The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09
be deemed of public interest. He shall
also include in his report such other mat

be deemed of public interest. He shall
also include in his report such other mat
tiers as he shall be directed to report by
the State Superintendent of Education.
sSlscsa5. That should he fail make
the !annndl report required, in the pre-
ceding Section, he shall forfeit to the
school fund of his County one-fourth of
his compensation for that year.
Sec. 26. That be shall at ali times con-
form to the instructions of the State Su-
periDtendent of Education as to matters
within the jurisdiction of sai6 Superin-
tendent. He shall serve as the organ Of
communication between the said State
Superintendent and school authorities.
He shall transmit to school officers or
teachers all blanks, circulars and other
communications which are to them di-
rected.
SEC. q. That he shall annually, on the
first day of February, or as soon as prac-
ticable thereafter, apportion the income
of the County school fund among the
several school districts of his County in
proportion to the average number of pu-
pills attending the free public schools in
each district, and he shall certify such
apportionment to the County Treasurer.
SIC. %. That each County School
Commissioner shall receive such compen-
sation as the County Board of Examiners,
as hereinafter provided for, may allow
him, not to exceed three dollars day,
to be determined by the County Board of
Examiners, for each day actually en-
ployed in the discharge of his official du-
ties. His claim for services shall be pre-
sented in the form of an account against
the County Board of Examiners, and
shall be verified by affidavit to the effect
that said account is just and true, that
the service therein named was honestly
and faithfully rendered, and that the
sum therein claimed is rightfully due
and remains unpaid. When said ac-
count shall have been duly audited and
approved by the County Board of Exam
liners, itshall be filed with the County
Treasurer, who shall pay the same rata
bly out of the funds apportioned to the
several school districts in proportion to
the average number of children attend
ing the free public schools in each school
district: Provided, That the County
Board of Examiners shall determine the
number of days in each year in which
said County School Commissioner may
labor in the performance of the duties
required of him: Provided, further, ThRt
the number of days in each and every
year for which said compensation shall
be allowed shall in no case exceed two
hundred days, except in Charleston
County, where the number of days shall
not exceed three hundred. In deciding
the number of days for which each
County School Commissioner shall be
allowed compensation in each and every
year, and in making che assessment on
each school district, as provided for in
this Section, the County Auditor shall,
as member of the Board, act in place
of the County School Commissioner; and
it shall be the duty of said County Board
Of Examiners to certify to the County
Treasurer the amount assessed on each
school district.
SEC. 20. That it shall be the duty of
the County Boards of Examiners and of
the Boards of Trustees, as hereinafter
provided for, to see that in every school
under their care there shall be taught, as
far as practicable, orthography, reading,
writing, arithmetic, geography, English
grammar, history of the United States
and of this State, the principles of the
Constitution and laws of the United
States and of this State, morals and good
behavior.
Sec. 80. That there shall be in each
County Board of Examiners, composed
of the County School Commissioner (who
shall, &c otfcio, be Chairman and two
other members who shall be appointed
by the State Board of Examiners, and
shall hold Office for the term of two years
from the time of their appointment and
until their successors shall be qualified,
unless sooner removed by the State Board
of Examiners; but no person shall be
appointed a member of the County Board
of Examiners who is not competent TO
teach a first grade school. 1t shall be
the duty of the County Board of Exam
liners to examine all candidates for the
profession of teacher, and 70 give to each
person found qualified a certificate set
ting forth the branches of learning he or
she may be capable of teaching, such e1-
animation to be renewed every year and
no teacher shall be employed in any OF
the free public schools without a certif-
cate from the County Board of Exam
liners or the State Board of Examiners.
SEJ. 81. That the County Board Of
Examiners shall meet at least twice a
year, at such places and at such times as
the County School Commissioner shall
appoint; that the County School Com
missioner shall be Chairman and Clerk
of the Board, and shall keep fair record
of their proceedings, and register of
the name, age, sex, color, residence and
date Of certificate of each person to whom
certi6cateis issued, and in case a cer-
tifcate be cancelled, shall make proper
entry of the same; and the said Board
shall have power to revoke any certif-
cate granted by them, for immoral or un-
professional conduct or evident unftness
for teaching.
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