The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27


ance officer and the County Su
perintendent of Education, show
ing all absences, excused and
unexcused, and in case of each
excused absence, stating the
reason for which the pupil was
excused. Upon the wilful or neg
ligent failure of any superlnten-
dent, principal or teacher IN
charge of any school to comply
with the provisions ef this sec,
ton, the County Superintendent
shall deduct from his or her
salary for the current month the
sum of five dollars before ap
proving the voucher therefor,
and in case of the second offense
on the part of any superintend-
ent, principal or teacher the
County Superintendent OF Edu-
cation is hereby forbidden to ap-
prove the salary warrant of such
offender.
Sec. II. It shall be the duty
of the County Board Of Educa-
ton of each county to cause this
Act to be published in full in
some newspaper published in the
county, if there is one, aud if
there he none, then in circula-
tion 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 thous-
and nine hundred and fifteen,
and annually thereafter, if in
their discretion it seems neces.
sary. 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.
Sec. II. The notice of any
Board of Trustees giving the
date of opening 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 major
ity of the Board of Trustees
shall be filed at the date of is
suance in the Office Of the Coun-
ty Superintendent of Education.
In any county, district, aggre-
CATION of adjoining districts,
town or city, the operation. OF
this Act shall be suspended for
not less than one scholastic year,
nor more than two scholastic
years, upon the written petition
of a majority of the qualified
electors residing in said county,
district, aggregation of adjoin
ing districts, city or town; such
petition shall be addressed to
the County Board Of Education
and shall be flied with the Coun-
ty Superintendent or or before
two weeks prior to the date of
opening of the school, or schools,
lin the territory concerned. 1t
shall be the duty of the Board
of Trustees of each district sub
mitting a petition to be exempt
ed from the provisions Of this
Act to check said petition
against the registration books
of the county in order to verify
the signature of each qualified
elector, and. said Board of Trus
tees shall certify to the County
Superintendent of Education
their findings in writing. In
any such district, city, or town
whece a petition signed by a
majority of the qualified voters
has been submitted to the Coun-
ty Board Of Education has been
checked and verified by the Dis
trict Trustees, and has been GER
tilted to the County Superintend
ent of Education: this Act shall
be suspended and of no effect
until the expiration of the time
specified in the petition, not to
exceed two years. The opera
tion of this Act may be further
suspended from time to time up
on a similar petition.
Sec. 13. The Board of Educa.
tion of each county, and in case
of towns and cities of two thous.
and inhabitants, the Board Of
Trustees herein shall have power
at any meeting to make such
rules and regulations not in con.
fict with the provisions hereof,
as they may deem best with ref.
erence to the time, place 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, and
such rules and regulations, when
approved by the County Super
| intendent of Education, and
posted at the courthouse door
and at the door of each public
schoolhous,e in the territory af.
fected thereby: shall have the
fo.ce Of law until and unless
they have beer revoked on ap
peal by the State Board Of Edu-
cation. The operation Of such
rules and regulations may be
suspended by the State Super