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GENERAL HUERTA DENIES GUILT Devlares that lie Is not Responsible for 3Madero's Denth. Vave ii Indi vations of Future 31owements. New York, April 1a Z.---Asserting that ie had nothing to do with ihe deatlii ot' iv rtieisco .\adero, Gen. Vietoriano ]tuerta ') former provisional president of \I.X:Co, issued a lengt hy signetd state.ent tonight. setting forth what le eirmked hi., ;idc of the lexical Gen. II .e:tt de'hred he knew'x wilo 'was re0 11n-i ble fow Alatdero's deathi. but tIh ai he is hoeping it as.' a "lro) feistional secrel." G nIeral Iiuerta's sitalvinent .review ed tih1 history of the .ladero revoltu tioI. his own aecession to the ipr'ovi Sienal reesidency and concluded with the assert ion that "iny vountry caII not le conquered." Sixteen millions of m1111, Women and childrli would have to be killed ie fore Alexleo would sillhmit to an in vader, liuerta asserted. The heads of the Wash Inlegton lad iI;lust ration, Iiluelta deIlartd, had net btein tI'r to .lexico, ellb had been imis led ly false staltenn!llts and if they had leeen inl \lexico for thirty days "the'y woul1d have cliaiged their tho relI , erIi. .rrone()Ie us ideas." I Iit it not been r the e nlhargo onl the exporla tion we arli. froin this country, Gen. Jiluett indielted that his alrily w'eolltd leave lerevaileed OVer lthoSe olposeld to it. Tlhe !I former provisional president 1e'iterated the assetion iade when tie left Mexico last year that lie had re S.igneCd froimi his position only beeause lie hoped to bring, peace to hIs counI I ry. lie pointed out that il f the eight llontlis elapsed since that date the sittIation ill .lexico had become "too sad for le to analyze deeply." "Anarey is too .soft a Word to call it, he said. .\lexico eveltually wouild be .l:\ed, hui bey a Mexicanl, he said. Who that would be he did not know. I Inerta declined to give an1 inkling as to his ftl ure IinovemleInts. lie de nlied that hie would go to anAntonio Mr to inly Oeer point neal tie .Mexia bsorder. Disc'ussing 11the deati of .\la dIeo, ho said: "' :cl is a prolessiional seCirt, Law Shve weere't , dotors have see rets I aim a soldier- why should not a'e -. ~i ehave e"ets? It is not thrIch frhe'iend hip foer anIy oe that I : im ihhllo'dit 1t' inform ation. The lin ul;eein come wwhel Ily iami wil: i o vimile:e d, and. ;s Cen. lo i o: (;.i . .ac el ,on, the woll will Z.ay o! 11.. I sltood lilm a stone wv.all .su 1:iin. to ifhv ignomay al the inl FI tIi. h'pea d ulpon ime." wlrloch Sluule.s kep ou' poi. cool and ,s!as aret of' l.()(k m:iple e Ilt 1ogether witi extra stron ee)1 l4 'le em d. all sizcs inl sto k. Neew. ik .: ti i o to buy a 111111 i wek. 0;ur s ri , l1'. i., r euly for y(ee:' ilnlietion. S. .\. &.:. 11. \\l ,I IS &k CO. S* P N * * * * * * * NES * * * t * * * * * * * * * * 4 * Finne le il l infan I ol ofee e .\lvi. andt .\'ra I neumniai ih. 'Thle fun lerat service. 151st <hluhi Tuo daye af'.eternoonee at : )''m it by Revv. .1. Il. l'enelh-\ afle' et ie* I ry Th'lce v V le ep th lee th e I ee 1n1 ! y e s out el lee the' paetl iln 't'.i .\hcr. a ed l rhe'. 'T. .I. ('ralne ofl Ier \\ei.IIiame ateend III edet lhe fuereal ser' ices eef ('arl Stone T'ut'sday afterne~oon. .\I is lNeziahl .\l'~uei is visitinug relai ive's iln l''ordt ShoalIs. M\iss IHolyne '.\rnold is v'isiting In Pelzeri, thle geest of heri sister'l,M.\'s. TI. J. ('reine. .Alr. (ea rles .\leCuen was a visitor inI liea(I i Il '~ l'a(latray'. .AlIrs. I. I). Rltihardson heas returnI'ed to her homeII in ltoni. Wair A tlats ani.! Maip,? I Iave y'ou got.