The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-02-17
OFFICIAL
AN ACT

ssa 1OFFICIAL.)
AN ACT
Entitled al s9ct to establish a Common School
System, and to prcssss.le for the Maintenance
and Supervision Of Pubic Sc5sSss Sci Sss.- ssss
Be 1t enacted 6g the Legislature .4ssenablyof
the Territory Of Idaho, as totiOacs::
ARTICLE l.
SECTION l. That the principal of all moneys ac-
cTung to this Territory from the sale of any land
heretofore given, or which may he eater be given
by the Congress of the United States for school
purpo ses, together with any ysthat by legacy
or otherwise appropriated to the general school
fund, and lmoneys aecruing to the Territory from
unclaimed moneys Of the estates of deceased per-
sons shall constitute an irreducibIe and indiysible
fund, the interest accraDg from which, and also
one per cent. OF the gross proceeds of all fran.
chises: as provided in an Act to levy tax of one
per cent, OF the gross proceeds of toll roads bridges
a2ld ferries IN this Territory, to constitute gen
era1 school fund, approved December 22d A. D.
1864, shah be divided semi -annu ally among all
the counties in the Territory entitled by the pro-
visions Of this Act to receive the same in propor
tion to ascertained number of white persons be-
tween the ages OF five and eighteen years in said
counties, iol the support of public schools.
SEC. 2. For the purpose of establishing and
maintaining public schools in the various coun-
lies OIL bniS Sdldu De the duty OF the
County commissioners OF each County at the
time Of levying the taxes for county and Territor-
ial taxes, to levy tax of not less tnan one and
half mlllS nor more than two mills on each and
every dollar Of taxable property in their said
county and said tax shall be assessed and collect
ed as other taxes on property for county and
Territorial purposes: Provided hotceUer That
the tax collector and treasurer Of sal county shall
not receive any fees for said collection of taxes
for school purposes, but shall perform said duty
without fee or reward; and the said moneys so
collected are hereby appropriated to the support
of the schools of said county, and shall be paid
over to the county treasurer, and by him kept in
separate account, to be called the county of
- school fund, and shall only be drawn from
said county treasury in the manner herinafter
prescribed.
SEo 8. For the further support of common
schools there shall be set apart by the county
treasurer, the same to be placed by the said coun-
ty treasurer to the school fund Of said county, ala
moneys arising from fines for the breach of any of
penal laws of this Territory; such money arising
from fines, is hereby required to be paid over by
justices of the peace or Nother officers receiving
the same, to the county treasurer, within thirty
days after collection.
SEC. 4. There shall be Territorial board of edu
uca&ion The Governor of the Territory, Territorial
Superintendent of public instruction and the Terri
tera Controller shall be and are hereby constituted
said Board. The Territorial board Of education
shall have seal, an impression of which and
description shall be deposited by said Board in
the Office of the Secretary OF the Territory, and
during the first week of each annual Session of the
Legislative Assembly of this Territory, the board
of education shall make to said Legislative As
sembly full report of all their official acts. The
necessary expenditure for said seal shall be paid
from the Territorial school fund, upon a war
rant drawn as other warrants are authorized
to be drawn on said Territorial school fund.
SEC. 5. The money for school purposes to be
collected as provided in can Act, to levy tax
or ner cent. of the gross proceeds of tolEroads,
bridges and leises i'll this Territory, to constitute
general school fund, approved December 22d,
1884, shall from and after the FIST day of Octo
Der A. ID. 1865 be collected as follows tt shall
be the duty of the Sheriff of the respective
counties, within thirty days after the first day of
April and October in each year, to collect said
tax by calling at the place of business of the
owner or owners of said road, trail, bridge fran
chise or ferry. at which time it shall be the duty
of said owner or owners, or one of them, or his
or their agent, to make statement, sworn tc and
subscribed before said Sheriff or his deputy, of
the amount Of gross proceeds of said road, trail
ferry, franchise or bridge for the proceeding six
months ending the last day of March or Septem-
Der, 0ccrulng IN such county, and it is hereby
made the duty of such sheriff to collect one
per cent. of said amount in the same manner as
Territorial and County revenue are by law collect
ed and in case the owner or owners OF said road
trail, bridge, franchise or ferry, their agent re-
1uSe 10 make Tue SGateInenG unQer 0aLn as reQulr-
ed in this Section, said sheriff shall assess the
same at his discretion, and collect said tax, to-
gether with one hundred per cent. in addition,
and the Sheriff shall pay all taxes collected
under this Section of this Act into the county
treasury, reserving SIX per cent. for the cost OF
collecting The statements of the various fran
chise holders shall be filed by the Sheriff with the
County Auditors, and said Auditors shall forward
at each return required by law, to the Territorial
Comptroller certified transcript of statements
received and moneys collected and paid over to
the County Treasurers under the provisions of this
Section.
ARTIoLEu.
SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty of the Superin-
tcndent of Public Instruction, by and with tile ad-
vice and subject to the supervision of the Teritor-
al Board Of Education
First. To prepare and publish in accordance
with this Act, instructions and forms for the direc-
ton of the county s1perintendents boards of trus-
tees, marshals and teachers of the common schools
and to distribute to each County superintendentEa
sufficient number of the copies Of this Act, and Of
the said instructions and FORMS for the supply of
the common school officers in the county.
Second. BY all proper means in his power to
disseminate intelligence and useful knowledge
among the people in relation to the method and
value of education.
Third. To exercise general supervision over
such schools as may be established by law in ac-
cordance with this Act
Fourth. Immediately after the Territorial
COMPTROLLER has made his semi annual report. as
required by law, to apportOn to the several eoun.
ties the amount of school moneys in the Territor.
ial treasury to which each shall be entitled under
the provisions of this Act, in proportion to the
number of white children residing therein between