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[OFFICIAL.] AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTi rLFI) "AN ACT TO ESTAIMs1I AND MAINTAIN A SYSTE31 ' OF FREM COMION SCHOOLS FOR TIE STATE OF sOUTH CAROLINA.) SICTION 1. Be it enacted by 'the 8enate and 11ouse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, nou met and sitting in General Assembly <nd by the authority of the same That the State Board of Educa tion 81)ll Consi4t of the severil County School Commis.sioniers an the State Slipcrintendont of Edun cation, who shall be ex o#icio Chair man of the Board, and who shal be entitled.to vote on all questiono .i'4tbiitted to the Boar(d Th< oarId may elect 0n0 of its mom bors as S~crotary. SEC. 2. That the State Board o r 4 Education shall hold its first moot ing at the Capital of the State or tho'tsocond Wednesday 'after th< Approval of this Act, and. shal thereafter mect on the first Wed nesday in October of overy yoai yUt the Capital of the State, and al such other times and place as th< State Superintendfnt of Etucatior shall direct. The members of the Board shall bo entitled to re ceive a milcago at the rate o twelve cents per mile, going t< and returning from the meeting, of the Board alresaid, to be paiI by the Stato Treasurer on presen. tation of a certificate sigiied by tile Chairman and Secretary of th< Board. SE.c. 3. That, for the purpose ol procuring an uniform system ol text-books, to be used in the con mon and public schools through out the State, there shall be i Conminsion of five appointed, t< consist of His Excellencv the G'ov. ernor, who shall be ex oficio Chair man, the Chairman of the Coin mittee on Edneation of the Seiiate and House of Represen tativus, anI for the purpose of selectingi the other two members, til Senat<. shall, by a majority of votes, ap point one, and the House of' Rep. resentatives shall, in liko manier select the other : Provided, Tha the Commission horei.I appointed shall not have powor to amend oi change the bmt of text books al t'eady in use until the first of Jan nary, 1873, uinless athlority b< granted to the Commission by Ace of the General Assembly to amend the li-t aforesaid ; And provided further, That the Commission shal decide upon a list of' text-books tc be used in tle common and publi< schoolk throughout the Stato, and shall furnish tle sam11 to the SLIa Board of' lEication at its first ses. sion. The meetings of* the Stat Board of' Educatint shall be hod for the purpose tf consideii ng such Matt;ers as may he doemed neces eary, and of taking sch action is may advance tile cause of common fichool education in this State. SEC. 4. That, the School Trustee of every School Dist,rict shall make out and for'ward' to the School Commissioner of' the coun ty w hero,. in such School District is situaitedl, a list of all text-books needed b)y the persaons attending s c h o o I, whichl list, wVhen pr'oper'ly certi *fled to by said Tr'ustees, the School Commiassioner' shall atpprlove and forwar'd to the State Supeorinten dont of Education. Tlhe, State Superintendent of Education shall, as soon as practicalo after' thle receipt of such list., for'ward the books therein requiroed frooe of charge. And the Gener'al Assem. bly shall, by appr'opr'iation, prlo vide for the payment of the books aforesaid. Sx'c. 5. That thle State Board of ~* Eduoation shall tako.and hold in trust, for' the State, any grant or Sdevise of lands, and any gift or' bequest of money, oir other per-' ional pr'oper'ty, made to it for odui national purposes, an'd -ahall pay inato the Stato Treasury, for safe-~ keeping and investment, all mon oys and income1s from property so received.. The State Tr'eastllrer shall, fr'om time to time, invest all stuch money in the namoe of' the Sltato,,and shIall pay to the State - JIoard of Edecation, on tho war-. rant-of' the Governr, the income or principa1 thoroof,~ a it slhll, from time to time, require : Pro a,ded, That no disposition shall be made of any grant, doeviso, gift or0 bequest inconsistont with the con. ditions or terms ther'oof. For' the faithful management of all proper ty so received by the Stato Treas nrer, he shall be responsible, upon his bond, to the State, as for' other Sfunds received by him in his ofli gia oi apacity : Provided, however, That the Truptoes of .dny :School Distriot of' this State may tako and Slchool Distr'ict, any gr'ant 0or de, v.ise of Iander-and any gift or' be. quest of money, and apply tjg same it h&teust of the schools of' their,)istrict, in- Aiuch. 