The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-03-14


[ from the trustee of the fund aforesaid sum equal
thereto for the purpose of building, procuring or mann
tonino school house or procuring ground hefeior'
~ If sunportne free school in said district, or if the
school committee of any district fail to appear before
be auditor and exhibit their accounts and vouchers
for settlements the auditor shall Immediately certify the
1 to the trustee of the fund aforesaid, and such dis
c shall forfeit its right to any portion OF the tuud
toresad for the ensuing year, and the division OF SAID
ncone for said ensuing year, shall be IN the same
manner as if said district did not exist. Ii such Tor
fixture shall occur through the default OF the school
committees the said committee shall pay to the district
ann equal to that lost by the forfeiture If itappear
on settlement that the school committee have msap-
Piled or that they do not account for, the money re-
ceiyed bv them the auditor shall make known the fact
Nv letter addressed to the chairman and secretary OF
the last stated meeting, if they do not continue IN
be district or be Of the committee to two other IN
habans of the district.
The school committee shall at the next stated meet
inc after their election lay before the meeting Just
account of their receipts and expenditures, and re-
mort of all their proceedings The meeting may APP
pont persons to settle said account. The said com
miee shall pay to their successors in office all money
due from them and if they neglect to do SO for ten
days they shall forfeit and pay the rate OF twenty-five
per cent on the due, to be recovered with SAID
sum as damages for the detention thereof.
Ii any person shall make fraudulent certificate for
the purpose of drawing money from the trustee OF the
fund aforesaid such person shall be deemed guilty of
amsIemeanor and on conviction shall pay to the State
double the sum drawn attempted to be drawn by
means of said certificate.
SEC 5. And be IL further enacted, That school
supported in district pursuant to this Act shall com
ineice on the first Monday in November next, and on
the first Monday of November in each and every year
thereafter, and shall be continued for such period as
the funds Of the district will allow, and during the CON
tnuance of the said school, it shall he free to all the
white children of said district but the school com
mttee may make regulations for the government OF tie
school, and by these may provide for the expulsion OF
scholar for obstinate misbehaviour.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That the schooi
committee shall receive no emolument, unless the same
be voted at the end of their year in the stated meeting
Of the school voters, except for aendane before the
auditor. The allowance to each shall be, for attend
before the auditor, dollar day, and mileage
at the rate Of three cents mile going and returning
to be allowed in their account.
SEC. T. And be it further enacted. That each school
district shall be a corporation by the name OF "Schoo
district No. in county''-the number of the
district and name of the county being inserted IN the
blanks respectively Said corporation by said name
may take and hold ground for school house, and the
appurtennces and furniture and may take and hold by
devise bequest donations, real and personal estate
moi exceeding in clear annual income one thousani
dollars for the use of the free school Ill SAID district
may alien the same may take bond from tho collect
or and dis surees, may prosecute any action ior an III
jury done to the ground, school house, appurtenance
ortuniture, and in such action shall recover double
damages and COSTS and also any action upon the bono