Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

refractory OF dlsoruerly conduct
! 10. To choose District Clerk
IL. To make and transmit, be
tween the lst of, July, and the
LIST of October, in each year, Il
the Clerk OF the County Court
and County Board of Education
reports III writing, bearing date
the lst of July in the year of it.
transmission, and stating
/. The length of time a school
or schools have been kept in their
district during the year ending
on the day previous to the date
of the report;
i II. The number of children
taught in the district during the
said year;
III. The number of children
residing in the district on the
last day of June previous to the
date Of the report, over the age of
six and under eighteen the
names Of the parents or persons
with whom each child resides, and
the number residing Eith each
person
". The amount Of public mon
ey received in said district /;
| V. The manner in which mon.
ey has been expended, and wheth
er any and what part remains un
expended, and for what cause;
VI. What money is received
for supporting the school in the
district from the County Treasurer
and what by voluntary contrlbu
ton.
VII. What part Of said money
is paid for instruction, what, tol
furniture, and what, for fuel Oh
other incidental expenses
VIII. The whole amount Of
moneys received by them during
the year ending at the date OF
their report, since the date Of their
last report, Distinguishing t. {
amounts received from the public
fund, and from other and what
sources;
TX. And such other informa
ton as may, from time to time
be required by the county Board
of Education {;
II. To keep a just and true
account of all school moneys re
ceived and expended by them
and annually report the same tc
the Clerk oil The County Court;
Is. To pay over to their sue
cessors in office, or some of them
any balance of School Funds
which may remain on hand, OF
their going out of office;
IA. To alter and change the
lines of any school districts Oh
lay off new school districts, when
on application, the same may ap
pear to them right and proper;
Is. To make out a plan of the
school districts 80 altered or crea
ted, to be registered by the Clerk
of the County Court, in his book.
kept for that purpose.
Sec. 80. The commissioners
neglecting to make the reports re-
quired by this Act, within the
time limited, shall severaIly for
felt, to their district, for the use
of the common schools therein.
the sum of len dollars each; OF
should said commissioners fail tc
make said reports by the goth of
October, after being called togeth'
er by their clerk on notice for the
purpose, they shall forfeit several
ly for the use of schools in their
district, ten dollars each.
Sec. 33. Every commissioner
of a school district, who shall
sign false report, with intent 10
cause to be apportioned to his dis
trict. a larger sum than it's pro-
portion of the school money, shall
forfeit the sum of twenty-five dol.
lars, to be recovered by the unity
Trustee, and paid into the county
treasury to the credit Of the
common school fund.
And upon conviction of said
offense upon Indictment, may be
fined and imprisoned at the discre-
ton of the court.
Sec. "a. Should the share of
school money apportioned to a
district be lost to the same, by the
neglect of the commissioners,
they shall forfeit to the district
the full amount Of money SO lost,
with interest thereon, for the pay
ment of which, they shall be
jointly and severally Liable.
Sec. 35. The commissioners of
common schools in each district,
may have the powers and privil
eyes Of corporation-if conferred
upon them by the proper court
50 far as to enable them to take
and hold any property transferred
to,them, for the use of the COM