The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-16

authority to receive the report within a
reasonable time thereafter, if, in their
opinion, the reasons for the delay are
good and sufficient. On the filing of the
teachers report and its approval by the
Board of Trustees, their clerk shall draw
an order in duplicate on the County
Treasurer for the amount due such teach
er, which order, if approved by the
County School Commissioner, shall be
countersigned by him and the duplicate
filed in his Office.
Sec. 42. That it shall not be lawful for
a County School Commissioner to receive
pay as q teacher of free public school
in his County, nor for q Trustee to re-
ceive pay as q teacher of free public
school in his school district.
SEC. 4S. That members of the State
Board Of Examiners appointed by the
Governor, members of County Boards of
Examiners appointed by the State Board
of Examiners and members of the Boards
of Trustees shall be exempt from militia,
jury and road duty.
Sec. A. That the County Commits
sioners of each County are authorized
and required to furnish the School Com
missioner of their County with COM
Portable and convenient Office and suita-
BILE Office furniture, and to supply said
Office with fuel, lights, stationery, post
age and such other incidentals as are
necessary to the proper transaction OF
the legitimate business of his office.
Sec. As. That the correctness and le.
gality of all claims for services rendered
In teaching in any of the schools of this
State which are supported wholly or in
part BY the State, and all claims of every
description whatsoever which are charge
able against the fund raised for the sup
port Of the free public schools of the
State, shall be sworn to and subscribed
by the person presenting said claim be-
fore it shall be approved by the person
or persons authorized by law to give such
approval.
hereby invested with the power, and re-
quired free of charge to administer. oaths
to persons presenting the claims con.
templated by the preceding Section OF
this Act as fully to all intents and pur-
poses are all other persons who by the
laws of this State are qualified to admin
lister oaths.
SEC. AZ. That it is hereby declared to
be unlawful for any County Treasurer,
County Auditor, County School Commits
sioner or School Trustee to buy, discount
or shave, directly or indirectly, or be in
any way interested in any teachers pay
certificate or other order on the school
fund, except such as are payable to him
for his own services.
Sec. 4S. That if any of the officers
aforesaid shall violate the provisions of
the foregoing Section of this Act be shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of
not less than FIVE hundred (500) dollars
ncr more than two thousand (2,000) dol
lars, to be used for school purposes in his
County, and shall be imprisoned at the
discretion of the Court, or either or both,
and shall forfeit the amount of such
claim OF of his interest in such claim.
SEC. 40. That the several County
Treasurers shall retain all the poll tax
collected in their respective Counties (;
and it is hereby made the duty of the
said County Treasurers, in collecting the
poll tax, to keep an account of the exact
amount of said tax collected in each
school district in his County; and the
city of Charleston shall, for the purposes
of this Section, be deemed a school dis
trict, and the County Treasurer shall pay
over to the City Board of School Com
missioners the amount of poll tax collec-
ted in said city; and the poll tax collec.
ted therein shall be expended for school
purposes in the school district from
which itwas collected; and any viola
ton of this Section by the County Treas
urers shall constitute, and is hereby de-
clared, misdemeanor, and, on convic.
ton thereof, the said County Treasurer
shall pay fine of not less than five hun.
dred (500S dollars nor more than FIVE
thousand 10000 dollars, to be used for
school purposes in the County suffering
from such violation, or Imprisonment in
the discretion of the Court.
SEC. so. That it shall be the duty Of
each County Treasurer to report monthly,
on the fifteenth day of each month, to
the County School Commissioner of his
County, the amount of collections and
disbursements made by him for the
month on account of poll tax and all
other school funds; and it shall be mis-
demeanor on the part of any County
Treasurer to neglect, fail or refuse to
make such report, and Oh conviction
thereof he shall pay a fine of not less
than FIVE hundred (500) dollars, the same
to be used for school purposes in his
County.
Sec. 81. That all moneys disbursed by
any County Treasurer on account Of
school funds or saxes or poll tax shall be
paid OF the orders of Boards of School
Trustees, countersigned by the County
School Commissioner.
Sec. So. That each County Treasurer
shall make out and forward to the State
Superintendent of Education, annually,
on the first day of November a certified
statement showing (by school districts)
the amount of poll tax and the amount
of all other school taxes collected by him
for the fiscal year ending on the 3lst of
October next preceding; and should any
County Treasurer fail, neglect or refuse
to. make and forward the statement as
herein required, the State Superintendent
of Education shall make written COM
plaint to the Circuit Solicitor for the
County in which the said Treasurer re-
sides, vino shall prosecute the said Coun-
ty Treasurer for the same; and on con-
viction thereof he shall be subject to a
fine of FIVE hundred (5O0) dollars, the
same to be used for free public school
purposes in his County.
SEC. So. That if q member of any
County Board of Examiners in any
County of the State, or Trustee of any
school district, shall attempt to act or
discharge the duties of either of said
Offices after be shall have been removed,
or after his successor shall have qualified,
he shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meauor, and, after conviction, be pun
ished by fine of not less than one hun
dred and one dollars or Imprisonment for