The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

sary 20 afford school facilities for each an,
every sub-scl1Ool district In the county 0I
citys and shall also make an estimate OF thu
Il necessary contingent expenses. such as re
pairs upon school buildings, improvement
of school grounds. fuel. necessary teachers
fund. which may arise They shall. In Like
manner, thereafter, make and submit a TO.
port. annually, ON or before the fifteenth
Il day Of March,
Sec. 81 Be Il further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty Of the Board of County
Supervisors, thereupon, 70 levy a tax upoa
the taxable property in each district sufIi-
cient 20 defray such estimated costs and ex-
penses for said district; Provided, That nc
more than ten (10) mills on the dollar shall
be levied for scho0l-house purposes. or five
(5) mills for teachers fund. IL shall be the
duty of the President Of the Board OF Coun-
ty Supervisors, to certify the number OF
mills or per eentum upon the State taxes
The said collector, thereupon, shall enter
| and submit the same to the Board of Coun-
/ ty supervisors. who shall examine and. II
correct. approve the same. The tax thus
levied shall be collected in the same man
ner as other county taxes are, by law, coll
! lected. and shall be paid to the County
/ Treasurer, who shall keep a separate ac-
count with each district in the county. and
| shall credit each district with the amount
thus collected and paid. All moneys thus
raised. shall he held as separate funds. TO
|
Fund, or Teachers Fund - Provided That
any funds now due. or that may become due
! before the first day OF January, one thous-
and eight hundred and seventy-one, arising
! from the interest on the proceeds OF any
] lands heretofore granted, and specially
reserved and appropriated by act of Con
| gress, for the use of the schools. in any
township, may be appropriated for pur-
chasing school sites, or constructing school,
houses. within such townships or counties.
Do - a.
School Directors of each District, are here
by authorized to ascertain the will of the
qualified electors of any townships in the
county to which may belong any lands
heretofore granted and especially reserved
and appropriated for the use of the schools
in each township, as to whether or not such
lands shall be sold; and to this end. they
may order an election to be held in the
township, and shall give at least thirty
days notice of such elections stating the
object of the election, the time and place OF
holding the same. Said notice shall be
posted in at least five of the most public
places in the township. Said election shall
be held in the usual manner of holding
elections; which election shall be held, and
the votes received by three commissioners
appointed by the county Board of School
Directors. Upon each ballot shall be writ
ten or printed. the words: "Eor Sale or
against Sale;" and if a majority of the
votes cast shall be For sale" the School
DlTtCLOES silall report the vote.
thus taken, To the Board of Education; and
upon the order of the said Board, said
lands shall be sold by the School Directors.
at public auction, at the county courthouse
door, or by an auctioneer employed by the
school directors, at their expense, TO the
highest bidder, in quantities of not less
than ten, nor more than one hundred acres.
SEQ. "a. Be il further enacted. That IL shall
be the duty of the Board of School Direc-
tors to notify the County Board of Supervi-
Of h glsaw- H. Il.
and said Board of Supervisors shall, there
upon, appoint three intelligent free-holders
of the township to which such lands belong
who are in no way individually interested
in the sale of said lands, as n Board of APP
praisers; or the Board of Supervisors may,
at their discretion, appoint three of their
own number to constitute such Board of
Appraisers; and the Board thus appointed,
shall take an oath, or affirmation, TO faith
fully perform the duties of their office; and
said Board of Appraisers shall submit q re-
port to the Board of Supervisors. and TO the
Board of Scool Directors Of their appraisal
of said'sGhooi lands.
Sec. 35. BE 1t further enacted. That the
Boz I'd of School Directors shall, before ma
king such sale, cause public notice to be
given for at least six weeks before the time
liked tor such sale, of the time, place and
terms of making the same, which said no.
tice shall be by publication in not less than
one newspaper published in the county. or
written or printed notice, posted in at least
ten public places in the county. They may
cause a re-suryey CT such lines as from any
cause may have become obliteratcd or I'M
certain; and the lines thus surveyed shall
be marked in such manner as to enable those
interested in the purchase to make a thor
ough examination before the sale; and all
advertisements for the sale of such lands,
shall contain full description thereof, ac-
eording TO the original survey, and that re-
quired by this act.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted, That in no
case shall the lands be sold for less than the
minimum suD fixed by the Board OF p
praisers, and upon the following terms, to-
wit: cash payment in iull, at the time of
sale, or credit OF four years: and in all
cases of sales made upon credit ten per
cent. of the gross amount shall be paid in
cash. and the balance in four annual install
ments. the interest upon which, shall be
paid annually, at the rate of ten per cent.
per annum. The notes shall be made paya-
bic to the State Board Of Education, secu-
red by special mortgage on the land sol !,
and by personal security, in solido, until
final payment of principal and interest. In
case any purchaser or purchasers neglect or
refuse to paw any of these instalments or
interest. at maturity, the mortgage shall be
f reclosed, and the School Directors shall
sell the land as herein rovided.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, That the
School Directors are hereby authorized and !
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half OF the township, tor any such lands
sold; TO receive cash payments and notes
given for the purchase of such lands.
Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That il
case majority of the qualified voters of the |
township should be against the sale' of the
aforesaid lands, then it shall be the duty of
the School Directors to secure said land,
from injury or waste, and exercise every
reasonable precaution to prevent illegal |
possession or trespass of any kind.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, That the
School Directors are hereby authorized and |
10 lease said lands in quantities
not less than five acres, for term not ex- |
ceeding five years. Such lease shall only |
be made after due notice shall have been |
given by advertisement for at least thirty |
days, in five or more public places in the |
township, and at least ten public places In |
the county. of the term, place and time !
when said lands will be offered for lease to !
the highest bidder. a minimum price for
tho leasing of said lands shall be appraised |
by she County Board of Supervisors and in /
no case shall the lands be leased for less !
sum than the appraised rental value. In |
all cases of leasing said lands, ample securi- |
ty shall be required for the punctual pay
ment of the rent and for the protection of
said lands from all and any kind Of waste
and injury.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted. That the /
County Treasurer shall keep o separate ac- |
count with each Eab-School District. and |
with each class of school funds, as follows, |
to-wit: All moneys collected by County or
District tax, tor school house purposes and |
contingent expenses, shall be designated as |
the .sSchool House Fund; - and all moneys |
or received for the salaries of
teachers shall be designated as the Teach
ers' Fund.- keeping separate accounts of
Teachers Funds received from State and Of
that raised by the county. All moneys
arising from the sale or rental of the school
sections shall be designated as the 'School
Land Fund !" and all moneys received, ari-
sing from poll taxes. fines. licenses for sale |
of Intoxicating liqnors, and keeping of dram
shops, and exemptions for military duty, |