Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-04-28

of the attendance Of such pupils, to
render during the period Of compul-
sorry attendance of each school term
reports of same to the board
of trustees and the County Superin-
tendent of Education, showing all
absences, excused and uneXcused,
and in case of each excused absence,
stating the reason therefor. Upon
the wilful negligent failure of any
uperintendenC, principal, or teacher
in charge Of any school to comply
with the provisions of this section,
the County Superintendent of Educa-
ton shall deduct from his or her
salary for the current month the
sum of five dollars before approving
the voucher therefor; and in case of
Il second offense on the part of any
superintendent, principal. or teacher.
the County superintendent of Edu-
cation is hereby forbidden to approve
the salary warrant of said board,
who may appeal from such action to
the County Board Of Education. and
the decision Of the said County
Board of Education shall be final
Section s. 1t shall be the duty Of
the County Board Of Education Of
each county to cause this act to be
published in full in some newspaper
published in the county, if there is
one, and if there ie none, in circular
form, and given the widest possible
circulation at least four weeks prior
to the opening of the schools for the
school year, beginning July first, one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen,
and annually thereafter, if in their
discretion it seems necessary. The
board of trustees of any district, CITY
or town shall give two weeks public
notice OF the date Of opening of any
school under their jurisdiction by
publishing said notice in county
newspaper or by posting said notice
on the school house door
Section 8. The notice Of any board
OF trustees giving the date of open-
ing of any school or schools shall
also state the proposed length of the
term as nearly as practicable, and a
copy signed by at least a majority
OF the board Of trustees shall be filed
at the date Of issuance in the office
or the County Superintendent of Ed
ucatlon. In any district, aggrega-
ton of adjoining districts, this act
shall not take effect and become ope-
rat1Ve until, and unless, a petition,
slgred by a majority CT the qualified
electors Of such district, aggregation
of districts, requesting the compul-
sorry school attendance under this act
be authorized in such territory, shall
have been submitted to the Clerk of
Court. The said Clerk of Court
snail examine such petition with es-
pecial reference to the legibility of
the names contained thereon, and
after examination shall refer such
petition to the County Board Of Reg
istration. Along with the petition
the Clerk of Court shall send his
written statement showing that he
has counted the names thereon and
has found them to be so many (giv-
ing the numbe0. Immediately upon
receipt of the petition and the state
ment OF the Clerk of Court. the
County Board Of Registration shall
check such petition against the reg
istration books OF the county or of
such number thereof as may be af-
fected, and the said County Board
Of Registration shall certify its find
ings in writing to the County Super-
lntendent Of Education. Upon re-
ceipt of such certificate showing that
such petition bears the signatures of
majority Of the qualified voters OF
the territory affected, the County
Board OF Education shall forthwith
declare the provisions Of this act of
full force and effect in such terri
tory. If such petition for any dis
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