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

Board of Trustees shall serve VIII
ten, or printed, or partly written and
partly printed notices on every par
ent. guardian, or other person violat-
ing the provisions Of this Act, and
prompt compliance on the part or
said parent, guardian, or other per
son is hereby required. Prosecution
under this Act shall be brought in
the name of the State of South caro-
lima before any Magistrate or Record
er of any Municipal Court within the
limits of whose territorial jurisdic.
ton the person prosecuted resides.
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 ascer-
tanning 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
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. and of all other services per
formed, and shall make an annual re-
port of same on or before July 10Th
of each year to the County Superin-
'tendent of Education: Provided, fur
ther. That the Board of Trustees OF
each school district is hereby vested
with authority to employ a clerk or
clerks whose compensation shall not
exceed three cents per capita for OBJ
tanning a census for each school dis
trict for each school term.
Section I. 1t shall be the duty OF
all superintendents. principals. and
teachers to cooperate with the>Board
of Trustees in the enforcement OF
the law; to this end it shan be the
duty of the superintendent, primer
pal. or teacher in charge of any
school in which pupils between the
lagos of eight and fourteen years are
Instructed, to keep an accurate record
Iof the attendance of such pupils. to
render during the period Of compu!-
sorry attendance of each school term
monthly reports of same to the Board
of Trustees and the County Superin-
tendent of Education, showing all abb
sences, excused and uneXcused, and
in case of each excused absence. stat
i ing the reason therefor. Upon the
wilful or negligent failure of any
superintendent, principal, or teach
er in charge of any school to COM
DIV with the provisions of this Sec
ton, the County Superintendent OF
! Education shall deduct from his or
lher salary for the current month the
sum of five dollars before approving
the voucher therefor: and in case OF
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 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. beginning July first, one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen,