The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-04
WHICH HAS BEEN PASSED By
THE LOWER BRANCH OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
LOCAL OPTION MEASURE
Provision is Made for an Election To
Enforce Attendance Either By the
School Districts or by Countless
Passed House by Vote IS to 32.

The following is Compulsory School
attendance bill which passed the
House on Friday by vote of 65 to 80
Governor Blease vetoed a similar bill
last year, and will likely veto this one
if passed by the Senate. Messrs Ash
ley and Moore, of Abbeville voted
against the bill while Mr.. Robinson
was not recorded as voting.
The Bill.
"Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the State of South Caro-
lima:
Section l. That the county board
of education in any county of this
State, upon the written petition of
one-third of the qualified electors re-
siding in any school district of the
county, shall order an election to de-
termine whether or not the compul-
sorry attendance Of children between
the ages of 5 and IL years shall
be authorized and enforced in the
schools of such district.
"Sec. 2. Upon the written petition
Of one-third the qualified electors OF
any county in the Stat the county
board of education of such county
shall order an election to determine
whether or not the compulsory at
tendance of children between the ages
of 8 and - shall be. authorized
and enforced in all the districts and
schools of such county.
"Sec. 8. In such election only the
qualified electors residing in the
school district or county shall be al
lowed to vote. # such election Is or
dered fer a school diatrict, the county
beard of education shall designate the
time and place of such election and
give notice thereof in some newspaper
published in the county and by post
ing such notice in at least three pub
lie places within such school district
for at least two weeks, unless there
be no newspaper published within the
county, in which event the postin" OF
the notice as above directed will suf-
fee. In such election the board if
trustees of the district shall act as
election managers, shall count the
gstes and shall certify the result to
the county board Of education. Il
such election is ordered for the whole
county. the voting shall be conducted
at the regular election precincts and
the county board of education shall
appoint the managers Of such election
and pay them from the general school
fund the per diem allowed the man
ayers of general elections and receive
and canvass the returns of the man
ayers and declare the result of the
election:
nSee. 4. Provides for the manner Of
holding the election,
"sec. 3. In the district or in the
county which votes For compulsory
attendance In the manner above de-
seribed it shall be the duty OF every
parent or guardian residing therein
to keep in daily attendance at some
public school in said district of coun-
ty every child or ward between the
: ages of 8 and IL years under the
control of said parent or guardian for
the ntire school terms provided by
the district board of trustees, unless
such ,hild or ward is in regular at
tendance for an equal term at some
regular private school or unless said
parent 2r guardian presents ecrtlti-
cate from some licensed physician as
evidencethat said child or ward is
physicalf or mentally incapcitated
for schoo work; or unless said parent
or guardin presents to the county
board of ducation satisfactory evi-
dence thatthe labor Of said child is
necessary + the support of said child
Provided, hat the district trustees
in every coMty, city or school district
in which the provisions of this act
are in force hallEhave the power to
buy suitable clothing and suitab'
school books nd pay for the same
out of the schol funds of the district
in which said cid shall reside, when
ever it is mad to appear to said
school board thu on account of lack
of money the chd or its parent or
guardian or othei person having con-
troll of such childis not able to COM
ply with the provions fthis act
"Sec. 6. 1t shalbe the duty of the
school district boat of trustees to
furnish the superinndent, principal
or teacher of the shool or schools
under their jurisdictin list of all
children of the constitutional school,
age of from to 21 ,ars with the
age and place of residlce of each.
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