, 1856-11-07

said shall be organized by appointing president and
clerk pro empore, who shall take minutes of the pro-
ceedings specifying particularly the amount Of tax v0
ted by said meetings, and deliver the same certified
under their hands and seals within ten days after such
meeting 10 the commissioners Of primary schools
any Of them to he delivered by them him to the
clerk Of the commissioners, and by him to be recorded
in book kept for that purpose.
Sec. II. And be IL further enacted That all tax to
be voted by the citizens of any and every school dis
trct in said county, under and 10y virtue Of this act
shall he levied all the assessable property in said
district ageeaby to the assessments of the last prece
ding county tax excepting, nevertheless, the property
assessed to and actually owned by free people OF color
| Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the levy court Of the county Aforesaid
at their first meeting after the passage OF this act and
in each succeeding year thereafter when the annual
county levy is made, 10 impose and levy school tax
Of oneeghth Of per cent on all the assessabe pro
perty of said county without the limits of the cities OF
Washington and Georgetown, for the support OF pr
mary schools hereby authorized in said county, which
tax shall be due at the same time, and shall be collec
ted by the county collector in the manner and
under the regulations and restrictions pre-
scrbed by law in relation to the collection Of other
county taxes and which are hereby made applicable
to the collection Of the school tax imposed by this act
and when collected shall be paid to the treasurer Of
the levy court who is hereby constituted and appoint
ed treasurer Of the primary school fund for said coun-
ty, and who shall qualify by making oath or atirma-
on that he will well and faithfully discharge the du
ties required Of him by law treasurer of the school
fund for said county, and not use the same to his
use or advantage and he shall also give bond to the
United States with two good and sufficient sureties,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties
qured of him by this act which bond being approved
by the commissioners Of primary schools aforesaid,
shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the
District of Columbia who is hereby required to file the
same without fee or reward and a copy Of the said
bond, under zeal Of said court, shall be sufficient evil
dence Of the making thereof.
| Sec IA. And be il further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the trustees Of each school district
whenever district meeting shall have voted sufi-
cien tax for that purpose to purchase suitable site
for their schoohouse, and TO build, keep in repair,
amp furnish such school house with necessary fuel
books stationery, and hppendages and it shall be the
further duty of the trustees aforesaid to agree with and
employ all teachers to be employed in such district
Il PTOUided, That no teachers shall be employed by
them who shall not have received the certificate of ap-
probation from the commissioners of primary schools
Aforesaid as herenbeore provided and II shall be the
further duty Of the trustees to pay the salaries Of
teachers out Of the appoTtOnment Of the school fund
for their respective districts which shall into
their hands through the commissioners aforesaid,
far the same shall be sufficient for that purpose.
Sec. IS And be il further enacted, That before the
trustees Of any school district shall enter upon the du
make affirmation before justice Of the peace Of said
county Of the commissioners Of primary schools,
who is hereby authorized to administer the same, that
he will well and truly discharge the duties pertaining
10 his said office Of trustee without prejudice paral
y and IL shall be the duty Of the said trustees Of each Of
said school districts majority of them to furnish.
at the expiration Of their term of service to the com
missoners Aforesaid correct statement of all money
transactions done by them in yrture of their Office
trustees OF said primary school district.
Sec l6. And be ii further enacted, That It shall be
the duty of the commissioners Of primary schools aore.
said to apportion all moneys which shall come into the
hands Of the treasurer Of the school fund aforesaid
der and by virtue of the provisions of this act after
paying the salaries Of the clerk Of the commissioners
and the treasurer Of the school fund for the Of pr
mary schools aforesaid, soon may be after such
hut tba
among the several school districts in said county.
which shall have complied with the provisions of this
act; and all moneys 10 to be apportOned by the COM
misoners, as aforesaid shall be caused to be paid by
them, according to such apportonment TO the trustees
Of the district TO which such moneys shall be appor-
toned Aforesaid, whose receipts therefor shall be
good and sufficient evidence Of such payment which
moneys to be received by the trustees as aforesaid
shall be applied and expended by them after the ap-
poronment for the first year in paying the salaries Of
the teachers TO be employed by them and for other
purpose: Pr0vided, That no moneys appOrtioned,
afore-aid except the apporonment made for the first
year shall be paid by the commissioners aforesaid,
I'll the whe taxable Inhabitants and the trustees Of
the district TO which such moneys shall be appOrtiOned
Aforesaid shall have substantially complied with the
provisions Of this act: And provided further That
il shall not be lawful for the commissioners aforesaid
to draw any moneys from the hands Of the treasurer
Of the school fund aforesaid after paying the salaries
Of the clerk Of the commissioners and the treasurer Of
the school fund aforesaid except by draft in favor Of
the trustees OF the school district 70 which such
eys shall be apportioned as aforesad and all moneys
which shall be appOrtOned by the commissioners as
aforesaid and which shall remain unpaid for the space
two years thereafter either from the omission or neg
ect Of the trustees Of the primary school district ent
tied to receive the same to apply therefor and to make
the necessary certificates to enttle them TO the same
or from any defect In such certificates said moneys
shall, after the expiration Of said term he added 10
the moneys next thereafter TO be apportioned by the
said commissioners and shall be apportioned and paid
together with such moneys as aforesaid.
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