Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-12

tor tbetrsnsactien 90 - s' .sin -, A. may come
hetooc tlen, Fhe pSort n essh b1srd OF
irectorS - AZ constitute ~ IN W f,NrranS
action 81 brsine>s; and an t's!1 ~ ban D. Ie
saperuten sIent of 'Ihise sehsoiS alav attas s,A
- iAe meetings f0r IuSanss> AL S.,eak upaI,
any Nm. sSsIs1s n5 n = sNS sis ~ -. as
bet ehsl MT be entitled - vs5-..
Al teachers rnsidoved m RE sspsrEl district
,lal he aIPciHtcd ~ thc sub board OF tle d.
fr'ct IN vhlehSncli teachers ave to ~ ern.loved
3rd the tCach-rs employed in the western
sud northern StTictS shall be appointed hy ths
hoard OF directors of the northern and we<fern
district In Which such teachers are 20 he EN-
Si qaallrcstions - the board az educ atioa NAV
tahiish aud rcsaaIe- r u
hat the board OF directors OF each schaol
uktr1ct snail make or canSe 10 he made a HI
annual enumeration In July ef all the unrnar-
ried white and colored youth noting them setsa.
rately, between the ages OF six aud eighteen
.ears, resident 20 such district. designating he
tween male and female, and return certified
copy forth with 20 the superfutes1dt nt Of ynhlie
schools, which shall he hled In his ceace: 81 shan
also be Their duty 10 provide schesl socomns,ia-
tons, as far practicable, with the mear.s
placed at their disposal for all the children be
tween the ages named, and ~ determine what
particular school each scholar shall attend. ~
that al unmarried youth resident in the District
OF Columbia, between the said ages of SIX aud
eighteen, shan he entitled m and receive equal
eenents OF the public schools of their respective
For the SUPPORT OF the public schools Of the
Dsulct ot columbia there shall be provided
annually BY the corporate authorities OF Wash
hxich Tor the central district, by the corporate
n'hofibts of Georgetown Tor the western DIS
ulct' 10y The levy court for the northern and
eastern district, the following amount: For
sA.n s.t =, sSld dis,i lets such an amount as the
several boards OF directors NAV determi ne pro-
Nlded az does not exceed one-half Of one per
centum nor less than oRe-fourth of one -,
centum Of the slnoUnt Of taxable property in
- ~ Pa saI1
made BY said board of directors ot each district
OF the sum required Ina each district 90 meet an
The school expenses Of the cns ling year, in-
Guiding the several amounts Required for
Teachers salaries for buildings and repasrs. ana
purchase Of ground. tt anv. for furniture AVID
apparatus, tor the care aud rent OF school-
IneI and stove iiNtures, general supplies,
ries and school district expenses and FOR the
requirements of the hoard of eslncafton.
me school fund shall be raised ina the follow
Ing manner I'm the central aud westsrn dIS-
tricts a direct schcol-tax shall be levied uron
all the taxable property therein nv the mtni-
pal authorities OF Washington and Georgetown;
in the northern and eastern district a direct
school-taN shall be levied upon all the TAXABLE
property by the levy court. The amount Levied
am all the school districts shall be Sufficient 20
.Slse lhree,iourths oi The amount req ured, and
the remaining onc-fourth shall be paid ia quar-
terly installments from the United States Treas
ury upon the order OF the resrective boards
providing Congress shah not make donation
vance the cause Of education in the District
The trustees OF public schools of the cities OF
washington and Georgetown, and the trustees
Of the public schools appointed bv the lew
court Tor the County Of Washington now IN
once, shall be the directors OF public schools a.
contemplated by the terms Of tins bill and
shall be and continue In the exercise OF such
once as such directors; oBe-third Of them Tot
ana during the term OF one year from the pass
age OF this act; one-third for the term OF two
years from the passage OF this act; and one
third OF them for the term OF three years from
the PASS &c OF this act. That Immediately after
the passage of this act said trustees shall meet
an the rooms OF the board Of trustees OF the city
Of Washington and choose president and vice
preside mt OF the board OF education OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. and elect the other officers
herein provided for; and the persons 80 Assem-
bled and organized shall constitute the board OF
education for the District OF Columbia; and
ster SAID organization a. herein provided said
directors shall Immediately determine by lot
The term OF ONCE or class which shall be held by
each member OF the board for each sub district
severally. Referred TO the Committee on the
District Of Columbia.