The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-11
A BILL
To Authorize the Election OF school
District Trustees in Lancaster Co.

&c il enacted by the General AS
semply o. TO state OF South Caro-
lima:
Section ] The County Board OF
Education of the ,ounty of Lancas-
ter IS hereby authorized and direct.
ed to order. in each school district
of the county, an election foI public
school trustees to be held on the
first Saturday in May, 1916. At
said election there shall be chosen
from the qualified electors residing
IN the district three trustees who
shal designate by lot one member
TO serve for one year, a second mem
Der TO serve two years, and third
member to serve for three years. An
nually thereafter the said County
Board of Education shall order an
election in each school district, at
which one trustee shall be chosen
for a term of three years, and until
his successor shall have been elected
and qualie6d. At any election here
in authorized. the Board of School
District Trustees shall act as mana
gers, shall count the ballots. declare
the result and report same in writ
ing TO the County Board of Educa-
ton, and any and all elections for
said School District Trustees shall
be held under the rules regulating
general elections for State and coun-
~ officers. At any election for
School District Trustees. every quail
flied elector residing in said school
district shall be entitled to vote.
Section 9 Upon notice Of cleo
tion, any trustee shall take and sub
scribe the oath Of Office prescribed
by Section 26. Article III of the Con
stitution Of thia State. Said oath
shall be administered free of charge
by the County superintendent of Ed
ucation, and shah be kept on file In
the County superintendent office.
Any trustee failing to qualify within
thirty days after the date OF his
election shall he disqualified for trus-
teeship and the vacancy thus crea-
ted shall be filled as hereinafter pro-
vided. All commissions of trustees
shall be issued by the County Board
OF Education upon the filing of the
oath OF qualification.
Section 8. Any and all vacancies
from death, resignation, removal or
otherwise shall be filled by the Coun-
ty Board of Education for the unex-
pired term The County Board Is
further authorized to suspend
or remove from office any District
Trustee upon the assignment Of
written cause after a public hearing,
and TO fill the vacancy thus created
by the appointment of successor TO
fill out the unexpired term.
Section A. All the powers and du-
ties now devolved upon School Dis
trict Trustees shall continue to he
exercised by the trustees herein lu.
thorized TO be elected. Nothing in
this Act contained shall be construed
TO effect any existing school district
organized and operated under a spec
ial Act of the General Assembly, and
il is expressly declared that this
Act shall only apply to public school
districts organized and operated un-
der the beneral school law of the
State.
Section s. All Acts and parts of
Acts inconsisted with this Act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed.
Pursuant to the above Bill. the
! County Board of Education orders
said election to be held by the trus-
tees at their respective school houses
on Saturday, May 6, 1916.
Districts with two schools will
hold election at the following places:
( Jacksonham, at the Consolidated
building; Camp Creek, at the New
I Consolidated building; Fork Hill, at
Primus; Pleasant Hill. at Pleasant
/ Hill and Carnes, at Dwight.
All necessary regulations are Civ
en- in the above Act.
". A. Lingle,
Jos. X. Connors,