The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-01

shall open separate account with each |
township IN Their respective counties, and
credit each township with the principal aud |
interest arising from the leasing Of the six.
teen'h section lying in said township, which !
principal shall remain permanent fund, to
be PIaced at interest, and the interest she II |
be appropriated by the boards Of school com.
missioners, to the education in said common
schools, Of The children residing in the town.
ship>iD which the sixteenth section may lie,
from whius the sail principal and interest
shall have aTis61: Prouided, that any town
ship may be exempted from the provisions
of this act, by majority Of the heads of
families fling their 1!-otest with the clek Of
the board Oh polce in tlie11 respective couR-
ties, on or before the FIRST Of G1&rei, in each
and every year; which protest being fled,
shall entitle the board Of trustees Of said
township, to control and manage the funds.
arising from the lease Of the sixteenth section
in said township as is already provided BY
the lava heretofore existing in relation to
sixteenth sections.
Sec. l3. That said treasurers shall ic>0
out all monies belonging to said school fund
not appropriated BY the school commissions
ers, for such time, and for such security, as
said commissioners may direct and approve.
Sec. IA. That said school commissioners
and said treasures shall not, themselves,
either directly or indirectly, be the borrow.
ers Of any monies belonging to said school
fund. and shall receive such compensation
for their services as the boards Of police Of
their respective counties may order and al
low, 10 be paid out of the school fund.
SoC TX That ho bnordS # SOhOol nOro
missoners shall report semi annually, in
June and December, 10 the secretery Of
state the situation Of schools and school funds
the number of scholars attending school, the
number ofteachers, the amount paid to teach
ers out Of the sixteenth section fund, the
school fund, and by private individuals, in
their respective counties.
Sec. Is. That the secretary Of state shall
be ex officio general school commissioner Of
this state, and shall file in bis Office all re-
turns of school commissioners, and register
the same in we'll bound books, 10 be pTocur-
ed and kept for that purpose, and semi an
nually, in July and January, cause TO be
published an abstract from said register.
showing the number of scholars attending
school, the number of teachers, the amount
paid to teachers out of the sixteenth section
fund, the school fund, and by private indl-
lviduals, and furnish each board of school
commissioners with copy of said abstract
and TO enable him 10 receive correct infoF
matien, .ha.shalt cause oaolS- board Of commits
sioners TO be furnished with suitable blanks
10 be BY them filed up and returned TO him;
and the duties required of the secreipry oil
state. under the provisions of this section oil
this act, shall be performed under the super.
intendence and direction of the governor.
Sec. II. That the auditor Of public &C.
counts, on the certificate of the governor,
is hereby required to audit and allow the &C.
counts for books; stationary, and blanks
ordered by the secretary Of state, under the
, provisions Of this act, not exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars annually; and also to audit
and allow said secretary, for the services
required by this act, the sum of five hundred
dollars per annum, or at that rate, to be PAID
out Of any monies in the treasurer not other
wise appropriated: Provided, that the town
I ship in which the town Of Columbus, II
! Lo vndes county, is sitnted, be, and is here
! BY excepted out of the provisions Of the
above reclied act.
!. Sec IT, That this act shall take efec
h and be in force from aud after its pas
: sage; and that all acts conflicting with tn
o provisions Of this act, be and the same ar
4 hereby repealed.
/. Approved 9th March. 1916.