The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-06-14
F. D. ]. LAWRENCE,
ATTY. AID c0UESELL0R At Law,
Beaufort, S. G..
Circular to School Trustees
/ OFFICE COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
Beaufort S c. ,-unc 10 1876


| To tie Trustees Of tie Free Common
Schools Of BEAUFORT Comfy, s. ca E.
! DEAR SIRs-Scc;ion 30 Of an Act entitled
| "An Act to establish and maintain system of
Free Common Schools cor the State of Soul
! Carolina" approved March 9Th, 1871, p'ovidcd
that ian annual meeting or each School District
shall be held on the last Saturday in June OF
each year, at IL o'clock NJ, notice of the time aid
place being given by the Clerk OF the Board o.
Trustees, BY posting written or printed notices In
three public places of the District at IL st ten
days before the Tlccrinr,"
| Section 9th OF the said Act provides ,ha. 'Thc
Inhabitants qualified to vote at 4 school meeting
lawfully assembled, shall have power:
| ist. TO appoint chairman TO preside over
the NEE ing .
end. TO adjourn from time TO time.
3rd To choose n clerk, who shall possess tho
qualification of q voter.
9Th To raise by tax, in addition to the amount
appo", ",iorcd by the State to thor use, such fu-.
thcr 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 i'll
the District between :hc ages of six and sixteen.
as asccrtaincd by the last enumeration; sall sum
TO be collected by the Coup@y Treasurer. and to be
held by him subject to he order of the Trustees
lcountccs'grcd b. tho County school Commission.
| or, such sums Of ~ )ncv to be used rs agreed
upon a. the meeting, either for the pay OF tclCi-
cc's salaries purchase Or lease sites for school
houses; to build, hire purchase sucn school
houses: to keep tiicm in repair and furnish tbs
same with necessary ;uel and appcndages; or to
furnish biackboarda, outline maps and apparatus
for illustrating the principles OF science or to
discharge any debts or liabilities lawfully incur
rctl.
9TH. To give such direction and make sucl
pro" isiLns as may bc deemed necc sary N rc!a.
ion 20 the prosecution or defense OF any emit OF
p.mc'diI-sin IN wi ich tho District may be 4 party
9th. To cuiho i.c the Bonri OF Trustees tc
build school Ecuscs, -c3+ the same: to sell any
school house si:I or O her , opc:y belonging 10
the District when the same shall 10 lCnScr be
nccdrut ior the usc Of the District.
| eth. TO alter oc rclcai their proceedings from
me 10 timc. as occasion may require, and TO d.
/ any other business contemplated in this Act
! IoU are hereby most ca"ncs'iy advised to meet
/ in each OF tue several School Districts IF thi.
county. and also give duo notice O. M annual
| nee ing O be held to the Schoo! District under
ycnr st pcryisiCn!, on Saturday, he 18th day OF
June 1SiG. at II O'Clock ". / deem 1t OF great
| Importance to the success of our Free Common
| School system that these mcctiLcs be h.!d in
every School District III the coun.y. and that
each School District raise liberal ll,ul or dis.
! triIt Sc!l1c. tax for the iollowin reasons.
| 1st. The state appropriation made for Free
| Common seicol purposes for .iG current fiscal
ycnr is Of ,sc- insufficient supply the ctluca-
| ,!"nal wants of The people. n those States
hG' 'ng tue most popr'ar satisfactory and Success
ful systems Of Free Common Schools the schools
are most wholly stained by means OF local
school axes.
! IA, Th" amount of poll Tux collected i'll
each of ihr scyc al School Disfrir.S l. of it.rlf
: insignificant.
3N. The Local School TIA, raised in any School
District vii! be OF great service as al auxiliar-
ana supplementary to the State appropriation
! and Poll Tax.
| :th The Local School Tax IS pail into the
county Treasury, and is directly subject TO the
order or she Board OF School Trustees, counter.
signed by The County School Commissioner.
Very respectfully,
o.. ',.s S. ID. GILBERT,
School Commissioner B. c.