Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-13

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session OF the Thirty Seventh
Congress.
tPuBuc-No 81
AN ACT to provide tor the public instruction oyooth
in primary schools throughout the county OF aSnrs-
ofthe cities i Geo ;Fetown and Washin.t II
Be it enacted BY senate and house Of Representa-
tives Of the United states Of America in eoTesI gs
bled, that the levy court at the county OF NshlhHt"H
~ the District OF Columbia, at their nst Geeinf av
me a'sa.e OF this act 8 sli aIpn II w ,ritit
inhabitants % the Sad county In slis sue
two whom shall residents OF that p"rtlo OF Sad
county yin and being TS We E g Branch and two
east ana south the Eastern Branch, 10 he commission
nssioers al hold their offices until the second Mon
day in May ia the year one thousand eight hundred aud
sixty-hreci aud untH others are appointed in their
places and IN any OF the said commissioners thus
appointed TO be appointed, aforesaid shall refuse
TO serve or ne, or remove from the county, or b
incapable OF seJy;g the vacancy or vacancies shall lie
filled by the Ivy court as soon as practicable
Sect ,. And be it further enacted, that each Of the
said commissioners before he upon he execution
his appointment by the said levy court shall take and
subscribe an oath before justice Of the peace oe
- do soiemnlF and sincerely promise and car, tur
nhFm as the case may be- that will in all things, TO the
best of my knowledge and ability well and execute
the trust reposed in me commissioner of pr mary
schools the county, without favor partially: ana
every justice of the peace before whom such oath shall
be taken SHALL without fee reward, certify the same
in writing, ana within eight DAYS thereafter transmit or
deliver said certificate to the clerk Of the levy court for
record.
Sect g. And be it fur her enacted that it shall he the
duty Of the commissioners of primary Schools or ma
l9fty OF them TO divide the county into suitable
and convenient school districts which shall lie
located OF Rock Creek three between Rock trcck
and the Eastern Branch and south OF the
Eastern Branch ana TO after and regulate the rs
herenbefore provided And it shall he the further duty
OF the commissioners of primary schools aforesaid i'm
school district in said county, to describe number
Of in writing the clerk the levy court who is here
by required TO receive and record the same the rec
Ords OF that without fee reward: And provided
that in having of said schoo districts altering the
same tracts, parts Of tracts OF land lying cont
and forming shall be divided hiatt,
tions Of the same property shall be included in sep
Sect T. And be 1t further enacted that the said com
missioners may alter and change the school districts with
view 20 their better arrangement ard the more general
convenience of the people Provided however that u-
less the trustees OF the districts so be altered or
change shall be made VI
Sect And be further enacted that it shall be the
hcers to be appointed in virtue of the provisions OF this
ing received notice of such appointments from he an
pointing whose duty it shall be give such no
tlce to the county collector aforesaid.
Sect O. And be further enacted that the said com
missioner shall hold two stated meetings in each year
which meetings shall be held such place and a; such
and of which thcy shall give public notice in eocb 81
school districts and snch other meetings U
stances may from time to time require if less than
three members attend any meeting business shall be
time and place to be agreed by the commissioners
present. ana at al neetngs OF said commissioners the
treasurer of the school fund of the hereinafter to
De appointed shall attend and lay before them his books
ana accounts for their inspection and examination
Sect 4 And be it further enacted that the said
snail to be regular
ther acts and proceedings in book TO be Kept for
purpose and said record copy thereof certified to be
correct under the hands and seals OF majority of said
their acts and proceedings in all judicial proceedings
power to appoint ERIK prescribe his duties and nav
nm salary, and also 10 allow the treasurer OF the
school fund.- hereinafter TO be appointed an annusl conn
pensaon for his services the general school fund
hereinafter to be provded Provided, that neither the
saiu clerk nor treasurer shall be paid more than
hundred dollars per auHum.