~ tyour war miaje and atlas? Clip the couipon~l else wher'e In thIs lealer, eneoItse It. with a I)ollar bill f'or one year'si sublsecr'tionl and t seIcurIe them. ** *4 TjiljE IND)IAN'. * * (fly Wmi. D). S.) * * * When I was a school boy, stragling bands oft the Cher'okees from May Woodl, N. C., would peass through Lau rens county. They we'old come by our, school mfar'ching OneO behind( an other in a straight lIne, looking as so! en as an old owl. I always asso clated the tomahawk andi the scalping knIfe with the Indian. I would peep around the corner of the e'chool houise antd watch them file by, antI feet the tote of my head and see if my haIr was all ighit. Onice a hand of them, passedt our home anti one walked In andi asketd mother for something to eat, 'She got a dish of eatab~les andi handed to him. Ito op~ened heis shirt bosom and poured cabbage, meat andi bread inside of his shirt, and stalket off down the road to his comrades where he dished out the food with hI hands and fed his friends. No tellin when his shirt or hide had seen wa. ter. -low would you like to hav lunched with the Indians on that day later, when the fear of the wild mat had grown less, a small sqiuad o thenit walked into 0111 yard. The. weleo covered with bows and arrow. and wanted to shoot for money. T11e. cuit a1 Small Switch anld pult tenl cent., in the spit and ,(I it it) tell paces oil attu sziot at it n itit ihl-'.ir h ows. \'len they klocked it ot, Ihey claimed ilth' dieiv. I told thell that I would bet w lh thein. \len they missed tic ditlie I was to get ten cents and when they hit the money, the Indian was t get the dime. lie would not shoat only oi tliv tru ;Idc hit and lake, liheuiiat Ie Pains Ilelieed. \Vhy suffer from rheu matisti whenl iet' iftay be had at so small a cost? M.s. Eliter liatch I'iert, Ind., writes, "I have hlen subject to attacks of rhtheni.alsim for years. Cha im herlainl's Litt itetnt always relieves me imumedi ately. andii I take pleasure In recoimi mendin.g it to otiets.' 25 and 50 cents bottlS. For sale by all dealers. 11,11 .U las 11n11 .1111p. Hlave youl got your war. tu1ap and atlas'? Clit) the coptonIl elsewhere in this paper. enclosew it witih a Dollar b1ill for one yrSIsubscriptionl and Iit l e I k Ie. * * * * * * * * C * C * C C C * DIALS NEIVS. * * *C * C C C C e e CCCe Dials, April 19.-.liss Annie Wright was the week-end guest of Misses Nell and Clara, MeCall. Messrs Robert and Riley liellams, oi Greeniville, spent several days last week with ilr. Williams Brooks. .\lrs. Nancy Martin has rettirned tc her hoile ill Varrior, after a pleasant visit with Mr. 11. W. Martin and ). D. Liarris and family. Miss Lucile Alverson, of Harksdale spent last week-end with Misses Fan nie and Sallie Browtnlee. Mts. Smith lloyd and little EI'leanoi of Greenwood, spent. last week witli her nmother, Mirs. It. Y. Simmons. .\liss .Jewell Curry had as lie, guesi Saitrday tinight.\l Miss Cecil Owinigs. .\lasti'tr Tillimanll oll entertained 1 nuiber of his little friends w\ ith l ar1 egg huint last Saturday afternoon. .\f tr the eggs had been hid and foilid a illillber of childish gailes werv ('1n joyed. The giests were then tisheret into the dining room1 where a delecta ble Sweit voluse, 'onti stigll of eak( and ciwoit le were served by .)s. v \ S. Boil and .\niss Fannie IIrown1lee Those presenclt were .\iasters Tillmnai a1114 .Jack Htolt, Kenneth and .\lnse Summere14- l, Erie. 11011l, 'arl 1an (;11., Abietrcromibie, and little .\Misses .\nni Abercrombi'. (letie and .\ladge Iol ierniice .\bercrombie and Nell Blolt ti'i gulst receivel an egg daintill stalilped and decorated as a soivenil of Ile occasion. Miss Claude Gray, of Gray Court isitedi her gratndillother, .lrs. i. S liooks5 last wveekt. iof t'Clin, spe nt last week(-end witl Ih Yi. Iounlg I'iiople's socity was tie ili , fron; s to 11::10 io'(loi'k, byv till tu~w lasanltly3 ill lay inig Ilook aii 8u lii (Ili'ithe even i l'Vlliiu enkt .\moniilg Ihose whoii (nijoyd .\iss .\e ('tll's hosplittality wvete Mlisses ('lai .\i'tall, \\'ill ie .\lay' iiad Irine (Godfrey Wr ighiItut and Th'r'sa )tirb'y. .\h'sst's (Chariles .\l'iall, Ernest att l'ierte liarris, V'er'non Willis, D~avl Ilr'owntilee, Leotnarid tindi I lerbet't Ow igs, 'lautdriArmtstron~lg, Halt let Owv ings. Wr'ightI W'llhis, .lohn i SIimmtionts .lames .\oore, (Con way lIentderson .Johntiny llagwe'llI, alIso .\lessr's SutIler Armtist ronig anld Datvls. Niiss Mlajorie iRopp of Gray Coiurt spenlt 'Sun day with .