Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-25
AN ACT to es,ablisha system Of Common
Schools, and for other purposes

lature of The State Of Mississippi, Tha
The boards Of county police in their re
speciivc counties, shall appoin! a boar.l o.
school commissioners 10 consist Of five
members, one Of whom shall reside in
each police district; said commissioner:
shall hold their Offices for one year, and
all vacancies in said board of school com,
missioners, shall be filed BY the boards 81
police.
SEC. 2. Be il further enacted, Thai
said boards Of school commissioners shall
meet at The court-houses of their respec-
tive counties, on the first Monday in June
next. and quarterly thereafter, and or
ganize, by eleciing from their own number
president and secretary, and at any
regular meeting may adopt such rules and
regulations as may be necessary TO carry
out the object of their appointment, not
inconsistent with the constitution and laws
Of this State.
SEC. 3. Be II further enacted, That
said boards Of school commissioners shall
designate what schools shall be deemed
common schools, aid shall have the gene
raj superintendent of the same.
SIC. A. BE IL further enacted, That
said boards of school commissioners shall
licens, such teachers as they may think
qualified 10 teach the various branches OF
an English education in said common
schools.
SEC. 5. Be ii further cnaacted, That
any teacher who may have received IL
cense from the board of school commits
sioners Of the county in which his school
is located, shall be entitled 10 receive from
the school fund Of said county, such sum
Of money as shall have been agreed on
between himself and the said board of
commissioners; and the board of police
Of said county are hereby authorized and
required 10 order payment of the same,
upon the presentation Of the board of po-
lice OF said county, Of certificate from
the board of school commissioners that
such teacher has been duly licensed, and
has taught common school, stating by
dates, for what time and for what amount
snch teacher is entitled
SEC. 6. Be ii further enacted, That the
boards Of police Of the respective coun-
ties, are hereby authorized and empower
ed to levy special tax, not exceeding the |
State tax, for common school purposes:
Prorided, the consent Of majority Of the
resident heads Of families in each town. |
ship, shall be filed in writing and recorded
on the minutes Of said board, before such |
tax shall be levied on the inhabitants of
any such township.
SEC. 7. Be ii further enacted, That all
escheals and all fines, forleiturcs and
amercements heralter decreed, ordered or
adludged, by any court in this State, and
all monies arising from licenses granted
TO hawkers and pedIars, keepers OF bill
lard tables, retailers Of vinous and spiritu-
Gus liquors., and brokers, shall be paid to
the treasurer of the county in which the
same may be collected, and together With
the special tax authorized by this act, shall
constitute the school fund of the respec.
tive counties, and be paid out under the
direction of the respective boards of
school commissioners: Procided, that the
cities of Natchez, Vlcksburg and Yazoo
City. are excepted from the operation of
this section, so far as it relates 10 fines,
ioHetures and amcrcemenls for selling
ylnous and spiriiuous liquors and licenses
for retailing the same.
Sec. s. Be Il further enacted, That the
county treasurers of the several counties
be, and are hereby made ex-olficio trea.
surers Of the school fund Of their respec-
tive counties, and shall give bond 10 the
president Of the board of police of said
counties, with good and sufficient sccuri-
y, TO be approved by said board, condi-
TONED that such treasures shall safely
keep all monies, bonds, notes, books and
papers, that may come into their hands by
virtue Of their office, and that they will, in Z
all things pertaining 70 said Office, dis.
charge their duty faithfully according to law
Sec. g. BE Il further enacted, That all !
monies and all bonds, promissory notes, t
and other obligations arising from the
leasing OF sixteenth sections, reserved for
the use Of schools, or from loans Of mo. I
ney arising from said leasing, and all other q
papers connected with the sixteenth sec.
tons in the several counties in this State, }
shall be delivered to the boards Of school
commissioners Of the respective counties,
upon thelr requisllon, by the trustees OF d
school lands in said counties, or other '
persons having The same in possession, i
and shall be delivered to the treasurer Of $
The school fund, by said board Of school I
commissioners. i.
SEC 10. Be Il further enacted, That the c
several boards Of shoo commissioners, in Il
nose counties where the sixteenth sections D
nave been reserved from sale, shall see p
.nal SAID sixteenths are leased, as directed Il
,Dy law and that all monies due from the i
,ease Of said sixteenth SECTIONS, are col u
leeted Or secured. II