The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-09
.aaaersutr gntelligeaeer,
Acts of ths Leslslatare Passed at the
Session OF 1S77.7S.
AN ACT to Alter and Amend the School
80. Law of South Carolina.

Law Of South Carolina.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted BY the Senate
snd House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolins, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same That the State
Superintendent Of Education and four
persons to be appointed by the Governor.
by and with the advice snd consent OF
the Senate, who shall bold Office for two
yearsland until their. successors may be,
appointed, unless sooner removed by the
Governor, shall constitute the State,
Board of Examiners. OF this Board the
State Superin:endento of Education shall
be er o6icio Chairman. The clerk of the
State Superintendent of Education, as
hereinafter provided for, shall be clerk
of, the State. Board of Examiners. He.
shall be custodian Of its records, papers
and effects, and shall keep minutes of its
proceedings; and said records, papers
and minutes shall be kept in the Office
of the State Superintendent of Educa-
ton aud shall beopen to inspection.
SEC. 2. That the said Board shafi meet
on the call of its Chairman, or upon the
request of a majority of its members, at
the Office of the State Superintendent OF
Education, or at such other place as may
be designated in the call. Amaority of
the Board shall constitute quorum ior
trassacting business.
SEC. 3. That the official seal of the
State Superintendent of Education shall
be used for the Authorization OF the
: acts of the State Board Of Examiners. !
Sec. 4. That the State Board of Ex-
aaminers shall constitute an advisory
body with whom the State Superinten-
dent of Education shall have the right
to consult when he is in doubt as to his
official duty ;.aud shall have power to
review all decisions of the County Boards
of Examiners, rs hereinafter provided
for. Appeals to the State Board of E1-
aminers must be made through the Coun.
ty Boards of Examiners in writing iand
must distinctly set forth the question Of
law as well as the facts of the case upon
Y which the appeal is taken, and the de-
cision of the State Board shall. be final
Y upon the matter in issue.
SEC. 5. That tine State Board Of Ex-
aniners shall have power:
1st. To adopt rules and regulations not
inconsistent with me. laws4o the State
for its own government and for the gov
4 erpInent of the free public schools.
Sd. To prescribe and enforce rules for
the examination of teachers.
Sd. To prescribe standard Of ptof-
cheney before County Boards of Exami-
uers which will entitle persons examined
by such Boards to certi6cates as teachers.
4sh. To prescribe and enforce the
course of study in The free public schools.
9th. To prescribe and to enforce as far
as practicable the use of q uniform series
( of tex. books in the free; public schools,
I except in the city OF Charleston: PRO-
yided, That the State Board Of Exami-
Il ners shall not have power without per-
mission of the General Assembly of the
State to change q text book within FIVE
years from the date of. its adoption. =,
y 9th. To grant teachers State certiii-
! Gates, and to revoke them for immoral
Or unpeofessional conduct, profanity or
evident outlines for teaching.
7th. 10 sesieW on appeal an order ns-
s yoking 4 County certificate. h 7
SEC. 6. That the State Board of Ex-
aminers shall, during the first week in
May and the first week in September Of
each year, and at snch other times rs
may be, necessary, examine all persons
who may make application as to their
qualification for teaching school in this
State; and that to every person of good
moral character who passes satisfactory
examination the Board shall issue ce'-
tifcate Of qualification, to be signed by
It's Chairman, which certificate shall all-
thorize the person to whom it is given 10
teach in any of the free public schools
OF this State in which his or her services
may be desired by the Trustees of the
school in which no or she may make ap-
plication to teach, without further evil
dence of qualification. Said certificates
shall be valid for the term of two years,
4 unless sooner revoked, and they may be
renewed With OF without examination mt
the discretion of the State Board of tE;s-
amiuers, Notice of tho meetings pro-
.yiSed for in, this Section shall. be given
IN ass least two daily newspapers publish
ed in this State,
Sect. That State Superintendent 3f
Education shall be elected at each gene
raj election in the same manner as other
State officers, who shall enter upon the
duties of his Office at the time prescribed
by law. - :.
SEC. 8. That he shall, before entering
upon the duties Of his Office, give bond
for The use of the State of South Caro-
lima in the penal sum of five thousand
dollars, with good and sufficient sureties,
to be approved by the Governor, condi.
toned for the faithful and impartial
performance of the duties of his Office (;
!, and he shall, also, at the time of giving
bond, take and subscribe the oath pre-
{, scribed in Section so OF Article II of the
Constitution of the State, which oath
shall be endorsed upon the back of said
bond, and the bond shall be filed with
and preserved by the Secretary of State.
SEC. 9. That the State Superintendent
of Education shall receive as compensa-
ton for his services the sum Of two
thousand dollars per annum, payable
monthly out of the State Treasury.
SEC. 10. That he shall have general
supervision over all the free public
schools of the State, and it shall be his
duty to visit every County in the State,
for the purpose of inspecting the schools,
awakening an interest favorable to
education, and diffusing as widely as
possible by public addresses and personal
communication with school officers,
teachers aud parents, knowledge of
existing defects and of desirable i'm
provements in the government and in
strucsion of the said schools. !.
SEC. IL. That he shall secure, by and
with the advice of the State Board of
Examiners, uniformity in the use of text
books throughout the free public schools
of the State, and shall forbid the use of
sectarian or partisan books and instruc-
tior in said schools.
SEC. IL. That he shall prepare and
transmit to the several County School
Commissioners school registers, blank
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