Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-01-31
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primary scho,s as aforesaid it shall be the duty OF the a
commissioners. thin twenty days thereafter 10 nf such
notice in writing, describing the metes ana Doc
district and appoint time and place for the ITS ~; "n.h
meeting and notify the taxable inhabitants resor * Inf m
at the most public naces Of the said district at least SIX
days before the time of such meeting anu of
tice shall not be gwen aforesaid or Inc t to as
such district when so notified shall neglect OF re
senble form district meeting IN purSan r nro,r
i.eG in murn IF ncb notice SHALL in the opinion "fthe
commissioners aforesaid be dissolved oy h and mnv
out day. from other cause j r amy one Of
be lawful for the commissioners aforesao, VI ' va ,h
them Mt apy time thereafter such notice. anu as
inhabitants such district liable to pay taxes as d
shall assemble together in pursuance OF sucn hoce' an"
when assembled in district meeting It snaii anu may NC
lawful for hem majority OF such OF them Us sa NC
time or place and at such first any future legal district
meeting it shall and may be lawful for them OF mfr
Of them as shall be present as aforesaid 10 M tme and
place for holding their future annua! meetings whcn m
nua meetings they hereby authorized and required 10
hOld to choose by ballot three trustees Ia manage Tue c
of such school strict, and dSfr Ct Hector "
so TO des gnate suabe and central site for sca"
house to vote tax the property in such school ">
sufficient, in addition the popoi o the school a
Hereinafter to be provided "r> allotted t." s'cn seI
to build. lease rent. and keep in repair S''d nous" w.
supply fuel, books, stationery. and furniture' I" Fay
salary of teacher and all other necessary expenses @
vded, however, That location OF Schoni-f"">e Sla
be fixed upon unless the be approved by MAJORITY
of the comm ssoners, and change shall be madr aer
majority Of said commissioners consentng thereto" al the
expenses incurred by making such change shall be deas
ca oy Donation or by eves authorized 10 De niue ~
Jorty of the citizens of such school strict upon Inc US
sessabe prope1t, therein; of tho
levy court shall annually without fee or reward make OUT
for the trustees of primary school districts or such o
them shall apply for the same copies from the asses
men books of county Of all the Accessible properly III
said district or districts.
Sec H. And be further enacted That all meetings OF
the school districts held for the purpose ato, shall be
ur de-
VINO shall take minutes of the proceedings. specify nS par
tlculary the amount of tax voted by said meetings ara
deliver the same, certified under Their hands and >aiS
within ten days after such meeting The commissioners
OF primary school or any one Of ,hem to be es
to De recorded in book kept for that purpose.
Sec. r. And be it further enacted, That all tax to be
'oled ny The citizens of and every school district ID
sad county under and b. virtue of this act shall be Levied
on All Inc assessabe property in said district ageeaoy I"
Inc of the last proceed county TAX exc ing
the PR perry assessed to and actually owned
by free peopl, color
Sec Is Ana | further enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of The levy Of The county d at their first
meeting after The passage THIS and in each succeed
ing ysr thereafter when the annual county levy IS made,
to impose and levy scho of eighth of per
the limits Of the cities of Walston and Gsgs"wn
the support Of primary schools hereby authorized in sad
county which tax shall be due at the time, and shall
be collected by the collector in the manner
and under the regulations and restrictions are pre-
scrhed by law in relation I" the Collection of other county
taxes and which are hereby made applicable 10 the colec
tiun OF the school tax imposed by III act and hen col
leced shall be paid to treasurer q" the levy court who
is hereby constituted ard appointed If the r
mary school fund for said county, and who 81 all qualify by
making oath at-rla that he Will well and faithfully
discharge the duties required of him by law treasurer of
the Schl furd for said county, and the TO his
own advantage and he shall also give bond 10 the
United States with two good and sufficient suse'es cond
toned for lie faithful discharge of the duties requ rcd of
him by This which nd being approved by The
miSsoners Of primary Schools aforesaid shall be ed with