1uminno asi in their&juidgrie~ esbnnd most condiuqivor to -tlre wvelfare ot the schools, *ben not otherwise di. vented by terma Mf tha aid,nn or deviso, gift or bequost: An provbded further, T hat before sai Trustees shall assumo control c any such grant, devise or bequesti they sh1all give a bond, to be al proved of by the Schol Com mit sioner af the County ix, which sue grant, devise or bequest is imad< said bond to be deposited wit Clerk of the Court of said Count3 STATE SUPERINTANDENT OF EDUC. TION. SE. 6. That the present Stat Superintenden t of Education sha continuo in office until the clectio and qualification of his successoi At the general electiotr in 187! and ovory foir years thereafter, State Superintendent of Educatio shall be elected, in the samo mat ner as other State officers, w1h Shall enter upon the duties of hi office on the tirst day of Januar sucCcoding his election. SEo. 7. That ho shall. before or tering upon the, duties of his o fice, give bond, for the use of th Stato of Sonuth Carolina, in th penal sum of five thousand (5,000 dollars, With good anild sueiet sureties, to bo approved by tht Governor, Conditioned for t I fiithful and impartial perforn ances of the duties of his oflie and he shall, also, at th' timo < giving . bond, take and subscrib the oath prescribed in Section 3 of Article 11 of tile Constitutio of the State, which oath shall b endorsed upon the back of sai bond, and the bond shall be file with, and preserved by, the Secr( tary of State. Sc. 8. That the Stato Superi Iondenit of Ediieation shall receivi a.s CoMpensation For his service the sum #W- two thousand live 11113 dred (2,500) dollars per anu n together with hi acta11l cost ( trialsportaition wheni traveling o publie businless, pliyt ,able qularte yevarly out of' 11he State TrleatSull sre. 9. iat ie shall haVO gel Crial 81i1uCViSiOn( over all te c1VM ml1on and3I(I Il I I ic suuHomls of, th1 State, anld ii shall be his du11ty, t visit over.y (Coulnly inl tile Stak for the pups of' inilct-ing th schools, awakening al intrest f vora1ble to I he etuise of e(dIcatio3 and1 difrasing as widelyj as possibh( by- public amire-smos and11 persolna CommnIeation With School ollicten teachers anld patrentz,,a L ullowledtr of' existing de't-ecs, and( desir-abul improveuents ill the governmen and1%4. .stuticioll of the schools. S1.c. 10. Tht he c 1niflormity il t,be use of text hook thi-olighouot the Cominon uid pul lie schools of, tle Stae, 11(d sia 1or1bid th0 3180 oCK seC1lItria Or p1i11 tisati books qind-I ini-sixrutctio 11 scho4)ols. Sc. 11. That he shall ip-opar 1111d transil't to tho stvera (,mm ty School Comissoners *eibO iregis5ters,b lanilkeeri'itientes,reporiit and filch odher suitable blanks forms and pri3ted illst'iuction3s at may b0 wecessar.y to aiI schou Offleers anld teicherIs in makini their report, and carryiig ]ifil Cull effect the Variotis provisioni of the school laws of this Stte and shall cause tihe laws relatii to common103 schools, with sueli rules, regulation, lormls and( ill strtiiiOns5 a1s shiall be prescr'ibe< by the Boarid of' Educat,ion, to b) )prin1ted, togethler with a1 su1itabil indolx, ini pam ph lot form, by th personl111 athor)ized to do the Statt p)rinting, at the expense of' th State ; and lie shall caus1o copie of tile sameli. to be transmitted t. the several Cooun1ty School 0Com m1tissionrs for distributtion. SEc. 12. That it shall be the dui ty of' the State Superintendent o Education to collect itn his offles such school booksi, appar'atus, map:IJ andic chlarts9 as can~ he obtainet without oxpense t.o the Stalte; an31 aIlso to pu rchase, at 3an expenlsi nIot exceeding fifty dlollars a year in. for the benefit of' teachler's author's andt other's, who may13 wisl (.0 conlsuit them ; and1( the sait .SUmI ii ereoby annually appropri ated f'or this puriposO -out of' an.l m1oneys5 ini the State Trroasury3 3no otherwise ap)propriate(d. SEc. 13. Thalit copies of all pa pers~ filed in the office of' the Stat. Superintendent of' Education amu hits oflciaIl acts rinay be cer't,ilot( by him, and, wvhen so cor'tifiedl shall be evidenlco equlally and1 ii lhke mniner as the.original pap1lors SEc. 1d. That tile State Super mntond(ent of Educeatiotn shall sub mit, in his 113131331 repor't, a1 stat,e mont of his official visits durlinl the past year. SEc. 15. That be shall mlake report, through the Governor, t< theO General Assembly, at eacl regular session thoreof, showing 1st. The3 nutmber of pers~ons b)9 twoeon the ages of' six (6) and3( six tootn (16) yeOars, iticlusivo, rosidinl in the Stateoun theO first day of th< last pretedlinlg October. '2d. The r.umibur of' such peorsoi in each County. 34,..TLhe numitor of each sex, '4th. The numlber M' white. 5th. The nut1hlbcV of clolored. 6th. The wh.olo numnber' of' per 8ons that at,tonded1 the free 003m mon sohools of the State dur13inl thae year neina the thIilh ria, r: of th) lIt preceding September, A I and the numbor in each County f that attonded during the same , period. I- 7th. The number of whites of I- each sex that attended, and the t number of colored of' each sex t hat Uttenided the salid 3chool0s, b 8th. The number o'c com n 8chool int the State. 