The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-04
AN IMPORTANT SCHOOL BILL.
Tho Boundaries OF School EistriC:s
and the Transfer or Pupils

The Boundaries OF School districts
and the Transfer OF Pupils.
The school bill of MIR. Mccullough
was called up. This bill was tho first Of
the session, and at the time it was first
discussed cxcitoi much debate The
bill was rccommittedsa sand came forth
from the committee with q new
dress.
MIR. Ashley was not satisfied, and
he succeeded in amending tho bill 80
that the consent Of tho boards of edu-
cation Of the counties shall be obtained
before pupils can be transferred from
one school district to another. Tho
bill as passed is Of much Importance to
the schools Of the State.
Mr.. Williams wanted to exempt the
graded schools from tho provisions of
tho Act.
Mr. Rogers said the amendm was
unnecessary.
Mr.. Mccullough thought the graded
| schools were now amply protected.
Those who lived just outside OF towns,
be said, helped to support the schools
by the ir business, and the bill provides
for ample protection. BE wanted to
sec the schools overrun and proposed
II table the amendment, which was
carried.
, MIR. Williams then failed to have the
Lancaster school district exempt from
y the provisions Of the bill.
: Tho bill was thcn passed to it's third
reading. 1t reads Us follows
G, Section 81. Tho county boards OF
z education shall divide their counties
Ii into convenient school districts, a:
/. compact in form us practicable, having
. regard to natural boundaries and no
Q to exceed fOrty-niuc nor be lass thar
n nine square miles in area provided
l. that in cities Of tan thousand inhabi
z tants and over tH!s limitation Of area
p shall not apply; provided, further tina
IS when any school district laid out un
=. der this section shall embrace cities OF
o towns already organized into spcciA
o school districts, in which graded
school buildings havo been erected by
a the issue OF bonds or hv special taxa
tiOn, or by Cun,t:On, i'll LMC territory
included in said school district shal
y bear its just proportion OF any tax tina
" may be levied to liQuidato such bonds
- or support tho public schools therein
=. The present division of tho COUNTIES
w. '" into school districts shall remain unit
" changed by the county boards Of educa
tion. The county boards Of education
y are authorized and empowered to max
10 their counties into proper school die
TO tricts, and to provide for tho paymen
Is OF the expenses thereof out OF tn
TO school funds Of the county. Ever
Ia school district now organized, or to b
NJ hereafter organized, In pursuance G
this section, Is, and shall be, a bod
is polite and corporate, by tho namo an
IL style OF School District No ---- (suc
number as may DO designated by tn
IN county board OF cducationl OF - coun
ty, (thu name Of the county in whici
IS the district is situaLcd.) tho State q
lc South Carolina, and in that name ma
BIT sue and be sued, and be capable 0
>c contracting and being contracted with
Ut TO tho extent OF their school fund, an(
At holding such real and personal cstaL,
n as 1t may como into possession OF, y,
will or otherwise, or Is authorized b,
re law to be- purchased, all OF which shal
" be used exclusively for school pur
tn poses provided, however, that in tn,
ic division Of aid counties into schoo
Q. districts, as herein provided for, th
lg said county boards OF education shall
\ have due regard to tho school building
lc rs they now exist and 50 accommodate
ls tho districts thereto as to Obviato u
/, far rs practicable the necessity Of re
v. moving or disseminating the uso of an,
@ such school building or house as such
N Vherc it shall SO happen that u per
81 son or persons arc so situated rs to b.
/. better accommodated at Il school Of al
It adjoining school district, whethe
/. special or otherwise, and such fact i
# made to appear to tho board OF trus
teos Of tho school district in whicl
O such persons reside, the said board .
0 trustees shall transfer tho person OF
a persons for education to the schoo
:. district in which such school Is located
| and tho trustees of the school distric
| in which such said school is located
shall receive such person or person:
, to bo educated into the said school as
though they resided In said district
provided, that in case such transfer IL
made to d district in which the ordi
nary school fund is supplemented by
a special tax levy, then tho parent,
guardian or other person applying for
the transfer shall pay to the county
treasurer, to be placed by him to the
credit Of said school district, an amount
bearing the proportion to the amount
raised by special levy In said district
that the number Of children transfer-
red thereto boars to the total mum ber
enrolled tho previous year in said dis-
trlct, unless such person pays special
tax upon property in said district at
east 'qual to said amount; aud in the
vent mat said special tax Is less than
the amount required herein, it shall be
| ttiowcd rs u credit thereon, and such
| person shall 1urbucr pay such inclden.
tai fees as are required of resident