Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-04
SCHOOL LIBRARY LAW.

Following Is the text Of the law
as passed at the recent session of the
general assembly relating to the estab-
lishment of libraries in the common
schools:
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state Of South
Carolina, whenever the patrons and
friends of a free public school snail
raise by private subscription and ten
der to the county superintendent or
Education, with the approval and en-
dorsement Of the school trustees OF
such school district, for the establish
ment Of library to be connected with
said school, the sum Of ten dollars.
the county board of education shall
appropriate from the money belonging
to that school district asking for the
library, the sum of ten dollars for this
purpose.
Sec. 2. AS soon as the county board
of education Of any county shall have
made an appropriation for a library
in the manner prescribed, the county
superintendent of Education shall in
form the secretary Of the state board
of education of the fact, whereupon
the said state board of Education shall
remit the county superintendent or
6uucdtlOI lIe SuUl VI tell OOiidiS ioi
the purchase of books for said library.
Upon receipt Of this money, the county
superintendent of education shall turn
over to the person appointed to select
books the amount secured by private
subscription, by appropriation from
the county board Of education, and by
appropriation from the state board or
education.
Sec. 3. A local board Of trustees is
hereby appointed to select the books,
and shall purchase such books as they
may deem best suited for such purpose
and shall file with the county superin-
tendent Of education vouchers for the
whole amount received. Provided,
That no vouchers shall be valid except
for books and transportation charges:
Provided. further, That such purchases
shall be from a list furnished by the
state board of Education, which said
state board shall adopt books for said
libraries under the law and rules gov
erning the adoption of text books, and
shall make rules for the governing OF
said libraries.
Sec. 4. The trustees Of every library
shall carry out such rules and reg
ulationS for the proper use and preser-
vation of the books as may be enjoined
by the state board Of education, and
shall make provisions for having all
books. when not in circulation, kept
under lock and key.
Section S. The trustees Of two or
more libraries may, by agreement, eX-
change libraries: Provided, That no
exchange shall be made oftener than
once in six months, and that no part
of the expense of exchanging libraries
shall be borne by the public.
Sec. 6. That the sum of five thou
sand dollars be annually appropriated,
to be expended by the state board OF
education, under the provisions of this
act.
Sec. I. Not more than twelve Q2)
schools in any county, in any one year,
created and operated under the gen
aral free school law of the state. shall
be entitled to the benefits of this act,
and no school district shall receive any
moneys under it's provisions. except
schools operated under the general free
school law of the state. The school
receiving this benefit shall be decided
by the county boards.