The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

tificate an applicant must make a gen.
eral average of not less than Is per
cent on the questions submitted, and
not less than 90 per cent. on any
branch; and to win second grade
certificate the applicant must make a
general average of not more than 20
per cent. and not less than so on any
one branch, Algebrabeing excluded in
marking for second grade.
Sec. II. No person shall be per-
mitted to take an examination who is
not at least 1S years of age, and be-.
fore taking an examination each ap-
plicant shall satisfactorily pass such
oral test in reading and language as
the Board may impose.
Sec. 1S. A certificate shall not be
renewed by the board issuing it.
Provided. That if a teachers insti-
tute is held in the county, q first grade
certificate shall not be renewed unless
the holder attends the institute, and
provided, further. That il the hold
ers of a second grade certificate attends
the institute second grade certificate
may be renewed.
Sec. 10. The County board shall
issue to each applicant making the re-
suired percentage a certificate, signed
BY each member of the board and un-
der the seal of the County Superin.
tendent of Education of the County,
showing on its face the percentage
made on each branch and the general
average. The certificate shall run for
two years from its date and the hold.
er shall be deemed competent to teach
in the public schools of the County.
Sec 20. No certificate Of qualifca-
ton shall be granted by any County
Board under any circumstances to
any person who is under 1s years OF
age.
Sec. .21. The County Board of one
County may recognize q certificate
issued by a County Board Of another
county, but in such case they shall reg
lister the name of the holder, county
from which issued, date and number
of the certificate, and when 50 register.
ed it shall have the same force as if
issued in that county.
Sec. 90. Each County Board shall
keep register in which shall be re.
corded the name, and, sex, color and
postofice of each person to whom
certificate is granted, and also the date
and grade of the certificate.
Sec. %. Every claim of warrant is
ued by board of trustees shall be
signed by at least two members of the
Board aud should not be approved by
the county Superintendent OF Educa.
ton until the clerk OF the board OF
trustees has entered it upon book
kept for thatpurposa.
Sec. "a. No teacher shall he EN-.
ployed by q board of trustees who il
related by consanguinity or affinity
within the second degree to a member
of the board or to q principal OF g.
school, nor shall they employ ateach'
er holding certificate issued by q
board of another county until the GER
ti6cate has been duly registered in the
Office of the County Superintendent
of their own county.
Sec. 25. That no school SUPPLIES
shall be purchased by school officers
for use in the public schools OF any
county in the State except such as ara
authorized by the State Board to be
sold. The vendors OF all such supplies
authorized to be sold by this Board
shall enter into a written contract
with this Board, in which the prices
of the supplies shall be stated and
copies of the supplies shall be placed
in the Office of the State Superintend.
ent of Education and the supplies sold
to the schools shall at all times con-
form to the samples. and the pric 8
shall not exceed the prices agreed on.
The County Boards may allow or
disallow such supplies. or any OF them,
to be sold in their counties. In case
they permit the same to be sold they
shall give the vendor a written per-
mission to offer the same t. the trus-
tees of their counties, the prices OF tho
supplies to be named in the written
PERMISSION, leaving the purchase, or
not, of such supplies to the good jude.
ment, of the boards of trustees. In case
the trustees purchase any OF such spr'.
plies they may give warrant against
the school fund OF their district in
payment therefor, but in no case shall
the County Superintendent OF Educsl-
ton counfersign or indorse any such
warrant until the supplies have been
delivered; the County Superintendent
shall hold all such warrants in his
possession until the delivery of the
supplies is made. All persons pur.
chasing any such warrant before
the same has been countersigped by
the County Superintendent of EducA.
ton do so at their own risk.
Charity's Campaign
WASHINGTON, April S-Secretary
Alger is pushing forward the work of
relief for the flood sufferers and with
in q few days the disbursement Of the
rations provided for by congress will
begin. Today the secretary was in
con- ultation with Col. Gillespie, presi-
dent of the Mississippi river commits
sion, who has been summoned here
by telegraph by the secretary for that
purpose. Col. Gillespie has Just re-