money as they
may deem proper for the support Of public
schools, said sum not to be more than three
dollars for every child In the District be-
tween the age; Of six an,i sixteen, as aseer-
tainod by the las, tftumcration said sum to
be collected by the County Treasurer, and
to be held by him, subject to The order Of
the Trustees, count tersigned by the County
School Commissioners, such sums of money
| to be used as shall be agreed upon at the
meeting, either for the pay oftcachcrs, sala-
rics, or to purchase or lease sites for school
houses, to build hire or purchase suoh
school houses 10 keep thom in rcpair and
furnish The same with necessary fuel and
apcndagcs. or to furnish h!.ckhoe-,is out
ltne maps and apparatus for illustrating the
principles OF science, or to- discharge any
debts or liabilities lawfully incurred
9th. To give such direction and make
snch provisions as may be deemed necessa-.
ry, in relation to the prosecution or defense
Of any suit or proceeding In which, THE; Dis
trict may be party.
9th. To authorise the Board or Trustees
TO build school houses, or rent the SANG. ~
sell any school house site or OTHER prob;rtJ
belonging TO the District. when the same
shall no lopgoI b. neellul for tllp u Sc of tina,
Dis; rict.
| d!'.sTo' ater orrnpeal tleirProocctlin:s
from time 10 time, ~ occl~io,i may rco,rire.
aud to do amy other business c1a,e;np!4tc,t
in this Act"
lon are hcrcby most C. yicst!y a,lgiSei T.,
instruct the cieyE Of cae'i sr tuo s,r.rnt
boards Of Scil0ol Trustees ipiy yo,ir county to-
give due notice of an annual ncetiu;, to be-
held N the Scioul -Dis;r:s under their
supervision, olS ,tnrt..y. 81! 81 :, day of June,
] lsfS, AT - 2n,oioe'S, NJ. iIlaAp it .oe great
impol 'aacc o tic success of our Free ,josn.
mon School System, thar .!,"s. meeting. bc
held iuos'eFy'Sehsoi Dist'ic. ...lhc Sslte anil
| iha, each School D.stric, raise lii ri
Local or District School TX for the supp,rt
of its Free Common Schools for the follow
ing rcasnns;
lst, 4 he State appropriation made for
Free Common School spiirpos6s, for the cur
'S''' "SSti y'aT' 10 itselir rlnSuUeient 10 sui
ply the educational wants of the people. In
those Statesihaving the most popn.sr, .sa,is-
factory and successful systems of Free com.
mon Schools the schouis a~e almost wholly
sustained by means of Local School, Taxes.
I'd, The amount of Poll Tax collected in
each of the several School Districts is, Of
itself, insignificant. 9@HiN sl7ae
3D.. The Local Sehoel Pax raised in any
School District will he Of great service as
auxiliary and supplementary to the State
appropriation and Poll Tax.
4th. The local School Tax is paid into
the County Treasury, and is ai,eotly subject
to the order of the board Of School Trustees
countersigncd by the County School Com
missioner"
In accordance with the above Circular
and in order that an amount necessary to-
liquidatc the Indebtedness of this important
d Ianch of the administration of the County,
for The fiscal year next ensuing would
suggest the Importance oil liberal tax levy
by tho several school Districts for the sup
port Of its Free Common Schools.
t$E +. r.. sIcKINLAY,
County School Commissioner.
Orangcb,ug CouI ty s. C.
may II st 81