Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-06
CITY OF BROWNYILLE NEnIAHA COUNTY, N. T., Thu

commissioners, to purchase the same, and
1.-THE books and apparatus 50 purchased,
shall be distributed through The clerks
office Of each county to the board Of edu-
cation in each township, city, or incorpO-
rated village according to the ennumera-
tion Of scholars. #
i Sec. 49. He shall also exercise such
H provision over the educational funds Of
the Territory as may be necessary TO Sc
cure their safety, and right application,
and distribution according to law He
shall have power to require Of county
clerks. township boards Of education, or
other local school officers, the clerks and
treasurers Of townships, county treasur-
ers and clerks, recorders and treasurers
of cities and villages, copies of all re-
ports by them required to be made, and
all such other information in relation to
the fund and condition of schools, and the
management thereof as he may deem inn
portant.
Sec. So He shall prescribe suitable
forms and regulations for making all
reports, and conducting all necessary pro-
ceedings under this act, and shall cause
the same. with such instructions as he
shall deem necessary and proper for the
organization and government Of schools
to be transmitted to the local school Off
GERS, who shall be governed in accor-
dance herewith.
Sec. 81. He shall cause as many cop
les of the laws relating to schools and
teachers institutes with an appendix of
appropriate forms and instructions for
carrying into execution all such Laws, to
be printed in a separate volume, and dis
tributed in each county with the laws,
journals ano other documents for the use
: Of the school officers therein as often af-
ter the first distribution as any change in
I said law may be made of sufficient impor-
tance in the opinion of the commissioners
. to require a republication and distribution
thereof.
e Sec 81 1t shall be the duty of said
r commissioner of common schools TO make
an annual report in each and every year
4 to the General Assembly who shall cause
the same to be published.
! Sec. So. The Territorial Commission
er in the annual report of his labors anC
: observations, shall preseLt statement oi
: the condition and amount of all funds ant
property appropriated to- the purposes O
$ education; a statementof the number Of
e common schools in the Territory, the
r number of scholars attending such school
e their sex, and the branches taught; 9
d statement of the number of teachers in
t stitutes, and of the number of teacher;
y attending them, a statement of the esti
S mates and accounts of the public schoo
). fund of every description; statement o
: plans for the management and improve
5 ment of common schools, and such Other
d information relative to the. educaliona
e interests of the territory as he may think
i Of importance.
: Sec. ga. The said commissioner shall
e be entitled to receive for his services The
k sum of one thousand dollars annually pay
able quarterly out of the Territoria
Treasury, on the warrants of the Terrific
rial Auditor. .~
q SCHOOL LIBRARIEs.
d Sec. 55. For the purpose of furnishing
; school Libraries and apparatus TO all th'
l. common schools in the Territory, and fo
II the further purpose Of sustaining and in
> creasing such Libraries and keeping up
le supply of school apparatus in the school
= as aforesaid, from time to time, as ma,
= be considered necessary, ia order to affort
Of equal facilities to the said schools in thi
a respect, as nearly as applicable there shal
" hereafter be assessed, collected and pait
v annually in the same manner as the ter
nt ritorial and county revenues are assessed
collected and paid on the grand list Q
re property taxable for territorial purpose:
D. territorial tax of one tenth Of one mi
of on the dollar valuation, 10 be applied eH
Of clusively for the purposes aforesaid, an
to the attendant expenses under the direC
le ton of the commissioner Of conmo
ly schools. In purchasing Libraries for th
er common schools no books of a sections
ds or denominational character shall bepul
nd chased for said library.
be Sec. S. The amount of said tax whe
n collected, shall be paid over by the cour
he ty treasurer TO the territorial treasure
or at the time of making their annual Sc
of Element, and shall be paid out by that o
lw fcer, for the purpose aforesaid upc
nd the warrant of the Territorial Audito
lis Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty Of Ii
ID, county clerk when the said Libraries
ed apparatus shall be received, 10 distribu
er the same to the clerks of the townsh,
boards Of education or ether local scho
lis officers, in their respective counties, ha
of ing charge Of the interests of commC
all schools and the books and apparatus, :
ch furnished shall be deemed The proper
Ib- Of said several boards, or local school 0
to- fcers, to when the same may have bee
u delivered, and shall not be subject to ex
of ecution, sale or alienation for any eau
n whatever.
Sec. So The local boards Of educatio
be or any other school officers having chars
an of common schools, shall be held accouI
u able for the preservation Of said hbFari
IN and apparatus and they shall have pow
I'll to prescribe the time Of voting and t
lrd periods Of returning the books belongil
IN to the Libraries and also to assess and c,
er- lect the damages which may be done
lb- the books. BY persons entitled to ,h,
"a use, and also provide for the safe kee
ing of the school apparatus.
be Sec. So. Il shall be the duty Of I