The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-06-21
Circular to School Trustees
OFFICE COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
Beaufort $. C. June 10 1876.


Beaufort s. c. June 10 1876
To the Trustees of tile Free Common
Schools of BEAUFORT County, s. c.
DEAR SIRs-Scction 40 OF an Act entitled
IAN Act 10 establish and maintain system of
Free Common Schools for the State Of South
Carolina" approved March Gth, 1871, provided
that IAN annual meeting of each School District
shall be held on tine last Saturday in June of
each year, at l2 o'clock NJ, notice of the time and
place being gwen by the Clerk Of the Board of
Trustees, bylposting written printed notices in
three public places Of the District ut least ten
days before the meeting"
Section 5th Of the said Act provides that 'Thc
inhabitants qualified to vote at a school meeting
lawfully assembled, shall have power:
LIST. To appoint chairman to preside over
the meeting.
End. To adjourn from time TO time
Bird. To choose clerk, who shall possess the
qualification Of n voter.
4th To raise by tax, in addition to the amount
apportioned by the State to their use, such fur
thcr sums OF money rs they may deem proper
for the support Of public schools, said sum not
to be more than three dollars 70, every child in
the District between the ages Of Elk and sixteen.
as asccrtaincd by the last enumeration; SAID sum
TO be collected by the County Treasurer, and to be
held by him subject to the order OF the Trustees.
countcrsigncd b: the County school Commisssom-
cr such sums OF m oncy to be used as agreed
upon At the meeting, either for the pay OF teach
ers salaries or purchase or lease sites for school
houses; to build, hire purchase such school
houses; to keep them in repair, and furnish the
same with necessary fuel and appcndagcs; or to
furnish backboards, outline maps and apparatus
for illustrating the principles of science, or to
discharge any debts or liabilities lawfully incur
red.
5th To give such direction and make such
provisions as may be deemed sary rca-
tion to the prosecution defense OF any suit or
proceedings in which the District may be 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 belonging to
the District when the same shall no longer be
needfui for the use Of the District.
7th. To alter or repeal their proceedings from
time to time, as occasion may require, and to do
any other business contemplated in this Act.
You arc hereby most earnestly advised to meet
in each of tue several School Districts OF this
county. and also give due notice Of an annual
meeting TO be held TO the School District under
your supervisions, on Saturday, .hc s4th day of
June. 1876. at ~ 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 county and that
each School District raise liberal local or dis.
trict school tax for the following reasons:
1st The State Appropriation made for Free
Common School purposes for the current fiscal
year is Of itself insufficient 10 supply the educa-
tional wants OF the people. In those States
having the most popular satisfactory aud Success
full systems of Free Common Schools the schools
are almost wholly sustained by means Of local
| school taxes.
2nd, The amount Of poll tax collected in
each Of the several School Districts Is of itself
| insignificant.
Bird. The Local School Tax raised In any School
District will be Of great service auxiliary
and supplementary to the State appropriation
| and Poll Tax.
! 4th. The Local School Tax is paid into the
County Treasury, md is directly subject to the
order OF she Board Of School Trustees, counter
signed by the County tysschool Commissioner.
Nc,y respectfully,
=. ID. GILBERT,
| School Commissioner B. c.