The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-04-25

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In the gear Of Our Lord one thousand eight ham
dred and taeenty-seeen
AN ACT concerning the Instruction of
Teachers of the Common Schools.
SEC. 1. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives IN General Court
assembled, and by the authority Of the same,
That there shall be appointed, by the joint
ballot of the Legislature, during the pres
ent session thereof, in convention of both
houses, nine persons, who, together with
His kxcellency the Governor, and His
Honor the Lieutenant Governor, for the
time being er oDfciiS, shall be, and they are
hereby declared to be, "Trustees of the
Massachusetts Fund for the instruction Of
teachers of the free schools within the Com
monwealth," and they shall hold their Off
ces for the term of five years from the time
of their appointment; and, at the expira-
ton Of such term of office, new election
shall be made and all vacancies from time
to time arising, shall be filed by the Legis-
lature, in like manner, at its then next SEES
sion; and the Legislature may, for good
cause, remove any one of the number by
them as aforesaid appointed, and elect a
mother to fill the vacancy, and may increase
or diminish the number aforesaid at their
| pleasure.
Sec. 2. BE 1t further enacted, That the
Treasurer and Receiver GeGeral for the
| time being shall be, and he hereby is, au-
thorized and directed to pay to said Trus-
! tees, upon a warrant from His Excellency
/ the Governor, the sum of five thousand dol
| lars, and the further sum of two thousand
dollars annually for the term of five years
thereafter, out of the sums which may be
paid into the Treasury by the several
| Banks which now are or hereafter may be
incorporated in this Commonwealth.
/ SEC. 3. BE 1t further enacted, That so
| soon after their appointment as said Trus-
tees shall have received satisfactory evil
dence that any public or private institution
in this Commonwealth hath made suitable
and competent provision for the education
of teachers of the free schools within the
same, they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to bestow the sums of money afore-
! said, or such portion thereof, and in such
4manner as they may deem expedient, upon
such institution, for the purpose of aiding
and encouraging it in the promotion of the
object intended by this act; and, in case
more than one institution shall produce to
the Trustees satisfactory evidence as afore-
said, then the sums of money abovemen-
toned shall be divided and distributed a.
mongst the successful claimants in such
manner and in such proportions as to said
Trustees shall seem just and proper. Pro
Uided, That the Trustees shall bestow no
part of the money aforesaid upon any such
institution, nor contract so to do, within six
months from the passage of this act; and
that such institution shall be situated as
near the centre of the Commonwealth as
may be practicable. And provided also,
that the Trustees shall bestow no part of
said money upon any such institution, UNI
less the same, in addition to one or more
able and experienced teachers, shall have
connected with it a school or schools,
wherein pupils of both sexes, between the
ages of six and fourteen years, are actually
taught the various branches Of thorough
free school education by the teacher or
teachers of the institution, to the end that,