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


cate, and such as shall be required
by either branch of the General As.
sembly. 1t shall also be his duty;
/. To collect from the Clerk of
the County. Court the amount for.
feited by him4or his neglect and re-
tusal to report the number of the
scholastic population in his county;
l. 10 cause to be printed and
distributed to the several counties.
from time to time, as many copies
OF the laws, relating to common
schools, as he deems necessary.
COUNTY SCHOOL FUND.
SEC. 9. The County Court of
each county may annually levy,
and cause to be collected in the
same way as county taxes are lev
led ard collected, upon all proper
ty, polls and privileges liable to
taxation sum OF money not to
exceed the en'ire State tax, for
the support and maintenance of a
system of common schools in their
respective counties, to be apportion-
ed among the school districts of the
county, and to be paid, for that pur.
pose, into the county treasury.
SEC. 10. The Collector in each
county shall collect said tax in
the same manner as he collects
State and county taxes, and pay
the County Trustee, on the first
day Of each month, as collected.
and shall account for, and pay over
all thereof, at the same time. and
in the same manner, that State and
county taxes are accounted for.
Sec. IL, Before the Collector
enters upon said collection, he shall
give bona, with approved sureties,
in such penalty as may be fixed
by the County Court, payable to
the State of Tennessee, conditioned
to use due diligence in collecting,
and faithfully to pay TO the Trustee
of the county all school moneys
by him collected, according to law.
Sec. II This bond shall be de
posted and recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of the County Court,
who shall Immediately forward to
the Trustee copy thereof, duly Ger
tilted, and for a breach of its condi
tons, the same remedy shall be had,
rs for like default in collecting
and paying over county taxes.
SEC. Is. The Collector shall be
allowed one per cent. for collect
ing and paying over said money,
Oh settlement.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Sec. IA. The Justices or Civil
Districts shalt continue to be-
School Districts but the County
Courts, two-thirds of the Justices
being present, and majority of
said two-thirds concurring, may
appoint three Commissioners TO
lay off the County into school
districts. Before. acting, the
Commissioner shall take an oath
before Justice OF the Peace, hon
estly, faithfully and without favor
or Partially, to the best Of their
ability or judgment, to lay off the
county into school districts.
SEC. Is. The districts shall be
so laid of as to be of convenient
size for the kesping of at least one
school in each, and so ss to admit
of a school house as near as pos
sible to the center of the popula-
ton. The Commissioners shall
number and describe the districts,
and make out a plan OF them,
showing their boundaries, and file
it with the Clerk Of the County
Court, to be kept and preserved in
his office, and registered in book 10
be kept by him for the purpose.
Sec. l6. The lines of any dis
trict may be altered and changed,
and new districts may be laid off
by the District Commissioners,
when, on application to them. the
same may appear right and proper;
and, in such case, said Commits
sioners shall make out a plan of
the district or districts, altered
or created, and deliver it to the
Clerk of the County Court, to be
kept and registered in his book.
SEC. II. Two or more districts
may unite their funds and employ
a superior teacher, to whom each
district may pay SO much of its
fund as each sent to the school
would be entitled to, if sent to its
own district school.
SEC. Is. Moneys apportioned to
district for any year, not drawn
and applied 10 the support of
schools III the district for said
year, shall be added to the mon.
eys next apportioned to said dis
trict, and be paid over Herewith
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Sec. 10. The places already
fixed for holding elections of Dis