American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-14

AN ACT for the encouragement and support of schools in
this State.
SECTION L. Bet enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
personalities Of the State Of Deaare an General assembly
met That every school schools instituted in this State
for the education of children the Sabbath day shall upon
sufficient proof being made Of the due organization OF
such school, be entitled to receive certain annually.
to be paid by the of the county in which such
school may be established in such manner shall here3
matter directed.
SEC @ 4ndbe enacted That upon a return being made
by the teacher teachers of any such Sabbath schools
the commissioners Of the levy of the county, stating
the number of scholars in such school, and certified by
respectable reeholders of the neghbourlOod, the said
commissioners hereby authorized and directed draw
an order on the COMPREHENSIVE, annually, for sum Of
money not exceeding the rate OF twenty cents per
for each white scholar returned, which order shall be
PAID by the Counyreasrcr the said teacher or mama
ger Of the said school, and shall be raised other county
and leyts by the laws of this State Provaded
that the annually drawn for upon the each
county, under and by virtue of the provisions Of this
shall exceed hundred dollars 4dproOided te7
that school shall be entitled to receive any aid under this
act unless such school shall have continued three months
in each year, which fact must be stated and certified nthe
manner above mentioned.
SEC. g. Ind be enacted That for each and every poor
white child taught at any Incorporated other regular
glsh school within this State, and for whose tuition the
teacher thereof cannot in any other way receive compen
saton, by of the indulgence of such child, and his
her relations and friends dollar per quarter, or four
dollars annually shall be paid out of any Incorporated
money the fund for establishing schools within this State.
SIC. f. And be 1t enacted That each and every teacher
having accounts cnds or chill
dren under the authority of this act, shall suc ac
with the items thereof and make oath thereto beore
justice of the peace in this State and shall
obtain the certificate of at least three credible free
holders of the neighbourhood that the child children,
for whose schooling the charges in said made
such ought be entitled to the benefit of this act
that such their knowledge just and il
may stand stated which accounts certified and proven
shall be transmitted to the General Assembly at the next
session thereof for their examinations inspection and ap
prevail which if found correct shall theIeupon be paid OUT
/ of the fund aforesaid.
| PASSED Dover, 3 February, 1921.
SEC g. And be further enacted That in addition TO the
other requisites prescribed in the entitled An for
the encouragement ard support of schools in this State"
passed the third February 1921 every account hercaf
presented underline provisions Of the said act shall spec
officially and forth the day. month and year that
each child commenced going to school, and also the days
month and year that each child ceased go, the days
month ard year down which the account for the tuition
of each child is brought.
;, PASSED AT DOvER February, 1922. list