\iss Lilly3' Thlomas. asoti, Atisses Emmli~a Hlai'tis and Annh Wright were the guests Saturday o .\irs. Festuts Curly of Gt'ay Cour't. Th'ie Ladles Aid Society will enfter. tain the publ)1Ic at larige with a bilrthida par'ty at teht homev of' Mirs. Nellie Ow ing; Saturday afternoon and evening The old folks are Invited from o'clock to seveti, and the y'ounfg peoph)1 from seven to tent. A silvetr offeint wihll ho taken at the (loot' conslating stupplosedly, of as tmany pennies as one is old. This is of smnaillitmpottanc however, whetn one conlsidersl all tie pleasurtcs that will then be0 theirs oi enterIng, as cnke, i'eatn atnd puntel will Ibe) served thrtoulghout the time i< every guest ft'ee of charge. A heat'ty welcome awvalts one0 ali all. Alaska Ice 'Cream Freezei's in all sizes. They fr'eeze ver'y qutickly anm with little Ice, call andl see thetn. s. 'M. & 1m H. WrILKEma & rO MAYOR GOES TO JAIL. Terrai Haute Ofilcials Oty on Special Car to Leaveniworth Prison. Indianapolis, April ,S.-Ilealded by Mayor D. M. Roberts, 15 prisoners con. victed iII the Terre Iaut.o electiol conspiracy Cases and sentence't to Leavenworthl prison, started on the trip to prisol late Loday. 'lcy are due at Leavenlworthl -arly .\londay. 'The tien for Iil., de(Taduc'Ii :e w% as not tilade public here 111(1 only a suiilm crowd was at the station as the pris oners, chvil accoipanwied by a specIal depliuty I'nited States iar-shal, board ed a sicial car, attaclied to a passeni ger traini. While the men were beltig placed In linte inl the jail yard to march to tile railway station the 2 men given jail jail sentences for their part. in the Coli spiracy, shouted good byc and joined in passing jests back and forth. None of the wives or relatives of the prisoners Were permitted to aceomit pamny them from the jail to tle station. Six men convicted had promised .udge Anderson to start for prison not later than nootn today. They had beent at liberty at their homes In Terre I tatte. 'The six are Arthur Gillis. .101hn .\lesselink, .Joseph O'.\ara, Geo. S. Ovenl, .os. Strautss and .\lau rice Walsi, all of wioti received sen tences of a year and a day In prisoti. . idge Andersotn fixed boids at tile rult of $10.000 for each year's sen tence. T':N WIVllkM IN HEI)---.11INENT I'll YS1('l. NS FA i -WON. I Wish to inform you of the great benefit I have derived from the use of Swamp i oot. I had been a sufferer for mor'e thatn t wenty years from kid ney and liver trouble and was almost constantly treated by the most eiii tinint physicians who could only give ile teml porary relie. I had been inl bed ten weeks when I began the use of Swamp-Root. Inside t. twenty-four hours I could see that I had been grealy3 benilteido. I contintied to use Swamp- Root until I had used several bottie's When I really fel t that my Old t roible was completely cured aiid I amtn posi tive that aiy pe rson stfferinit with Ikidev or liver trouble cani be cured by lie use of this preparation. I an11i no(4w inl the best of health, bet ter than I have lien for tenl years or m11ore. I (10 not know low to express niyself as strongly af I dis ire, in fav or or Dr. Kililer's Swamip-Root, as I antii sitre Ihat it sauvdIl my life and t h1: Iny gooI lenith1 is dIIe entirely to this g rat reinedy. lharitily recomilmend it to me~v I'lffgrer" and am confident thev Ii- he beuotiteii as I have been,. It is a pleasuir$ for li, geti lelieni, to hanld y011 thlis re~oInInenv~dat !in. .\Mrs. 1If. .1. Pr ieo, i Center St. l'ortsinouth, 0. 