Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-03
AN ACT
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT Ot
FREE SCHOOLS.
(Conciuded.)

income OF IS he fund lot establishing sChoo's HI
the State of Delaware" hereafter to accrue shall be
and the same hereby is apportoned and approprla-
ted among the school districts in the several coun-
y ties as follows that is to say all the dividends
or profits, that shall hereafter be declared or &C
crue upon stock in the Farmers Bank of the State OF
Delaware upon stock in the Bank of Delaware,
upon stock in the INK of the United States, or up
on any other stock, property or securities, belong
ing to said fund commissions and necessary expen-
SEES being dednctetD together with the clear sum
arising from fees for marriages and tavern licenses
received in the several counties, shall be divided
into three equal parts and one of the said parts snail
be divided among the school districts in such coun-
ty to each an equal share The trustee OF the SAID
fund.- as the said clear income shalt accrue, snail
apportion it among the schoodistrlcts; keeping an
account with each and entering its portion to its Gre
dit: such accounts with the school districts IN each
county, to be opened as soon as the clerk OF the
peace certiles the districts TO the trustee the clear
sum arising from fees for marriage and tavern licen-
SEES is considered in this direction part OF said
clear income When the school voters OF a district
have in regular meeting resolved, that sum shall
be raised 10 said district for building, procuring or
maintaining school house or for the support OF free
schools and the school committee the district have
received IN equal sum for the benefit of the district,
the said committee or majority OF them may draw
an order the trustee Oft the fund aforesaid for
sum eQutl TO Tic SUN SU Gu "
shall accompany this order vouchers,a copy veri
fled under the hand and seal of the clerk othe peace
ofthe certificate in his office the proceedings ofsad
meeting and also certificate under the hands OF the
said commmttee ma GRITTY OF them, that they
have received for the benefit of the district a sum
equal to that resolved to be raised as aforesaid.
Such order accompanied by such vouchers shall be
accepted and paid by the said trustee, II sufficient
sum stand to the credit Of the district; If sufficient
L. # tcfri hon
order is presented, the sum 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 which the school voters have resolved shall be
raised in the district shall not be paid such
der. The year of the accounts with the school dis
tricts shall commence on the fourth day of July !;
and at the end OF everv year so commencing the ac-
counts Of all the districts shall be closed order
shall not be drawn OF presented IN subsequent
year on the ground of standing TO the credit of
school district or raised in such district the pre-
ceding year =; but any or balance remaining to
the credit OF school district in either county at the
end of the year shall be carried to the portion OF
the income of the aforesaid fund divisble among the
school districts IN the county the next year
and shall increase the amount to be divided among
said districts. school district can be entitled to
no more than what shall be placed to its credit in
the account duly kept as aforesaid. The said rus-
tee shall certify the substance Of each order and the
sum paid thereon to the auditor.
The auditor shall settle the accounts of the school
committees who have drawn money as aforesaid.
For this purpose every such school committee shall
appear, with their accounts and vouchers, before
him, when he shall attend in their county to settle
the account of the county treasurer and Others
whereof ne shall give like notice required in
respect TO others. He may compel them by attach
ment to appear and exhibit their accounts and YOU
chers. In the settlement it shall be shewn how
long school was kept IN the district and the num-
Der of scholars, and this shall be stated with an alb
stract of every such account in the auditors report
to the General Assembly. upon settlement il shall
appear that in any district there has not been re-
celved or raised and appropriated in good faith be-
side the sum drawn by the school committee of the
said district from the trustee Of the fund aforesaid
sum equal thereto, for the purpose of building. pro-
curing OF maintaining school house or procuring
ground therefore or OF supporting tree school in
said district or if the school committee of any dis
trlct fail to appear before the auditor and exhibit
their accounts and vouchers for settlement, the
ditor shall Immediately certify the fact to the trustee
of the fund aforesaid, and such district shall forfeit
its right to any portion Of the fund aforesaid for the
ensuing year, and the division of said income, for
said ensuing year, shall be in the if
said district did not exist. II such forfeiture shall
occur through the default of the school committee,
the said committee shall pay to the district sum
equal to that lost by the forfeiture. Fit appear
settlement, that the school committee have misap-
Piled OF that they do not account for the money re-
ceiyed by them, the auditor shall make known the
fact by letter addressed to the chairman and secrc
tary ofthe last stated meeting, or fthey dono con-
tinue in the district or be of the committee, to two
other inhabitants of the district.
The school committee shall at the next stated
meeting after their election lay before the meeting
just account of their receipts and expenditures,
and report Of all their proceedings The meeting
may appoint persons to settle said account. The
said committee shall pay to their successors in Of
Gcn all money due frnm them and iftheu neulnct