Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13
meneed on. behalf Of the Di.triet,

ney, the cost shall be paid out OF
the money belonging to the district
Sec. 81 No District Commits.
sioner. or district Treasurer shall
apply the school fund received by
him or them, to any other pur.
pose or use, but to the support of
schools in their districts. The
punishment of this offence shall
be fine and imprisonment, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. SO. No commissioner shall
be teacher in the common school
of his district, nor take any con.
tract for building school house in
his district, nor any contract which
his board is competent to make.
Sec. 80. The commissioners of
each school district may, at their
discretion, use the school fund
apportioned to their district, in
such manner as will best promote
the interests of common schools
in their respective districts, and,
when the fund may be insufficient
to support schools for the entire
scholastic population of the dis
trict, the commissioners may ap-
propriate the same to such por-
ton thereof, between certain
ages, as they may determine.
Sec. 40. The school for white
children, and for colored children,
shall he kert separate and apart
from each other and the schoolcom-
missioners for each district shall
strictly observe this requirement.
Sec. Al. Any commissioner
neglecting or refusing to perform
the duties required by this Act,
shall forfeit to the district not less
than twenty-five dollars, to be re-
covered by suit before a Justice
of the Peace, to be added to the
school fund for the district and
accounted for by thecommissioners.
DISTRICT CLERK.
Sec. AZ. The Clerk of the dis
trict shall be chosen by the Dis
trict Commissioners out of their
own body, and they shall make
him a reasonable compensation
for books and paper furnished by
him. His duties shall be the fol-
lowing:
l. To record the proceedings
of his District in a book to be pro.
vided for that purpose, and to en-
ter therein copies of all reports
made by the Commissioners of his
district to the Clerk of the Coun-
ty Court;
2. To keep and preserve all
records, books and papers belong
ing to his Office, and deliver Il e
same to his successor in office;
3. To transmit to the Clerk Of
the County Court, all such reports
as may be made by the Commits
sioners to said Clerk
4. To call the Commissioners to-
getber upon receiving notice from
the Clerk Of the County Court,
that they have not made their an
nual report, for the purpose of
makil 6 the same;
5. To do and execute all such
duties as belong 10 his Office, and
may be required of him by the
Commissioners.
SEC. 43. Any Constable of the
County shall serve any notice Civ
en- him by the Clerk of the CouP
ty Court upon the District. Clerk.
requiring him to assemble the Dis
trict Commissioners, to make their
annual report to the Clerk. His
fee for said service shall be the
same as for serving a warrant, to
be paid by the delinquent Com
missioners.
DISTRICT TREASURER.
SEC. A. The Commissioners
may elect one of their own body
as Treasurer Of the district. Be-
fore entering upon the discharge
of his duties, the District Treasur-
er shall give bis bond with surety
approved by the Chairman of the
Board of District Commissioners,
in the sum of not less than FIVE
hundred dollars, payable to the
State of Tennessee, conditioned for
the safe keeping and disburse-
ment of all moneys, which may
come into his hands as Treasurer
of said Board.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
SEC. 40. .A4'he school houses shall
be located at such points as will
most conveniently accommodate
the scholastic population of the
district.
Sec. 46. When the population
of any school district is scattered,
a portion lying remote from the
place, where the district school
is situated, such portion ofthe pop
ulation by themselves, or in con-
nection with the citizens of any