'iersonally appeared before mne this 111h oSeptember, 19119, Mrs. II. .. PIri( I, w1o0 subscrilbd th4 above state Imeintt :nd(i Imide oiatli that Ile salie is triue inl sIlbstanice and iln fact. It. A. Calvert, Notary Public. Letter to Dr. Eilmer & Cio., H111inghamtonl, N. Y. Proie 11,hilt Sunmiip-Root Will Do For You. Send teni cen'ts to Dr. Rilmter & Co., I iighatoi, N. Y., lot a sampiil4 size ill Ia:lsoi ieeie a I'i boo(k let oft valuable iiforiiationi, telling abouitt the kidnleys5 adl miemntioni the lauri'is W\eekly13 Ad - vertisei. Mc.gular fifty-ctnt andt (one doilutr size bottes for satle at all dru1g State ofi Sth ('arolinai, it'tilt of iii .a urents. W\ie-rens, leitionts signed by a legal till w of li i tile citialI til eleetors andi fre'-hlders residinig in Waiterloo .S('hiool dhitric No. 5, 141turensi countty, -Soulth('arolina, asking for1 ant electioni .tina 14111 mill ta I pon liithe i liroperty in 'saidl school (listrict1 to be used for' school iltriloses, have been illed withi -the (outyt bioard1 ofI duention, ani election11 is hierebyv orde redl '1(on said( qunestion, said elctio 1(0 b( e held on I the Ilih day oif .Iay 191i5, at Oakville I school houmse in saild dlistrtiel untdert thle l.l managemtent o (f thle tustee's of said1 schlool istrict. Onily such celcors as return real ,It or pesontaI propierty3 totr Iaxatio and1111 ,who ex hibhit tii hei ax r'eceiplts and11 reg Istrationi certilleat ~s ats reqilredh in lite general elec ~tin shaull be alilowed to vote./ ,Those fa vorin the I imill addlition al tax shall Voi ei ai ballot conitaitining lie word "YCS"' wvrittell or pintedl t hereon. Those against thle 1 mill Iad dIltionial taxS shall vote a blilot COin tamning *in Word "NO" written or' ptr ited thereon. Polls shall open at the hour of 8 o'clock In the forenoon anid shall r'emini Openf until the hour of 4 o'clock ini the afternoon when they shall be closedI, andi the ballots counted. ofThe trulstees shall report the result oftile electIon to tile couinty auditor and coutl~ty supierinftenldenit of educa tioni within ten days thereafter. .JAME4S 11. SUrLL1VAN, ------y order' of County oad. Notiee Of Ex~ minationi. The State Board 'f Education has orderedC( that the SI 'ing Teachers' Ex amaination for. teaeJers' eertificates be Iheld Friday, Mayf7th, 1915. The cx aminiatin will 1 .gin at nine o'dlock In the Court I-Tduse. I y3 or'dei' of County Board, 39-3tJames h. Sullivan, War Atlas andI May. Have y'ou got your war malp and atlas? ClIp the coupIonl elsewhere In I this paper, enclose it with a Dollar bill for one year's sulbscription and seurn them. /==- ;: You Are Liable to a Smash Up any tilic on the road these days If One hlap)i)enls to you when drivin end your carriage to us for repal . Un less it is a complete wreck -e canl nmake it as good as new at in many cases 'h whole lot better But don't wait for a smash up. L us do what small repairs you need tow. J. D. SEXT N & SON LAURENS, S. C. AN AC"I' TO IEQ'llE SVH()()I Ar. TEN DA N E. Section I. lie it enacted by the (ieieral Assembly of file State of Soutlth ('1arol inta, That from tid after the first day of .huly, one' titousan(id nine hun1l1dred and (( tlfeent, every p1ar' ent, giarldiani, or other persot, teI iloralrily o1 permitanlelitly residing inl the State of South Carolina, having charI'ge or cotrol of a ciiild or clil dIenl between the ages of eight and11 folirt eol years, shall Cau1se1 C;110c11 cithild or' children to atteld the local public 1chool in the district lit which Ie re side, continuously for the entire school termtt of' eac year, except as here inafter provided. This period of coipuliso'y atteldan(ee sha1 comIl itence at tle beginning of tle school telrmn nearest to the eighth birthday of such child, aild shall cover tite coi pillsory period of six Consecutive school years thereafter. This perlod of comtul)isory attendance for each ImlticI school sliall commence at tle beginning of the seltool termn of said school, unless otherwise ordered by It County Board of Education it writing; in ease of town or cities of two thousand or more inhabitants, ac (ording to tie preceding Federal cenl ,125, by iite (oard of Trustees of tite public schools of said towns or cIties with the approal inl writhI g of tihe (out iy SIuperIiIteldet (f Eduati. Contfinionls att1endanee uiponl somle other public school. or utpoit somte pri ator churtt'ch seltool 1atght by com1 Poetel I('4enhers, maI ty )e acepted in Ili0u of alettndian u tpon ite local pu1b lic school: Provided, 'Thtat