The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-03-07
new SCHOOL Law.
Full Text Of the Act Giving Fifty
Thousand Dollars
To Help High Schools in Certain
Districts Not Able to Maintain
Them Alone /.


The most important act passed al
the late session of the General AS
sembly in reference to schools was
the one appropsiating fifteen thous
and dollars for system of high
schools. This was introduced in th:
senate e'by Senator T. NJ. Raysor Of
E0rangeburg, for years a member o1
the State board of education and ir
his legislative career the, champion Of
compulsory education and other
movements. This act is intended'te
provide a system Of schools that vii
help poor boys to prepare for college
An act to provide high schools fol
1.-The State. 9.S152 H'>'i 2'..
"Beait enacted by the general as
sembly Of the State Of South Caro-,
lima: - ~
Section L. That it shall be law
full for any county. or for any town
ship, or any aggregation of adjoin'
ing townships, or for any aggrega
ton of adjoining school districts, OF
any Incorporated town or city within
the State, Of not more than 1000 in.
habitants to establish a high schoo
in the manner and with the pri'
vileges herein given.
"Sec. 2. That any high school,
territorial unit mentioned in section
/ Of this act may 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 allow
ed 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,
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
porate under the name and style Of
high school district No. blank Of
blank county (the State board to in
sert the number in order of its es-
tablishment in the particular county,
and ALSO the name rof' the proper
county,, whereupon the county
board of education shall appoint for
said high school a board of trustees
composed of five regular members:
Provided, That the five trustees for
said high. school shall be appointed
for six years, one of 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
district board within the high school
territory be ex officio a member of
the high school board: Provided,
further, That the trustees of any
special district in any incorporated
town or city operating under spe-
cial act of the general assembly,
shall be ex officio trustees Of the
high school in chat town or city,
every vacancy be 7 expiration 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 otherwise
/ aSec: 8. That the : board Of
trustees Of every. high school 50 es,
tablished is hereby authorized to
levy, annually for the support OF
.suchEhigh school, not exceeding to
mills on tie dollar" in addition 70 .s.hs
levy nov " allowed By law Se all tax
able, property within such high
school district, the tax to be collect
ed in the same manner as special
leYies are now collected under!sec-
ton 1908 Of said code: Provided,
That the right to make tia levy
merely for conducting the high
school for the then next current
scholastic year as now defined in sec
ton 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
district purposes.
"Sec. 4. That any public high
school already established, or any
number of high school grades in a
public school already established
provided it shall be organized and
adopted as a high school by special
c'cct;cn Is prescribed Il section . off
this actin any high school territory
above described may claim the privi-
lege of this act: Provided, it con-
forms to the provisions thereof: Pro-
vided, further, That nothing in this
act shall be construed as repeal of
any Of the privileges granted them
in the special acts of the general
assembly.
"Sec. S. That a high school
maintaining four years course of
study beyond the branches of learn
ing prescribed 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 maintaining a three
years course beyond the common
cnhnnl course shall he known as q