sect Andbe it further enacted, that the second
hNlusN May III the year hundred
three and annually thereafter the sau levy court shall
primary school districts and the said commissioners ap-
pointed as aforesaid shall each ACTING in his respective
district examine all persons who shall offer themselves
as candidates for teaching in such dstsict and in such
examination it shall be the duty the commissioners
ssad 10 INQUIRE ana SO TAR as he shat be enabled
thereto to ascertain and inform himself all the
guancatons mentioned and contained in the certificate
he sasded AZ ~ i @ giEeii III N 10TH ana IL ne snail
shall certify i'll writing, under his hand deliver such
said in form and Substance foIIowimg b nun nigg
signed resident commissioner of primary schools Of dis
trlct No. -, do certify that l have examined
ana 40 Deieye he (or she, as the may be- is of
good moral character and sufficient learning and ab-
lly and IN all other respects well qualified TO teach
primary school Given under my hand the = day Of
- IN the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
school district No And dismiss Siiy intemp I,Sy
cruel, negligent immoral teachers, and cause t be
put up in every schoolhouse such general system Of
rules and regulations may be adopted by the board II
commissioners which board shall direct what books
sa De used and what branches shall be taught; and
schools IN each of their respective districts least twice
P[U 4F uI equal and useful instruction OF the
scnool district snail be formed by the commissioners of
primary schools as aforesaid it shall be the duty the
saq commissioners within twenty days thereafter TO
i i notice in writing describing the and
BOUNDS OF such district and appoint time place for
the first district meeting, and notify the white taxable
inhabitants residing in such dstric aforesaid by pub
places Of district at least six DAYS G bsoP eP the
time OF sueh meeting and in case such notice shall
DC gwen as Aforesaid the Inhabitants of such district
when so notified shall neglect or refuse to assemble or
10TH ausct meeung IN pursuance Of SUCH notice.
l IA Ease any ulstric having been formed organized
IN pursuance OF such notice shall in the OPTION OF the
commissioners Of resaid, be dissolved by adjournment
without day, from other cause Whatever il shall
and may be lawful for the commissioners aforesaid or
notice. and the white inhabitants of such district liable
to pay taxes as aforesaid assemble together in pursu
ance OF such notice. and when assembled in district
meeting shall and may he lawful for them or major
NY III sgc 81 them as shall be present at such district
sueh nIst or any future legal district meeting il shall
and may be lawful for them, majority of them as
shan be present aforesaid, adjourn from time to
time as occasion may require, to fix time and place
Tor holding their future annual meetings which annual
neetln!s they are hereby authorized and required 10
hold to choose by ballot three trustees manage the
eetor also to designate asuitabe and central site for
schoO doqse TO vote tax ON the property in such
SCHOOL dstrct owned by white persons sufficient in adj
on to the proportion of the school fund hereinafter
TO be provided for allotted such school district to
biid tease, OF rent site for school house;
DullG lease or rent and keep in repair said house, 10
salary OF teacher, and all other necessary eSbeses:
rroYlded, however, that no location Of a schooi-house
majority Of the commissioners, and no change shall be
made after such school house shall been built but
oy consent OF majority of said commissioners all the
expenses incurred by sing change shall be de-
frayed by donation BY eves authorized to be made
by majority the white citizens OF such school dis
tret upon the assessabe property therein owned by
white persons. -
Sect 10. And be it further enacted that the clerk of
the levy court shall annually, without fee or reward
MAKE out Tor the trustees of primary school districts or
such Of them as shall apply for the same copies from
the assessment books OF said county Of all the assess
a lie property in said district districts
sect Il ana be i further enacted, that all meetings
shall be organized by appointing president and clerk
specifying particularly the CT tax voted by sad
meetings, and deliver the same, certified under their
the commissioners Of primary schools or any on ~
them to be delivered by them or MIN to the clerk Of tho
% hllssi9ners aho by HIN to be recorded in book
Sect. r. And be further enacted that all tax to he
said county, and by virtue of this act shall h
levied on all the assessabe property in said district n
py me persons ag eeaoly to the assessments of the
sect ~ And be further enacted that it shall be the
GUY OF e levy court Of the Aforesaid at their
nst meeting after the passage OF this act and in earb
succeeding year thereafter, when the annual c,nntv
eighth one per cent all the assessabe pronsry oc
said county, without the limits of the cities Of Was5ng
Ton ana Georgetown, owned by white persons for tbc
support Of primary schools hereby authorized in said
county, which tax shall be due at tho same time and
shall be collected by the county collector in the same
manner and unde. the regulations and resriens
as are prescribed by law in relation the collection Of
oiner county taxes, and which hereby made appi-
act and when collected shall be paid to the treasurer of
the eYy court who IS hereby constituted and appointed
treasurer OF the primary achool fund for said county
ana VINO shalt qualify BY making oath affirmation that
ne VII VOL ana lalthiuy discharge tbeiduties required
O nm Dy law as treasurer OF the school fund for said
county and not the to his own use or ndyan
lag ana ne snail also give bond to the United States
WIZ Two Ho4u ana suiclent sures, conditioned for the
thtl discharge Of the duties required Of him by this
@g TGn oond oeing approved BY the commissioners
o. primary schools aforesaid, shall be hled with the clerk
81 VIC circuit court OF the District Of Columbia who il