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

Maintenance of Free Common
Schools, which was passed by the
I General Assembly of Tennessee, is
too long for publication in full,
but we have carefully prepared a
full synopsis of its provisions for
the benefit of our readers:
Sec. l. Provides that each or
ganized civil district in the State
shall constitute but one school
district, but may be divided into
sub-districts.
Sec. 2. On the first Saturday
in June, 1867, there shall be held
the first election under this act,
at the usual place and hour Of
holding elections in each civil dis
trict in the State, and thereafter
at the school houses of each sub-dis-
trict, q school meeting of the quail
fled voters, residents within the
sub-districts, and having the quail
Ifcations of voters at the State
and county elections; who shall
organize by the appointment OF a
chairman and Secretary, and pro-
ceed to elect by ballot three School
Directors for each sub-district, to
hold their offices for three, two
and one years respectively accord
ing to the number of votes receiv-
led. And annually thereafter, on
the first Monday in April, there
shall be elected in each sub-district
one School Director for the term
of three years.
Sec. 3. The Directors are to
take an oath to support the Ma
tional and State Constitutions,
and faithfully to discharge their
duties, which oath they may ad-
minister to each other. If q va
cancy occurs the Clerk of the Dis
trict Board is to fill it by appoint
ment, and the person appointed
holds his Office until the next an
nual meeting.
Sec. 4. If the qualified voters
of any sub-district fail to elect
School Directors, special meeting
: may be called by any three quail
, fed voters, on giving five days no.
tice in writing, posted in the most
conspicuous place in the sub-dls-
trict.
Sec. 5. Two of the Directors
constitute a quorum. They shall
) meet as soon as possible after their
election and organize by appoint
: ing one of their number, clerk of
, the sub-district, who shall preside
| at meetings and keep a record OF
: the proceedings.
: Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of
e the School Directors in each sub
S district, to take the management
8 and control of its local education
i al interests and affairs, to employ
t teachers, to certify the amount
due them for services to the Clerk
: of the Board of Education for the
, civil district, who shall draw an
= order on the County Superintend-
d ent for the amount; and the local
Directors may dismiss any teach
er at any time, for such reason a;
, they may deem sufficient, and tc
!, !, visit the school or schools of. the
1 sub-district at least twice during
each term, by one or more of thep
number
e Sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty of
l the Directors in each sub-distric'
: to take. or cause to be taken, an
y nually, between the first and thirc
. Monday of May, an enumeration
ii of all the white and colored youths
between the ages of six and TWEEN
: tv years, resident within sucl
= sub-district, designating betweel
! ! male and female, a certified copy
Il Il thereof to be deposited with tn
:, = Clerk of the Board of Education
: of the Civil District.
: !. Provision is made for the TAX
. ing of the enumeration by tn
:, Clerk in case the Directors fail t
= = perform their duty. The Clerk l
- to make an abstl act of the enumer
alton and transmit it to the Coun
=, ty Superintendent on or beior
D. the first day of September.
le Sec. s. The Civil District Boar
x of Education shall consist OF tn
le local Director from each sui
school district of the civil schoc