Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-10-31

dtfOD irOill d TAX VII Udtlk SUCK OI y Ut lO3OOo.
In Vermont more than $50 900 are raised
for schools from three per cent tax on the grand
list, and much more from district taxes, besides
an income of nearly $4,000 from banks.
In Massachusetts are nearly 5000 schools
supported by public taxes and private sabscrip-
TONS. In Boston, the schools contain more than
$4,000 children, at an expense Of about $780,
600.
III Rhode Island, are about 700 schools, sup
ported by legislative appropriation of $4,000
annually, by taxes and by private subscriptions.
The Connecticut school fund is nearly two
millions, but falls short of its desired Object
Children in the State, $4,000, schools about
500
In New York. are more than 5000 schools and
over 100000 children taught in them. School
fund ST. 200, 900; distributed annually, Sl0OOOo,
but on The condition that each town raise by tag,
Ior otherwise, as much as they receive from the
fund. A wise provision.
New Jersey has fund of $245,C0O and an
nual income of $22 600.
In Pennsylvania, during the last year, more
than 100000 children, out of 100000, were des-
ttu,e of school instruction.
Delaware has school fund of seventy thou
sand
has SCHOoi iuiiu vi DicsOoO3 anu
an income for schools from the banks, which are
divided between the several counties.
Virginia has fund of ST. ,233, 600, the income
divided among the counties according to the
white population, and appropriated to paying the
tuition OF poor children, generally attending pri>
vate schools.
North Carolina has fund of $4,000, desg-
mated for common schools.
South IL rf,lipo afo,t NQQ H.,
IL free schools.
Georgia has a fund Of 100000, and more than
700 common schools.
Alabama, and most or all the Western and
Southwestern States, are divided into townships,
six miles square, and each township into sections
ene mile square, with one section, the sixteenth,
appropriated to education.
Mississippi has fund of SOS, GOO, but it is moi
ailable until it amounts 10 S50O,O00.
The Legislature of Louisiana grants to each
| otter, the amount of any one parish not 70 exceed
S $50, nor to fall short OF $500. $4,000 are
applied to educating the poor.
Tennessee has school fund of about half a
million, but complaints are made that it is not
veil applied.
Kentucky had fund of one hundred and for
|ty thousand, but portion of II has been LOST
report to the Legislature, from Rev. v. o.
Peers, says, that not more than one third of the
children between the ages of four aud fifteen at
tend school.
In Ohio a system of free schools, similar to
that of New England, is established by law.
In Indiana. Illinois and Missouri no legisa-
tive measures for the support of schools have been
adopted All the schools are supported by pri-
yate tuition - FnmiZu I,ceu,n
ditures under the several Acts for the Improve
ment Of the navigation Of the Ohio and Ms
sissippi Rivers.
Appropriation per Act Of the Oath
May, 1924, $75, 900
Expended in 1924 S2,s42 90
in 1925 1924 %
in 1926 l6,O02 IS
Carried to the surplus fund,
3lst Dec. lS26{A) 44,9ll SO $4,000
Appropriation per Act of
I'd March, 1927 $44,9ll SO
Do per act 23d May 1928 $1,000 90
Do per Sd March 30 $4,000 90
Do per Odd April 80 $4,000 90
Do I'd Mar'h 81 (B) $4,000 90
-244,9ll 50
Expended in 1927 26,7I6 90
in 1928 46,93O 81
in 1929 1920 60
in 1880 59,023 IS
in 1881 59,s67 90
in 1882 STA O3
APPROXIMATION per Act of 3d Tulv 1892 for i'm.