9th. The nIuber of' pupiil-3 that studied each of t h o branei s e taught. 10th. The avorao wages paid a to teachers of each sex. 11th. The nuiber of school 0 houses roected during tho year, and the location, material and cost thereof. 12th. The number previously o crected, the material of their con structionl, their Coldition and val ui, and the 111111mber with their grounds enclosed. 13th. The Countics in which teachers' institlutes were held, and 1 the number that attended the in U stitutes inl ea:lh County. ) 14t.h. Sueh other statistical in formation as lie may deem impor o tant, together with suli plans as 0 ho mav have matured, and tho . State Board of E(Ittcation may . havo recommended for the man , agement and improvement of the o school Fund, and for the more per 0 feet organizltion an(l efliciency of 11 the common selools. 0 15th. Tho number aid Cost of I the boolks furnished to each Coun I ty School Commissioner. Six. 16. That he shall have po w or to examine all persons who naty make application to him, as to their qualification flor teaching school in this State ; and that to ali personls of good moral charac ter who pass a satisflactory exami nation, lie shall issue a certificate of' qualification for teaching school inl the State of South Carolina, which certificato shall authorize the pe'So1 to whom it is given to teach in anly of the comlmon schools o* this Slate, inl which his or her sqr'vices nmay be desired by the Trustees of the sehool in which Ile or she may make applielicatiol to tach, without amy further evi dence of' qualiticntion. Said car tificate shall be valid Flr the term of two (2) years, unless sooner re Voked. S,c. 17. Tlat he shaaIll annually, V on tle first day of Novemiber, or as so0na Iractia blm e t h eaealrter, , ap ori > tLe ilam1lC- of tlie State eb OIoII funad, toi thle aamnnal taxes vOllot cal b i e Stat 0 l'r 1 1e Stall port of sehools, allmiln the ;evereal -ehool listrivts om the State, in proportionl to the res..pettive m bor olf ,p pil ultnd 110ia 11 ublit :hld het. shall u-rtilfy such-1 Appotrtiillik,111 1) thoh State Trea.s. Srer. iIe sliall also vertify to tile 1 relasirlear and School Coanassionl . a Of each Coiuty the muaanlilit ap portioned to their Cointy, ant([ lie dhall draw his orders on the State 1 'reasur 1 'e inl favor of the County SITreasurer of each County fCor the amouilt apportioned to said Coin ty. SEC. 18. That there is hereby approapriated, out of aay money in the State Tr'aeasury net other'wise -laopriated, thesum iofa one thous iand d1ol1lars annmaual ly, to the State Suaperntenden t (af Educat.ion , lfar a he pu rpose of (defraying the ox. pese of Clork hire in the ofice of the said State Suapeint.endaenat ofEdetion, sa1 i sum to l'm d r:n i a qu4arterly bay him, ani t o be dis. a naursed lby thae said St ate' Supe in. . endenit, foar the p" upse hereinu ntamed: Provided, That t. hle s:aid .sumi of one thoausaand doibir. shld bo1) ian lull for the annaual payiment of all Clerk hire of said Dlehpart mcnit. SEc. 19. That the gtatoe Super. in tendent of' Education shall dhiS charge such ot.hetr duities as may he pr'ovided by law ; and( hie shil dleliver to his successor, wvithina ten (days after the explirationi of' his term of oftice, all books, pa pes documents lad other pr'o pbarty belonging to his offico. Sac. 20. That, in cause of vacan. cy in the office of' State Suprin t(endenft of EduIlcation), tihe Gover-. ot(r shall appit, with the advice atnd consen t, of' the Senate, at per son to fill such v'acancy, who shall qualhify wvithin 15d(ays after his apl paoinitment, and shall continuo in afhice unaitilI the next ensuing gon er'al election, when a per'son shall boeclocted to fill the unexpired term ; and( should the persoan 80 , appoiniited flail to quality .wi thin the time specified, Rsuch falilure shall oatu a vacancy. cOIUNTLY 80c1oo1 COM MISSION ERs. > SEc. 21. T1halt the preseht Coun ty School Comminssioner's shall :contitu noil co 1111 tuntil their suc cessors are elected aInd qualified. There shall be elected ini each SCou.aty, alt the gener'al election in a October, A. 1). 