The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-06
TPUBLIC-No. 66.7

PUBLIc-No. Sc.
AT ACT to provide for the public instruc-
tion of youth in primary schools through
out the county of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, without the limits
of the cities of Washington and George
town. ffrrt
Be IL enacted 6y the Senate and House of
Representa- toes Of t.ae United States Of Amer
tea IN Congress assembled, That the Levy
Court of the county of Washington, n the
District of Columbia at their first meeting
after the passage of this act, shall appoint
seven intelligent inhabitants of the said
county who shall reside vii Ihout the limits
of the cities of Washington and George
town, two Of whom shall be residents of
that portion of the said county lying and
being west of Rock Greek, three between
Rock Creek and the Eastern Branch, and
two east and south of the Eastern Branch,
TO be Commissioners of Primary Schools
for said county, which said commissioners
shall hold their offices until the second
Monday in May, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty three, and until
Others are appointed in their places; and in
c, any of The said commissioners thus ap-
pointed or to be appointed as aforesaid shall
refuse to serve, or die, or remove from the
county, or become incapable of serving,
the vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by
the Levy Court as soon as practicable.
Sec. And be IL further enacted, That
each of the said commissioners, before be
en- ers upon the execution of his office. and
within fifteen days after notification of his
appointment by the said Levy Court, shall
Ike and subscribe an oath before some
Istice of the Peace of the said county, in
the form following, that is To say " -,
do solemnly and sincerely promise aud
swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,1 that
| will in all things, to the best of my kuowl-
edge and ability, well and truly execute
the trust repOsed in me rs commissioner of
primary schools for the county, without
favor or psrtiality )" and every justice of
the peace before whom such oath shall be
taken shall, without fee or reward, certify
the same ia writing, and, within eight
days thereafter, transmit or deliver said
certificate to the Clerk of the Levy Court
for record.
Sec Ind be 1t further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the commissioners
of primary schools, or majority of them,
to divide the county into seven suitable ard
convenient school dis Is, two of which
shall be located west of Rock Greek, three
between Rock Greek and Tie Eastern
Branch and two east and south of The east-
ern branch aud 10 alter aud regulate the same
as hereinafter provided. And il shall be
the further duty of the commissioners of
primary schools afSJz rttutrf.y
after the formation or alteration of any
| such school districts in said county, to de-
scribe and number the same, and deliver
the description and number thereof in
writing, to the Clerk of the Levy Court,
| who is hereby required to receive and
record the same in the records of that court
without fee or reward And proJided, That
| in laying off said school districts, or in
altering the same, no tracts, or parts of
tracts, of land lying contiguous and form
| ing one farm, shall be divided so that por-
tions of the same property shall be included
/ in two separate districts.
Sec. 4. A7d be 1t further enacted, That
| the said commissioners may alter and
change the school districts with view to
their better arrangement and the more gen
eral convenience of the people: Provided
| hoaceUer, That unless the trustees of the
] districts so to be altered or changed shall
| assent thereto, no such alteration or change
| shall be made.
! Sec. 5, And be ii further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the county collector
to notify the different officers to be appoint
ed, in virtue of the provisions of this act, OF
their appointments within ten days atIer
his having received notice of such appoint
ments from the appointing power, whose
duty it shall be to give such notice to the
county collector aforesaid.
Sec 6. lind be IL further enacted, That
the said commissioners shall hold two sta
ted meetings in each year, which meetings
shall be held at such place and at such
times as shall be determined on by said
commissioners, and of which they shall
give public notice in each of said school