The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-08

as the list is received from tkS autsf.
tor, call the board togother ard see
II all have made returns who should.
from this ON you will have the honor
Tor the success and the blame for tho
tailure of the schools.
MIR. j. f. Burroughs asked II a
school was close to q Inc, could they
transfer, pupils from one district to
another. Commissioner said il such
would better accommodate pupils, IL
Should be done. Districts could not
90 made in squares. We thought il
better to take the couuty as we found
1T anu recognize the crooks in the
county lines. MIR. Allgood was glad
this question was asked, and hoped
there would soon be uniform plan
adopted 80 as 70 make every lccution
permanent. The commissioner said
that locations should be made as near
no practicable to the centre of the dis.
trict. The convenience OF q majority
OF the pupils should be regarded.
Some claims would DO disapprovcd
ON account Of not being for schools
properly located.
Hon. Laban Mauldin, in answer to
inquiry, stated that trustees had been
empowered ~ condemn land for
school purposes, and handed a COPY
OF the law to the commissioners, which
he read. 1t is substantially the some
as the law for condemning land f.r
any other public use
Nfr Riuno ckoknI k1,,k A.
house in the 9Th district WAS not 10.
Gated in the centre, because tho land
belonged to Inin.rs and title could
not be procured. Mr.. Frank Boggs
said he had no suitable place. There
~ no good smooth building site Hear
the centre except on land mentioned
md would it be constitutional to
make them give the land, and who
would make the title7 MIR. Allgood
asked: How did We get title for pub
lie roads. Mr.. A, NJ. Garrett asked
the pertinent question: How are YOU
going to get n house where there is
only four or five to help build it7
Commissioner said: Use the public
money and pay for building, thus
each would be compelled to 10 his
pnrt. SIR. Kirksey wanted to know
how You were going to get to the
site when land was condemned and
house built. Mr. Allgood did not
think trustees could comply with the
law, because it said they had to &c.
cure title when they could neither
make him execute deed or take
money. DIR. Fields replied, that if a
mnn bought an acre in the centre of
plantation, he would have q way to
80 III and out, according to law, bu,
he thought the act WAS a little delli-
cicnt. This is the net:
That should the Board OF Trustees of
the several school districts In Pfckcns
cnunty be unable otherwise 10 procure sites
for school houses in said districts, for
schools Tor white children, they shall have
the power and shall be required 70 make
said location as near the centre of ttcir
respective school districts Ms a suitable 10.
cation can be procured, or may be pT.sctca.
bic, provided said site shall not bc within
two hurdI.d yards OF the dwelling house
of the owner Of the lant taken for said sirc |
without his consent. The said Board of
School Trustees shall have power, and it !
shall be their duty, to appoint jury of
two disinteresl ed land owners, and tic land
owner one, in their school district, who
shal! assess the value Of the same; then the
Trustees shall secure the title and pay for
the site, rs decided by The jury, out OF any
funds belonging to their school district.
Approved December 90. A. ID. 1893.
DR. Fields said there would be
some questions to be decided, and |
commissioner said whatever came be- |
fore his board would be promptly de-
cided. j. ODell asked if one trus-
tee could start up a school without
the consent Of the other two. The
commissioner read the law showing
that all should know about it. Mr.. |
Allgood wanted to know who was 90.
ing to pay the fiddler if the trustees
were indicted for tresspassing on
land. Hon. L. Mauldin said he had
drawn the bill and if trustees pro-
ceeded as the law directed there
would be little or no trouble. They
should 60 as far as they could before
court and get information from the
solicitor if any difficulty occurred.
The land was to be condemned for
schools for white children. MIR.
Kirksey said the centre in Mr.. ALI
goods district WAS on land belonging
to colored people, and he did not
think it would be lawful to condemn
their land for school for white peo-
pie. Mr.. Mauldin did not think
there would be much trouble in pro.
curing locations. The law might be
little imperfect and need amend
ment.
The commissioner said: There are
between 500 md 1000 people in the
county not paving polls. II you uu.
dcrtake to run two schools in the
same district you will have to run
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