1872, and at the gener'al election every two years thereafter, a School Commission or, w ho shall hold( his offico tmntil his3 successor is e'lcOted and1( quali fled, Hie shall, tbef'ore entering up~on tihe (duties of his ofiThe, giveo -bond for the use of the Oaunty in wichl lie is eleeted, for educat,ional purposes, inr the ponial sum of twice ,the amnunt. of hin annnal alary, with good and sufficient suretie, to be applrove(l by the County Commissioners, Conditioned Io' the fiithful 111( iipar-tiall di ebalgo of the duIties of his Akilee. S.:c. 22. Tht. on the first. day of*1,inary niext stceedinig t -c <hlw vt'hli , llc i t he11hll 1a e u.o ;ut.efribe the. mkth of office p)rCW'iled ill SeCtoI 30, Artice 11, of the (onst itltioni of this 8tate, which oatl he shall filo in t be oflice of the Clerk of the Cour,t of the County inl which lie was elected, and shall ]mmeliately on telr upon the (ischa1rgo of his du ties; and upon his failuro so to do; or if' for anIy other cause there should be a vacaincey in the oflice, the Governor shall appoint a per 8 in to fill such vacaney, who shall qualify within fifteen days after his appoint Inelit, and shall ontinue in oflice until the tilmo piescribed for filling said oflice by election, as herein provided ; and should tle pelrsonl o appointed fail to (ualif'y within the timo specified, such failure shall create a vacan Cy. SEc. 23. It shall be tho duty Of each County School Commission er to visit each of' the schools in his jurisdiction, at least three times a term, and to note the course and method of instruction, and the branches taught., und to give such recoinmendations in tle aRi't of* teaching and the method thero of' in each school as shall be nc. cessary and expedient, so that u1nifoImlity in the coul'se of studies aid methods of' instriction om ploy-ed Shall lie secir-ed, as flr as pract icaile, in tle schools of the several girades respectively. lHe shall acquaint, himself, ts far as piactic:able, with tie character aid condition of each school, ioting any deficiences that may exist., ithelr ill the govelr11neunt of the school or the Classification of the pupils, or the method of in stiuetion employed iln the several blranlches, anld Shall make such suggest.i)s ill private to the teachers as to him .4hall appearti necossiar-y to the good order of' the school anId the prvogr,ess of the pu pils. IIe shall note the character and condition of' the school houses, the suIfleciencey or. insiifliviencey of' t he furnituire, and shall nake such suggest ions to the severlal Dist rit Boards, as, inl his opillionl sh:li ?eOM cond111utiive to tle comlbfort anld plrogr-ess of' the pupils of the several schools. It, shull le the dity of each Colinty School Comn. Illissioie1' to aid he t ealtcerls inl ill plopilr efforts to illirovo thmli StIlves inl their' pr-ofession. For. this lpe he shall en emolrag.e thle f11-or1malo of assAocha i 411s (d' teawclis for' nilitual ili pr'ovemlent ; hit shall atuind the ieet inlgs of' stcl associations, anld give Such advice and instrution if) regard to their condllil't ndill niatnagement as, in his judgment. will Coi-tibiute to their. gi'eater efliciency. .le shall also deliver a public lecture to 1.be peopl in each of thle several Districts of' thle Co)unt.y each y'earI, for the puripose f ofclevat inug tho~ stanldarid ' f edu-ii cation, andl increasing thle generl'l initerest, of the pieople iniml SEc. 24. T1hat it shaill be his4 dio. y to see thait ini every school un der' his ('areQ liere shnall be 11aug1h . e ing wr II itin I r theth-, i State, aund good biehiavior. SE1.0. 25). lIe shall onI or' befo)re thet firstL (11ay of' October of' e'1an year', for'ward to4 thle State0 Suiper-. initend(en t of Eduention ani extend1( 0(d repor)lt, conutaiinrg ani118 abtact of the rep)orts madtoe to him b)y the various school oficer's and teneber'ls in his count.y, and showing the conditi'on of' the~ schools und(er his charge, suggesting such imniprove mentIs in the school sy-st em as lic may (Icen usef'ul, and1( giving such other i nf'ormation im re&aird to lie practical operation of' thec corn O schools auni laws r'elatinug ther'eto. as may be dteemed of' public initer' ost, lie shall also include in his r'epor't, such othler matters as he~ shall be dire,cted to report by the Statto Sutpeorinttendent of' hruca tion. SEa. 26. That, should he fail to matke the repor't reqmred'0( in) the) pro'codinug Section, lie shall f'or foit to:the school fun td of' his Coun - ty his last qulartor's salary of' thait year, and1( shial als be81) liable for all damnagos caulsed by such1 fail SEa. 27. That lie shall, at all times, conlformn to the Instructions of tho State Superintendent of .Education, ais to mattitos within the jurisdict,ion of said Superin tendeont. lie shall1 serve as the organ of commun1 iication between the saidi State Suiperintendent and school aut.horities. Ito shall trans mit to schlool ofileers, or 'teachers, all blanks, circunlar's, andI other' cornusiictations which arp to theom directed. SEc. 28. T1hat each- County School Cinmmissina shall' - CeiVe. ita compnllsation for his ser- t Vwe-Cs, inllutdinig expenlsem (if' trantils- I portaltiol within his Counlty, an a111nu1al sa1lary of olno tholiaild do). lars, ext.