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

iicir schooi lands, the teacher OF such school, IN
Ter to become entitled to share of the interest of
each of said township school funds, shall make sep
irate schedules Of the names Of his scholars residing
n each of said townships ami make return thereof
o the school commissioner of the county in which
UGH township, the larger part thereof shall be sit
lated, in making the apporionment authorized by
he foregoing part of this act No services OF any
eacher shall be taken into consideration except such
rs shall have been rendered between the last day Of
April and the first day of November of the present
year.
Sec. 5. On the second Mbnday of November, in
he year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Or within week thereafter, and at the same time
N each succeeding year, each school commissioner
each township school Spd III he county, amonr the
several teachers entitled to the same in all cases
where such interest not required to pay the expen-
incident to the survey and sale of the school lands
and management of the fund, such apportionmen mt
Of interest shall be m'dc among the several teachers
entitled to it, according to the number Of their schol
airs residing in the township possessed of such school
fund, and the numberof days each of said scholars
shall have been nstruted by such teacher within the
twelve months Immediately preceding the month in
which such apportonpent is hereby required to be
made, tobe ascertainei in the mode pointed out in
the fourth section Of tbs act.
Sec. 6. As soon asthe apportinment of moneys
provided for by this al, shall have been made, the
school commissioner hall pay to each of the teach
ers, on his demandinghe same, the share to which
he shall be found emitted, taking his receipt for the
same, and charge tfeEame to the school fund OF the
proper township.
Sec. Z. As a comfnsation for appoftioning and
paying on! money alirected by this act the school
commissioner shall identified to retain p per GEN.
tum on all sums thuiipportioned by him.
Sec. 8. The trusteF or employers who shall cert-
fly to the correctnesof the schedule of the teacher
shall also certify theFhole amount due to such tench-
er, and the commissioner, if that amount be due and
coming to his share, nal pay the same, and the en-
poyers should there e balance due said teacher,
pay the same in suctnanner they may agree.
Sec. 9. All moneynow in the hands Of trustees Of
school lands in any t~nship, drill the hands of indi
vdnals loaned out optherwise, shall be paid over to
the commissioner appinted by the county commits
sioners' court, to chool lands, and it is hereby
made his duty to calhem to account for all moneys
and on failure to sued collect the same of the said
trustees, brothers. sothat all funds which have &C
crued, and which haze not been lawfully and fairly
expended, belonging each and every township, ant
all rents moneys, fhich from year to year, or TINT
to time, snail hereafsr arise, over and above the al
lowancss for serviceso trustees, and incidental ex
penses shall be promptly paid over to said commits
sioYfs, who shall sic them proper vouchers or re
cepts Tor the same land all notes and mortgages ant
6lams assigned over shall be by him. in his name, 70
'theuse Of the inhaitants Of the township sued TO
and collected AM trustee other township officer
VINO shall! have money IN his possession, belonging t
the township, and shall not on demand. pay the same
over, shall from that time on untiltbe same SHAH be
collected, pay an interest thereon, at the rate Of Il
per cent. per annum.
Sec. 10. Whenever there hall be in the hands Of
any school commissioner, any moneys received by
him payment for school lands rents, belonging to
any township, in this State shall be lawful for any
number of the citizens OF said township, not less than
five (hrce of them being reeholdcrs of the townhp)
foppthpr the mr.
pose of erecting school house in said township, to
borrow, on personal security and at an interest of
six per cent per annun fable yearly, any portion
of such moneys not exceeding two hundred dollars.
to any one association of persons, Provided: That
such borrowers shall bind themselves to erect good
brick stone, or frame school house, such township,
within one year from the tine of receiving the loan,
and alter the first year, TO cause school to be kept
in said school house, at Least three months in each
calendar year. until the said loan shall be repaid and
to repay said loan with the interest," and with pen
atty Of twenty five per cent upon the amount OF said
oan, if they shall fail to erect such school house,
within the Period aforesaid, if they shall not cause
school to be kept therein for at least three months
IN each calendar year thereafter. Said loan may be
made for two years, and may be renewed every Sc
,ond year. until the expiration of ten years from the
of the loan, wher the same shall be
repaid. The school commissioner may at any time
eauire additional security, and on failure to furnish
nav proceed to collect the principal and interest of
The loan
Sec. II. So much OF the law now in force, as re-
1ures that school lands shall be by the trustees vau
ed and appraised, and that the school lands shall be
old during the sitting of the circuit court OF the
county, or when the court should be in session. be and
the same is hereby repcaled and the lands shall be
advertised for the length of time now required, and
hall be sold at the court house, place of no Iding
courts for the highest and best price that be had
without any regard to valuation, Prorided: That
he same shall bring one dollar and twenty-five cents
,er acre; if the same will not bring that sum, there
shall be no sale.
Sec IL. The eleventh section of the act approved
February II, 1927, entitled "an act relating to the
school lands'' and all other acts and parts of acts
coming within the purview of this act are hereby
3eaed This act shall be in force from and after the
asst day of April next.
An Act regulating the terms of holding the Circuit
Courts in this State.
Sec l. Be it enacted, By the People of tn
State of Illinois represented in the Genera
Assembly, That there shall be two terms of tn
Circuit Court, held annually in each Of tn
counties now or hereafter to be organized in thi
State, at the court house thereof, or place provi
ded for holding courts, which terms shall com
mence at the times herein after specified, an
continue to hold from day to day Sundays es
cepted,) until all the business be disposed O
unless it shall be necessary to close the tern
to enable the Judge to attend in the next coun
ty to hold court. In the county of Pike. o
the fourth Mondays of March, and third Nor
days of August; in the county of Calhoun. o
the Fridays after the fourth Mondays
March and third Mondnys Of Auuu.t. in \,