The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-25
ARTICLE XII.
EDU0kTTON

Superintendento OF education, ecretary.
This board shall have ths regulation
|of examination Of teachers apply ying
for. certificates Of qualification, and
shall award all scholarships and have
such other powers and duties as may
be determined by law. The travelling
expenses of the persons tIo be appoint
ed shall be provided for bY the general
assembly s.
Sec. 8. The general assembly shall
make provision fore election orappoint-
ment of all other necessary school OF.
Acers ind shall define their qualities
tions, powers, duties, compensation
and terms of Office. II 5I.st !. /.
Seed. The salaries af the State and
count,r school officers ard conpensa'
ton Of county treastirers for collecting
and disbursing school moneys shall
not be paid out Of the school funds,
but shall be otherwise provided for by
the general assembly.
h Sec. 8. The general ass embly shall
provide fol. q liberal system Of fres
public schools for all children between
the ages Of six and 81 years and fol
the division Of the counties into sliit.
able school districts, as compact In
form as practi ticable, having regard to
natural boundaries, and hot to exceed
49 nor be less than 8 square miles IN
area Provided, THAT in cities OF 10, o0C
inhabitants and over, this limitation
|of area shall not apply Provided,
further, that when any school district
laid out under this section shall em.
brace cities ortowns already organized
into special school districts in which
graded school buildings have been
erected by the issue of bonds, or by
special taxation, or by donation, all
the territory included in said school
district shsIll bear its just proportion
Of any tax that May be levied TO liquid
ate such bonds or support the public
schools therein: Provided, further,
that nothing in this article contai ined
shall be construed as a repeal of the
laws under which the several graded
school districts oil this State are or.
granted. The present division OF the
counties into school districts and the
provisions of law now governing the
same shall remain until changed oy
the general assembly. n
Sec. 6. The existing boards of com.
missioners of the several counties, OF
such officer or officers as may hereaf.
tor be vested with the same or similar
powers and duties, shall levy an an.
nual tax of three mills on the dollar
upon all the taxable property in their
respective counties, which tax shall be
collected at the same time and by the
same officers as the other taxes for the
same year, and shall be held in the
county treasury of the respective coun.
ties; and the said fund shall be appor.
toned among the school districts OF
the county in proportion to the mum
ber Of pupils enrolled In the public
schools OF the respective districts, and
the officer or officers charged by law
with making said apportionment shall
notify the trutees of the respective
school districts thereof, who shall ex-
pend and disburse the same as the gen.
eraI assembly may prescribe. The
general assembly shall define ''enroll-
ment." Not less than three trustees
for each school district shall be selected
from the qualified voters and ta1Ipay'
ers therein, in such manner and for
such terms as the general assembly
may determine, except in cases OF spe-
ciai school districts now existing,
where the provisions of law now gov.
erning the same shall remain until
changed by the general assembly: Pro.
vided, the manner of the selection Of
said trutees need not be uniform
throughout the State. There shall be
assessed on all taxable polls in the
State between the ages of 81 and 60
years excepting Confederate soldiers
above the age of 30 years, an annual
tax of 81 on each poll, the proceeds OF
which tax shall be expended for school
purposes in the several school districts
In which tits collected. Wheneve,
during the next three ensuing years
the tax levied by the said county board
of commissioners or similar otti
GERS and the poll tax shall not yield
an amount equal to So per capita Of
children enrolled in the public schools
of each county for the scholastic year
ending the 31st dav of October, in the