Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-23

/ whole number OF children, actual residents
of each district returned to them BY the as
SCISSORS on or before the first Tuesday b
February in each year, as provided for by
the third section Of this act, to the Super.
intendent Of Common Schools. PsDcideo
hoiCerer, That if the commissioners of any
county shall neglect to forward such certif,
cate on or before the second Tuesday o.
March, in any year, the Superintendent
may in such case adopt the number of chill
dren ia the last preceding return. 44ad pro
uided further, That if any error shall eecul
IN the certified return of the number Of chill
dren, whereby district shall receive nore
or less of the school fund thar is justly due
said district, the county commissioners shall
have authority and they are hereby requir-
| ed Immediately after such error being made
known to them to forward to the Superin.
tendent a correct certified return.
,Sectioa 9. Tic moneys raised BY the
State tax, provided By the first section d
this act, and the amounts annually to be
appropriated out of the State Treasury, a.
provided in the sixth section of this act,
shall constitute State school money, which
shall be divided and apportioned BY the
State Superintendent on or before the sec
| ond Tuesday of March in each year, as fol-
lows. One half thereof shall be apportion-
ed and distributed to the several schoo, dis
tricts Of che State, according to the number
OF schools in said districts, taking first all
the common schools Of the Commonwealth
as the basis Of such appor6ioniaent and dis
tribution, and the other half thereof shall
be appoflOned and distributed to the sew
eral school districts Of the State according
to the whole number of children in said dis
tricts, taking first the whole number Of
children of the Commonwealth as ascertain
ed by the census, provided in the seventh
and eighth sections Of this act as the basis
OF such distribution.
Section 10. That the board of directors
or controllers of townships, boronehs and
cities twhere the school property IS vested
in them agreeably to the provisions Of the
second section OF the general school law an
proved May eight, Ammo Domini, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty four( may. once
in each school year, levy and collect a tax.
not exceeding the amount of State and
county tax authorized by law to be assessed.
to be applied solely to the purpose of pur-
chasing or paying for ground and the cree
ton Of school buildings thereon and inciden-
tai expenses, which said tax shall be levied
and collected in the same manner, and with
like authority. as the regular annual tax for
school purposes.
Section Ii. That the school directors or
controllers Of any district shall annually. and
BY majority of the members of the beard,
determine the amount of school tax which
shall be levied for school purposes on their
district for the ensuing year, which shall.
together with such additional funds as the
district may be entitled to receive out of the
money raised In accordance with the provis-
ions the first and sixth sections of this act.
and from all other sources, be sufficient TO
keep the schools Of the district in operation
not less than five nor more than ten months
in the year
Section 2. That as soon as the schools of
any district shall have closed for the
school year, commencing on the first Monday
of June preceding, the presidents of the
boards OF directors or controllers shall certify
under oath or affirmation as to the whole
number of months the schools in their
respective districts have been kept open and
IN operation according to law, also that no
teacher has been employed for or had CHARGE
OF any of the schools of said district during
the year, who had not valid certificate from
the county superintendent, together with
the name and post Office address of the dis
trlet treasurer, and shall forward the same
TO the county superintendent who shall I'M
approve said certificate, il found
to be correct, and transmit it to the State
OF common schools, If it shall
appear by SAID certificate that the schools Of
the district have been kept open and in up-
Grafton according to law at least FIVE months,
subsequent to the first Monday in June
preceding, and that no teacher has had
charge OF any Of the schools of the district
during the whole tine they have been kept
open during the year, who had not a valid
certificate from the county superintendent,
the State superintendent shall draw his war
rant upon the State treasurer for the whole
amout which such district is entitled to re-
5eive from the annual State approDriation.
If0tlded, That the board Of directors or
shall at the same time forward to
the county superintendent, a report Of the
condition OF the schools in their respective
districts, as directed in the twentythfrd sec
5on OF the act OF May eighth, one thousand
eight hundred and Gftyfour. AHd Dg0giIed
fTthesr, That SAID certificate and report shall
have been transmitted to the superintendent
9f common schools, on or before the fifteenth
lay OF July, OF the school year succeeding
.he one for which the certificate and report
we're made
Section g. That the following sections
of the general school law are hereby repeal
I'd, the thirty third, twenty eighth and forty
eighth sections of the act entitled IAN
Act for the regulation and continuance of =
system Of education by common schools
approved, the eighth day of MAY Anno
DomIni, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty four, and the first and third sections Of
IN act supplementary to the said act. an
proved, April seventeenth, Ammo Donjni
one thousand eight hundred and sixty fve
5ogether with all other acts or parts Of actS
supplied by or inconsistent with anv of tbe
Of this act.
OIL INTELLIGENCE.