-ept the Couity School Commislisionler of, Chafrlettonl wh 11): shall receive Ali annual11 Salary ol, I onle thoiusand two h111dred dollars, paytablo quarterly by the Stato I Vreasurer. t S.c. 29. Tho County Treasurer i M'iil pally over aill moneys by him i received, which sliall have been I assessed by virtue of' the vote of' I any district, meeting, as hereinat ter provided lor, in tihe Coun ty in which such ldimtrict is situated. oil 1 the order of' the Cleric of' the I Board of" Trustees of said District, i Coul ntersigned by theCountySchool i Commllitsionoer, to ho ustied fVor tihe purpose direCuted by tle District. I meeting so held. Said motey shaill be assessed and collected at c the time, anlld in the malier that. I County taixes are asses..'ed anld col- I lected ; and if' the ilbahiI itits of< anly School .)itrie, ati hir an- t Mual District, e1CCtill, shall l:*il to provide for thlie riuin: 'f such tax, then the Comtv , N. Com- I miisioler of' tle ('oll v inl w AII 811ch district is sitattled Shall be required to withiholi fromi said t .Dist riet, that part (t I lit State ap propriat.ioll derived from the rv- t 011110 of the State, anid to alpior.- I tion and distributo the samo1I to the other Districts of the County < which have complied with tihe re- I quiroentW of this Act: Priorided, That in School Districts where I there less than one hundred elil (I-en between t he ages of ,six and sixteen the inlmabitantis may raise I such a sum, per child, as will be sifficient. to Imiiliti t ir scllools. I Si:c. 30. That it shall be the t dity of each County School Com- I Illissionerl, immediately after the ( pas.ge of this Act, to divide his t County into colivellielt School I Distiriets, for ill imr-poses Connect- t ed with the general initerest of' ed Ituetionl, anlld -e-district Jle same, I whelnever, ill his judgment., the t ireneral good requires it. And 1 every School District, organized s in pursuaice of' this Aet. shall ie t a body polilie and corpora-lte, by t the namo alld style of' School Dis- I trict No.-, (such a nmbiller as may be dosignated by tie County SebMOo Co1mi.,siol'er,) of I Couty, (the liamlie of* the Conity i in which t.he Dist.rict. is sitlated), State of South Carolina, ailld ill t hat. name may sue and Iesmied, and hie CapabIIIe (WOf l Lon trcillillad he- I ing contracted withi, :ld holding I Slith real and persoalll 1state as it C nma clome into possession of, by will or otherwise. or as is ithor iz-d to be purch:sed by the pro vi-k-ss of' his Act, ill of which -a ll11 be uised ext-hlusively for I .41-hool p)u rpomses. E'uloh School I)ist.riet sliall be coifined to the M1111gelleit, and Control of the Board of*8'chool Trust,41evs hervinl- t after provided for, who shall bold Ilheir ofico fCor two years, anld .ill- t til thero esuccessorm are appoinlted 'tild qualified, anlid the said Trus ees shall be exemipt f'rom mtili tia .i'lP13( road ut'ty. and1( paymeniL't o1 1uop-talx. 4 :e. 31t. Thlat thboe sh~all be, iln :ith C2oun t y, a1 Board-l of E~xa mi No ii (Conluniissionrer', whio shlIth V e ''tliNlo. be' Chaimant, and1( twoV , .nrmbers, wh'lo shalt be aip- I' woted by lt,e Count,y School nonitissioneor, and1( shall h,old of .te or the termi of' two yea3rs l'rom the ti me of' thir apin lt iout ; but, nto p)eron1 shll1 be ap1 paillted 11 a m ebe of the Countly I >ilrd of' E xaminerCIs, whio is not uIiptenClt to teach a1 fir'st graee It, shalh be the duity'of' I li Coun - h ty Board oft Exaineis to examIl- hi lint)u al cand(idates for' the plrohlos sIion (of tealchior, and1( to give to eachi fi>rsont found( quaiilified a1 cer' t,ifie., sotting forIthI thle branc11hes' of Ieariniilg he or she malIy be ('3 piable of' teachinlg. Such exaina113 tion to be r'ewedf every) year,' and( no0 tea1cheri sha111lie employedci mI any13 of' the commtloni or publbe ~chiools, without a1 Ocrtificalte f romlI the Coun ty Boar'd of' Exatlinors, ~ >r' the St.ate SuperI'iintemat1 SP.O. 32. That t.he Boati 'i'm [3' School hExam1(inIers snll In-i h It, least twice a1 yeari, tat such ~ pla10o$, and1( at $13ch timels, ats t he LU'1un1t,y Schiool C.ommtIlis.sioner c shIiall ippointl ; tht, the Counilty deooil Lommt ii ner 10' satll be Cha irma .'1 md1( Clor'k oif the Boarid, and shall T ' ke fair recor'd of' thir t pro cediungs, and1( a register' of' thILl me, ago, sex, color', r'esidlence, 11nd (dat,e of' cert,ificate 04'oach per ion to whiom3 acoirtificat, is issued, tind int ca1s0 a cer' tfiento be can- 'T seiled, shall m1itko a pr'opr' enttry e >f the same. SE.:c 33. 