Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-25
TENNESSEE.
PUBLIC LAws-OFFICIAL.

An act to repeal an act passed on the 9th day OF
March, 1867, entitled act to provide for the re-
organization, supervision and maintenance Of
Free Common Schools, and an act passed March
IA, 1863 entitled an act 70 amend an act entitled
an act TO provide for the reorganization, super
vision and maintenance Of Free Common Schools,
passed March 5, 1867, and more effectually to Sc
cure the revenue for school purposes and for
other purposes
Section l. Be il enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
That an act passed on the 9th day of
March, 1867, entitled, An act to provide
for the reorganization, supervision and
maintenance of free common schools, and
an act passed March IL, 1868, entitled,
An act to amend an act to provide for the
reorganization, supervision and mainte-
nance of free common schools, passed
March 5, 1867, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That the
State Superintendent and County Super
intendent, or any other person having IN
der his control any money appropriated
for common school purposes Unexpended,
shall pay the same over to the Comptroller
Of the Treasury, to he received into the
Treasury as other moneys belonging to
the State are paid in.
Sec. g. Be It further enacted, That
each County Court Of every county in
the State, may lay a direct tax on the
property and taxables of their respective
counties, not TO exceed the State and
county tax for the support and mainten-
ance of a system of common schools in
their respective counties, TO be collected
in the same manner that other taxes are
assessed, and collected and paid over into
the possession and control of the re-
spective County Trustees, and to be by
them distributed and paid out, as provided
by law, according to the ratio of children
between the ages Of six and twenty-One,
in the several school districts, as com
pared with the children within those ages
of the whole county, according to re-
port of the respective Commissioners of
Common Schools in each district in the
county, made according TO law.
Sec. 4. BE il further enacted, That the
schools for white children and for cOlored
children shall be kept separate and apart
from each other, and the School Commits
siOners from each district VIII observe
strictly this requirement.
Sec 3. BE il further enacted, That the
State Superintendent of Common Schools
shall have ninety days from the passage
of this act TO settle and wind up his Office,
and he shall approve all accounts for mo-
ueY due any county from the school tax
of 1867, where the same has not been
drawn and hand over the warrants to
the County Trustee Of such county, and
take his receipt for the same.
Sec. g. BE it further enacted, That the
taxes levied and collected by the respect
i've counties under the provisions of this
act, shall not be used for any other pur-
poses than that Of education, and shall be
denOminated the Common School Fund
for said county: provided the school fund
raised by each county shall be equslly
distributed pro rata among the white and
cnl1rcl scholastic population Of the
county.
Sec. :. Be il further enacted, That The
counties which have not received then
quota of the school fund already collect
ed. and 10 he collected under existing as
~rSsmcnis, shall be furnished their QuOtg
out of the first money realized, and alicl
allthe counties are cqualizCd pro rata, tho
balance, if any, shall be divided amongst
all the counties according 10 scholastic
population, and paid over to the Treasurer
Of such county for school purposes.
Sec. s. Be il further enacted, Tha
in all cases where it shall, upon settle
ment, appear that a county Superintend
cnt has paid out for common schoo
purposes, more money than lac has re
ceived, the Comptroller Of the Treasury
shall issue his warrant TO such Superin
tcndent for the amount 50 overpaid; pro
yided there be any school money due m
county.
Sec. @. BE it further enacted, Tha
teachers of common schools who have
already been employed as teachers shal
he paid according to contract, out OF an.
moneys due their counties.
Sec. TO- Be it further enacted, Tia
all laws and parts of laws in conflict wit
this act, be, and the same are hereby re
pealod.
Sec. II. Be- II further enacted, Tha
this act shall take effect from and ate
its passage.
Passed Dec. IA, 1869.
W. ON PERKINS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
d. b. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the Senate.
4 uuc copy Of the original, now on II
m my Office. 4. J. FLETCHER,
Secretary Of State.