such period of coitinuoitts attendance itpon such 1 otie school shall bt for it least as long as ite 1111)i school ter i ( i year: Provided, furtiher, That anly1 pri vate school or citurch.0i school receiv ing for inlist i' t lion 1111pils betweel II ages of eight and fouti eein years shall11 be r'ttuire'd to keep su Ith records of attelndanice of such children, and to renderi suich repiorts of samie as are" heit itaftet 11tIired otf public schools, and a2tendalice uipon such school re flising or neglecting to( keel such ree Ords or to relider sichI reports, shall not beoneoepted in liem of atten1d1ancve uiptolt theIt local puItblic school of the said town, ci2y or' distiet where Ite chihd shall be entitled to attend: Pro vided, futhiiIter, That ite coipulsory School terll itn all angriciltiural dis 1ricts shall be (011.' r Ionths, otr tho fill terI n if the s1hol n us less than 1 fou ' ni th IIs, sa1ill ter ( t o b) fi xed by3 11he 111)1ard (1fli Trustee's of such (listilet; and11 aly chil~ I or 1 hildrennotengaed tentding schiools it any13 town locnted int su h1 (listiits . '2. Tis Aol shall1 11(1 apply13 In any13 4'ase In which the ('hild's physical or' meta'11 cond(It its, as. at1tested't by any13 10egally 1141 <laified( t' h it bef'ore the ofi th(01'Ile inater 'nde thsl 4 (l( A t,'nd tr fhmis ' tttmie imtrasenbo e itt ~Inex--1 2 lienst:vio orfn n s se 'InI 41 wihthe childo retids 1)1wo1s and110(113 an-hl mIlls or88' mor8 byt l''i so the (lar st trvedrote from13 iOlli' scoohose' o in any3 4)0i wcst sIt whith, bcae o''us e tms ofverty, (stie )'afdavit ofparnts nd f such I 111wtnesses as tutes ot theqitrc mayok require lolgfor aycatt in(wich vidl partnt gusarian, hoor nioth-o hig iohare Trhcotro ofwhenok chitd cltsshall w efor bhee Trustees0( byth such iteses iaseo ty chil reqIre noa thegethild exmp fitout tehissary' bisotk: anovd, flothtg forhat. tndhe chold lind twoand otto-huale tor vide frithe choolhouseok alrneclth ofg PrafloidedIsti'iiltd Thalwenoos aid cldifothe hlterhavelihesal beespedb dny thean whatvsio ee, the( citd shall nlgrbe thexeymfptt frrotes ofro-t vshool toProide, ourthr Thtof the b~ mcool funsbomfi the chohuse moan ofcl Irndprign ila frsed, tei TheIlelf othie elogrble, Thatses toequiresotend 'e ay schol sun not lhe curtaIledn byereofA, and i hl not lie dtyc o the Tru01'stes of thie Acthool to proie prot of stenpubin 0s'hoxolsfund books f~tore the 'tuserof The'poert te Board of Trutsesteean scoo dustrict ma expelan pupi shal nty bey chtled by'o tsttande chil arn so uten ed or beinpele thal notenbe ubjecto thel provaseiony ofchid vieusion:t And, prtovsidd Boarther, ThtthfodofTustees ofl 'cuet W'tn tny rpeaosr thfor;aelt and en chiud the said chtild Is excused. 3, I~very parent, gulardin, 02' oth er' .personi In the State of Southt Caro lina havIng chiargo or. connt of a child or children between the ages of eight and fourteen, years shall cause such child to attend school as afore said: Provided, That occasional ab s8inCO froni attendlance by said child, amounting to not more than four (4) unexcused absences in four consecu tive weeks, shall not be unlawful: Provided, further, That. the stuperin tendent, princilpal or teacher in clarge of aIy school may excuse any child foi- a temporary absence he cause of 1liuustual storimi, or bad weatl er, sickiess or death in the child's family, uni1foreseeni or inavoidable ac eldent, and suich excuse aid reason therefor shall he recorded by said sIt peri It enidenti, principal, or teacher inl charge of the school, ald reported to lie Trustees as hereinafter provid ed: lrovided, furlther, 'hat, in case of protracted illness of any child whose atten(laice is required under this Act, or In case of quarantine of the home In which 'the child resides, upon re port of tile iicalth officer or upon sat isfaclory evidence to this effect, the 'irustees shall excuse from attendice such child until he is fully restored to health, or until the expirlition of the litime required by law that he shall stay out of school after quarantine has been raised. 