The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-03-14
AN ACT
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
FREE SCHOOLS.
Concluded fIom page 1919

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the hereby apportoned and appropriated among
the school districts in the several counties as follows
that is to say all the dividends profits, that shall
hereafter be declared upon stock in the Far
mers' Bank of the State of Delaware, upon stock in
the Bank of Delaware, upon stock in the Bank of the
United States upon any other stock, property orse
curities, belonging to said fund Commissions and ne
cessary expenses being deducted together with the clear
arising from fees for marriage and tavern icens
received in the several countless shall be divided ID
to three equal parts and of the said parts shall be
divided among the school districts in each county, to
each equal share. The trustee of the said fund.- as
the said clear income shall accrue, shall appoition
among the school, districts keeping account with
each and entering its portion TO its credit: such
counts with the school districts in each county, to be
i opened the clerk Of the peace certifes the
district to the trustee; the clear arising from fees
for marriage and tavern licenses is considered in this
direction part of said clear income When the school
voters of district have in regular meeting resolved
that a sum shall be raised in said district for building,
procuring maintaining school house, for the sup
port OF free school and the school committee Of
the district have received equal for the benefit
of the district, the said committee or majority OF
them may draw order on the trustee OF the fund
aforesaid for a equal to the resolved to be
raised. There shall accompany this ORDER as vouch-
ers copy verified under the hand and seal OF the cerk
of tie peace of the certificate in his office OF the pro-
ceedngs of said meeting and also certificate under
the hands of the said committee majority of then
that they have received for the benefit of the dsrca
sum equal to that resolved to be raised aforesaid
Such order accompanied by such vouchers shall be ac
cepted and paid by the said trustee, if suclensum
stand to the credit of the district if sufficient sum
do not stand to the credit of the district when the Or
der presented the in hand shall be paid and any
money that shall be placed to the credit of the district
during the year of the account, shall be applicable TO
, the balance. greater sum, than that, winch lhe
school voters have resolved shall be raised in the DIS
trct, shall not be paid such order. The year OF the
accounts with the school districts shall commence on
the fourth day of July and at the end OF every year
so commencing the accounts of all the districts shall
be closed order shall not be drawn presentcdn
subsequent year the ground of sum standing 10
the credit of a school district raised in such district
preceding year but any sum or balance remaining
to the credit of school district either county at inc
end of the year shall be carried to the portion OF the
districts in the county the next year, and shall H.
crease the amount to be divided among said dsicls
A school district can be entitled to more than what
shall be placed to It's credit in the account duly keptas
aforesaid The said trustee shall certify the sucs cc
Of each order and the padthereon to the auditor
The auditor shall settle the accounts of the school
committees, who have drawn money aforesaid for
this purpose every such school committee shall appear
with their accounts and vouchers, before him, when nc
shall attend in their county to settle the account OF e
county treasurer and others, whereof he shall give be
notice is required in respect to others. lie may
compel them by attachment to appear and exhibit ineH
If