The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-05
THE HIGH SCHOOL ACT.
Only Two Schools In Any County In
One Year. Newberry Should Sc
cure Them.

IHc IolloWllS Is the G1lSn OCnOOl
Act as passed by the recent legisla-
ture:
Section l. BE it enacted by the
general assembly Of the state of
South Carolina, That it shall be law
full for any county, or for any town.
ship, or any aggregation Of adjoining
townships, or for any aggregation Of
adjoining school districts, or any in
corporated town or city within the
state, Of not more than one thousand
inhabitants under the last preceding
United States census, to establish a
high school in the manner and with
the privilege herein given.
Sec. 2. That any high school terri
torial 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. If a majority of the
votes cast shall be "For High
School," and not "Against High
School," the high school shall be
established, and become a body COR
porate under the name and style Of
High School District No. - of -
county (the state board to insert the
number in 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 Of trustees composed of five re-
gular 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 determined by lot: Provided,
further, That the chairman Of each
school district board within the high
school territory be eX oilicio men,
Der of the high school board: Provid-
ed, 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 oficio trustees of the high school
in that town or city, every vacancy
by 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 dis
tricts otherwise provided.
See. 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 addition to the levy now allowed by
law, Of all taxable property within
such hi"h school district, the tax to he
collected in the same manner as spe-
cial lcvies are now collected under
section 1908 of said code: Provided,
That the right to make it levy mere
ly for conducting the high school for
the then next current scholastic year
as now defined in section 1882 Of said
code may be voted down for that
year in the same manner as now pro-
vidcd for in said section 1908 with
reference to voting upon special lc-
vies for school district purposes.
See. i. That any public high school
already established, or any number Of
high school grades in public school
already cstablishcd-provided, it
shall be organized and adopted as Il
high school by special election as pre-
scribcd in section 2 of this act-im
any hi.h school territory above de-
scrihed, may claim the privilege Of
this act: Provided, 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. 5. That a high school maintain
ing four years. course of study be-
yond the branches of learning pre-
scribcd 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-ycar
high school; a high school maintain