Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-03-13
AasnY Of Elsl,lotg.

AN ACT to provide for the application of the inter
! est of the fund arising from tn, sale of the schoo
| lands belonging to the several townships in thu
| State.
Sec. |. Be itH enactedby ttepele Of the State of H.
luois, represented IN the General assembly, That ey
cry school commissioner who shall, on the 2d Monday
in November next have in his possession any amount
of The interest derived from the proceeds of the sales
of the school Lands of any township within his county,
if such interest shall not be wanted to pay the ex-
penses incidental to the survey nd sale of the school
| lands of such township, and the management of the
fund arising therefrom, shall, that day within
one week thereafter, proceed to apportcn the same
among the teachers who, by the provisions of this
act, shall be entitled to the sams
Sec. 9. No teacher shall be entitled to receive any
portion Of said interest," unless bis school shall be
Iducted, and his returns made in conformity to the
provisions of this act
Sec. 8. On the first SaturdaJ in May next, or il
the school shall commence afte that time, then at
some time within one month afer the commencement
of the school, meeting of the employers of the
teacher shall be held, of which meeting the teacher
shall give three days previous otce, to each of his
employers, who is not absent from the neighborhood
at which meeting such empoy,rs shall proceed to ap-
point three persons as trustee of said school, Said
trustees shall be authorised, aid it shall be their dn-
ty to visit from time to time: md to require the adj
mission into the school, and tie gratuitous tuition of
such children, residing in the cinity of the school,
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if such trustees shall believe that the parents or guar
dans Of such children unable TO pay for their tut
ton. 1t shall also be tho duo of said trustees to re-
ceive and apply to the the school any donations
of money, books, maps, globes, stationary, other
articles necessary useful for schools the term of
service of such trustees shall expire the second
Monday Of November annually; when new APP
pointment shall be made in the manner provided in
this section, and all vacancies said office shall be-
filled in the same manner.
Sec. a. The teacher shall make schedule of the
names Of all scholars attending bis school, who re-
side within the township to which the school fund be-
longs from the interest of which, he wishes to obtain
Ia part of his compensation; and on every day on
which school shall be keptby him, he shall set down
under the proper date, and opposite to the name of
leach scholar, the attendance or absence Of such
scholar. Immediately afterthe close of the month OF
October or sooner, if his school shall have come to
close said teacher shall add together the number
days which each scholar, residing in the proper town.
ship, shall have attended his school, and set down the
total number of days Opposite the name of such
scholar he shall then add tngether their several
mounts, and set down the total number at the bottom
of the schedule; and this total number, after the
schedule shall have been examined and, if necessary
corrected by the school commissioner, shall be the
criterion by which he shall be governed in making the
superintendent aforesaid; but no such schedule shall
be taken into consideration unless it shall be accom-
panied by certificate from majority Of the tris
tees of the school, or from five of the employers
said teacher setting forth that they verify believe sale
schedule to be correct and that said teacher has,
the best Of their knowledge and belief given gratu
tous instruction. in his said school, to all such orphan
and children Of INDECENT parents, residing in the vi
cnty, ms had been presented for that purpose by thu
trustees OF said school, II any school shall ccntai,