The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-09
AN Act,

e IN Az N ~ . a.
To amend an Act to provide for and estab.
lish Common Schools IN the counties of
Kinds, Holmes. Tunica, Jefferson, vii.
klnson, Lawrence and Amite, approved
March 4, 1913. aud an act entitled an
Act 20 amend the said Act, approved dIh
March, 1850, and for other purposes. so
far as the same relates TO Wilkinson
county.
SPtrIoN /. BE IL enacted By the Legis.
Iat@re Of tie State Of MissiSsippi. That the
Clerks Of Boards OF Trustees of Townships
with the aid and counsel OF the board oil trus-
tees, shall prepare list of The names of
those children, whose parents or guardians
wish the benefit of the school fund, this
list to be certified by the President and clerk
of said townships, and said list shall
be the guide of the superintendent in the
distribution Of the fund, aud 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.
Spc. 2, BE Il further enacted. That a
tax equal to twenty-five per cent. of the
State tax, shall be levied annually npon the
taxable property and taxable inhabitants of
said county, shall be assessed and collected,
and shall be paid into the county Treasury,
and shall, together with the other means
provided, constitute special fund OF the
county, to be called the Common School
fund, and 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 9Sst section of this act. a
SEC 3, BE IL further enacted, 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, aud how it has been ex.
pended, how many schools have been
taught, for what time aud 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 money re.
ceIyed 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 a
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 il shall go back to
the Treasury for immediate general dislr
button.
SEC A. Be 1t further endctcd, That il
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.
ton Of funds in pursuance Of this act, and
of all other matters pertaining to his dnties
as superintendent, and on such report, the
said Board OF Police shall issue warrants to
the several Board of Tustees, for their dis.
tributive share of the funds.
SEC, s. BE ii. further enactcd. That the
said Trustees shall, at their hrst meeting or
as soon thereafter as convenient. lay off their
respective townships into school disticts TO
contain not less than twenty free white
children between the ages Of six aud TWEEN
~ years, III manner most convenient for
the population, paying due regard to such
circumstances as are now proper to be con-
sldered and such districts shall be bound.
ed and numbered in such manner as to be
easily distinguished; provided. that ifin their
opinion, division o1ghl not TO be made.
owing to sparseness of population, such
township shall remain undivided and con,
stitnte one district and the funds to which
any township may be entitled under This
act, together with the proceeds of the rents,
issues, and profits o. the school lands be.
longing 10 such township, shall be annually
distributed among the districts into which
such township may be divided In proportion
70 the number Of free white children in The
different districts entitled 10 schooling under
the provisions Of tins act provided. thatilo
district shall be entitled to draw its disribu
tive share Of said funds. lnnIess il shall keep
up school OF 10 scholars OF less at the dis
cretion Of Trustees and Superintendent, for
four months in any one year.