Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
THE HIGH SCHOOL LAW.

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copy of the high school law passed at
the session Of the general assembly
just adjourned. The full text Of 1t,
which will be Of much interest just at
this time, is as follows.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state Of South
| Carolina, That it shall be lawful for
any aggregation of adjoining town.
ships, or for any aggregation Of ad-
joining school districts, or any incor-
porated town or city within the state,
Of not more than one thousand inhab-
itants under the last preceding United
States census, to establish high
school in the manner and with the
privilege herein given.
Sec. 2. That any high school terri
tcrial unit mentioned in section l of
this act establish high school by an
election to be held in said proposed
high school district upon the question
Of establishing the same; said election
to be conducted In all other respects,
including the requirements Of those
who are allowed to vote therein, as
elections are now conducted under
section 1908. of the civil code Of 1902,
in reference to special levies for school
purposes. II a majority Of the votes
cast shall be For High School," and
not Against High School," the high
school shall be established, and be-
come a body corporate under the name
and style Of High School District No.
- Of - county (the state board to
insert the number in order Of Its es-
tablishment in the particular county,
and also the name Of the proper coun-
| ~ wh hoard
education shall appoint for said high
school board Of trustees composed OF
| five regular members: Provided, That
the five trustees for said high school
shall be appointed for six years, one or
whom shall serve for only two years,
| two for only four years, and two for
six years, the tenure Of each to be de-
termined by lot: Provided, further,
That the chairman Of each school dis
trict board within the high school ter
ritory be ex officio member Of the
high school board: Provided, further,
| That the trustees Of any special dis
| trict in any incorporated town or city
operating under special act Of the
general assembly, shall be ex officio
trustees Of the high school In that
town or city, every vacancy by ex-
piration Of tenure to be filled for six
years and all unexpired terms to be
| filled by appointment Of said county
board, except in special districts 9TH
erwise provided.
Sec. 3. That the board Of trustees OF
every high school so established Is
hereby authorized to levy annually for
the support of such high school, not
exceeding two mills on the dollar In ad-
dition to the levy now allowed by law,
of all taxable property within such
| high school district, the tax to be col
lected in the same manner as special
levies are now collected under section
1908 Of said code: Provided, That
the right to make 1t a levy merely for
conducting the high school for the then
next current scholastic year as now de-
fined in section 1882 Of said code may
be voted down for that year in the
same manner as now provided for In
said section 1908 with reference to vot-
ing upon special levies for school dis
trict purposes.
Sec. 4. That any public high school
already established, or any number OF
high school grades In public school
already tablished-provided, 1t shall
be organized and adopted as a high
school by special election as prescrib-
ed in section 2 Of this actin any high
school territory above described, may
claim the privilege Of this act: Pro-
hvided, further, That nothing In this act
shall be construed as a repeal OF any
of the privileges granted them in the
special acts Of the general assembly.
Sec That a high school maintaining
four years course of study beyond
the branches Of learning prescribed to
be taught in the common schools or
the state, and embracing not fewer
| than seven grades or school years,
| shall be known as q four-year high
school: a high school maintaining a
three years course beyond the COM
mon school course, shall be known as
three-year high school; and one
maintaining a two years course be-
yond the common school course, shall
be known as a two-year high school:
Provided, That any and all high
schools established under authority OF
| this act shall include in the course OF
study instruction in manual training
especially in respect to agriculture and
domestic science.
Sec. g. The state high school board
shall provide for the inspection and
classification Of high schools under this
act. In doing this, 1T may invite the
assistance of such members OF the
universities and colleges Of this state.
as they may select, and their actual
expenses shall be paid out Of the fund
hereafter appropriated from year to
year while actually engaged In the du-
| ties devolving upon them.
| Sec. 7. That the state board Of edu-
cation, as now constituted, shall con-
stitute the state. high school board.
| The state high school board shall pro-
vide rules for the apportionment and
disbursement Of the state aid to the
high schools, giving due recognition to
| the number Of years Of high school
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| dy offered, to the enrolment of pupils,
| the amount of Industrial training CIV
| en-, and to such other matters OF local
| merit as may appear to the board az
| ter a careful examination Of each high
school, Provided, That no school snail
| receive more than fifty per cent or the
amount raised annually by taxation
subscription or otherwise: Provided
further, That no school shall receive
aid unless it has at least twenty-five
pupils and two teachers in the high
school department: Provided. also,
That no school shall receive more than
twelve hundred dollars annually from
the appropriation provided in this act:
Provided. further, That no county
shall receive more than five per cent
Of the annual appropriation provided
for under this act.
Sec. 8. The funds raised in the va
rious counties by taxation, suDscrlp-
tion or otherwise. for high school pur-
poses, shall be placed in the county
treasury, together with any appropria-
ton 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 education.
Both the treasurer and the county su-
perintendent Of education shall keep
accounts Of this fund. as Is provided
for other public school funds.
Sec 9. That each If the high school
districts so established is hereby au-
thorized to receive and use gifts, trans
fers. requests or devises Of property
fer corporate PURPOSES, whether they
be otherwise conditional, or whether
absolute in their terms: and also TO
'ssre c0upon bonds within the consti-
tutional limit and to dispose OF the
same to raise money for the purpose
# purchasing sites and the erection OF
buildings thereon, or for the purpose
OF purchasing improved property, suit
able for school, or dormitory. or
mess hall purposes: Provided, That
the question of amount Of issue. and
the rate of interest, and the time or
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