The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-21

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 1t seems neces-
sary. The Board of Trustees Of any
district, city or town shall give two
weeks public notice of the date of op-
ening of any school under their juris-
diction by publishing said notice in
county newspaper or by posting said
notice OH the schoolhousc door
8. The notice of any Board of Trus-
tees giving the date OF opening of any
school or schools shall also state the
proposed length Of the term as near
ly as practicable, and Il copy signed
by at least majority of the Board Of
! Trustees shall be filed at the date OF
issuance in the Office of the County
superintendent Of Education. In any
district aggregation Of adjoining dis
tricts, this Act shall not take effect
and become operative until, and un-
less, petition signed by a majority
OF the qualified electors of such dis
trict, aggregation of districts, request
ing the compulsory school attendance
under this Act be authorized 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 legiDili-
" OF the names contained thereon, and
alter examination Shall refer auch
petition to the County Board Of Regis
tlHtion. Along with the petition the
Clerk of Court shall send his written
statement showing that he has count
cd the names thereon and has found
| them. to be so many (giving the num-
Dcr). Immediately upon receipt Of
the petition and the statement of the
Clerk Of Court, the County Board Of
Registration 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 III writing to the County Su-
pcrintendent of Education Upon re-
ceipt of such certificate showing that
such petition bears the signatures Of q
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 territory. If such
petition for any district, or aggrega-
ton OF districts, is filed with the Clerk
of Court, checked by the County Board
OF Registration. and certified to the
County Superintendent of Education
after the opening OF any school or
schools, the County Board of IGduca-
ton may fix the date for the begin
ming of the compulsory school at
tendance for that year; or the said
County Board of Education may order
such compulsory school attendance to
! begin at the opening Of the next sue
cccding scholastic year. That where
no such petition is filed, signed by
majority 0. the electors as herein pro-
idcd, upon the filing OF a petition Sign
, ed by onc-forth OF the qualified cleo
tors OF such district or aggregation
or districts, an election shall be or
dcrcd by the County Board OF Educa-
ton, submitting to the qualified cleo
tors of such district, or aggregation
or districts, the question OF comDul-
sory school attendance or no compul-
sorry school attendance for said dis
trict, or aggregation OF districts: Pro-
idcd further, That the County Board
OF Education, in all school districts
containing town of a population of
800 or more Inhabitants, upon the
petition OF majority of the Board
or trustees shall order such election
The said election shall be held at the
schoohousc, or schoOlhouscs for
white children, in the said district, or
aggregation of districts. The manag-
crs shall be appointed by the Board
OF trustees OF each district and the
said election shall be conducted i'm ac-
cordancc with the rules governing
general elections. The County Board
q Education shall supply printed bal
lots, as follows: Compulsory school
attendance accepted" compulsory
school attendance rejected" and if the
majority vote in the said election
compulsory school attendance ac-
ccptcd," then the provisions OF this
Act shall apply to the said district,
, or aggregation OF districts. The said
election shall be held on the second
ln"sdnE in lime, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen, following the FL
ing OF the said petition, or on the sec
ond Tuesday in June OF any subs
| cHucnt year. Any district emitting,
ialilhS, or refusing to accept compul-
sorry school attendance as herein pro-
vdcd, either by petition or by cleo
ton, may adopt the provisions of this
Act in any subsequent year, either
by petition or by election as hcrcin-
above provided.
10. The Board Of Education of each
county, and in case of towns and cities
OF TWO thousand inhabitants, the Board
or trustees therein shall have power
at any meeting to make such rules
ana regulations not in conflict with
inc provisions hereof, as they may
/ deem best with reference to the time,
pace and hours for school attendance
so as to secure the attendance of all
children between the ages of eight
and fourteen years upon the schools OF
the county as herein provided, and
such rules and regulations, when APP
proved by the County Superintendent
or education, and posted at the court
mouse door and at the door Of each
public schoolhOuse In the territory af-
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