who is hereby required TO file the without f'e OF re-
ward and copy IT the sa b'nd under seal OF said COURT
shall be sufficient evidence of the akinS thereof
Sec. H. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of the trustees Of each school district whenever
tric meeting shall have voted sufficient for that pur
pose purchase suitable for their schoohou>e and
build, keep reEar and furnish such Schuoh viii
necessary fuel books stationery and appendages; and it
shall be The further duty of The tees ore>ad t. agree
with and employ all teachers be emp Dyed in such dis
trict: Prnvids That no teachers shall be employed by
them who shall not Lave received the certificate of appro
baton from the commissioners of primary schools aforesaid
as hereinbere provided and it shall be the further duty
OF the trustees to pay the salaries of teachers out of the
aPporonment Of the school fund for their respective dis
trcts, which shall into their hands tar. ugh thu
mss,oners aforesaid so far the shall be sufficient
Sec l5 And be it further enacted That before the
tees of school district shall upon the duties Of
their Office they shall each take an oath or make ai m.-
ticn before justice of the peace Of said county,
the commissioners of primary schools who is hereby
thorzed to administer the same that he will well and
y discharge the duties pertaining his said Off of
tee without prejudice or partialty and it shall be the du
~ of the said trustees Of each Of school districts
majority of them to furnish, at the expiration Of their
statement of all money Transactions done by them virtue
of their Office trustees IF said primary school district
Sec IT, And be it further enacted, That shall be the
duty OF the commissioners of primary schools aforesaid
aTpOrton all moneys which shall the hands of
the treasurer Of the school fund aforesaid under and by
virtue OF the provisions of this act after paying the sll
OF the cerk of the and the treasurer
the school fund.- for the of primary scoos aforesaid as
be after such MONEYS shall he received nv the
said treasurer equally among the several school dstr cts
said county, which shall have complied with the provisions
of this act and all to be spportioncd by
hall ko
them according to such apportonment the trustees of
the district to which such moneys shall be apportined IS
aforesaid whose receipts therefor shall be good and uf
cent evidence Of such payment which moneys so to be
received by the trustees aforesaid Shall be applied and
expended oy them after the apportonment for the first
by them, and for other purpose Provided That no mo-
news apporoned as aforesaid except the apporonn,ent
made for the first year, shall be paid bv the commissioners
aforesaid until the white taxable nlabants and the
trustees OF the district to which such moneys shall be an
portioned aforesaid shall have substantially complied
with the provisions # til act And provided further
That shall not be lawful for the commission ers aforesaid
to draw moneys from the hands of the treasurer Of tie
schooi fund aforesaid at er paying the salaries the clerk
OF the and the of the scbon fund
aforesaid by draft in favor of the trustees of the
as aforesaid and all moneys which shall be appptoned by
the commissioners as aforesaid and which shall remain I'M
omission neglect of the trustees of the urinary school
district entitled TO receive the same apply therefor and
to make the necessary certificates enle them to the
same or from any defect in such certificates said moneys
SHALL after the expiration of said term be added to be
moneys next thereafter to be appornned bv the said
mssoner and shall be apporoned and paid together with
such moneys, as afnr"s id. e win
Sec. II. And i,e .rtr cd. Tia thu, ,,stecs of
each school dis rict elt,' !"d 'ic rrc IL IT, sncccs
sos shall be cleo ed 1t! m, Ii Il and ->. If vacancy
such vacancy Sinai Il II = b il III i, i. II. 20, with
In one month, ard In. cts >,. il to fiji
eSen saca9cy ia h ':' 'her shall l,, H. duty of
the commissioners i;iar, scir< Il. S.in NAV h.
thereafter. ' - may pe
oec. 10. AND tie :rt!r enacted Tia. + M, trustee of
anV primary sc'' - shall n,k. <r Ger: .catc or
report, 6y mean Ia" .,,nrys i; y h.. f, lnlantI
OBTAINED from he at r,sa 4 sucl trustee
signing suen certlhcac r"p"r shall ,r., and nav don
pe the amount r. '.n 81? !, 'r ned he ,,inisson
W P"i1'y SenooS l" be rec'"err'i, with of suit
acon o. DEBT before any court of justice or any Justice