1. Il.very paront, guardian, or oth er pe'sonl iit the State of South Caro lina having charge or control of a child betweeni the ages of folreenl anid sixteen years, who is not. actiallyv, regularly anid lawfully engaged in some useful em ployment. or service or who cannot read at sight and write legible slimpti senitelces in the 1,ng Ilish lanlguage, shall cause such child to attelnd regiularly some public school as aforesaid. 5. Any pareit, gliard ian, or ot her person violtling the provisions of this at shiall be guilty of a mitisdelieanor, and, upon colvic tion, shall be liable to ai line of not 'less than t wo dollars for the tirst offense, and not less than flve dollars for aniy subsequent offense, nor more than twentty.-fve dollars in ally case; aind upon failure or refusal to Pay said fine Said 111areTIt, guardian, or other person shall be imprisoned not to exceed thirty days in the county JaIM: Provided, That the tine for any first offense may, by order of Court, uPonl tile patyment of cost, 'be suspend ed and not collected until the same party is convicted of a second offense: Provided, furithe, rhat after the ex Pirationl of three days from tle ser vice of the notice by the Trustees each and every day a parent, guardian, or ot1her persont siall willfully and un law'fully keel sich child or clldren frmit selool or allow him to remain OIt of school, siall onstitute a sepa rate offentse, and shall subject such person to file peialties hereitafter prescribedl. C. Tle followinig (111es are hereby devol ved uipon 1thie loarid of r'listees of each sclhool district. They shall take tle constis of children betwe(en the ages of six ani wIelty-onie years, ailid sltil keepI the attena(lilice recolr(ds of ttheir dist rics. it shall he their (uty to take anit aititlal school census dtirinig te (Iletidar' mii oiths of July aInd August. and to n furn1ish eacht sil perinltendenvit, principal, or teaerl inl chtart'ge of a1 school with anl atettrate report of- said cenisls of ithe district ilree dlays lire 1the I opeiig of tile selool, 11(1 also to fiurin islI at tle sa1in limne a copy f' tIlie sai( s'lool eilnss oft each distriet to te Coity ed. That ill caSe thle schlool cenlsus Is niot taken ats hereinl directed, it shiall be the dulty o)f the( -ottnty Hoard( of EduIa ion So to (10, an1d to Ieet tle oxpiteiise olit of tile ftnds of ite dis trit. The I oo f. Trustees shall serve wri tten, or priled, or partly writtei and pirtly prinlted niotices ont "eIy Parelnt. glniadian, or ltoter per son violatiing lie provsionls of this Act, anld promny collmlianev onl thle Ilii-ton is iin'reby3 re iuired. l'rosecu Ition ittder' tisn A\t shalilihe briouaght itu Ithe minle of Ithe State of South ('ar'ohiilinabef'r' ani .lagistrlate 01r le the limits of whose terrtitor'ial juis dliion Ithe person1 i i'ros('ted0( reide(IIs. 'Te I lamr I'lf1 TrustIees shtlal i have lthe rilrh toi visit and( nitier' ally ofhice orI facteory3 0or bulsiniess hiouse emiplin'tg ('hildren('i for thie ilurpoI~se ofaiddl s tain emloyed3'l. lto faellituite the i'inorce n tl of (thIiis .\'t. \\'h~en 11 1oub ('xists5 as to1 Ithe age of a childi, they3 maty r'e (Iilli'e of thle empil(3oer a pr1oply(1' at slating sid ('hilid's age; lhey shaull kee'p a ineeaccurato acc(oun it of all noto' 0s servied, ofI ('ase pr'osected0(, antd of all otheroI'5' leries tei'formend, and1( shall imke an annual rport01 of samte on 0or before .1 uly3 151 h of catch yeari to thle C'ounlty Sitprin tenldentI of I'd ucattion: Il'rovidedl, furithleri, PTat the Boar id of Truste510(s of each school (listruict is hiereb'y v'estedi withb auth lority to em liloy a eleik or' clerks whose compteni Sattiont shall not exeed~ threce cents 11er Captlitai foi' obtaininig ai census for each school (listriict for each school term, 7. It shall be the dluty or all sit per'intendients, pr'inclipals, and teach 01ra to co-op~erate with the IBoard' of Tr'ustees in te enforcement of the law; to this enid it shall he tihe