The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-05

and annually thereafter, II IN tlelr
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 a county
newspaper or by posting said notice
on the schoolhouse door.
Section 9. The notice Of any Board
of Trustees giving the date of open
ing of any school or schools shall al
so state the proposed length Of the
term as nearly as practicable, and
copy signed by at least a majority
of the Board of Trustees shall be filed
at the date of issuance in the office
of the County Superintendent of Edu-
cation. In any district, aggregation
of adjoining districts, this Act shall
not take effect and become operative
until, and unless, petition signed
by a majority of the qualified cleo
tors of such district, aggregation or
districts, requesting the compulsory
attendance under this Act be author
lied in such territory, shall have been
submitted to the Clerk of Court. The
said Clerk Of Court shall examine
such petition with especial reference
to the legibility Of the names con-
tanned thereon, and after examina-
ton shall refer such petit ion to the
County Board of Registration. 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 (giving the number. I'm
mediately upon receipt Of the petition
and the statement of the Clerk OF
Court, the County Board of Registra-
ton shall check such petition against
the registration books of the county
or of such number thereof as may
be affected. and the said County
Board of Registration shall certify
it's findings in writing to the County
Superintendent of Education. Upon
receipt of such certificate showing
that such petition bears the sigma
lures of a majority of the qualihed
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 territory. If such petition for
any district, or aggregation of dis
tricts. is filed with the Clerk of Court,
checked by the County Board of Reg
istration. and certified to the County
Superintendent of Education after the
opening of any school or schools, the
County Board of Education may fix
the date for the beginning of the
compulsory school. attendance for that
year: or the said County Board OF
Education may order such compul-
sorry school attendance to begin at
the opening of the next succeeding
scholastic year. That where no such
petition is filed, signed by majorl-
tv of the electors as herein provided
upon the filing of petition signed
by one-fourth of the qualified cleo
tors of such district. or aggregation
! Of districts. an election shall. be or
dered by the County Board Of Educa-
ton. submitting to the qualified cleo
tors Of such district. or aggregation
! of districts. the question of compul-
sorry school attendance or no comrul-
sorry school attendance for said dis
! trict or aggregation Of Districts: Pro-
vided. further. That the County
Board of Education. in all SCHOOL dis
tricts containing a town Of a popula-