The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-21

And whenever the people, or any number
Of persons Of any district, may consider
J themselves aggrieved by the commiltec, or
any one of tho committee men Of Ihcr nc
spec'ive districts, an appeal may be laken
or bad 10 The board Of superintendent 0.
common schools and said ooard shall have
power To nppea aud decide 90 the merits Of
all such complaints, and alsO have power Ia
remove my committee man. ~ho, IN their
) opinion has violated his duty, and, IN case
Of such removal, 10 appoint another in bis
stead.
TX. Be IL further enacted, That each
Committee Of The several School districts
shall be, and hereby constituted body cor.
: poraie, by the name aud style of School
, Committee of district of the County o
-" as the case may be and 10 tha
, name, shall be capable Of purchasing ont
T holding real estate for School purposes OIL
selling and transferring the same; and pro-
scouting and defending all suits for aud
gains, said corporation.
\. BE IL further enacted, Thu, whenev
er suit is brought against any School dis
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copy Of which shall be left with some one
of the Committee Of said district.
Al. BE il further enacted, That il shall
be the duty Of the School Committee 10 De
sgnate and purchase or lease, or receive
by donation. a suitable site for q School
house, as near the central part Of each dis
trlct as may be convenient; TO hire, pur-
chase, build or receive By donation, School
house Of such form und dimensions as they
MOI XII. t." &c Il }dlfmer enac,ea, ,ua, me
School COMMITTEE shall, 10 one month al
ter their appointment, report in writing to
; the Chairman Of the Board Of SuperInen.
dents the number and names of the white
children in their districts, OF five and under
= wears Of age.
Nil. Be further enacted, That il shall
be The duty of the School Committees 10
contract with a suitable Teacher for their
respective districts, for such time as the
monies to which SAID districts may be en-
titled, will permit and strict regard shall
be had to the qualification and moral char
acier Of said Teacher. |. shall be the duty
OF the Teacher, al the end Of the time for
which he was employed, 10 give to the
Committee the number and names Of the
children who may have gone to his School,
specifying the number Of days each one
went and upon his rendering this state
men', the Committee shall pay him, by Civ
ing an order on the Chairman. And nc
Committee man, whilst acting as such, shall
be a Teacher IN Common School.
XIV. BE ii further enacted, Tha, any
branch Of Enallsh education may be taught
in SAID Schools aud all white persons over
the age Of four years, shall be permitted to
attend the School of ,heir district, as scho.
lars, and receive instruction ,hercin: Pro
r;ded, That the children in any one district
may, by the consent Of Two or more Super.
intendenls attend the schools in an adjacent
district.
XIV. BE it further enacted, That it shall
be the do,y Of said School Committees, &c
visit the Schools from time to time, aud
generally 10 perform all such duties as they
may deem necessary TO tue successful ope.
ration of said Schools; and said Commit.
tees shall have power TO unite with Indlvl.
duals or other districts, for the purpose OF
raising a sun sufficient to carry on their
Schools for tic longest time.
WI. Be il further enacted, That with.
in one month after The school committee
shall have reported to tie chairman the
number of children in their respective dis
trcts, the Chairman shall call meeting Of
the boatd, who shall determine how many
teachers are necessary for each district Of
their county and the onies received from
the Literary Fund and from the county tax,
es, shall b. distributed among the school dis.
trlctS II lheir county in the IaAo OF the mum
Der Of teachers required.
XVII. Be it farther enacted, That ii
shall be the duty of the chairman Of the
board Of superintendent TO give notice by
written publication at the court house door
Of each county, Of the amount due each
school district in the county IN which pub
LEGATION shall be made, soon after the money
is first received.
XVIII. BE il fTher enacted, That the
Board Of Superntendents shall have power,
and they are hereby authorised, 10 make
such other regulations relating 10 the schools
OF their county, not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, as they may deem ne.
cessarv 10 the usefulness Of said schools.
NIX. BE il further enacted, That the
school committees shall annually, on or be
fore the first Monday Of October Of each
and every year, make report to the Board
Of Superlntcndents shelving the number and
names Of children in their respective dis
tricts who have received instruction al
their schools the preceding year; the
length Of time the same was kept up;
the name Of the teacher aud the amour.
paid him; and such other facts in rela
lion to their schools as they may deem
exfcdlent.
XX. BE II further enacted, Tha, it shall
be the duty of the Board Of Superintendent
10 keep true and just account Of all mo.
nies received and expended by them, dur.
ing the year for which they shall have been
chosen, when and of whom received, and
for what aud to whom paid, and the balance,