The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25
ARTICLE XI
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EDUCATION.

Superintendent of education, who shall
be elected for the term of two year by
the qualified electors of the State, In
such manner and at such time as the
other State officers are elected; his
powers, duties and compensation shall
be defined by the general assembly.
Sec. 2. There shall be state board
of education, composed of the COVER
nor, the state superintendent Of educa-
ton, and not exceeding seven persons
to be appointed by the governor every
four years of which board the COVER
nor shall be chairman, and the state
superintendent of education, secretary.
This board shall have the regulation
of examination of teachers applying
for certificates of qualification, aud
shall award all scholarships and have
such other powers and duties as may
be determined by law. The travelling
expenses of the persons to be appoint.
ed shall be provided for by the general
assembly.
Sec. 3. The general assembly shall
make provision for election orappolnt-
ment of all other necessary school Of
hcers and shall define their qualiica-
tons, powers, duties, compensation
and terms of office.
Sec. 4. The salaries of the State and
county school officers and compensa-
ton of county trea<urers 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.
Sec. 5. The general assembly shall
provide for liberal system of free
public schools for all children between
the ages of six and 81 years and for
the division of the counties into suit
able school districts, as compact IN
form as practicable, having regard to
natural boundaries, and not to exceed
49 nor be less than 9 square miles IN
area: Provided, that in cities of 10000
inhabitants and over. this Limitation
of area shall not apply: Provided,
further, that when any school district
laid out under this section shall en-
brace cities or towns 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 shall 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 contained
shall be construed as repeal of the
laws under which the several graded
school districts of 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 by
the general assembly.
Sec. 6. The existing boards OF COM
missioners of the several counties, or
such officer or officers as may hereaf-
ter 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 snail 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 num-
Der 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.
eral 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 taXpay-
ers therein, in such manner and for
such terms as the general assembly
may determine, except in cases of spe-
cial 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 II and 60
years excepting Confederate soldiers
above the age OF so 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 it is collected. Whenever
during the next three ensuing years
the AK levied by the said county board
of commissioners Or similar otli-
GERS and the poll tax shall not yield
an amount equal to So per capita of
children enro led in the public schools
of each county for the scholastic year
ending the 3lst day of October, in the
year 1895, as it appears in the