Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-03-13
TWO IMPORTANT SCHOOL ACTS.
TO Encourage Rural Graded Schools.
distribution Dispensary Funds.


by the recent General Assembly and
approved by the Governor. They will
be Of interest to the people of Oco-
nee:
No. 2l7.
An Act to Provide for Consolidation
and Graded Schools in Country
Districts, and to Appropriate 5 $15,-
900 to Encourage the Same.
Sec. |. Be It enacted by tho Gene
raj Assembly Of the State of South
Carolina: That not. less than $15,-
900 be appropriated annually for the
purpose Of assisting rural school dis
tricts in tho establishment, mainten-
ance and improvement OF rural grad
ed schools, under tho conditions and
provisions OF the following sections
OF this act: Provided That the
amount hereby appropriated shall be
expended from the sum appropriated
under the terms Of Term Extension
Act OF 1910, Act No. 431, page 791.
Sec. 2. When any rural school dis
trict in South Carolina shall levy and
collect special school tax Of not
less than four mills, and when
school in such district employs two
certiflcated teachers for school
term of not less than six months.
and when such school has an enroll
ment Of not fewer than SO pupils
and an average daily attendance for
the session Of not fewer than 80
pupils, and when such school is
taught in a comfortable and sani-
tary building, provided with the
minimum equipment prescribed by
the State Board Of Education, and
when 1T uses Il course OF study and
classification approved by tho State
Board OF Education, 1t shall be en-
titled to receive State aid under this
act to the amount Of $500 per year.
Sec. 3. When any rural school
district in South Carolina shall levy
and collect special school tax Of not
less than four mills. and when such
school employees three or more GER
tflcated teachers for school term
VI hol iCoo ,tHuh oSNSi ulouliS, iHu
when such school has an annual en-
rollment Of not fewer than rs pu-
pills, and an average daily attend
ance for the session of not fewer
than 40 pupils, and when such
school Is taught in n comfortable
and sanitary building provided with
the minimum equipment prescribed
by the State Board of Education,
and when 1t uses a course Of study
and classification annroved by the
state Board nf EGuraUyu. II shail ne
1t!iid TO receive s.lg,c all Under
'y-Aa% 10 The amount pC $500 Qer
yan.,
Sec. 4. No district which receives
State aid under the provisions of the
High School Act or Of the Term En-
tension Act shall receive aid under
the provisions OF this act No dis
trict which contains an incorporated
town with more than 800 inhabi-
tants shall receive aid under the pro-
visions OF this act.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be lawful for the
school trustees Of a district to use
the State aid obtained under the pro-
visions OF this act to furnish public
conveyance OF children to the school,
when, in the opinion Of the trustees
and the county superintendent, such
action is wise and eXpedient.
Sec. 6. The State superintendent
OF Education may refuse aid under
the provisions OF this act If It is
made to appear to him that the cx-
penditure would be unwise and det-
rimcntal to the interests OF free
school education in said district.
Sec. 7. The State Superintendent
Of Education, with the State Board
Of Education, shall provide rules
and regulations for the distribution
OF this fund, and shall publish such
regulations to the various county SUI
pcrintcndcnts Of education, who in
turn shall publish them to the vari-
Gus district trustees.
Sec s. Applications must be filed
in order OF their receipt. and paid
or refused In the same order.
Sec. .. All acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the
sam" are, hereby repealed.