11, shalt bo the dutly of p, auch Counity Boar'd of' School Comn- m niissioniers to aippoint, for ech antd vi )ver'y School D)istrict in their p )ounlty throeo School TLrustees, who ti <hall1 hold( thoir ofico f'or t,wo at year's, whloso (duty sall be as hier'- d< nat,ter prioscribedt ; and tboy shlIl ai hafvo powori'to filt,' fr'omf 1-;imo to 0< Limo, aIll vacancies wvhiich may oc. ,i anr in their reanantive 8chnni Dia. - 1;Cts i lloards of School Trils ees il their Count Lv. St. 3-4. Thbut t h Oaid ristocs, vithin 15 days after their p. oinltmlent sha llike anl oath or 1lirm11ation fitilfully aind impar illy to disc-hir'ge the diltics of' heir olfee, which oath the mnem. >01- are authorized to adminiister 0 etch other. SEc. 35. That it shall be the lit) of the said Truvtees, any two fwhol)milhalli cons4titulto at qulo tn,il to mleet, ats soonl alld oftett ats ractiable, tRler having been ap wilnted adi qua11tified, it such plae s may be most, convllient inl the )iktrict, and at,i their first, moet ntg I hey tiall orgalize by Ia ppoiIt tig on10 of* their n11um1ber. Clrk of' ho lIoard, Who shall preside at lhe ollicjal meettigs o' t.he oes, aid tilsaill record their pro. c(ldinl-gs inl i book provided Cor. hat, prilpose. 1'"Ieah 1110111be. of' hie Board of Trustees 1111l be luly nlotified of' te oo10tings by lie Clerk of' tle Board. s:c. :3G. That it, shall bo the l ty of the ITrustces in each School )istrict to ttke the Ilanlageieit. t1l CotIrol (f t ie locil educiationl. ,1 interests of the salil, subject to he supervision of' the ounty wchool Coniissli-ioier., 1and to visit ho school :t least Onice inl every noith dullrinlg the School ter-m. Sx. 37. That, it mhall be the lui1y of* the 'Ilitees int the sovk a! School 1)istricts to 1111ko, or ans to e to iade, once inl two ar, inl ealch School 1)istriet, by ho0 first. thy of September', anl '1n11merat1ionl of aill thle children et wevin the ages of' six (6) aiid ixteenl (if;) yeaRIs, reSidentl it h-iil n such School District, distiin ruishinlg hot ween m1ld1uatal feiale, vhite and colorI. A1n4 tlie Clerk Ts id Board of 'I'r-istees Shall Ire IIrn11 to the County. School Con. 0issi:mer a diplivato return of hto samle ; viavh SchoolTrse hall receive five ceits per caplita or etchl child eniumerated by hilm, he alecounlit- for which sliall be audi. (d by the Count y Shool Commtlis. ioner, andl paid accordiig to law y tho CouMIty Trasurer, oItI of* he School Pllund of' the School Dis riot we Ir ei t h 0 I ile ollinwratiot vas, milado. Provided, That, ill lse hie enlumeirationl of, thie tchla1.14i( Ilopahitionf anly Sllool 1)istrict s Itot m11ade, is provided for in) his Act, by that, time, th Coull y Bo:i'd of Sebho(l .11,x i i liers- i et'ewith authorized to Ippoilit Ow 'Trisiees 1or Sich Su1bool Ois r'iet, 1tnilesC4 for -romd anid sIllicient aluse he Trustees haive failed to "t. Si:. 38. It shill be the duly of he l1a'd Id, TrIlstees to hold a t'urljlar Session in their School )i.strict at lvast t wo weeks beft.or hie comm ltencvemlenlt ofA(1y 0or CXve y School Iter, for the t traisict ion I iialy atnill btusinless necessary 1) the irsperily of' thle Kchooil, 'ithI powvr to adjouirnit 1'oml til' ) timli, and1 to hiold Mpecial mlect Iysai a ilyi tme or pleo. S 1 39. T al.t 1t Bo1 of1 rus-. 'C'- shall hav'e p)oer to e'st ablisht od nuiike all arrangemo'iients for' tine "rrn 14n schlools of 1 l>it t, atn; is due1 regardi'i to any' schm(d hou.i, r'OperI to bie conisideed, 84) 11s oi iloAC haing coertifit'ates, and1( di8 har'go t he samlio ' when good1 and1 lif ici,rasons ;o so11 doin pre I' the schioolo unider their super'i ision1, unletss4 such'l per'soin shl! is or' her' schiool, a 0crtificato1( to 'ia('h. grano t'd boy theit Ciounty oiai'd of' School E'xamf1iters, or1 bii Io St ate Supeion tenldan t, of' l. -altiont. Seco. '.40. Thalt shouh1 i h Blloard Trusiiitee's be unabileO otheriiwise to r(Olur)14 sie for' shool' houiises. It'y aret hereb0Iy authlor'ized to ap, iters o)f the county11 , who shiail ('11e 8aid! Si to as te pub11!ic in-. -rest, may13 reOqire, btit, except~ inl i not. ho0 Ioented' wiit.hint two landredm yards(l of1 t he 4! wollinrg oif it owne o1''(f the hitind takenl oir id! site ii'ith,oult. his colsenit ,givent wr'iit ing. I'Te i'aid julry shall e'bsx thet v'alue of' the s:t'ne am1( p,ort theu'ir ationi to th Board'( oIf rust ues, wholi shall seCurio theI tIhe andto pay) 1(or th lito5j, asM de d1(1d by thie lilry) of iew, 0:ut (if .ol I Oileys1))1 aV Ita l ('I or0 i C l Ia t ('r tIo sha111 immdiai:tojy v'est iin I ho 'uisttes awli4 thir1 siuccessors' ii 11e0. >rsonsi* shall1 throtoI 01' ini aniy anner' inter'fer'o, wIth the jiiry of' owv her'ein djirectedI to ho atp >in tdl, while discharginog lhe (du parately or' conijoint11ly, shall ho mtnt entoi Ijur isdlict ion, be fined b> inpkn, o more than tw udeddl Is ninoty daym,'or shall suffor both filo and imprisonment,, at, the dis Cr-Vtion of. the Court., 1ad any monoys Itccruinig from