The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-02-07
PUBLIC LAW.
State Of Rhode Island Sc.--ls General As
senbiy January Session A. ID. 1898.

State Of Rhode Island Sic.-h General is
sen.biy January Session A. ID. 1928.
An Act to establish Public Schools.
Section l. BE Il enacted By the Genera
.4ssembty and by the authority thereof IL Il
enacted, That from and after the passing o.
this act, all money that shall be paid into
the General treasury by Managers Of Lot
teries or their agents.-Also all money thai
shall be paid into said Treasury by auc
tioneers foT duties accruing to the state
shall be set apart and paid over to the sew
eral towns in this state in manner hereir
after mentioned, in proportion to their re-
spective population under the age of six
teen years, as exhibited in tho Census pro
under the authority Of the United States
always adopting for said ratio the Census
next preceding the time of paying out each
annual appropriation ofsaid money as here
IN provided to be by said towns appropri-
ated to and for the exclusive purpose sf
keeping Public schools and paying the ex.
penses thereof; the sum however hereby
appropriated to be paid over in any one
year not to exceed ten thousand Dollars.
Sec. 2. find be Il further enacted, That
each town shall be and is hereby empow-
cred to raise so much money by tax IN
each year as q majority OF the freemen in
town meeting shall judge. proper, TO be ap.
proprlated to the purposes OF Public
Schools, not exceeding in any one year
double the amount to be in that year re
ceiyed by such town out Of the General
Treasury by the provisions Of this act :
Provided that notice be inserted in the war
rant issued for calling the town-meeetings
at which such tax shall be laid, that such
TAX viii be acted upon at such town meet
ing.
Sec. g. .4nd be It. further enacted, That
at the annual town meetings holden for the
choice oftown officers, each and every town
in the state shall after passing Of this act
appoint committee which shall be called
the school committee, and shall consist OF
not less than FIVE nor more than twenty one
persons, resident inhabitants of each Of
said towns, to act without compensation,
which committee, after acceptance Of their
appointment, shall be duly engaged to the
faithful performance Of their trust; and
shall appoint president and secretary from
their number, and the secretary ahall keep
q record Of their proceedings; end said
committee, after being duly organised,
shall meet as often 40 once in every three
months, and oStener if occasion requires,
for the transaction Of all such business as
may come before them, relative TO the per-
Torrance Of their duties, and majority
shall be necessary for this purpose.
Sec. 4. find eit further enacted; That the
school committee Of each town shall have
power to make oil necessary rules and re-
gulations, which they may deem expedient,
for the good government of the Public
schools in their respective towns; shall ap-
point oil the school masters to be employed
in teaching the schools, taking care that
such masters or mistresses are qualified
for the task shall have power to dismiss
q school master or school mistress in case
of inability or mis-. management shall de-
termius upon the places where the school
houses in the respective school districts in
the town shall be located and it shall be
the duty Of said committee to visit all the
schools in their respective towns, as often
a. once in every three months during their
continuance aud generally to supsrintend,
watch over, and provide for the good order
and we'll governing Of the same, and.in
case of death, resignation or removal from
town, Of any one Of said committee, they
shall have ppwer.to fll the vacancy go oc-
casioned, until their annual election afors.
Said. And moreover said committee at any
quarterly meeting thereof, for the better
and more convenient performance Of their
duties, may pass such by laws and regu.
lations as are not repugnsnt to the proyis-
ieps of f3his act, nor in violation Of any law
of this state and shall audit and cause to
be certified oil bills for the compensation Of
masters and mistresses, and all other ex-
pepses in the support and maintenance OF
aich schools before the same shali be PAID
by the town treasurer; and shall also st
said annual town meeting land ohener IT
requested BY their town. render On account
y Of all their proceedings for the preceding
year. :. r
the General Treasurer shall keep seps-
rate account Of all sums Of money paid IN
20 the General Treasury, by lottery mana.
gers or their agents, and BY suctlonsers,
for duties accruing to the State and shall
make Q report thereofto the General As
sembly once year, to wit, at the May ses-
s,ou, particularly setting forth the sums a.
y;siur from esch Of sad sources, during
the preceding yesr.
Sec. G. y4nd be Il further enacted, That
the town council Of each town shall, each
wear sftsr the first distribution, certify to
The General Treasurer, that the money
seceivsd the previous year hes been faith