The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-24
NOTICE
OFFICE CO. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
OnAscEBuno, C. H.. 8. c.;
Mnr fifk 1879.

Snhy iftHj
The attehtion of Clerks Of the setsfaf
Boards Of School Trustees of tIiei- respGc-
tive School Districts is hereby directed AZ
the following Circular TO the County School
Commissioners from the State Superinten-
dent Of Education.
'SEcTIOS 40 Of IAN Act TO amend an Act
entitled an Act to estabiish efsd nsaintsin
system OF Free Common Schools for tie
State Of sOtith Carolina" approved March
Gin, 1874, ffe:;ae. the. "An annual meet
ing Of each School District shall be held on
the last Saturday III Jaas, Of each year. at
IL o'clock NJ, notice Of the the 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
Mt least ten days before the meeting"
SEC. 81 of the said Act provides that
"The inhasitants qualified to vote at n
school meeting, lawfully assembled, shall
have power:
LIST. To appoint Chairman to Preside
over the metting
I'd. To adjourn from fine to time
Sd. To choose clerk. who shall possess
the qualification OF q voter.
4th To False by tax, in addition 10 The
amount aPPortioned by the State to their
use, such further sums OF money as they
may deem proper ftt the support of public
schools, ,aid SUM not to be more than three
dollars for every child in tho District BE-
tween the ages of six antf sixteen, rs ascer-
iained by the last eIftthhaefatiorl; said sum, to
be collected by the County 9rcasurer, and
to be held by him, subject 70 the order of
the Trustees, cornters:gned by the Coutssy
School Commissioners, such sums OF money
to be used as shall be agreed upon NJ the
meeting, either for the pay otteachers, sala.-
ries, or to purchase or lease sites for school
houses, to build, hire or purchase such
school houses, to keep thoIn in repair anil
furnish the same with necessary fu.l and
apcndnges. or to furnish blackboards out
line maps and apparatus for illustrating the
principles Of science, or 10 discharge any
debts or liabilities Ia vfully incurred.
5th. To give such direction aud make
snch pi DIVISIONS as may be deemed necessa-
ry. In relation to the prosecution or defense
of any suit or proceeding In which the Dis
triot may. bo party.
9Th. To authorise the Board OF Trustees
to build school houses, or rent the same; to
sell any school house site or e.l.e- property
belonging to the District, when the same
shall no longer b. necdful for the u Sc of ths
District.
eth, To alter or. repeal theirprocsc,lins ss.
from time 10 time, "a occasion may require.
and to do any other business contemplated
In this Act"
fOn are her'by most earnestly adrise1 to
instructfhc clerk Of each OF the several
Boards Of School Trustees In your cs,r,ity Go
give due notice of nn annual meeting. 10 he
held In the Schoni Dist.:c, rn,le. their
supervision. on SHnrd ~, 18th day Of juno,
1873, a T. O'Clock, VI. deem IL or great
importance to the success Of sar Free Com.
mop School Systems, that these meetings be
held iu crtry School District in the State anil
that each School District raise n liberal
Loca' or District SctSoi Tx for the suppo-,
Of its Frcs Commut' Schools for the follow
ing reasons;,
lst The Stab appropriation made for
Free Common School purposes. for the cur
rent fiscal year. is itself. insufficient 10 sup
ply the educational wants Of tho people. In
those States having the most popular, salts
factory and successful systems Of Free con,
mon Schools, the schools ne alhiest wholly
sustained by means Of Local School Taxes.
I'd. The amount Of Poll Tax collected in
each Of the several School Districts it, Of
itself. indgnihcant.
Sd. The Local School Tax raised In any
School B!str;c, will Be OF great service as
auxiliary and supplementary to- THE State
appropriation and P5ll Tax
4th. The Eaeal School TaE is paid into
the County Treasury, and IS di.ectly subject
to the order Of the Board Of School Trustees
coun'ersigaed by the County Schooi Com
in actbfdsnce with the above Circular
and in srdey that an amount necessary TO
liquidats the indebtedness Of this important
Branch Of the administration Of the County,
for the fiscal year next ensuing. weuld
suggest the Importance Of liberal tax levy
by the several school Districts for the sup
port Of It's Free Common Schools.
r. II. MoKINLAY,
County School Commissioner,
orangeburg County s. C.
may II a.