The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-18

education, shall appoint for each
county in the State county board
OF education, consisting of tivo mem
bers, two to servo for two years, two
to serve for four years, and ono to
serve for six years, and until their
respective successors have been elect.
ed and have qualified. The success
sors to the said members of the said
county board shall be chosen by tho
electors of the county for tho term
OF six years each, two at tho general
election in 1901 and every six years
thereafter, two at the general election
in 1906 and every six years thercnf-
ter, and ono at the general election
in 1908 and every six years thercaf,
ten: Provided, however, That cuu.
\ didates for these positions shall not
be assessed in any primary election.
Vacancies shall be filled by the coun
ty board of educatlon itself until tho
next general election.
Section 2-That each member OF
the county board Of educaIiol shall
receive for attendance on it's meet
ings 50 per diem and cents for
each milo Of necessary travel going
to and from tho meetings, for not
more than 10 meetings in any one
year, the per diem and milage to be
paid by the county treasurer out cf
the ordinary funds Of the county,
upon the warrants OF the chairman
of the board, audited and approved
as other county claims.
Sec. 3. That the county board of
education of each county, appointed
as herein provided, shall meet and
organize by electing one of it's Nom
bers chairman and another secretary
pro tenn, and shall thereafter exer
cise all the rights, privileges, powers
and duties now devolved by law upon
the present county board Of ednca.
ton and county superintendent Ct
education of said county, soverally
or jointly, and may uso tho seal now
used by the county superintendent
of education until new seal shall be
provided by the baard of county
commissioners.
Sec. 4--That the county bolrd of
education of each county shall pro.
vide expert supervision for the school
of the county, and for this purpose
shall employ aman skilled in the
science and art of teaching and of
school management, who shall super
vise all the schools Of the county, in
struct the teachers, counsel tho trus-
tees, ASST gn teachers to the schools
for which the boards Of trustees have
OF employed teachers by July 1st
of each year, and shall further serve
as secretary of tho county board,
make for it all reports required by
the State superintendent of educ.,-
ton, and perform such other duties
on behalf of the said board as it shall
impose.
Sec. 5-That the said suporlnton.
dent Of schools employed by the
county board of education shall do.
vote his entire time to the inspection,
supervision care and management of
the schools and tho 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 his services
shall receive such salary as the
county board of education may have
fixed, not to exceed $1,000 a year,
to be paid by the county treasurer
upon the warrants Of the chairman
of the county board Of education,
auditf d and approved as other
county claims.
Sec. 0-That tho present county
boards of education and county SUI
perintendents Of education shall be
superseded and their Offices abolished
as soon as the boards herein provided
for shall meet and organize. Provided,
however, That the county superinten.
don't Of education of each county
shall make to the State superinten-
dent of education the annual report
required by law for tho school year
1901 to 1902, and upon a certificate
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