The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-05-29
Laws OF RhOdc-Island.
THE STATE OF RHCDE-IsLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

# THE STATE OF RHCDE-IsLAND AN II
i PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
e In General Assembly, January Session, 1889.
8 AN ACT TO revise and amend the several Act,
. relating to public Schools.
Q BE ii enacted by The General Assembly as fol-
io,rs:
Section /. The annual income Of the none,
l., deposited, or that may be deposited with IN,
. State by the Uuited States in pursuance of "Ar
act passed TO regulate the deposites of the Pub
lie Money" passed by the Congress Of the u.
nited States, and approved June %, 1886, shal
annually be paid over TO the several towns in
this State; to be appropriated for the purpose
ofmaintainng Public Schools. in manner here.
, matter provided.
, Sec. Q. To the money derived from said
source, shall annually be added enough from
any money in the General Treasury not other.
wise specially appropriated, to make up the sun,
Of twenty five thousand dollars; to be annually
: paid out for the purpose aforesaid. The mon
} ey received by the State from managers of lot
!, tefies or their agents, or from auctionecrs for
auction duties accrang TO the State, shall be
hereafter annually appropriated, to pay the debt
, now due from the General Treasury 70 the per
manept School Fund, until said debt is paid
: After which time the revenue derived from
those sources shall be applied to the increase
Of said fund, The money paid out by virtue
OF This act. shall be divided among the several
towns 10 proportion to the respective white pop
ulaion Of each town under the age CT fifteen
years the colored population Of such town un-
der the age Of ten years, and five iourteenths OF
the colored population between the ages Of ten
and twenty four years; computing the same ac-
cording to the United States census next pre-
ceding such annual payment, and excepting
= Narraganseu Indians in all cases.
n Sec. 3. Each town may raise by tax aSery
Kssh Yfidy PqR6pts SWaioHSy q ths free
;; the purpose Of keeping public schools, not ex
ceeding in any one year double the amount re
s ccived by such town from the General Treasu
10. ry: provided that notice be inserted in the war
g rant issued for calling the town meeting, tha
q such business will then be acted upon.
Sec. 4. The money received by each towf
from the General Treasury, shall be applied to
pay for instruction, and not for room rent, fuel
or any other purpose whatever.
Sec. 8. The General Treasurer shall keeT
= a separate account Of all monies paid to thu
Z State by lottery managers. or their agents, o
-; auctionecrs as aforesaid, and shall report tb,
, same to the General Assembly annually, at In,
May session thereof; pauicularizing the sum'
received from each Of said sources.
Sec. o. The School Committee Of each
Treasurer, that the money received the pre-
vious year has been faithfully applied accord
ing to this act. No town shall receive its pro-
portion uf the next distribution until such GER
tfcate be made.
Sec. 7. The money payable by virtue Of
this Act shall be paid to the order Of the Town
Treasures of the several towns which shall
comply with the terms Of this act, on or after
the first day Of June In every year And the
Town Trcssurcrs shall apply for and receive
said money from the General Treasurer As soon
after it is payable, as it may be required for
school purposes in their respective towns; and
shall charge and receive no compensation for
their services in collecting the same.
Sec. 3. Each town shall at its annual town
meeting for the choice Of town officers, appoint
School Committee, TO consist Of not less than
five, nor more than thirty persons resident IN
such town, 20 act witt out compensation and to
be engaged to the faithful discharge Of their
duties before entering upon the same.
Sec. 9. The School Committees shall ap-
point president or chairman and secretary
from the number. and shall keep a record Of
all their proceedings they shall meet at least
as often as once in every three months, and
majority Of the whole number chosen shall
i constitute quorum; but any less number may
adjourn a meeting, giving reasonable notice
Of the time and place Of the adjourned meet
Jog.
Sec. 10. The School Committee Of each
town may direct the books to be used and make
all necessary rules and regulations for the good
government Of the public schools therein; they
may suspend or expel any scholar for miscon-
duet; they shall determine the places where
. the school houses shall be located, or the
school kept, in the different districts, having
regard to the accommodation OF the greatest
number Of the inhabitants, and Tor satisfactory
reasons may after the location OF any school
house. and in case Of the death, resignation, or
/ removal Of a member Of the committee, they
may Gil the vacancy for the remainder OF the
year; and at any regular meeting they may
make. alter and repeal such bylaws and regu-
latons for the delegating or more conveniently
discbsrpine any or all Of the duties assigned to
/, them az they shall deem proper: Provided they
are not repugnant to the provisions of t'''s aet'
nor in violation Of any law IN this state.
Sec. IL. The School Committee shall APP
point all instructresses, taking care that they
be OF good moral character, temperate, and
otherwise we'll qualified for the Office; and
! may dismiss said instructors or fi'structresses
in case OF inability, or misconduct; SAID com
mittee shall visit all the schools in their respec-
tive towns. AT least rs often as once m three
months during their continuance, and shall
4 eenerally supeginteod. watch over and provide
for the well ordering aud governing the same.
See. r2. The School Committee shall al
low aud certify all bills Tor compensation for in
strction and all other expenses belore the
: same shall be paid by the Town Treasurer
thcv shall also st the annual town meeting for