The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-05-11
Common schools.
AUDITORS OFFICE,


JACKSON, APRIL s, 1869,
S1. / herewith send you a printed
table. showing the dislrihunve SHIRE OF the |
common school fund, allotted to each coun.
iy in the State. according to the provisions
of an act TO promote common schools in the |
severulr counties in this Siate, approved
March 9, 1850, and an act supplementary |
thereto, approved March l6, 1859.
The assessor OF taxes. except for tho /
counties OF Marion and Tunica, under the |
Cd section OF the act Of 1850, made due re-. |
turns to this Office, of the number Of "frec
white children in their respective counties
who were over Dix and under twenty years
Of age" In conformity 10 che supplement.
lary act OF 1852. estimated 'ahc number
OF children entitled TO schooling under the !
act Of 1850 Tor the county Of iunica, "ac-
cording to the proportion between the mum.
Der Of free white polls and The number Of
children IN" ,hc county OF De Soto which
is an ''adjoining county takinthis estimate
as the basis Of the apportoument TO Tunica
and for the county Of Marion, by the same
proportion existing In the county Of Perry.
You will perceive, hy reference to the first
section Of the act Of 1850. that II will be ne.
cessary forthe board Of police OF your county
to levy school tax Of 25 per cent, upon
the share allotted TO il, before you will be
entitled to receive the share, unless your
county is already paying school tax. when
| it will only be nrressary 70 increase Inc levy
10 25 per cent, on the amount of the dislri-
buliye share. See second section Of the act
of 1852. a certificate that such levy exists,
from the clerk Of the court, under hia soal
or Office, nnst accompany the application
to draw the county's Dividend
Copies oflhe act Of 1860. and the supple.
meat OF 1862, are herewith enclosed to you.
BY the tlnrd section Of The act OF 1850.
The boards Of police Of the several counties
are empoweredto appoint person or persons
| 10 receive the amount allotted to The their
counties respectively. 4 certified copy.
signed by tie clerk nltested BY his seal Of
Office, Of lhe order, authorizing such person
10 receive the distribute share, will hc ne.
cesssry TO show his nuihorityto receive IL.
ny tie fourth section Of The supplemental
act Of 1852, such persons, 30 appointed. and
authorized to draw the comfy share ia re.
CURED to enter into bond. &c. 10 the pre-
sident Of the board OF police. | would sng.
gest that the order which may be made by
the board Of police, confernng snch auiho-
riiy, 10 draw the money under third section
Of the act OF 1850. shoul5 also include the
approval Of The bond required 70 oe given
in order that il may be seen here. that the
person appointed aud authorized has conf
I piled with the 4th section OF the supple.
mental act, and hence is really entitled 10
receive the money. II might occur thai one
would be appointed who would NOT execnie
the bond required. and or producing Ger
nfied copy oi his order ofihe appointment,
claim the dsirihuiivc share OF the county,
and perhaps be legally entitled to receive
!, it, These two seetions refer IN icrnis 70 The
4 Treasurer only, but are equally applicable
to this department.
I II was impossible 70 prepare the table.
&c. nj an earlier day.
!. In the calculation that has been made,
have included The fly thousand dollars, not
dae until the first Of May, 1882, as well ss
tlIe two hundred thousand dollais eet apart
in 1881. have done so. supposing that
none at me conntlgA Wohiu pc READY W
draw thcif efafes untilhrs of May. rroximo
and 10 avert the necessity Of two appoints
ments
4 The dividend OF each child euiitled to
schooling under the act OF 1850, amounts to
three dollars. twenty-eIeht cents. seven
mills and faction Of mill 70 which frac-
i ton reference was had in The calculation
An approximation 10 the entire accuracy,
sufficiently close for all practicie purposes,
has been obtained The small shn which
remained 10 be distributed after tho divi-
dends were asceusined. on this basis,
amounted 10 i2 cents. was distributed tcthe
counties having the largest fraction Of aJnilL
[ have taken the liberty 20 accompany
my report TO you OF The amount allotted 20
your county. with this circular sspposing
the explanations contained In il would con-
duce 10 your satisfaction. and facilitate the
Transactions with this department. on tho
! application 10 draw the DIVIDENDS.
n an sir, very respectfully, your obedieni
servant. DAN. II. RUSSELL
Aud PE5ttc AccoH,lts