The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-17
COMMON SCHOOLS.

i"'lnwing rel. passed Il The last sessio
# our Legislature. making PIellminar.
preparations for the establishment q
Common Schools in this state. As N,
matter is n be ae'ed upon BY direct vol
Oi tie people. We shall endeaEour, iron
tine To time. To place bel"Te them every
thing connected si1h il, lending 10 enable
them la arrive al correct conclusion.
Al Act To divide the Counties iaro School Dis
trirts aad far oIheF purposes.
! BE IL enacted By the General .7sstm
big 0ffhs State Of North Carolina. ana
IL Is hereby enacted By The authority o
fhs same. That II shall be the duty u
the shenlIs Of the several counties at lhi,
state. when they advertise The next cleo,
h0n for members of Congress. In give
notice. At the same time. BY public al
seTusemen. IN every electon precinct
that an elecmon will be hell To ascerisill
the 'nire of The people upon he subject
Of COMMON schools; and all whn are in
favor Of raising By taxaIoin one dollar for
every Iwn dollars prnPnsrd To be furnish
ed nut Of Ilie literary fund, fnr the es,ab-
lIshment al common schools IN each
school district. will deposiic their tote
With the word - school" written on il:
Ihuse opposed To il, " III vote "no school
upnn their ticket; and all who vote for
members ol The House of Cummons shall
he entlled to vote. Aud II shall be The
duty of The poll keepers tn count the yntes
given al each precinct for school or no
school. and To rIurn the same T. the
sheriff, who shall count toce her all the
votes; aud IL = majority shall be found in
favour. &c schools u shall he the duty Of
the sheriff TO furnish certificate Of The
same To the next County Court Of his
county; and any sheriff falling /, comply
with the acquisitions of this act. shall SUI.
fer all the penalties imposed by Law for
failing tn dtsrhsrge his duty in any cleo.
ton fur members Of assembly.
II. BE nJuriher enacted. That the SEE
seraI Courts oi Pleas and Quarter Ses-
Sums in each county Uf the state oG North
Carolina shall. in such county as shall
determine to accept these terms. al the
first court that may happen after such e.
lection. a majority oi the justices of such
county being present, proceed to Fleet
not less than five, nor more than ieu per-
sans, a. supeunlendenis ol COMMON
schonls, for such county: aud in such p
lecIinn IL shall be necessary for chuice,
that each of the persons elected shall re-
ceiVe a majority Of the vules OF all the
jasnces present.
Ill. Be IL further enacted. Tia, said
superinlendenIs, or majority oi them.
shall meet within a reasonable time there
after, and shall have power TO choose one
0f their number as chairman, and shall
proceed 10 divide their respective cnun-
ties int, school districts, Tor the purpose
Of establishing common schools, contain
ing mol more than SIX miles square, but
having regard tn The number Ol the white
chilt!ren VI each, 81 Ear a. they can as
certIin tie same: PrOUiied, neUerihe.
less, that no greater number Of school dis
lricts shall be laid off IN any county than
shall be equal to one f1r every SIX miles
square Of inhabited territory 10 SAID cuun-
~.
Nv. Be IL further enacted. That said
superInlendems shall number the dis
IrIcts. aud make return theresa ID The frs.
County Court in their several counties,
WINCH shall be held after the tirst day Of
January, one thousand eight hundred ard
fprty; and II shall be the duty OF said SUI
periuIeudenls, IN making their return, 10
designate. as well as they may. the ma
iuTai boundaries aud prominent "hJects u
tie boundary Of each of said distrirts; aud
y shall be the duty oI SAID courI Ia cause
such return TO De recorded in the Regis.
ler's 1fli sc OF SAID county.
v. BE il further enacted. Tha, the a.
fnresaId boards nf superIniendenIs. in
each county. after com dieting the divis-
ions as sfpresaId. shsli appoint not less
than three, nor more than SIX school com.
Haiiiee men, 40 each district, whose duty
q shall be t, assist said superintendent
ia all matters pertaining 10 the establish
me1t OF schools for their respective dis
IrIcts.
vi. BE IL Tu,ther snacfsi. Tha, If any
person VINO shall be thus appointed Ia
serve as superintendent shall refuse or
neglect u dn 50 aIIer having accepted said
appTnlmen,. h. shall larleIt anil pay the
SUN uf iilIy dollars, TO be recovered by
acmon of debt ia any court 81 record ia
his stale: aud such penalty, when recov-
cred, to be pad over to the President and
Directors OF The Literary Fund. and to be
appropriated u the Literary Fund; and II
shall be the duty uf the CDuuiy Attorney
lar The state - prosecute suit in all such
eases Tor aud on behalf uf the President
aud Duertbts Of the Literary BiarI.
VII. BE IL further enacted, Tia. in
4 . al tha yugas