uHilel finles shall be added to the school fund of tie s0iool distict wherein thie guilty party or parties reside. SEc. 42. That whon it tall so happen that persons are so mitua ted as to ie better accommodated at thlo school of antly Adjoininlg School Dimtriet, or. Whenever it may11- I- (b esiraIlIV to estli halitll I schlool Composed of partm of two 01 mIIr.lle School )istricts, it a11111 bo thle dui1ty of tie resvpective Boards of, Trustets of' tihe School DI.strIctF in) whieb t4uchl persons reside, or iln which sich schools 1111y ie tiitlatted, or of t lo Sehool )istricts. or of tle parts of' which tihe school is to be composed, to trans4.fer ph porsols finr educa-. tionl to the( 8chool .District inl Whieb such School houloo is or may i lotcaed ; but the t)umera tionl of Scholars shal lbo taken inl owehi )istrict ats ino sich transklfr had been mladoe an11d such sclool, whle o C01mposed, shall b Slupported froi t.he shool fuiids of tie( re spectivo School )istricts fr-oil which tie Scbola's may have beon tr'ansferr.l S F.v. 13. That. (ho school yeair shall cotlinuo fur a period of nine mllonths, com1imelivilg anld onding ali in the opinion of the Coult v H1oard of E-xain-8rs will best sUb serve tle ediltionuial inteet of their Coluty ; but ilt County School Comm issionlers shall have powel to limit t it' School year ae 1ordl4inig to Ite School funid appor tloled lo Ihis Contiy. S.ec. 41. That it, shall be the doity of' etch School teacher to m11ake uti anld file withl tie ClorI of the Board of Trustees, at tle expiration of each school moIlnt h, :a full aid Completo report of the whole niumbe of'scholars adliitted to tila) school durinl.g eachli month. diitinguishing betweetn male and Femaile, tile aveago attendance, the brance es taught, tho aumbtilier of' pulpils engaged in each of said branches, and tuch otier statistics as.i lie or slio imay be reu(iiired to 1iku by tle County School Comla missionor; adt unitil ituch repoit laill haIIv0 been cortifiod and filed by thle sanid tenher, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of said joaI-d o' Trustees U Iitqluiro tho samei , and for01ward to- thie County Sclhool Comn issionir, lbfore said teacere1 c1an draw pay for hi-.I or r1101 ser' vice-s. Oi th ii I i lg of, t le tr alc tr's report, the Clerk of tho Board 4f i'lttos shall draw and order ill duplieute onl tle County Troles 111Tr for ilo amlioullt (due( eachll enller, whichl ordershall becoul fersigned by tile ouny School Comm l issionler, wlo shall filo the Illp licato ill his oflie. Se. -15. '.at the Stato SopeI intendat,l of, Edineation, or any13 Countiy Svhool Commissioner, or Sellool I)ist rict Board of I'rustes, may Icevive, ill behillf of' tie Stat, Btoar4d of1I4C11eat ion, ally gift, grant, domation or devii oitif y sliaool house, or' site for a schlool haouse, or liirary forl' h lo ue o1(f any 1 schI ool or 8 shaoolIs, orI (It herI 11lO f11 sco l'urp ses wit.bini ihe Stat P. ruli aret her'e by3 inves5ted withi thle eart and11 cils todly of aill schla, hiouses, sitesK, orii at her prloperty 'a bllonaLinag toth the liaiiis of t heir jurlisdi('t ion, witih full ptowert'as to contrLzol thea <ame11 inl sucha111 manor 11s they maylI I hiink will best subserve'I' the inlter' ets of c'omm)oni schaools andt flih' cause8 of edIiucat ionl, sub1jec0t to tilhe ('o111trol iof the Si lates hitoard of' E! neaIti on. ('1lAaIE5'T'ON 'IV noAnil 4)1 s('llooI. S.ec. 'li. TIhiat it shall he the do ty' of flte Schaool Comm isi8oner 0? all t hose I )i st rit Is. ou1tsid of t he' ''ity of' (Char lestoni, for l''y kniown'r schools, as5 8oon as5 pralct icalo af ter the paIusago of1 t his Act. lie shal visit said s'chiools notb less thanil thra:ee timeits durllinach ytl)ear, ('es a1s are' prescr('Iibed for Colanty.3 School Comm isijonedr inl thaii Ac. 1)pon failIure or nieglect to dis clbarigio thle duties 11 imosed upon 1 him by 13 this Sectionl, wh len rep'jorted to1 thle Stalt) Soupe'raiinedent of Etlucationi, the said Staito Su perOinItendent't, is herebl:y empo0w t'retd to tako(1~tdl u hameasu ros as, ce''ssar'y to(I eforce ('e fit iiIhaful per' said school Comminissionler'. SEc. 47. Th'le School Comnmis 51ioner of' the Coounty3 of Charaleston shall hav'o juriisdi't iona 0only over thela sc hools, ad :all edu1cahtonal in tcl'est, (out sido of the corporato limr its of t,bo City of'CharIllesiton. Sac. 48. T[hat at th Itoixt rogulua' ml'uni('ipal olectioni in the city of' Charilestoni, anud att (overy3 reCgular mun11icipal t(loOtionl hld hereafte, one School Comisslai5Honer shalIl bo elete-d by3 thec legal votos of1 ealch ward'~, whloshal11Cl ctinuie in office un til his successor' is oleoed and quaali fietd. Thea School Comirssionoers so elected shall conistit.uto (18ohool Hloard, and1( 14,b'ey