The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-16
AN ACT.

To amend an Act TO provide for and estab-
-lish Common Schools IN the counties Of
Kinds, Holmes, Tunica, Jefferson, Will
kinson, Lawrence and Amite, approved
March4, 1913, and an act entitled an
Act TO amend the said Act. approved 4lh
March, 1850, and ior other purposes. so
far as the same relates to Wilkinson
county.
SEXTON /. BE 1t enacted 6y The Lcgis-
tdturc Of the STATE Of niSsisSippl, That the
Clerks of Boards OF Trustees OF townships,
with the aid and counsel OF the board OF trIis-
tees, shall prepare a list of the names Of
Hose Schildreu, whose parents or guardians
wish the benefit of the school fund.- this
listto be certified by the President and clerk
Of said Townships, and said list shalt
be the guide of he superintendent in the
distribution Of the fund, and this list shall be
returned to the superintendent by the 18th
of April of each and every year, aud the
clerk shall receive such compensation as the
Board of Trustees may determine.
SBc. 2. Be It further enacted, That a
tax equal to twenty-five per cent. of the
State tax, shall be levied annually upon the
taxable properly and taxable inhabitants of
said county, shall be assessed and collected,
and shall be paid into the county Treasury
aud shall, together with the other means
provided, constitute special fund Of the
county, to be called the Common School
fund, aud the Common School fund shall be
annually distributed among all the town
ships of the county in proportion to the
number of free white children in each town
ship, entitled to schooling under the first
section OF an act, approved March 4. 1913 !;
whose names shall be reported by the clerk
of the township in the list furnished in pur-
suance Of the first section Of this act.
SEC 3. Be Il furtlte,' enactca, That
the Trustees shall hold an annual meeting
on the first Monday of April, and at such
meeting, shall report in writing all account
of their official proceedings for the preced-
ing year, showing the amount of school
funds apportioned to the different districts
OF their townships, and how it has been ex.
pended, how many schools have been
taught, for what time and the amount of sal
aries paid to teachers, the number of pu-
pills IN each School, aud the list of children
required by the first section of this act the
branches taught, the amount of mouey re-
ceived BY district tax, for purchasing, build
ing or repairing school houses or other pur-
poses, with an account of all disbursements {;
and shall report such other information as
shall be thought useful, which report or
copy thereof, shall be by the clerk of the
townships, delivered to the county superin-
tendent by the 18th of April of each and
every year, and any Board of Trustees fail
ing to make such report. shall forfeit their
share Of said fund, and it shall go back to
the Treasury for immediate general distri.
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SEc. 4. Be ii further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the superintendent TO
make full report annually. to the Board of
Police of said county, at their first meeting
on the first Monday Of May, of the distribu-
tion of funds i'm pursuance of this act, and
of all other matters pertaining TO his duties
as superintendent, and ON such report, the
said Board of Police shall issue warrants to
the several Board Of Trustees, for their dis
tributive share of the funds. = y r
SHo, 5.n Be9f further enacted. That the
said Trustees shall, at their first meeting or
as soon thereafteras convenient, lay off their
respective townships into school disticts to
contain not less than twenty free white
children between the ages of six and twen-
~ years, IN manner most convenient for
the population, paying due regard to such
circumstances as are now proper to be con-
sidered; and such districts shall be bound.
ed and Numbered IN such manner as TO be
easily distinguished; provided, that ifi their
opinion, division eaght not to be made,
owing to sparseDsss Of population, such
township shall remain undivided and con.
stitute one District; and the funds to which
any township may be entitled under this
act, together withthe proceeds of the rents,
issues. and profits o. the school lands be.
longing to such township, shall be annually
distributed among the districts into which
such township may be divided, in proportion,
to the number Of free white children in the
different districts entitled TO schooling under
ine provisions OF this act provided, thatuo
distinct shall be entitled to draw lis di stribu
ave share of said funds. unless il shall keep
mp ssschool Of 15schoIars or less at the dis
Sretion Of Trustees and Superintendent, for
tolf months in any one year.
src. 6. BE Il C,ytter c,,ac,ed That the