The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-03-29

the provisions of this act, shall signify IN wri- |
ting to the President of the Board of Trustees, a
desire to increase the school tax, it shall be the
duty of said President to give ten days notice
of a general meeting of the township. specify
ing in said notice the object of the meeting.
The President, or in his absence, some other
trustee shall preside at said meeting, and full
account Of its proceedings shall be entered by
the Clerk, in the book of records of the town.
ship. If majority of two-thrds Of all the vo-
ters OF the township shall attend said meeting,
and vote for a special school tax for the town.
ship, not exceeding seventy-ive per cent on the
State tax, it shall be the duty of the Board of
Trustees to give official notice thereof, to the tax
collector of the county, and said special school
tax shall be collected as other taxes are by law
collected and paid into the county treasury and
placed to the credit of the township paying the
same.
Sec. IL, Be 1t further enacted, That each
township and fractional township, having suf-
ficient number of children to establish school,
is hereby declared to be a body corporate and
polite for the purpose Of establishing and sup
porting schools; and shall be capable of suing
and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in
any court of law or equity in this State; aad all
actions in favor of or against any township, and
all gifts, grants or donations for the support of
schools in any township in said county o. Hinds,
shall be given and made in the name of the trus-
tees Of such township.
Sec u. BE il further enacted, That the town.
ship trustees as aforesaid shall establish schools
in such neighborhoods, (and no other.) as shall
petition in writing for the e-deslgnatlng In
such petition the period of the year, and the
/ length of time they desire such schools to be
taught. also, designating suitable houses for
said schools. The trustees shall also, employ
such teachers as the patrons Of the school may
| prefer, aud shall pay them out Of the school
funds belonging to the township and the distribu-
tive share of the county fund, coming to the
township, so far as said funds will 90, and it
shall always be understood by the teachers that
they shall look 10 the parents and guardians Of
the children who shall be taught in said schools
for the remaining portion of their salaries
Sec g. BE It further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the assessor of the county Of
Kinds, at the time OF assessing the State tax,
every two wears to make an accurate enumera-
ton Of all the white youth of the county, be-
tween the ages Of six and twenty years, desig-
mating The number in each township and frac-
tioual township in the county He shall make
yer one of them to the Probate Clerk for the use
Of the Board Of Police, and the other to the
county treasurer. And the said assessor shall
receive for his services in making out said lists,
such compensations as may be allowed by the
Board Of county Police.
Sec IA. Be ii further enacted, That the citi-
zens Of any township or fractional township, hot
having sufficient number of children to estab-
eobooI. .eba ha yo ha priviloro nf nnifinu
themselves 10 such adjoining township as they
may prefer, by signing petition, in writing
and the trustees of the township to which they
NAV unite themselves shall have view to their
convenience in establishing schools, and shall
have full jurisdiction over said township or frac
tional townships for all the purposes contempla
ted in this act: Prouided, That the sixteenth sec
ton fund shall always be appropriated to the
benefit of the township or fractional township tc
which they belong.
Sec Is, BE II further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the county treasurer, annually
on the first Monday Of May, under the direction
OF the board of county of police, to make a dlvI
sion of the common school fund of the county
among all the townships and fractional town
ships in the county, according TO the number o
, white children between the ages Of six ant
J twenty years He shall keep book, in which
he shall credit each township and fraclona
township with the amount of its dlstributlyt
share, and charge the same, when drawn out By
the clerks of the respective townships. III
shall make report to the president 0: the boart
7 Of county police, annually, on the second Mon
I dav al June, of the amount OF money IN hI
hands belonging to the common school fund
setting forth, in detail, the sources from whence
said funds have heen received, and the amonnt
which have been distributed to, or drawn out b.
, the various townships, or which have been pa'
out for any other purpose, according to the pro
} vlsious oe this act: Prorided, That the city o
Jackson shall not be entitled to any portion C
the funds. paid into the county treasury on &C
count of licenses TO retail vinous and spirituou
: liquors in other portions of the county.
Sec Is. BE it further enacted, That the boar
of county police shall cause the annual report
of the county treasurer TO be published in on
newspaper of the county; ane shall allow sue
compensation to the county treasurer for keep
ing the accounts of the various townships, an
making his reports. as they may think proper.
Sec. IT. BE Il fsirther enacted, That the fuRd
to which any township or fractional TOWNSHIP
may be entitled under the provision Of this &C
: together with the rents, issues, and profits Of tn
school land belonging to it, shall be annual
appropriated to the different schools establishe
: by the trustees, according to the number Of chi
dren actually in attendance in said schools, an
the length Of time they may have attended.
: Sec. lS. Be it further enacted, Thatif it sha
) appear TO the trustees, that any portion OF tf
+ youth are so situated that they cannot have th
i advantage of schools in their respective towi
ships, then the portion of the public fund
] which they are entitled shall be paid to the pt
rents or guardian of such youth, upon proof tn.
| they have attended any school whatever.
: Sec. 10. Be ii further enacted, That it sha
i be the privilege Of children to attend any schot
b in an adjoining township, that can be more cor
b yeniently reached than any school in their ow
d townships; and, upon proof TO the trustees I
!. said attendance, they shall have the benefit {
J. their portion of the school funds towards tn
e payment of their tuition.
o Sec. 20. BE II further enacted, That it sha
Y be the duty of every teacher, employed to teac
a public school, to enter in a book, TO be prov
j. ded by the township clerk. the names of all tn
l. children attending school, their ages, the dat
i when they commenced, and the length of tim
i. they continue: and keep a table, showing tn
k daily attendance, with the names of the paref
l. or guardian of each schoiars which book sha
e at all times, be open to the inspection of all pc
sons interested, and delivered to the townshl
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