The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-28

for any first offense may, by order of
Court, upon the payment of cost, be
suspended and not collected until the
same party is convicted Of a second
ohense: Provided, further, That after
the expiration Of three days from the
service Of the notice by the Trustees
each and every day parent, guard
ian, or other person shall wilfully
and unlawfully keep such child or
children from school, or allow him to
remain out Of school, shall consti-
tute separate offense, and shall SUBJ
ject such person to the penalties here
after prescribed.
6. The following duties are hereby
devolved upon the Board Of Trustees
of each school district. They shall
take the census of children between
the ages Of six and twenty-one years,
and shall keep the attendance records
Of their districts. 1t shall be their
duty to take an annual school census
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and August, and to furnish each sup
erintendent, principal, or teacher in
charge of a school with an accurate
report of said census of the district
three days before the opening Of the
school, and also to furnish at the
same time copy of the said school
census Of each district to the. County
Superintendent Of Education: Pro-
vided, That in case the school census
is not taken as herein directed, it shall
be the duty of the County Board OF
Education so to do, and to meet the
expense out of the funds of the dis
trict. The Board of Trustees shall
serve written, or printed, or partly
written and partly printed notices on
every parent, guardian, or other per-
son violating the provisions of this
Act, and prompt compliance on the
part of said parent, guardian, or other
person is hereby required. Prosecu-
ton under this Act shall be brought
in the name of the State of South
Carolina before any Magistrate or
Recorder of any Municipal Court
within the limits of whose territorial
jurisdiction the person prosecuted re-
sides. The Board of Trustees shall
have the right to visit and enter any
Office or factory or business house
employing children for the purpose OF
ascertaining the names and ages Of
the children employed, to facilitate
the enforcement of this Act. When
doubt exists as to the age of child,
they may require Of the employer a
properly attested birth certificate Or
an affidavit stating said child's age;
they shall keep an accurate account
of all notices served, Of cases prose-
cuted, Hand of all other services per-
formed, and shall make an annual re:
port of same on or before July 18th of
each year to the County Superinten-
dent of Education: Provided, fur
ther, That the Board of Trustees Of
each school district is hereby vested
with authority to employ clerk or
clerks whose compensation shall not
exceed three cents per capita for ob-
tanning a census for each school dis
trict for each school term.
Z. 1t shall be the duty of all super
intendents, principals, and teachers
to cooperate with the Board Of TruS-
tees in the enforcement Of the law:
to this end it shall be the duty of the
superintendent, principal, or teacher
in charge of any school in which pu-
pills between the ages of eight and
fourteen years are instructed, to
keep an accurate record of the at
tendance of such pupils, to render
during the period of compulsory at
tendance of each school term month
ly reports Of same to the Board Of
Trustees and the County Superinten-
dent of Education, showing all aD-
sences, excused and uneXcused, and
in case of each excused absence, stat
ing the reason therefor. Upon the
wilful or negligent failure of any ST.
perintendent, principal, or teacher in
charge OF any school to comply with
the provisions of this section, the
County Superintendent of Education
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 a second Of
fense On the part of any superinten-
dent, principal, or teacher, the County
Superintendent of Education is here
by forbidden to approve the salary
warrant of said Board, who may ap-
peal from such action to the County
Board of Education, and the decision
of the said County Board of Education
shall be final.
S. It shall be the duty Of the CouG-
ty Board of Education of each county
to cause this Act to be published IN
full in some newspaper published III
the county, if there is one. and if there
| is 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, be-
ginning July lst. one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen, and annually
thereafter, if in their discretion it
seems necessary. The Board Of Trus-
tees OF any district, city or town shall
give two weeks public notice OF the
date of opening Of any school under
this jurisdiction by publishing said
notice in a county newspaper or ~
posting said notice on the schoolhouse
door
8. The notice of any Board Of
Trustees giving the date of opening
of any school or schools shall als'