The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-26

In each School District, and no more !;
proUtded, that whenever the teacher
and as many as three OF the patrons
Of each Of two schools (both for white
children, or both for co!ored children,
as the case may be) agree with the
Trustees in writing 10 maintain said
schools for six months IN the year,
in such case the Trustees may issue
Teachers Pay Certificates to one OF
said schools one. month, and to tie
other Of said schools the next month,
and so on alternately, so as to assist
each school for the same length of
time and according to the grade Of
the tea:hcrs: and prouitled .tu,ther,
that the Trustees Of contiguous School
Districts may unito il tile establish
mcnt OF a public school fer the bcnc-
fit Of scholars OF suck Districts, when
they deem it advantageous TO do so,
each District contributing to the sup
attendance OF scholars from such Dis
trict.
II. The Trustees Of each School
District, as soon as they employ n
teacher, shall at once notify the
School Commissioner, giving. name
and grade of teacher, name and loca-
ton Of school house, and salary of
teacher: anil the School Commission
er shall compare these reports with
the records of his office, and then en-
tc- such rs are in accordance with
these regulations in list to which he
shall refer in acting upon Pay Certiii-
Gates presented for his approval.
III. The School Commissioner will
keep i'll his Office, an Advertising
Board, on which Teachers or School
Trustees may post advertisements,
when in need of Schools or Teachers,
as the case may be.
Nv. The monthly salaries Of teach
ers shall be agreed upon between the
Trustees and teacher, with the follow
ing limits: First grade teachers, not
less than S2S.0O, nor more than SlO.-
90; Second grade teachers, not less
than S22.O0, nor more than $500 /;
Third grade teachers, not less than
$1,000, nor more than 5000: pro-
vidcd, that whenever the number Of
scholars in Attendance during any
month shall he less than twenty in
number, q deduction shall be made Of
one-twcnticth of The salary agreed on,
for every scholar short of twenty in
the number attending.
'. A list Of the poll taxes assessed
for each School District, from The
County Auditors books, will he fur
nsihcd by tie School Commissioner
to the Board Of Trustees of such
School District, who will at once cor
rect the same by adding such polls as
have not been assessed, and return
the same to the School Commissioner
within twenty days after the receipt
thereof, keeping copy thereof for
the future use Of the said Board.
VI. Whenever two School Districts
shall unite in establishing a public
school for their joint benefit, each
Board OF Trustees shall draw n scpa-
rate order for Teachers salary and
other expenses, according to its share,
estimated by the attendance of schol-
ars but whenever the children OF any
School District can best attend q
school established by the Trustees of
an adjoining School District, it shall
be tie duty Of the Board Of Trustees
Of The District whore such children
reside, to notify the School Commits
siOner forthwith Of the transfer Of
such children, to the District where
The school is located, and directing
the share Of the School Fund TO which
such children may be entitled, to be
transferred to the District where such
school is located; and the said notices
shall always be in duplicate: and the
School Commissioner shall file one of
said notices with the Country Treasu-
rcr, and retain one on file in his own
ollicc: and in approving the pay GER
tiiicate Of the teacher of such school,
lie shall endorse direction to the
Treasurer to pay SO much thereof out
Of the school fund of the District
where such children reside, as is the
share of expense chargeable to such
children ON the basis Of the number
OF children attending such hchool :