The true Democrat., 1855-02-21
AN ACT concerning Common Schools in the coun ties of Pulaski, Izard, Fulton, Marion, Searcy Bradley and Van Rurnp

AN ACT concerning Common Schools in the coun-
 ties of Pulaski lzard Fulton, Marion, Searcy,
 Bradley. and Van Buren.
 l. Be enacted 5y the General Assembly, of the State of 4rkdnsdS, That from and after the passage of this the county of the several counties of Pulaski zad, Full ton, Marion Searcy, Bradley and Van Buren, shall have general jurisdiction supervision, and control of all matters pertaining to common schools theirrepective counties
 9 Be thrther enGcted That there shall be elected by the qualified voters in each congressional township in the counties herein mentioned (wenever majority of the house holders residing sad congressional township desire have the sixteenth section their township sold leased for the purpose of organizing and establishing schools theren) common school commissioner who shall hold his office for the term of two year and until his elect ed and qnaied Proridd. That there be at least fifteen white children in each township five and under twenty years of age.
 g. Be nrthrr cnactcd That it shall be the duty of the county of the several counties herein mentioned the next succeeding after the passage of this act appoint two justices ether of whom may ac in each town ship the county who shall hold election the several congressional townships in their township for sioner each congressional township Said election shall be held by said justice justices giving notice at least ten days previous to the election by putting three a vertsements in the most public places the siona township, where the election be hed and shall be ducted he directed from time time by the county and said justice justices shall certify 10 the county the result of said election
 4 Be H fnrthrr eRGrtcd That said commissioner shall before entering his due, oath support the of the United States and of this Sate and faith fully emean himself in ofce and shall enter into bond the State of Arkansas for the of said township with good and sufficient security penal of not less than five hundred dollars conditioned, that he will faithfully and to the best his skill and ability discharge all the duties puircd of him by law, appropriate all that to his hands ,s such to thel snpport of common school or schools said townships and that he will for and pay his in office, all moneys which may his hands unexpended for the purposes aore sad which bond shall be by the county of the county in which he resides Tn term tne or oy me presiding iudne said vacation and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of said court for safe keeping
 Be further enGctrd That after the election and quail hall be the duty of the county court of the county in which said com resides, upon the petition and application of iov of the househoderS residing Tn sad township to such court setting forth the desire that the sixteenth section the township be sold for the purpose of establishing common schools in aid township, make order directed said commissioner requiring him cat such time and place may be desgnated bv said and after having first given notice the tme place. and the of said ale by at least six advertisements the ospublc places in his county, r thirty days before the day of to sell at publc auction to the highest bidder credit of ten years, said sixteenth thereof not reserved from sale by of said court in tracts ot forty may be by line running north and south, and another running east and through each quarter section heeo Prooide
 That no part shall be sold for less than one lar and quarter per acre.
 Be tt further enacted That if any part of said six teenh section should fail to bring dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. that sad lands shall graduate and after the expiration of twelve months after shall have been offered
 for sale according to the provision of the fifth section of this act, such part thereof remain unold be again offered for sale and sod Procidd That shall not be sold for less than fifty cents and after the expa ton of twelve months after such lands have been offered for sale second me be offered third time and sold for any price will brng PYorided That nothing herein taned shall commissioner from selling sad land at the offered Pce at any tune between the defen saes
 r Be further enacted, That if any sixteenth section lies contiguous village city, and the house. holders of the congressional township containing said ton shall desire lay said secton or any part thereof los shall be the duty of the county court of the county which said section is situated upon the petition of
 majority said househoder to make order requiring the said township to lay out said section any part thereof said court direct into town ots and then sell said lots the same manner prescribed in the foregoing section -
 SS Be 1t further enacted, That majority of the house holders of township in the counties herein mentioned shall desire that the sixteenth of he township shall be leased out for term of years shall the duty the county of the county in which said stuated upon the application and petition of maio of said householders, direct the commissioner township to lease out said section such part thereof the terms, said court may deem best.
 9 Be further enaced That 1t shall be the duty the clerk of said making such order for the sale leasing out of such sixteenth sectOn within days after the ad o said court to make and deliver the sheriff of said county to be served by him the commissioner said township certified copy of such order of said court and theeupon sad shall proceed without delay to execute the same and shall make full and report o his acts and proceedings the premises said cour at the next term thereof stating what of sad Secon ne missioner fail to sell or lease said sixteenth sectio or any part thereof said county may renew it's orders and d ectOns Tn relation to selling leasing the same to sala com missioner from time to tme until the same may be oi
 TO- Be 1t further enacted That upon the sale of the SIX eenth secton part thereof by sad commissioner a aforesaid shall the of the said commissioner to tax from the purchaser thereof bond such commissioner bs approved by the presiding judge of the county court of h county, with good and sufficient security for the payment the purchase money within from the date thereof with the of centum per payab semi annually in The bond be executed by thu STATE OF ARKANSAS, ! Set.