may assomfllblo at nv limo andi Slect n Chnirman. and clork, and Superintencet itr, said City Schools, Whoe40 te'Im kt 01l1Ce and duti60s an11d c!OInj)ptj,ti a11111 b0 prcibed by oaid Boar.f but his torm of oflico shall not e.Y ecod that of tho loard oleetinl'..g him. Tho duties of, the1 Bloar'l af'iPresaid ishall bo tho samo a those of' tho Board of SchootT-ru1-A toes, For1 thle soverl School I)i!. tricts, in adjitionl to whidl, they sl4.41, on or heCofoe 11t first'slv .f, 0,1-1or, Forward Io Ilho Stkio 8;1 perintenldvlt of E lueatil IIn) fill mexvi rpomr ofall matte1rs1 (c0on vected wit h t ilo school iunt er'A f 4f t ho eity ofC har-leston, a aII r 11Pe r,%. q1u8Iire-Od 'f VIaVch COtyt) SVIo ton010 mtli"sioner. T h'lly sh IIlI alwi' hillv,. power toly mirld caul-se to ho . I1-vtod, aIs oth'er taxes are, 4 stim 1lot io oxvoed onlo anid Ofto hal01 mills onl thle d1ollarl onl all tAxab. properly ill .(it-y ot' oharle (on4, 111141 tile lollev 8 00mo 0(41.1 shall be placed ill Ihe City reP,a ur , sub ll'l e to ilti orTier '' Wt 11 city lanta of' School Co'mmis.4 i o 1 .-r,s.I S!:C. .19. A n annual ilmweln."l (f O.clh Svhool Dist-ict Miall bi hell (n the ht-4t Tu 11 rsdiay inl Jiune, of, VIaVIh yearl, a. 12 o'clock M.n,otivo of (lhe Iilm, :and plavo being,givenl by tihe Clerk of ,he lh>ard of Tr teesi, by posting writton or printe. notlet-4 in) thlr-ee puiblic ilavem (it the District, at. least ton days hm Coro thle mlieeting-. Spec-Ii mo i00 11 I1i0 1 1 10c;a d 113-1 - nigs may1 be called0( hyg tihe a11rd o '1'r sitee.s, or I-y 1fmji ritv 4)1 h . I-gal vol.er-s of tihe, dlistriet ; but notice of,41uch special meetinhg, '~statinIg the 14'pupoe for' whicb It. is called, shall be' lost<tl i at alast Litic t pulic phap1's with inl theo )istriet, tol days fir-eviol4 t ) th1e tim11o of'such ieet ing. An. ilo businvs-; shall bt! neted'upont :at any pial meeting no0t 44)4 0 sci. in Said notic . SEC. 50. The OllOWing p)rso'4 halbe V1n1ithNd to VOOti t lAI1V District In1eeing viz All porsons posmossing thoquall ification of' olectors', as dofind by t11e ConstUitt lioll t thisSi att, fm i who shl! I ble residen 4 of' I,io Dis. tiet. alt (th timlo f11 ol trfig to vote at, Raid Ineoting. -) SEC. 51. The inh1abitantst'uali 1ied to vo.0to lit 4a r114l mneetit,.,, lawfl'y3 assembl [led s:alli hykOpG. or: 1st. 'T'o appoint a ClairmtiAn to presido oveSaid m1etiifg. t 2d. To adjournt h-rlinhe to) timw. '4 :Id. to chooso a Clerk, who.14.a11411 possess ( ie oIlalifiention ol, it votor. -lith. To raiso by tax inl a1(itionl to tho am41oun4t a111O W41 by IlO Stat,o to t heir, 1-st, t it'l (b itit - h 1 tillills of' Ilmney as tiey% inay deelri proper fi he su )1,p rt I )Ipuliv. Bollools, Haiul not, to H)nhobnore tha ltie dollars o1 6r every c l hilit in Ihlo District, hetwven th6'ag" of six and sixiceil, aim istcfidil by Ihm I'la mil Illurat 4ion ;Sakid in to be coillevtod h1v 4tho Conllty Tres411r-0', and to i1o IIh by hiim subject to the ordcr ' thile r tees, Counterssigled by tiht) co.Q l ty School ComI:n448iioner;,such] oit.her for' the paiy of' tea4cher1"t 81u1. my 3, (or .4 to 4 4i44-48se or4 1lau t-,4 for' school 11044es ;4 to)build; h4i'lo 4r 14purchaso) such school04h<4is'; to, keep .hem44 inI repa)4ir, am444 furn'Iish te am414 wi th4 4'e'e'S'4ry' fuel andi appendages~~(' ; ore4 to furni,isti b1lac. board'is, out11 lno1 ma411) and44 appara-'41 4.us for' illut.ra'4ting.. t.lo pr4iIBciles4 of 8(1ience, 4or to dItish'go- anly debts~ or liahilities lawfully i,, e 5th. To giv such401 . directi1 and~044 mnako suchl prov01isionsH as ngy) bie deeme nee04 4 (('8ary'), inlP4 relation4 to the1 prosoention 4'4I'f444 or defece )ian suit or04 proc04eed3ing in wh Iiel th~e D istrict may43 be ai part'fy. 'd 6th. To4 au4thlorize the1 IM-ll'l of or4 ren'1t the4 81am14; to seoll anysehol44ol houe1so 84i4, 01r othe (i0'pr4operty be.O gling(4 1140he 1istr.4iet, whVn the4 same44. shal no4144 lotngerP be 44 '4d.1u4l for th 1use444 of' 11istrict.t 711h. 'Io alter41 4)r repea('l thieji pro'4 co(din)g$, froml 11im1( to Iinie', 4as 4)4 (441ion1 may1 ro'p4:e, and4144 to t' 414ny oioer 1434 8 busnes contempla111 i. t.his Acet. Sr.0. 5 1. T1hat an4 Ac(t enftLIed "'An A ct. to establ1ijsh and4 mlaIi Sch0ool for tho Statet of1 South1 Carolina,4)1' "I~44 ppoed4 I'ebruary1 4'pili h41. 1870, he gul~ 11t he1samo is~ butb take(4 ('11ect from4' its passa4'' A i1roved~ 4.ho (;thI of' Mared,4 A. D. 1i71. youl nauIIghI t)' ' WVhat 'Woiu you1 hav'o hoon without31 y'ode' ki4n4 fatheroi and( mot01.1or ?"' "1 &'poah I'd hafve boon an orphanIlf, sir."' A kind44 thou)4ght s. 1nf1mfi *f ia1r,. a kind word is encouIragingsand a kind deed is$ at ?.11 timos4i aA.'le>' Therei' is onIly 4on4 go'?.t6g4bsti ito for' theo (ndeamen 4.t'C4 .~~ a1 sis te,an ha s h e g'in~rts <