The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-03-08
THE HIGH SCHOOL ACT.
Only Two Schools in Any County In
One Year.

|
act as passed by the recent legislature: ::
Section I. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That it shall be lawful for
any county, or for any township, or
any aggregation OF adjoining town
SHIPS, or for any aggregation OF ad-
Jooning school districts, or any incor-
porated town or city within the State,
OF not more than one thousand in
habitants under the last prccecdinp
United States census, to establish \
nigh school i'll the manner and with the
privilege herein given
Sec. ?. That any high school terri
torial unit mentioned in Section OF
tins act establish high school by an
elcction to be held in said proposed
high Schol district upon the question
OF establishing the same; said election
to be conducted in all other rcsnects
including the requirements of those
who arc allowed to vote therein. as
elections are now conducted under
section 1908 OF the civil code of 1902,
III reference to special lcvies for
school purposes. If majority Of the
votes cast shall be For High
school, and not Against High
School, the high school shall be
established, and become body cor
poratc under the name and style of
High Schol District No. - OIL
county (the State board to insert the
number i'll order of its establishment
IN the particular county, and also the
name OF the proper county,, where
upon the county board of education
shall appoint for said high school
board ot trustees composed Of five reg
ular members: Provided, That the
tve trustees for said high school
snail be appointed for six years. one
OF whom shall serve for only two wears.
TWO Tor only iour years, and two for
SlN years, the tenure OF each TO be de-
lcrnincd by lot: Provided further
nat the chairman OF each school Dis I
'fict board within the high school fer !
rltory, be cX olficio a member ofthc\
hiGh school board: Provided, further.
nat the trustees OF any special district
III any incorporated town or city oper-
at'ng under special act OF the general
assembly. shall be cx officio trustees
OF the high school in that own or CITY.
every vacancy by expiration OF tenure
to be filled and all unexpired tern,s To
be tllled by appointment of said coun- |
ty board, except in special districts
->----:n' - ----------- ~
Of every high school so established is !
hereby authorized to levy annually for |
the support oi such high school, not |
exceeding two mills on the dollar in I
addition to the levy now allowed by
law, OF all taxable property within such
high school district, the tax to be col |
lcctcd in the same manner as special
lcvicS are now collected under Section
2CS OF said code: Provided, That the
right to make it a levy merely for
conducting the high school for the
then next current scholastic year as
now defined in Section 1892 OF said
code may be voted down for that year
in the same manner as now provided
ior in said Section 1908 with reference
to voting upon special lcvics ior school
diStritc purposes.
Sec. 4. That any public high school
already abliShcd,-providcd it shall
high school grades in public school
already establishcd,- ii shall
be organized and adopted as high
school by special election as prescribed
i'll Section ? OF this actin any high
school territory above described, may
claim the privilege OF this act: Provid-
ed, further, That nothing in this act
shall be construed as a repeal OF any oi
the privileges granted them in the spec
ial acts oi the general assembly.
Sec. 5. That high school maintain
ing a four years course OF study be
yond the branches OF learning pre-
Scribed to be taught in the common
schools OF the State, and embracing
not fewer than seven grades or school
years, shall be known as a four-year
high school; a high school maintain
ing a three years course beyond the
common school course, shall be known
as a three-year high school; and one
maintaining two years course be-
yond the common school course, shall
be known as two-year high school;
Provided, That any and all high
schools established under authority oi
this act shall include in the course oi
study instruction in manual training
especially in respect to agriculture anc