The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-14

in any school district IN said county may become charged for
find personal property in said district liable for charge
with the OF the the said collector shall
and hereby directed and required 70 return TO the trustees
of the said district, at such time times, the said
tees shall direct require list ouch lands and the amount
persons respectively chargesbs with the payment Of the
same and the said trustees shall hereupon have and
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and the collector of said school district shall have the
powers and authority and be subject the rules
regulations and duties in the premises by law appertain to
the Office Of the collector Of county charges inke cases
Of any school district should not be able to purchase
lease suitable site for the erection OF their school
they shall have to value and convenient lot
with the improvements thereon, any, exceeding
OF land that purpose and the decision OF the said
If any, shall be final and conclusive unless appeal shall be
hereinafter provided and the amount Of damage
aforesaid being offered to paid the person
persons entitled receive the same of which payment of
Of
copy ofsuch duly certified and sealed shall
Character shalt Be thenceorward considered the lawful own
Of the said land and improvements, any and all right
n them for Ses the osasa
heowneo Of the said land and
trustees conceive him. her. themselves aggrieved by
valuation and assessment and shall within thirty days
notify to the said the same in writing, 1t shall and
be lawful and shall be the duty of the said trustees
Of the District Of Columbia, commanding him to summon
jury Of six reehoders of the school district not interested In
the matter to appear day by the said trustees to be
appointed premises and any of the said trustees
or any justice Of the peace said county to
and every person 50 summoned as aforesaid that he will
without favor affection, paray, prejudice the
the said nquon shall be taken by his her,
their land and improvements if any about to be made as
shall heraupon proceed to value and the
damages accordingly Proved That If such appeal from
by the jury directed to be and qualified as
aforesaid should the be reduced to lower rate of
nr in that case shall pay the whole expense incurred there
by otherwise the trustees in their corporate character
SUCH shall pay the expense incurred by reason of such
sso H. And be further enacted That the said trustees
or the jury the be- Immediately after they
shall have completed their valuation and assessment in
on as aforesaid and done all things required of them
sc Of shs I Hs Of their
ng setting forth in the same full and distinct description
as valued by them or either Of them the may BE- and
all things connected with the said valuation and
them BY this act and the said copy, fairly to be written
out as they shall subscribe their and there
office of the clerk Of the circuit court Of the District
umba and shall be the duty Of the said clerk to preserve
COPY of such record certified BY the said clerk under the
OF the said court shall be evidence OF all matters therein
stated in the same manner as eered copies OIL o'her
s src S And Dc ths enacted Tha: IN the event Of an
appeal and the nquisition Of jury as provided @ s
valued assessed aforesaid being paid
offered 2 be paid as Aforesaid the said trustees IN their cor
thereafter be considered lawful the said land and
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trustees for the purpose aforesaid Prov,ded That shall
fields orchards or gardens nor within three hundred yards
any dwelling Of person whatever without
the proprietor of such 6ed orchard garden, or
$40. 30 And be further enacted That any treasurer or
collector having school funds in bis hands, negectng
eote shall refuse pay for two weeks order Of he sad
e G reasaSn or Of & 2 o. uo
collector shall be liable, proof thereof before any court OF
Of the @ .aS orSsr snS %
thereon at the rate Of twenty cent per annum from
the first refusal until the day Of payment by way of dam
Sic 80. And be further enaced That any collector ap
pointed or acting under the provisions Of ibis act shall n any
his remedy against such collector BY suit or warrant and
he recover he shall have Judgment for double the amount i'm
SEc 81 And further enacted, That the levy court Of
county shall exercise general ,SS GysT
and papers, and shall prosecute for any or
violations of their duy and the said shall ex
ecise the power the proceedng books and pa
pers Of the trustees in the several school districts, and shall
e for 9 Go1. % Of this sG * bs pu.ases Of
several school districts shall have the power Of exercising dis
cpne in their respective schools by the expulsion o the re-
correct the evil and carry out the great ends OF eduoao
moral and intellectual and they may permit any OF the said
SEC sS Ind be a further enacted That any resident
in said county shall be privileged to place his or her child or
ward Of the schools in said county she or he may
think proper TO select PrOvded There shall have been
school established and actually in operation in the district In
which persons be privileged shall reside and that
the provisions of this shall have been substantially
| complied with by said district.
SEc 81 And be further enacted, That II shall not be law
full for member Of the levy court OF said county to be
commissioner Of primary schools or trustee OF any OF the
school districts for person TO be at the same time
| commissioner and trustee AZ Aforesaid. -
SBo. 35 And be further enacted That this actbe, and the
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construed by all courts OF justice according to the equity
thereof and proceedings Of the inhabitants or OF the trus
tees Of school district Of the commissioners OF primary
schools any other officer created under the provisions
act shall be aside adudged to be void for defect
any irreguarty therein the acquisitions
4 Of the said are substan tafy, complied with.
u SEc. SO. And be further enacted That so soon a. the
commissioners shall have laid the school districts
vided for in the third section Of this act they shall make
written report the levy court, defining the mees and
bounds OF said Districts and II shah be the duty Of said levy
court within months after the fling of said report 70
designate day and appoint place, within each OF said
DISTRICTS for the people Of that district assemble and deter
mine by ballot whether they will for themselves accept this
The aforesaid shall appoint three taxable nhab
tants in each district 10 superintend the voting who shall
open poll at nine O'clock m, and keep open till FIVE
The qualified voters shall be those persons residing
and paying within the limits Of the district In which the
poll opened. Those who for this act, shall write on
their ballots School and those opposed no school II
shall be the duty Of the uperntendents Of the voting to
make immediate return Of the votes cast TO the levy court
and IL shall appear that majority have voted schoo
the said courtsha proceed with little delay as possible
to levy and TO be collected the taxes as provided for
this act this shall be considered in force within
| the limits Of that district.
RI SEc 81. And BE- further enacted That IL any Of the
school districts reject this by casting majority Of votes
against it, the act shall in nowise apply to that district but
ifat any time majority of the taxable inhabitants Of said
district shall desire to take second ballot, IL shall be the