The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
New School Districts.

DISTRICTS IN a Portion of No. II an
No. 9 Townships and in No.
Township in the County of New
berry, and to authorize the Lev
and Collection of School Tia
therein.
BE it enacted by the Senate an
House of Representatives of the Stat
of South Carolina, now met and si
ting in General Assembly, and by tn
authority of the same:
Section l. That for the purpose c
maintaining a public school in a POI
ton of Number II and Number
Townships in the County Of Newberry
in this State, the area embraced in tn
following lines and boundaries, to wit
Beginning at the Blair place on th
Henderson Ferry Road, and runnin!
thence in a direct line to the Dav,
Crosson place on the Gaines Road
thence in 4 straight line to point be
tween the residences of H. H. Count
and Mary Counts, to the road leadin!
from the Buncomb Road thence in ;
straight line on the intersection of tht
Pomaria Road with Second Creek
ard thence in q straight line to the
beginning point at the Blair place, be
and the same is hereby declared to be-
new school district, to be known as the
Rutherford School District.
Section . That Jos. L. Keitt, T. w
Hutchison, F. w. Higgins, John A.
Cromer and T. w. Keitt, be, and
they are hereby, appointed the Board
of Trustees for said school district, and
their successors shall be elected by
said Board of Trustees and appointed
by the Superintendent of Education
of South Carolina.
Section 3. That the said Board of
Trustees shall have the following pow
ers and duties 1st. TO select suitable
sites for the schools in said district, and
they shall possess all the rights and
privileges of School Trustees that are
now possessed, or that shall hereafter
be given to School Trustees. I'd. To
elect and dismiss the teachers and fix
their salaries, to prescribe their duties
and term of office, and make the rules
for the government of the schools and
make an annual report to the State
of Education on or le-
fore the first day Of October in each
year, to be forwarded through the
School Commissioner of Newberry
County. Sd. To take in charge and
keep in order all buildings and other
property belonging to or used for car
rying on the schools herein created.
Section 4. That the Board Of Trustees
at their first meeting shall elect from its
Chairman and Secretary.
Section :. That the Chairman of said
Board of Trustees shall call meetings
Of the Board whenever, in his judg-
ment, it is necessary, or whenever three
- members of the Board shall in
writing, request him so to do.
Section 6. That the School Com
missioner of Newberry County shall
nave Jurisdiction over such schools in
Newberry County not comprised in
he school district herein established.
Section I. That said school district
5 also hereby authorized and empow-
ered to levy on all real and personal
returned in said school dis
riots local tax, not exceeding three
81 mills on the dollar in any one year,
% supplement the general tax for the
support Of schools by the persons and
node following, to wit: That the said
3oard Of Trustees shall on or before the
5th day Of January, 1889, and on or
'efore the same day in each succeed
ng year, call meeting in said school
istrict of all the legal voters living in
aid school district and returning real
+ personal property therein Provided,
hat public notice shall he given of
uch meeting, specifying time, object
nd place Of meeting, at least ten 10)
ays before such meeting, by posting
he same in three conspicuous places in
aid school district and by publishing
ne same in one Of the newspapers pub
shed in Newberry County. The per-
)ns answering the above designation
hen thus assembled shall appoint a
hartman and Secretary and decide
hat additional tax, if any, shall be
,vied. The Chairman Of said meet
lg shall within one week thereafter
otify the Chairman of said Board of
rustees and the County Auditor Of
ewberry County respectively Of
le amount Of tax levied, and the
ounty Auditor shall at o..ce assess
lch tax on all real and personal prop
'ty returned in said school district,
i'd the County Treasurer of said
ounty shall collect said tax with other
.xes for the same year, and such tax
lall be liable to like process and pen
ties as are County and State taxes.
Section s. The County Treasurer of
eWberry County shall hold all moneys
Using from the constitutional school
X and poll tax to which said school
strict shall be entitled under the gen
al provisions of law and under the
DIVISIONS of this Act subject to the
arrant Of the Chairman Of the Board
Trustees Of said school district.
Section 8. This Act shall be deemed
public Act and shall take effect from
e date OF its approval.
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