Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-25
AN ACT ~ establish system Of Common
scsoo.a, and for other purposes.

tdkuTe 81 He Dtdtc OF H1SS1SSJppt, mat
the boards of county police in their re-
spectlve counties, shall appoin. board of
school commissioners to consist Of five
members, one of whom shall reside N
each police district; said commissioners
shall hold their offices for one year, and
all vacancies in said board of school COM
missioners, shall be filed by The boards OF
police. m
SIC. 2. Be it further enacted. That
said boards of school commissioners snali
meet at the court houses OF their respec-
tive counties. on the first Monday in June
next. and quarterly thereafter, and or
ganize. by eiecting from their own number
2 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. g. Be II further enacted, That
said boards of school commissioners shall
designate what schools shall be deemed
common schools, and shall have the gene
raj superintendent of the same.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That
said boards of school commissioners shall
lcens, such teachers as they may think
qualified TO teach the various branches Of
an English education in said common
schools.
Sec. 5. Be a further enancted, That
any teacher who may have received Ii
cense from the board of school commits
sioners Of the county in which his school
is located, shall be entitled TO 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 TO 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, tor what time and for what amount
snch teacher is entitled.
SEC 6. Be II further enacted, That the
boards of police of the respective conn-
ties, are hereby authorized and empower
ed to levy special tax, not exceeding the
State tax, for common school purposes
Provided, the consent of majority of the
resident heada 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. Z. Be 1t further enacted, That all
escheats and all fines, forfeitures and
h., "a.
adiudged, by any court in this State, and
all monies arising from licenses granted
to hawkers and pedlars, keepers of bill
lard tables, retailers of vinous and spiritu-
Gus liquors, and brokers, shall be paid tc
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 o
school commissioners: Provided, that the
cities of Natchez, Vicksburg and Yazoc
City, are excepted from the operation o
this section, so far as it relates TO fines
forfeitures and amcrcements for selling
vinous and sprituous liquors and licenses
for retailing the same.
SEC. s. BE At further enacted, That the
county trcasurers of the several countie!
be, and are hereby made ex-officio trea
surers of the school fund of their respec
tive counties, and shall give bond TO thu
president Of the board of police of sal
counties, with good and sufficient securi
ty, to be approved by said board, condi
toned that such treasurers shall safel,
keep all monies, bonds, notes, books ant
papers, that may come into their hands b,
virtue of their office, and that they will, il
all things pertaining to said office. dis
charge their duty faithfully according to las
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted, That al
monies and all bonds, pfomissory notes
and other obligations arising from tn
leasing of sixteenth sections, reserved 70
the use of schools, or from loans of mo
ney arising from said leasing, and all othe
papers connected with the sixteenth sec
tons in the several counties in this State
shall be delivered to the boards Of schoc
commissioners of the respective counties
upon their requisition, by the trustees {
school lands in said counties, or othe
persons having the same in possession
and shall be delivered to the treasurer
the school fund, by said board of schoc
commissioners.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, That th
several boards oil shool commissioners, i
those counties where the sixteenth section
have been reserved from sale, shall Sc
that said sixteenths are leased, as directe
by law, and that all monies due from tn