Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-01-24

high school In that town or city, everv
vacancy by expiration Of tenure to be
hlied for SIX years and all unexpir-
ed terms to be filled by appointment
OF said county board, except in spec
lai districts otherwise provided.
"Sec. B. That the board of trustees
OF every high school so established is
hereby authorized to levy annually
Tor the support of such high school
not exceeding 2 mills on the dollar
In addition to the levy now allowed
by law, OF all taxable property with
In such high school district, the tax
TO be collected in the same manner
as special levies are now collected
under section 1908 of said code: Pro-
vided,' That the right to make a lew
merely for conducting the high
school for the then next current
scholastic year as now defined in sec
tion l232 Of said code may be voted
down for that year in the same man.
ner as now provided Cor in said sec
ton 12OS with reference to voting
upon special levies for school district
purposes.
"Sec. 4. That any public high
school already established, or any
number of high school grades in a
pubic school already established,
provided it shall be organized and
adopted as a high school by special
election as prescribed in section . of
this act, IN any high school territory
above described, may claim the pri-
v1lege OF this act, provided it con-
forms to the provisions thereof:
provided, further, That nothing in
this act shall be construed as a re-
peal of any of the privileges grant
ed them i'll the special acts of the
general assembly.
Sec. D. That a high school main
tanning q four years course of studv
beyond the branches of learning pre-
scrlbed 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-vear
high school; high school maintain
ing three years course bevond 1he
common school course shall he known
as three-years high school. and one
maintaining two years course he
yond the common school course shall
De known as a two-year high school.
"Sec. 6. The State high schoo.
board shall provide for the inspection
and classification of high schools un-
der this act. In doing this, it may
invite the assistance of such members
Of the faculties of the University Of
South Carolina, Clemson College,
Winthrop College and the South
Carolina Military Academy as they
nay select, and their actual expenses
Hhall be paid out of the fund here
matter appropriated from year to
year while actually engaged in the
duties devolving upon them.
"Sec. Z. That the State board of
education as now constituted, shall
constitute the State high school
board. The State high school board
shall provide rules for the apportion-
ment and disbursement of the State
aid to the high schools, giving due
recognition to the number of years
of high school work, to the number
of courses of study offered, to the
enrolment of pupils, and to such 9TH
er matters of local merit as may APP
animation of each high school: Pro-
vided, That no school shall receive
more than 80 per cent of the amount
raised annually by taxation, subscrip-
ton or otherwise: Provided, further,
That no school shall receive aid un-
less 1t has at least % pupils and two
teachers in tie high school depart
ment: Provided, also, That no school
shall receive more than $1,000 annu-
ally from the appropriation provided
In tins act: Provided, further, That
no county shall receive more than S
per cent of the annual appropriation
provided for under this act.
Sec. 8. The funds raised in the
various counties by taxation, SUBJ
scrlptlon, or otherwise, for high
school purposes, shall be placed in
the county treasury together with any
Appropriation received from the State
board OF education, and shall be paid
out only upon the order of the board
OF high school trustees, duly approved
by the county superintendent of edu-
cation. Both the treasurer and the
county superintendent of education
snail keep accurate accounts of this
fund, as is provided for other public
school funds
Sec. 8. That each of the high
school districts so established is here
by authorized to receive and use,
transfers, bequests, or devises Of
property for corporate purposes,
whether absolute in their terms: and
also to issue coupon bonds within
the constitutional limit, and to dis
pose of tho eo,,oo J.. -;