Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-03-14
HOUSE REPRESENTATlVES.-Nol rs.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1916.
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To be entitled an act TO establish a system of
common schools, and for other purposes.

To be entitled an act TO establish a system of
common schools, and for other purposes.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted By the Legis-
lature Of the Stale Of Mississippi, That
the boards Of county police in their res
Pective counties, shall appoint board OF
school commissioners to consist of five
members, one olwhom shall reside in each
police district, said commissioners shall
hold their Offices for one year and all vacan-
cios in said board of school commissioners
shall be filled by the boards of police.
SEC. 9. Be IL further enacted, That 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 organ
ize, by electing from their own number
"a president and secretary, and at any
regular meeting may adopt such rules
and regulations is may be necessary TO
carry out the object Of their appointment,
not inconsistent with the constitution and
laws Of this State.
Sec. 3. Belt further enacted, That said
boards Of school commissioners shall de-
signate what schools shall be deemed com
mon schools, and shall have the general
uperintendence Of the same.
Sec. 4. Be ii further enacted, That said
boards Of school commissioners shall Ii.
.cense such teachers as they may think
Qualified TO teach the various branches Of
an English education in said common
schools.
Sec. 5. Belt further enacted, That any
teacher who may have received a license
from the board of school commissioners
of the county in which his school is 10
Gated, shall be entitled to receive from the
school fund Of said county, such sum Of
money as shall have been agreed on be,
tween himself and The said board Of com,
missoners, and the board Of police of said
county are hereby authorized and requi-
red to order payment Of the same, upon
the presentation TO the board Of police Of
said county, OF a certlflca te from the board
OF school commissioners that such teach
er has been duI y licensed TO teach, and
has taught common school, stating by
dates, for what time and TO what amount
such teacher is entitled.
Sec. 6. Be il further enacted, That the
boards of police of the respective coun.
ties, are hereby authorized and empower
led to levy special tax, not exceeding the
State tax, for common school purposes i
Provided, the consent Of a majority oftheI
resident heads Of families in each town
ship, shall be filed in writing and recor-
ded on the minutes of said board, before
such tax shall be levied on the nhabil-
ants of any township.
Sec. 7. BE ii further enacted, That all
.escheatS and all fines, loreltures and a.
mercements hereafter decreed, ordered orI
adjudged, by any court in this State, and
all monies arising from licences granted
to hawkers and pedDars, keepers Of billiard
tables, retailers of vnons and spirituousI
liquors, and brokers, shall be paid to the
treasurer of the county in which the
same may be collected, together with thoI
special tax authorized by this act, shall
constitute the school fund Of the respectveI
counties, and be paid out under the direc.
ton of the respective boards OF school
commissioners Provided, that tho cities
of Natchez, Vicksburg and Yazoo Clty,I
are accepted from the operation of this
section, so far as it relates to fines, for