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

! the oOafd OF ScnOol 1fustceJ may have
authority to receive the report within 8
reasonable time thereaftcf, if, in theil
opinion, the reasons for The delay are
good and sufficient On che fling 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
couptersigned by him and the duplicate
filed in his office.
| Sec. A. That it shall not be lawful for
County Schot; Commissioner to receive
pay as a teacher of free public school
iB his County, nor for Trustee to re-
ceive pay as teacher of free public
| school in his school district.
SEC. 43. That members of the State
Board Of Examiners appointed by the
Governor, members OF County Bcnrds 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
aioners Of each Connty 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 incideDtals 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 tho 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 10 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.
SEC. 46. That all School Trustees arc
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 % fully 20 all inients and pur.
poses are all other persons who by the
laws Of this State are qualified TO admin
lister oaths
SEC. AZ. Tha: 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. 48. That if any Of the officers
aforesaid shall violate the provisions of
the foregoing Section of this Act he shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and i,
on conviction thereof, shall pay fine of
not less than five hundred (50O) dollars
nor more than two thousand (2,O0O) 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 or of his interest in such claim.
SEC. 40. That the several County
Iressurers shall retain all tho poll tax
| collected in their respective Counties
and it Is hereby made the duty IF the
said County Treasurers, in collect. ng 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 q school dis
trict, ard 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 it was collected; and any violt.-
ton Of this Section by the County Treas.
urers shall constitute, and is hereby de-
clared, misdemeanor, and, on convic-
tion thereof, the said County Treasurer
j ahali pay d iitie OF not less than Ave nun
dred (500) dollars nor more than FIVE
| thousand 10000 dollars, to be used for
school purposes in the County s"Earing
from such violation, or imprisonment in
the discretion of the Court.
Sec. 90. 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 tor 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 on conviction
thereof he shall pay q fine of not lesa
than five hundred l600) dollars, the uaue
to be used for school purposes in hia
County.
SEC: 81 That all moneys disbursed by
any County Treasurer on account Of
school funds or taxas or poll tax shall be
paid on tho orders of Boards cf School
Trustees, coun:orsigned by the County
School Commissioners.
SEC. 81. That each County Treasurer
shall make out and forward to the State
superintendent of Education, annually,
on the first day of November certified
statement showing (by scEool districts)
the amount of poll tax and the amount
Of all other school taxes collected by him
Tor the hscal year ending on the 3lst o.
Octoher next preceding; aud should any
County Treasurer fail, neglect or refuse
TO- make aud forward the statement as
harein required, the State Superintendent
Of Education shall make written COM
plaint to the Circuit Solicitor for the
County in which the said Treasurer re-
hidea, who shall prosecute the said Conn-
ty Treasurer for the same; and on con.
victi0n thereof he shalt be subject TO a
fine of Eve hundred (50oI dollars, the
same to bo used for free public school
purpose. i1 his County.
SEC. b3. That If member Of any
County Board Of Examiners in any
County Of tho State, or q Trustee of any
eehool district, shall attempt to act or
discharge the duties of either of said
Offices after he shall have been removed,
or after his successor shall have qualified,
he shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and, after conviction, be pun
ished by fine Of not less than one hun
dred md one dollars or imprisonment for
not las than thirty-one days, or both, at