The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-02-14
PUBLIC LAW.
: ate Of Rhode Island Sc.--M General rs
sembiy January Session "A. ID. 1923.

PUBLIC LAW.
ste Of Rhode Island Sc.--M General .4s-
seusbty January Session "A. ID. 1928.
An Act to establish Public Schools.
Section 1. Be II enacted by The General
assembly and by the authority thereof IL is
q acted, 'fhat from and after the passing oi
t.ais act, all money that shall be paid into
General treasury by Managers Of Lot
lies or their agents.-Also all money that
al be paid into said Treasury by auc-
1esrs for duties sccruing To the state,
r..all be set apart and paid ovef to the sew.
u towns in this state in manner herein
Yer mentioned, in proportion to their re
: ectivs population under the age Of six
~ years, as exhibited in the Census pro.
led by law to be taken from time to time
der tho authority of the United States,
r ways adopting for said ratio the Census
txt preceding the time of paying out each
.f aual appropriation ofssid money as here.
4 provided to be by said towns appropri-
n.ed to aud for the exclusive purpose Of
= ,eping Public schools and paying the ex.
y nses thereof: the sum however hereby
9propriated to be paid over in any one
ar not to exceed ten thousand Dollars.
Sec. 2. find be It further enacted, That
lch town shall be and is hereby empow
fed to raise 80 much money BY tax in
\ ,h year as majority Of the freemen in
own meeting shall Judge proper, to be sp.
i 'opriated to the purposes Of Public
Z chools, not exceeding in any one year
/, ouble the amount to be in that year re-
4 ived by such town out Of the General
Z reasury by the provisions Of this act .
''rovided that notice be inserted in the war;
mt issued for calling the town. -meeetings
et which such tax shall be laid, that such
J Ak VIII be acted upon at such town.meet-
1g.
Sec. 3. find be IL further enacted, That
=. the annual town meetings holden for the
shoice oftOwn officers, ,eack and every town
n the state shall after passing of this act
appoint committee which shall be called
zhe school committee, and shall consist OF
not less than FIVE nor more than twenty .one
PERSONS, resident inhabitants of each of
laid towns, to act without compensation,
which committee, after acceptance Of their
appointment, shall be duly engaged to the
faithful performance of their trust; and
phall appoint president and secretary from
.saeir number, aud the secretary ahall keep
= record of their proceedings; and said
committee, after being duly organised,
shall meet as often as onoe in every three
months, and oftener if occasion requires.
sor the transaction of all such business as
nay come before them, relative to the per-
ormance Of their duties, and q majority
sha.l be necessary for this purpose.
Sec. 4. md eft further enacted; That the
school committee Of each town shall have
power to make all necessary rules and re-
yulatons, which they may deem eypedlent,
for the good government of the Public
schools in their respective towns: shall ap.
point all the school masters to be employed
IN teaching the schools, taking care that
such masters or msiresses are qualified
for the task shall have power to dismiss
school master or school mistress in case
Of inability or mis- ma Dagement shall de-
tsrnine upon the places where the school
houses in the respective school districts in
the town shall be located.; and it shall be
the duty fssid committee to visit all the
schools in their respective towns, as often
as once in every three months during their
oontinuancs and geoerslly to super,n,end,
watch over, and provide for the good or Ter
and well governing of the same, and in
case Of death, resignation or removal from
town, Of any one Of said committee, they
shall have power to gil the vacancy so oc-
casioned, until their annual election sfore.
said. Aud 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 repugnant to the provis-
lens Of this 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 mistre sses, and all other ex-
psnses in the support and maintenance Of
such schools before the same shall be paid
BY the town treasurer; and shall also at
said annual town meeting (snd oftensr If
requested BY their town render an account
of all their proceedings for the preceding
year.
Sec. s. Ind be Il further enacted, Ths,
The General Treasurer shall keep . sSpa.
rate account Of all sums efmoney paid in
to the General Treasury, BY lottery na9a-
gers or their agents, and BY suctioneers,
Cor duties accruing TO the State and shall
make report theTeofto the General As
sembly once q year, to wit, ct the May ses-
Aon, particularly setting forth the sums a.
rising from each Of said sources, during
the preceding year
Sec. 8. find be u further enacted, That
The town council Of each town shall, esch
year sites the hrst distribution, certify to
the General Treasurer, that the money