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

tributed to school officers.
Sec. Sc. He shall make an
annual report to the Governor on
or before November 1st each year,
who will cause it to be published,
and shall also communicate a
copy to the next General Assembly.
Sec. 81. He shall also present
a statement of all funds and prop
erty in his hands, appropriated to
purposes of education, of the
number OF Common Schools, schol-
ars, teachers, &C., and such other
information as he may deem i'm
portant.
Sec. 30. He is to exercise the
necessary supervision over the
educational funds of the State
that may come into his hands, to
insure the right application
He shall have power to require
of County and District officers
copies of all reports required OF
them, and such other information
as he may deem important.
Sec. 80. The books and papers
Of his department are to be kept
at the seat of Government. The
State Librarian shall be Secretary
to the State Superintendent, re-
ceiving an annual salary of five
hundred dollars.
Sec. 40. The bond Of the State
Superintendent is fixed at one
hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. Al. His salary shall be
twelve hundred dollars annually.
SCHOOL TAX.
Sec. 42. For the purpose of
affording the advantage of a free
education to all the youths of the
State, the Common School Fund
for annual distribution shall con-
sist of the School Funds already
provided by law, and such sum as
will be produced by the annual
levy and assessment Of two mills
upon the dollar valuation on all
the taxable property of the State,
and levy the assessment Of twen-
ty-fye cents poll tax in addition
to the poll tax now levied by law,
upon each male citizen Of the
State over the age Of twenty-one
years, and under fifty years; and
there is hereby levied and assessed
annually an addition to the reve-
nue. required for general purposes,
the. said sum Of two mills upon
the dollar, valuation of taxable
property, and the said sum Of
twenty-five cents upon each poll,
as aforesaid; and the amount so
levied and assessed shall be collect
ed in the same manner as other
State tax, and when collected,
shall be applied to the support Of
Common Schools as herein provid-
ed. And after June 30th, 1867,
every railroad company chartered
by, or having right of way in this
State, shall collect and pay into
the Treasury of the State, quar-
terly, one-fourth of one cent per
mile on each and every, paying
passenger transported by said COM
panies on their respective roads.
DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL MONEYS.
Sec. 43. This fund shall be
apportioned by the Comptroller
Of the State among the different
counties in accordance with the
returns required to be made by
this act.
Sec. A. The whole fund SO
collected and all other school
funds, are to be paid to the State
Superintendent out of the Treasu
ry Of the State on the warrant
Eof the Comptroller, and paid by
him in accordance with the appor
tionment mentioned in Section 43
:. Sec. 45. The Superintendent
of Counties are allowed q compen.
sation of one and one-half PEI
cent. on all school funds disburse(
| by them.
: STATE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS o.
SCHOOL FUND.
Sec. 46. Be 1t further enacted
/ That the Governor, Secretary Of
r State, Comptroller, and the Super
: intendent of Common Schools fo
: the State, are hereby appointed
!. Board of Commissioners of tn
| School Fund, and the Governo
}. shall be President of the Board
!. and the Superintendent Of Con
e mon Schools shall be Secretar
= thereof, who shall keep q recor