duty of the suiperinttendenit, prtincipal, or teacher inl char'ge of any school in which pupils between the ages of eight and foturteen years ar'e instruct ed, to keel) an accurtate record of thec attendance of such pupils11, to recnder' duintg the period of computlsor'y at tendancee of each school term month ly reports of same to the Board of Trustees and the County Superintendl ent of Educationi, showing all absenc es, excused and ulnexcused. and in case of each excusedi absence, stating the reasont ther'efor. Upon the wilful or negligent failure of any' superintend ent, priincipal, or' teacher in charge of any school to comply with the provi sions of tis section, the County Siu iperintendent of Education shall do duct from his or her salary for the current month the sum of five dollars before appr)1oving the voucher ther'e for'; and in case of a second offense on the par't of any stuperintendent, princip~al, or teacher, the County Su perintendent of Education is hereby forbhIdden to appr~iove thte salary war' r'ant of said -Board, who may appeal from stuch action to theo County Board of Eduication, anid the decision of thle said County Board of Education shall be final, 8. It shall be the duty of the Count ty Board of Education of each county to cause this Act to be mulhtekl 1 full in some newspaper publishcd La ' the-county, if there is one, and If there Is none, in circular form, and given the widest possilbe circulation at least four weeks prior to tle opening of the schools for the school year, beginning .uly first, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and annually thereafter, if in their discretion it seems neces sary. 'T'jie Board of Trustees of any district, city, or town shall give two weeks' public- notice of lie (late of op pning of any school unler their juris (lictioi by publishing said notice In a county newspapror t by postilig said notice oin the schoolhouse (oo. 9. The notice of any Board of Trus tees giving the date of opening of tiny - school or schools shall l 1so state the proposed length of the term as near ly as practicable, and a copy signed by at least a miajority of lie Board of Trustees. shall be tiled at the date of issualice in the oflice of the County Superintendent of Education. In any (listrict, aggregation of adjoining (lis tricts, this Act shall not take effect and become operative until, and uin less, a petition signed by a majority of the qualilied electors of such dis trict, aggregation of districts, request ilg the coipulsory school attendance tnler this Act be authorized in such territory, shall have -been submitted to the Clerk of Court. The said Clerk of Court shall examine such petition with especial refereince to the legibill ty of file names contailne(I liereon, and wlt or examiiat loll shall i efer luch petitilon to the County 3oard of Regis tration. Along with the petitioni the Clerk of Court shall send his written statement showing that lie has count ed the names thereon anl has found them, to be so many1113' tgivling the numn ber). I mmediately upon receipt of tie petition and tle statement of tle Clerk of Coutrt, the County hoard of Registration shiall checkl such petition against the registration books of the county or of such number thereof as may be affected, and the said County Board of lRegistratiei shall certify its flnding: in writing to the County Su perintendent of Education. Upon re ceipt of such certificate showing that such Petition bears the signatures of a majority of the qualifled voters of the territory affected, the County Board of Education shall forthwith declare the provisions of this Act of full force alnd effect in such territory. If such Petition for any district, or aggrega tion of districts, is Illed with the Clerk of Court, ciecked by the County Board of Registration, and certifind to the County Stuerintendent of 'Education after the opening of any school or schools, the County Board of EIduca lion iiay fix the (iate for' the begin Ining of tle compulsory school at