The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-01

,ricts, aud Cor other purposes.
Be Il enacted by the General AssembIy
of The STATE Of North Carolina, aud Il is
hereby enacted By the authority Of tie
same, That II shall be the duty OF the Sher-
IFS OF the several counties OF this State,
when they advertise the next election iaf
members of Congress, to give ootIce, al
the same time, by public advertisement Ia
every election precinct, that an election
will be held 10 ascertain the voice of the
people upou the subject Of common schools I:
and al who are IN ibvor of raising by taxa.
ton one dollar for every tso dollars pro
posed 10 be furnished out of the literary
fund, for the establishment of common
schools in each school district, viii deposll-
their vote with tue word /" school written
on II; those opposed to Ii, Will vote "no
school upon their ticket; and all who vote
for members OF the House Of Commons
shall be entitled TO vote. And IL shall be
The duty Of the poll keepers to count the
votes gwen at each precinct Tor school OF
no school, and To return the same 10 the
sheriff, who shall count together all the
votes and Il MAJORITY shall be found 10
favour Of schools Il shall be the duty of the
sheriff to furnish certificate Of the same
To the next County Court of his county T;
any Sheriff failing to comply with the re-
questions Of this acI shall suffer all the pen.
ultes imposed by law for failing TO dis.
charge his duty IN any election for mem
bers Of Assembly.
III. Be 1t further enacted, Tha, the sew.
eFal Courts Of Pleas and Quarter Sessious
N each county Of the State OF North Car.
DINA shall, 10 such county as shall deter.
miue 10 accept these terms, at the FIRST
court ihli may happen after such eleciios, "a
majority Of the Justices Of such county bc
Ins present, proceed 10 elect not less than
i've, nor more than ten persons, as supern.
endsu,s Of common schools, for such coun.
" and 10 such election II shall be neees.
sary for choice, that each u the persons
elected SHAH receive a majority Of the
votes Of all the justices present..
I'LL. BE II further enacted. That SAID
supennlendcDis, or Il majority OF them,
shall meet within reasonable time there
after, and shall have power 10 choose one
81 their number as chairman, and shall pro.
coed a. DIVIDE their respective counties 10
70 school districts, Tor the purpose Of estab
hshug common schools, containing hot
more than 81 niles SQUARE, bul hayIn- regard
% tie number "a the White children 10 each
80 Tar - they can ascertain the same Pro.
ria,d, rcrerfhefcss. ihat 10 greater bunbrr
81 school districts shall DC Lard n IN an, cuun.
q inan shall b. equal 10 oae tofeyrry axfni'es
square OF inhabited TERRITORY ~ said county
~. lie " further tHaeied, That SAID su
penntcndrDls stall number the districts.
and make return thereof TO the hra Coun.
y Court m their several counties, which
shall be held after the first day Of January
one thousand eight hundred aad Forts aud
9. shall be the dJty Of said superintendent,
80 making their return, 10 designate, a..
sell as they NAV, the aatufaI boundaries
and prominent obJscis Of the boundary Of
each y sald districts end IT shall b. the
Juty d said curt to carse such return il
oc recorded IN The Registers Office IL satd
county.
I y. Re Hfa5Aer cnacsed, Tlattle slarc.
sad boards II superlatendsnts. N each
county after completing the dslslon a.
aforesaid, sha! appo,H, not less than three
nor more ihaa sax school committee Bsn
IN each district, ~hesc du,y It shall be to
assist sad superintendent m IN matter.
pertaining 10 the establishment of SCHOOL.
Tor their respective districts.
VI. BE u further ENACTED, That # an,
person "ho shall be thus appointed 10 serve
as superintendent shall refuse or NEGLECT TO
do 80 after having accepted sad appoint.
mehi, he shall forfeit and pay the run az
MY dollars, 10 be recovered by acton Of
debt 10 any court Of record 10 tbs State
aud such penalty, when recovered. 10 be-
pad over 10 tho President and Dlrectnrs d,
the Literary Fund, and To be appropriated
To the Literary Fund and IT shall be the
duty OF the County Attorney for the state
10 prosecute SUIT % an such cases for and
on behalf Of the President aud Director. of
the Literary Board.
VII. BE Il further enacted. That in snv
county where a majority Of the vote. have
been Tor COMMON schools, and a certificate
Of The same has been furnished By the -bar.
III % the sad sopcsIntendeuis of commo,
schools, It shall be the duty of the super,n.
'ehdenls - transmit the same, .,ih a Ger.
'.hca'e Of The number Of school districts IN
IheIr respective counties, 10 the pres,den,
Of the Literary Board.
VIII. BE II further enacted, Thai in
every county III the State, where The vol.
shall be m favor of common schools u
shaii be the duty of the sand County Courts
al The iirsi term tina, shall happen after the
first Monday in January, one thousand
eight hundred and forty. a ms,o,,,v &c H.