The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-03-18


naming in the treasury of the State, be SCI
apart as school fund, foi the support anc
maintenance of Public Schools, which shs
be called the Special School Fund, and III.
interest arising therefrom shall DO sppor,
toned and distributed for the support Of
schools rs herein provided.
Src. 2. That the Chief Justice and
County Commissioners shall constitute a
board Of School Commissioners for each
county, whose duty ii shall be, during the
year eighteen hundred and fifty four, to
form their respective counties into school
districts Of convenient size. and number
the same, 40 that each district, ia county
shall be known by its appropriate number
Provided, however, that in forming said
districts the convenience Of neighborhoods
shall be regarded AS much as possible, and
each school district shall contain sufficient
number OF children for the maintenance OF
"A school. They shall also, at the same
time, order an election by the qualified vo-
tiers Of each school district, io5 three Trus.
tees Tor each district, giving ten DAYS nos
tce of said election, by posting up adver.
,isements of thu same a, one public place
al least, in each district. sta,isg fully the
time and places Of holding, and the object
OF said election.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty Of the Chief
Justice to appon, a suitable person in each
district to preside at the election in his dis
trict, who shall make his returns within ten
days to the Chief, Justice of the count, -,
and the said elections shall, in all other re.
speets, be governed by the laws regulating
elections.
SEC. 1. The District Trustees so elected,
shall select from their number chairman,
who shall, whenever II may be deemed
necessary call meeting OF the trustees.
and preside at their deliberations, and per>
form such other duties as may hereafter be
assigned him.
SEC. 8. That il shall be the duty of the
Assessor and Collector of each county in
the State, during the year eighteen hun.
drded and fifyNfour, and every year thereaf.
ter, to make out list of all the free white
population in his county, between the ages
Of six and sixteen years, particularly desig
mating the number OF persons between such
ages in each school district and transmit
the same, under his hand and official sigma
ture to the County Clerk Of the county,
and certified copy Thereof to the Treas,
urer of the State, on or before the first day
of July. in each and every year.
SEC q. That it shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the County Court to file and pre-.
serve in his Office the clction returns and
the list Aforesaid furnished ny tue Assessor
aud Collector. II shall be the duty OF the
Treasurer of the State to ascertain. from
the abstracts transmitted to him by the
Assessor and Collector, the aggregate pop
ulation between the ages OF six aud sixteen
wears, and SO mach of the fund approprl>
a,ed by this act AS may be in the treasury
shall be appor'ioned among the different
counties in the State, according to the mum
Der OF the population of scholastic age IN
each county, subject to the order of the
county courts, and payable to the respect
i've County Treasurer, upon the order OF
such County Court, under the hand OF the
(hiel>J ustice and the seal OF the Court, or
such amount, may be placed TO the credit OF
the Assessor and Collector of taxes OF such
county, upon his pay ment into the county
Treasury Of his county the amount so ap>
por,ioned to such county, and filing the re
ceipt OF the county treasurer nohno"i>
edged by said Treasurer before the CLERK
OF the County Court, and by the sad
Clerk duly certified. under his hand ana the
seal OF his court with the Treasurer OF the
State
SEC. T. That it shall he the duty OF the
District Trustees to fix the tine a"d place
Tor holding an election In their respective
districts Tor the location or se'ec"o" OF
school houses VIM" '"e'' 'esp'o'''. "'s
tricssl ana To appoint P'e'''"s o".'
That the ch"'ri''a" OF Tue 'oa'" ., u ,'s,',
shall cause "''''e" ""ue's W s"'a .'se.o
to be posted up 'o' AZ '''s, wv III '',S
preceding me s'se.'o"' III ."'e. p"'"n p'"'
ees IN each sc"oo' o',''''' '""' '"o ~,
turns oil ss'd eiec.'o" SNAIL Nv '''""1 WI
hve daysto Tue c"".,'''"" " Wv s"" ..,,' ~
VINO snail examine '',e """' :" ~.
his CO trustees ana "H"'y " '"'
votes Po''ed Il" o'",'o' sue" ~ .ss.c,
to the Pefm"'e", 'oo"''o" ~
house; ana no c"",e' " Wv ,o,""o" "
school house mus 'ocs''' . .""', ", Ia .",
except oy majority u wv ''',.s y, u.s.
voting IN such e'ecuo',' '""'" avn ''e Nv
tee AS above proV'ueo tn ..
Size 3. That no money '""' ~ u"~'
from the county treasury 'o' sc"oo' pup,
ses IN any scno"' o''"'o'' Wv" ~" - "e
OF such "'s'''o' '""'' ""'e ',.t IT,
and sabstanua' sc"oo' "o.'.' WV" w." ~ :,