Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13
TEE GCHo0E Law
OF THE
State Of. Tennessee
TO REoRGANlzE AND REGULATE
Common Schools.
Passed July z, 1870.
An act
An act
0s Re-oryanize and Regulate Com
mon Schools.
STATE SCHOOL FUND.

BE 1t enacted by the General As-
sem6ly Of the State Of Tennessee,
SEC i. That the Common School
Fund of the State of Tenn -ssee,
which shall Re inviolAbly appro-
priated to the support and encour-
agemeKS ct Common Schools
throughout the State, and for the
equal benefit of all the people
thereof, shall consist Of the fund
set apart for that purpose, by the
constitution of the State, includ-
ing the taxes derived from polls /;
and, in addition thereto,
]. Of property given by will,
deed or otherwise, for the use of
common schools, ito be paid by the
person having charge of 1t, if,
given for,the use Of a county, to
the County Trustee; If, for the
ase OF the State, to the State
Treasurer, upon the warrant Of
the Comptroller; and if; for the u e
Of q soheul district, 10 the Treasu-
rer Of the District Board of Com,
missioners, or Board of Education /;
2. OF the proceeds of the sales
or rents of escheated lands, OF lands
Bought in for taxes;
g. Of the personal effects of in
testates, having no kindred entitled,
by the laws of distribution, thereto
SEC. 2. This Common School
Fund shall constitute an indebted
ness and liability on the part of
the State of Tennessee, for the pur.
pose aforesaid, and a correct &C,
count and statement thereof, shall
be kept by the Comptroller, and,
as the same may be realized, shall
be apportioned by him as herein
sitter directed, aud shall Ee paid
out by the Treasurer rs the mon
eys in his hands, not otherwise ap-
propriated may justify, upon the
warrant of the Comptroller.
Sec. 8. All such amounts as may
be in the treasury of the State
belonging to the School Fund
thereof, on the first day of Decem-
Der of every year, shall be ap0or-
toned by the Comptroller among
the several counties.
SEC. 4. The apportionment shall
be made among the several coun-
ties according to the ratio of their
children, between the ages Of six
and eighteen years, as compared
with the children, within those
ages, of the whole State, according
to the last preceding annual re-
ports OF the School Commissioners.
Sec 5. If the returns, upon
which theapportionmentSh should be
made, are so defective as to render
it impracticable for the Comp'roll-
er to ascertain the exact amount
due the county, he shall make an
approximate apportionment from
the best evidence in his power.
SEC. 6. The Comptroller shall
give immediate notice of such ap,
portionment of moneys to the
County Trustee and County Court
Clerk of each county in the State,
stating the amount of money ap-
portioned to his county, and shalt,
moreover, give public notice, in
some newspaper, printed at the
seat of government, of the exact
amount apportioned to each county.
SEC. Z. The Comptroller will is
sue his warrant on the treasury,
in favor of the Trustee Of each
county, for the amount apportion.
ed to such county, and transmit
the warrant to the Trustees of
the counties respectively.
SEC. s. The Comptroller shall
prepare and submit to the General
Assembly, at each regular session,
Asreport, containing
1. A. statement of the amount
due to the Common School Fund
of the State;
2. The expenditures Of the
send for the preceding two years