Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-20
KNOXVILLE, TENN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1858

expense Of the same and the proper expenses of hi
office, except for such blanks and books rs NAV h
furnished as required by law by the State Superin
tendent shall be audited and paid by the COUNTY
court OF Board Of Commissioners Of the county, a
for other county officers
SIC 10. Be Il further enacted, That no dis
oursements from the School Fund, required bv law
except The salary OF the State Superintendent sbsl
De made, whether 70 furnish his Office with the "a
CURED furniture or books, or stationery or postar
stamps or blanks or for printing, publishing, O.
distributing blanks, laws or instructions 20 COUNTY
superintendent Teachers OF Board Of School Di
rectors unless the accounts for the same have beef
first examined and approved by the State Superin
tendent; and when said accounts have been so ep
proved, the Comptroller shall issue bis warrant OF
the Treasurer for the payment Of the same, from
the School, FNnd.
SEC. IL. Be u further enacted That after th,
passage Of this Act on due notice by the COUNTY
Superintendent the Clerks of the several Civil Dis
trict Boards in each county, shall meet and organ
lie by electing three Of their number, who shall
constitute the Executive School Board for the eoun-
tyi in whom shall be vested the authority now en-.
trusted 10 the County Court 70 appoint Trustee.
IN the Academies founded by the State in accord.
ance with the provisions made in each case save
that each Trustee shall be first nominated by the
County Superintendent; and in whom also shall Le
vested the power TO arrange-if the same cannot be
| adjusted by the County Superintendent cues.
tons Of boundaries between Civil Districts and all
questions IN regard 10 the accommodation Of schol-
ars in different counties or in reference TO schools
receiving support from Districts situated in differ
ent counties-the Executive School Boards Of the
respective counties interested, acting jointly.
SEC. II. BE u further cHo~ted, That in case
any children unable to attend school on account
OF the pecuriary inability Of their parents TO pay
Tor the necessary text books Cor their use on the
certificate Of the Teacher to such fact approved by
the Clerk Of the District, and Superintendent of the
County, the Comptroller Of the State, shall, on re-
commentator Of the State Superintendent issue
his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount ex-
pended in any county, TO be paid 70 the County SUI
perintendent, and deducted from the amount due
said county. All such books shall be returned 10
the County superintendent at the close of each
school term, to be distributed to any in similar need
the ensuing term.
SIC. IL. Be II further enacted, That for the
purpose Of facilitating the work Of education that
all authority in reference to education now vested,
by law, IN chartered towns or cities, excepting
Memphis and Nashville, is hereby annulled and
their charters are so amended and the same au
thority IN all particulars is hereby vested in the
School Directors Of the Civil Districts in which
said Incorporated town city is located excepting
that the County Superintendent shall be Treasurer
for thei- School Fund.- as otherwise required by law,
for all school funds in each county.
SEC. II. Be Il further enacted, That the sub
district School Directors or Civil District Directors
ded schools, provided by law are hereby author
lied and empowered as such, % assess such a tax
on property and polls as shall be necessary TO pay
Teachers meet the incidental expenses Of causing
to be taught the necessary school or schools now
required by law, five consecutive months, each
year; and should any further tax then be, deemed
necessary for the purpose Of building, repairing,
or furnishing school houses they shall estimate
said amount not TO exceed three mills on dollar,
OF fifty cents each POLL and submit The question
of assessment TO the legal voters Of the District
first having posted notices Of the same in three of
the most public places of the District, ten days pre-
vious to said election and If the majority Of legal
voters of the District present at said meeting shall
vote for the assessment, it shall be assessed. In
each case the tax shall be entered on tax dupli-
| cate by the County Court Clerk, and collected by
the Tax Collectors, provided by law, in the Gaze
Of other local taxes and shall be dsbUrsed by the
County Superintendent on the proper orders of
said Board, as already provided by law.
SEC. 10. Be 10 further enacted, That should
School Directors be unable otherwise 10 procure
sites for school houses they hereby authorized
TO appoint Jury Of View, Of five legal voters of
the county, who shall locate said site as the public
interest may require, and assess the value Of the
same, and report their action 70 The Board who
win secure the title and pay Cor The site 50 de0ided
by tbs Jury Of View, provided that no five citizens
of the District shall jointly and formally bjcot
their action as unjust In case such objection is so
a
of Review Of nine legal voters Of said county, that
shall proceed in the same manner as the Jury OF
View, and the action of said Jury OF Review shall
be final.
SEC l6. Be il further enacted That when the
State Superintendent shall have closed the enumer-
alton of the scholastic population of the State and
shall ascertain the amount due from the School
Fund to each child, be shall announce The amount
due; but he shall not be required TO approve the
paying over of the same by The State Treasurer,
for the benefit of any county, city district, until
the said amount shall be due for the service of
Superintendent and Teachers, actually rendered.
SIC II. Be 1t further enacted, That in view of
the impossibility of complying with the law TO
which this is amendatory 10 The organization Of
schools, and taking of scholastic population, as To
precise date and manner all such acts by Boards of
Directors and County Superintendent shall, on
examination, and approval, by the State Superin-
tendent, performed in spirit in accordance with
the requirements oflaw, and in their effects in ac-
cordance with its intent, become valid proUidcd,
that the relief given in this section shall not be
tended beyond the first complete organization Of
the system of Free Schools in the State.
SEC. is. Be Il further enacted, That the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby re-
CURED to procure SEAL with proper device, for his
Office
SEC. l9, Be Il further enacted That any viola
ton Of the provisions of this Act TO which this is
8mendatory shall be sufficient reason for the State
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which would otherwise be due said county, city or
civil district or subdistrict, for six months and
should there still be noncompliance after due no.
tice he is authorized TO withhold it and the same
may be distributed with the general fund al the
next annual appOrtionment.
SIC. 20. Be It fsTtEcr enacted That there shall
be kept in the Office Of the State Treasurer and
Comptroller a separate account Of all school
moneys received and disbursed and that all MONEYS
collected for school purposes shall be set apart and
expended for those, and no other purposes
SEC. p. Be Il further enacted That County
Superintendent shall be required to take the can
didates oath, and that Incompetence 20 take said
oath, or 10 discharge the duties Of said office in anv
respect shall be sufficient reason for the State Su-
perintendent 10 withhold or withdraw any commits
sion, and TO appoint another man.
SIC. .. Be Il further enacted That the salary
OF the State Superintendent Of Public Instruction
shall be two hundred dollars per month, instead Of
one hundred as now provided by law TO take ef-
feet from and after his induction into Office, TO be
paid monthly, out Of the Treasury Of the State
SEC. %. Be u further enacted That the taxes
OF every name, kind and description, levied and
collected on property privileges and polls for Com
mon Schools, shall be applied 70 Common Schools,
according TO existing laws and shall be applied 70
no othes purpose under any rretoNt or necessity,
whatever.
SEC. "a. Be q ftsrlicr enacted That all Acts
and parts Of Acts Inconsistencies with this Act
are hereby repealed, ard that ih- Act shall take
effect from and after its passage
L. 5. RICHARDS.