Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-30

! district, who has been appointed
clerk of the sub-district, MAORI
ty of whom shall constitute quor-
um for the transaction of business;
one of whom shall be the Clerk
of the Board. 1t shall be the du-
ty of the Clerk to be present at
the meeting of the Board, and to
record in book, to be provided
for the purpose, all the official
proceedings. And where there
is but one sub-school in any civil
district OF the State, the-Directors
thereof created by this bill shall
discharge the duties conferred by
this bill on the Civil District
Board of Education, until such
time as two or more sub-dlstrlct
schools are organized, in such civil
school district where the Board OF
| Education for the said district
shall be organized, as provided for
by this bill.
Sec. 9. The Civil District Boards
are incorporated, and the title to
all school buildings vested in them,
and all conveyances must be made
to them in their corporate capacity.
Sec. 10. The Civil District
Board of Education are to hold
regular meetings on the first Mon
day of April and September in
each year for the transaction of
business, with power to adjourn
from time to time or to hold spec
ial meetings at any time and place.
Sec. II. The Civil District
Board of Education have full and
entire charge of high schools in
their proper district, and they
have supervisory power over the
Local Directors in the sub-districts,
at any regular session. No sub
| district is to contain less than fifty
scholars, unless in the opinion of
the Board it is necessary to reduce
that number, The Board is to es-
tablish a school in each sub-dis-
trict Of such grade as the public
good may require.
Sec. II. Provides for the estab-
lishment, when necessary, of
schools to be supported from ten
adjoining districts.
Sec. Is. The Boards of the
Civil Districts shall have power
to determine the studies to be
taught in. the schools of their
districts.
Sec. IA. Prescribes the report
required to be made by Teachers,
lat the end of each term, before
receiving any pay for their servi-
ces.
| Sec. Is. Prescribes the statement
to be made annually by the Board
of Education to the County Super
intendent.
Sec. 16. All school monies which
may come into the hands of the
County Superintendent shall be
paid only on the order Of the Board
of Education of the Civil Districts
under the direction of the Board
except in paying teachers for their
services, the said Clerk may, on
such teachers presenting their GER
tifcates of qualification, and de,
posting with the clerk true copies
thereof, draw the requisite orders
on the County Superintendent fol
such amount as may have beer
certified to be due by any two of
the Directors of the Sub-District
School in which the teacher was
employed; and all school monies
which shall be appropriated to &
county for educational purposes
shall be apportioned to the severa
sub-districts, in proportion to the
enumeration of scholars in eacf
] district.
CoLQRED SCHOOLS.
Sec. IT, The Civil Distric
Board of Education, in their re
spective districts, and the severa
boards of Education and Direct
ors, or other officers, having au
thority in the premises, of eacl
incorporated city, shall be ant
they are hereby authorized ant
, required to establish within thei
5 respective jurisdictions, one o
: more special schools for coloret
: children, when the whole mum
3 Der by enumeration exceeds TWEEN
ty-fve, so as to afford them, a
| far as practicable, the advantage
e of a common school education
: and all such schools so establishe
| for colored children shall be ur