The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-14
NOTICE
OFFICE co. sGH6ot toMMissTosER,
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May 17th, 1875
The attention Of Clerks of the Several
Boards Of School Trustees Of their rsspss;.
tive School Districts is hereby directed Is
the following Circular 10 ihe Comfy school
Commissioners from the State superinisHl
dent OF EducdiffiioiiIi. ii
SECTION 40 of"AH Aet to amend an isi
entitled an Act to esfabifsk and maip,a;, :
system of Fee Common Schools for The
State Of South Carolina" approved tiarek
9th, 1871, provides that can annual meet.
ing of each School District sls!s 5s ks,s "a
the Fast Saturday III JdHe, 6f each year, al
IL o'clock NJ, notice 81 the'th tiiiis S;nsf
place being given by the Clerk or fbs Beard.
of Trustees, by posting written 6f p;piStsse
notices in three public places or the Dis.riys
Mt least ten days before the meeting"
SIC. 81 of the sai,f Act provides that
The inhabitants qualified to vote st d
school meeting, lawfully assembled, shalf
have power:
1s,. To aproin. Chairmsn' to spresiso
over the meeting.
I'd. To adjourn from time to limo.
Sd. ToTthO6sc clerk. who shall possesS
the qualification of n voter.
Attn. To raise by tax, in aItlition to the
nmotsnt npporiioIHed by the State 10 their
nse, such further sums of money as thsJ
may lerm proper for the support Of public
schools. ,ail sum moi W ~ more then thres
dollars for every cEsLl in the District be-
tween the age: of six and sixteen, 40 eassr--
tanned by the last enumeration; said sum 10,
hc collected by the County Tresonrsr, snnd'
to be held by him, sn',iect to the order or
the Trustees, eouniersigned by the corniy
School Commissioners, slch sums OF nasnsy
to be used rs shall be agreed upon At ths
meeting, either for The pay o.teacksrs, ssis--
rics, or to purchase or lease sites for sehest
houses, to build, hire or parehase sush'
school houses, &c keep thom In repair and
furnish the same with necessary fuel and
apendages. or 10 furnish blsckboards out
line maps and apparatus fcf illustrating the
principles OF sofehcc, OF t6' discharge any
debts or Enthusiastically incurred.
9th. To give suclf direction and make
snch provisions may be deemed necessa-
ry, in relation to'the prosecution or defense
of any suit or protecting In which the Dis
trict may be u party.
9Th. 70 authorize the Board Of Trusssss'
20 b,ri'd sshott kUnses; or rent ths ssns; to
seii any scESsl beake site or other propar,y
helohgingto the District, when chs same
shall no lUngcr be necdfua for the use Sf fsho
District.
9TH. TO alter or repeal fkefTproessainE 70.
| from time to time, as occasion may rsqairs,.
and to do any other business eeAismpshhsd
in this Act"
You are hereby mese earnestly advised 70
instruct the Clerk Of zach Of the ssssrsi
Boards of School Trustees In year county to
| give due notice Of an annual meeting, 20 ha
held in the School District pndsF thsir
supervision, on satur lay, 2sth day sf Juns.
1879, AT II o'clock, NJ. 1deem u se gfess
importance to the success Of eur Free Con.
mon School System, that tksss msstiage' be
held i'll every SehaOl District in the State end
that each School District raise Hbsssi
Local or District School Tsx fer the sappsFs
of its Froe Common Sohosls for TIE fslls~-
ing reasons;
lst The Stage appropriation made sss
Free Common School purposes, for the cur
rent fiscal year. Ia itself, iusufIicisns to sup-
! ply the cducs,iensl wants Of the psepis. In
those States having the raess popular. sasis--
factory and successfui systeEas Of Free ssm. ::
mon Schools, the schools a~s eimsst whsliy
sustained by means Of Local sAhssl TaRss.
I'd. The amount Of Poll Tar esllsstsa In
each of the several School Dislricts II. Of
itself, Insignificant.
3D. The LOYAL schocI Tag ssiSsk is any
School District win DO Of grsas service 40
auxiliary and supplementary u the State
appropriation and Poll Tax.
4th. The Local School Tax 10 paid int
the County Treasury. and p di.sciis saH,ess
to the order Of the Board of School Trasssss
coun.crsigusd by the scouaty sehsoi csa,.
missioner" III
In aecordanca with. che above CirsalAr
and in order that an aSnsunt AeeessaFy d
liquidate the Indebtedness ef sisis irAborsaEs
Branch Of the Standardization Of .hs csuuty,
for the fiscal year neal easuiag.. gI,wsuls
suggest the importance Of q lihesG fex less
BY the several school plsiaists fea thesae-
port Of its Free ccmmSn schssIA
i1ef ttsyss II, b NzsKIELAYs
+ County sckesl csAnissisaar.