tendance for that year; or the said County Hoard of Educat ion may order such cou lillsory school attendance to ieginI at tle openiiing of tle next suc ceediig sCholastlic year. That where no such petit ion is filed, signed by a inajority o. tle electors as hercinI pro ided, upon the filing of a petit ion sign ed by one-forth Of tile qualiied elec for's of such district. or aggregation Of distriets, an election shall be or d ere( Iby tle Couiity lloarid of 1duca 11ion, sItbIittitng to the qualiiled elec lors of' such district, or aggregation of d istrlets, lie luest ion of Compuil sory sclool ateli(ltliCe or1 110compu sor-y school .11tendal(ce for said dis trict, Or aggregation of (istricts: Pro ided. furither, That Ihe CouI ty loard of EduIlcation, in all school districts (oltaliing a town of a populationi of 1,500 Or more inhabitants, ipo the lietition of a miajority of tile Board of Tr'llstees shall or'de' such election. Th11e sai( election shall be held tat the schoolhouse, 01' schoolhouses, for white children, itn tile said d1strict, Or rggregation of distriet s. The manag ct's sh1allI he appiolintIed by the Hoard of Trustees Of each district. al the said election shall be cotiucted in ac ('ordan tce with thle rules gov'erning genierl' Ielct Iions. Tlhe C oluity lHoarId ti IEdlcatiton shalli supplly pr1intled bal lots, as follows: ''Comnpu lsory sc'hool tttend~anice ne(cepjhed;" "'Comlsoryi51 schooi~l ttendan~ lce re(jec(tedl," tand if the mtajity 'i~ vole in the said eect1101 ''C omlt;i sory school attndanCe ac ('lted(,'' Ithetn thle prlovisions oif thIiis Act shall tapplly to the saidl district, or taggrlegaltion 01' (listriicts. Th'le said ('lection1 shalIl he lield on thle second I 'U'ndayl iin -l'tne, one' thousand nine htlundhed an id IIlft een, followinug the ill inig oif the saidl po ittoon, (or on the see 01ud 'Tesa in .1 line of' any13 subls eIluenit yeatr. Any~ district omitting, faiin g, (ii refutsinhg to ticcept ('oltupul 5Liry3 school aittedanctil(e as lherteini pro v ided, eithIer' by lietitiotn or by elcc Iiont, maity ad~ot tihe priov'isions of thiis Act in tiny stibsequetnt year, eit her by lietitthin or by elect ion as her'ein abhove prlovidled, It0. Tihe iloard~ of Education of each 'ouinty', and1( ini case oif towns and1( cities oif two thioutsand inhiabitants, the Board oif Trustees t herein shalli have powveir at aniy mleet ing to matke such rules andl regulations not in conti let wtithi the provIsions hereof, as they may deem best with reference to thle time, place andl hours for' school attendance so as to secure the attendance of all chiildrecn between the ages of eight and foum'teen year's upon~ the schools of the county as herein provided, andl suchl rules andi regulations, w'hen apl prloved liy the Coun ity Sup1)inite ndenft of Ethucation, and posted at the court house dootr and at the door' of each pulblic schoolhouse in the ter'ritor'y af fectedl thiereby, shall have the force of law until, and unless, they have been r'evoked on appeal by the State Board of Education, 'rie oper'ation of .such rules and regulations may be suspiend ed by the State -Suplerinltendent of .Ed ulation duiring tihe pendency of siuch 11. No tuition, contingent, nmatricut.. lation, incIdental, or eot' fee of any kind shall be charged or collected for the attendance of any 1)upil1 upon any school in the common or piublic school departmient residing in this State adopting the pirovisions of this Act. 12. The County Board of Education shall have full power and authority to remove from offee any Trrutnnts, 01r Board of Trustees, -neglecting, refus ing, or omittIng to carr'y out the prlo-. vIsions of this Act, and to fill the va cancy thereby created on said Board in accordance wvithi existing laws, 13. This Act shall be0 in fu'ill force and effect fr'om andl alter the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, All Acts and lar'ts of Acts inconsistent 'with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved the 20th day of February A. n* 4.ton