The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30
THE CoMno ON SCHOOLS.

tho lew ip regard to coanty bosrds Of
education aud oopnty supesiutend
enss Of educstion." which 10 ia
accord with the views OF Stste Su.
perintsndent MoM shan % expressed
in bic sn0ual report The bin is q
foll0ws: 81
Section + Thst in July, 1902. the
Stste board Of education, upon The
joint recom mhendation OF the governor
and the State superintendent Of edu.
ossioa. sball appoint for sach county
iu the State. . county board OF edu.
ostion, consisting Of ave nembefs.
two to serve for two yesrs; two 10
servo for four years snd one 90 serve
Tor six yesrs, spd until their retpeot
i've successors have Been elected end
qualified The successors OF the
said members OF the said county
bosrd shsll be chosen by the electors
OF tho county for term of six years
esoh. two at the general election 10
1904, and every six years thereafter;
two at the general election in 1906,
and every elk years theresfter /; aBd
st the general election in 1908, and
every six years thereafter Provided,
however, That candidates for these
positions shall not be assessed iu any
primary elections Vacanoies shall
be filed by the county board of edu
cation itself, until the next general
election
SEQ 2 That each member of the
county bosrd Of education shall re
ceive for attendance on it's meetinos.
$3 per diem, and 5 cents for each
milo of necessary travel going to and
from the meetings. for not more than
ten meetings in any one year. the
per diem and mileage to be paid by
the county treasurer out of the ordi
nary funds of the county. upon the
warrants of the chsirmsn of the board.
audited and approved ss other county
claims
Sec 3 That the county board of
education Of each county, sppoisted
ss herein provided, shall meet and
organize By electiDg one of its mem
bers chairman and another secretary
pro tenn. and shall thereafter exercise
ell the rights, privileges. powers and
duties now devolved by law upon
the present county board OF educa
tion and county superintendent of
education of said county severslIy or.
jointly, and may use the seal now
used by the county superintendent of
education until new seal shall be
provided by the board of county
commissioners
Sec 4 That the county board of
education OF each county ehall pro
vide expert supervision for tho
schools of the county, and for this
purpose shall employ a man skilled
in the science and art of teaching
and of school management. who shall
supervise all the schools of the coun
ty, instruct the teachers, council the
trnstees. assign teachers to the
schools for which the boards of
trustees have not employed teachers
BY July lst Of each year. and shall
further serve as secretary of the
county board make for it its reports
required by the State superintendent
of education. and perform such other
duties on behalf of the said board az
it shall impose
Sec 5 That the said superin,eud
ent Of schools employed by the
county board of education. shall de
vote his entire time 10 the inspection
supervision, csre and Management, of
the schools aud the school interests
OF the county. under the direction of
the county board of education, the
State board of education, and the
State superintendent of education,
and in compensation for bis services
shall receive euch salary ss the coun-
ty board of education may have
fixed, not to exceed $1,000 q year.
to be paid by the county treasurer
upon warrants of the chairman Of
the county board of education,
audited and approved 20 other county
claims
Sec 6 That the present county
boards OF education and county
superintendent of education shall be
and their Offices abolished
as soon as the boards herein provided
for. shall meet and orgauizs Provi
ded, however, That the county
of education of each
county shall make to the State
of education the
annual report required by law for the
school year 1901 and 1902. and upon
a certificate from the State superin
tendent of education that such report
has been made satisfactorily. ahall be
paid by the board Of county COM
missiOners the full salary for the