American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-07
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

On the sd OF February, 1921 the Legislature c
this State passed can act for The encouragement
and support of Schools in this State" the first an
second sections of which are as follows:
SECTION L. Be enacted by the Senate and House of Re
reSetaUes of the State Of Dea40are IN General .4Ssem5l
met That every school schools instituted in this State
for the education of children on the Sabbath day shall
sufficient proof being made of the due organization
such school, be entitled 10 receive certain sum annual,
to be paid by the of the county in which sue
school be established in such shall be here
naf rr dire ted.
SEC. g. fndbe enacted, That upon return being mad
by the teacher or teachers of any such Sabbath schools
the commissioners OF the levy court of the county, stating
the number of scholars in such school, and certified by w
respectable freehoders of the neighborhood the sal
commissioners hereby authorized and directed draw
an order on the County reasurer, annually, for
money not exceeding the of twenty per annuu
for each white scholar returned, which order shall b.
paid by the County to the said teacher
ger of the said school, and shall be raised other
rates and leves are by the laws of this State Provided
That the sum annually drawn for upon the treasurer of eac
county, under and by virtue of the provisions of this
shall not exceed two hundred dollars nd Provided further
that school shall be enttedt receive any aid under th
act unless such school shall have continued three month
in each year, which fact must be stated and certified in the
manner above mentioned.
In conformity to the provisions of this act, thu
protestant Episcopal Male Sunday School Socie
ty," attached to Trinity Church, in this Borough
presented bill to the Commissioners of the Levy
Court, on Wednesday last, the 9Th inst. Of which
the following is copy:
Newcastle County, DR..
To the P. E. M. S. S. Society, attached to
Trinity Church, Wilmington, Del
For compensation allowed by an act of the Lee
gisature OF this State, passed Sd. Feb. 1928.
For sixty scholars for one year ending
28h February, 1892 at 20cts. each, $1,000
For ninety seven scholars for one year
ending 28th Feb. 1925, al 20cts each, 1910
SSl ,46
The majority of the Commissioners, among
whom the most strenuous opposers were ANTHONY
Higgins and Benjamin Watson, objected to allow
ing the first part of the bill the ground that "he
are authorized and directed to draw
annually cn the County Treasurer for the compen-
sation allowed to Sunday Schools" and "that the
year for which the S12, claimed had expired ~
and that "fthey allowed that, Sunday Schools
might present their claims for ten years back !''-
of which we presume there need be no fear, as the
law has been passed but taco years.
The Commissioners allowed the compensation
for the year ending 28th Feb. 1925 but the bill
was not presented until the 5th of March, might
they with equal propriety have said that the year
had expired, and refused to allow it
We make this simple statement of facts, in hope
that some OF the members of the bar will be kind
enough to furnish the Sunday School Society with
their opinion on the subject, which we will cheer
fully publish.