Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-08-27
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Al Act 70 Rr-uitie tie Supervis-
Ion. Orrnr Ton, and mAintons
anteo ora UnIlclm System OfPub.
nc 1nlniion lof the State Of
Mississippi
eroffoH j. Be It enacted BY the
.lure Of the State Of Missis-
n11t, That . free Public School or
schools, shall be maintained IN
each School District Of the State
for . period Of four months or more
Is The year ; and suitable School "a.
cilliies shall be afforded TO each and
every youth between the ages Of
ave and twenty-One years, residing
IN such School District, as herein
provided.
SIC. 2 Be 1t further enacted,
That every county In this State
shall constitute one School District,
for all purposes contemplated in
Article VIII Of the Constitution ;
provided, however, that any incor-
pOEated city, containing more than
i've thousand Inhabitants, shall
constitute 4 separate School Dis
trict.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SEc. 3. Be Il further enacted,
That the State Board of Education,
provided for by the Constitution,
shall have q general supervision Of
all lands, requests Of money or
other personal property heretofore
granted or bequeathed, or that may
b hereafter granted or bequeathed
20 the State for educational pur.
poses, aud shall hold the same In
trust for the State, or for any coun-
", or public municipal corpora
ton, or for any School District
within the State, and shall deposit
with the State Treasurer, for safe
keeping and investment, as the
Board may direct, all moneys and
other personal property 90 received
The State Treasurer shall, on the
certificate of the Board and the war.
rant Of the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, pay the income Of such in.
vestments to the proper school au-
thorities Of the city or District
for whose benefit the bequest or
donation was made.
eEc. 4. Be It further enacted,
That the Board of Education Is au.
thoriEed 10 sell, or cause to be sold,
or disposed Of at public auction, in
parcels not exceeding eighty acres,
oil the right, title and interest ofthe
State, 70 any lands which have es- /
cheated 70 the state for want Of
heirs, Or BY purchase, or forfeiture
for taxes. The Board shall, before
making such sales, cause public no.
tlce % be given for at least six
weeks before the time fixed for
such sale, Of the time, place, aud
terms Of making the same, which
said notice shall be, by publication
In n0tless than one newspaper in
the county where the land or lands
Ee, or II no paper be published in
said county, by written or printed
notices posted In ten Of the most
pubic places In the county.
SIC. 5. BE It further enacted,
That the Board Of Education shall,
upon the sale Of said lands, make o
certificate TO the purchaser or pur-
chngers, containing Q particular de-
scFiption Of the same, and the Gov
ernor Of tbo State, apon the presen.
latl0n Of said certificate, shall, as
Governor Of the State, execute to
said purchaser or purchasers, his or
their assignee or assignees, q deed
for the land described In said GER
tihcate, and shall cause the great
seal Of the State 70 be affixed TO the
same and the said deed 80 execut-
Cd shall vest In the grantee or gran
tees bis or their heirs and assigns,
All the right titles, claim, and In.
tareat Of the State Of Mississippi, in
tha land so conveyed, who shall
have the same right of action as the
State would have had without said
sale or conveyance.
SIC. 8 Be II further enacted,
That the Board Of Education shall,
4Iter dedncting the costs and ex-
panses necessarily incurred In ef-
footing the sale OF lRuds from the
proceeds arisingtherefrom, deposit
lle balance In the State Treasury,
which shall DO placed to the credit
nf the Common School Fund.
SIC T. Be Il further enacted,
That Tie Board Of Education 10
hereby authorized and empowered
b bring and maintain suits at law
or equity, in any Of the Courts Of
this State, for the recovery Of any
moneys lands, or property held n
trust by the State, or now desigs
nated and set apart, or which may
hereafter be designated and set
apart for the Common School Fund,
b for Educational purposes. The
expenses and costs Of slch suits
shall be paid by the State Treasurer,
upon the warrant Of the Auditor Of
Public Accounts and certificate Of
tho Board Of Education.
Enc. 8. Be It further enacted,
That the Board Of Education shall
have the general management Of
the Common School Fund, includ.
Ing al donations, gifts, or appro-
rrIniions thereto, direct or In trust,
aud may pfosorihessuch rules and
Nations for the investment Of
the same, NOT Inconsistent with this
act or the Constitution Of this
State, as they may deem expedient
Md shall be authorized TO provide
& seal, with suitable device, for the
a1e Of this department.
SO. Q. 30 Il further enacted,