Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-02-11
THE TAX.


For the information of the people,
and to promote the interests of the
public schools throughout tile State,
have compiled from the laws, rs
passed by the present Legislature,
the following amendments to the
school laws:
1. That the Office of Superintend-
ent of Public Instruc ion lie created,
and, for the purpose of economy, the
Treasurer of the State IL made ex-
officio said officer.
2. That the Trustee Of each county
shall forward to the Comptroller of
the State Treasury the school war
rants In his possession which were
heretofore issued by the State Of Ten.
nessee, for the purpose of paying the
different school teachers In each
county, with the names and the
amount due each teacher, and the
Comptroller shall issue to each teach
er u warrant for the amount due to
each, and cancel those received from
the Trustees OF each county.
8. That the Comptroller shall for
ward the said warrants, issued to
each teacher, to the County Trustee
for distribution to the persons cnti-
tied to them, and said warrants, so
issued, shall be receivable for taxes,
when endorsed by the parties to
whom they were issued.
4. That hereafter 1t shall he lawful
for the County Courts in this State,
at any quarterly term thereof, to or
der the assessment and levy of q tax,
not less than fifty cents, nor more
than two dollars, upon the privilege
Of keeping each and every dog, ex
ceeding one for each family, of any
sex or kind, within the limits OF said
county; said tax to be assessed against
the owner thereof, and to be collec-
ted as other taxes, and when collec-
ted, to constitute u part of the Com
mon School Fund of said county, and
to be distributed as other moneys are,
now provided for by law.
5. That the act passed July Z, 1870,
entitled IAN act to reorganiZe and
regulate common Schools" he amen
ded thus l. That section 2 of said
act read; '"The interest arising from
this common school fund shall con-
stitute an Indebtedness and liability
on the part of the State for the pur-
pose aforesaid; and u correct account
and statement thereof shall be KEEP
by the Treasurer, and, as the samt
may be realized, shall be apportioned
by him as hereinafter directed, and
shall be paid by the Treasurer as the
moneys in his hands, not otherwise
appropriated, may justify upon the
warrant of the Comptroller" 9
That section 9of said act have added
after the word "~treasury" In the las
line thereof, the words "but in case I
majority of the Justices are not il
favor Of levying such school tax
and shall refuse to do so, the County
Court shall order an election to b.
held to ascertain the wishes of a ma
jority Of the voters in the county n
to levying said tax in the name
prescribed by sections $50, 957, 953
$50, $50, 96l and 962 of the Code o
Tennessee, which sections are hereby
re-enacted."
6. That it shall be the duty of TIT
State Treasurer, as Superintendent o
Public Instruction, in addition to til,
matters required by section 8 of sale
act to include in his report to til,
General Assembly, the statistical in
formation required by section II o
said act
7. That 1t shall be the duty of tn
Clerk of the County Court to incor
porate in his annual report to tn
Treasurer, the statistical Information
required by section 81 of said act.
s. That the Commissioners of tn
school districts, in the capacity of
County Board of Education, ma,
elect or appoint q County Superin
tendent of common scho lis, and suci
other agents or officers us said B art
may determine, and prescribe thei
duties and fix their compensation
which, together with the incidenta
expenses of said Board shall be pal,
out of any levy made by the count,
for school purposes, in such name
and at such times as said Board ma,
determine.
8. That whenever 1t shall appea
to the Sheriff, or to the Judge o
Chairman of the County Court tina
there are no commissioners in an,
school district, becauseO of resignation
failure to act, or for any other reason
1t shall be the duty of the Sheriff t
, ilDlu u SpcCltl eltCllOll Ill Sulu ulStIlC
to fill such vacancy, said election t,
be held MS prescribed in relation t
elections in said act; and the sam
may be held by any constable of tn
county, upon the order of the Judg
or Chairman, should the Sheriff fal
or neglect to do so.
, 10. That the commissioners of tn
various school districts may purchas
and hold such real estate as may h
necessary for the erection of schOC
houses, and may erect thereon sue
I houses rs may be necessary for tn
. accommodation of the scholastic por
| ulation Of the district, and may pa,
for such real estate and improve
ments out of any moneys in thei
hands or subject to their control q
such commissioners. All to tax
effc { from and after their passag,
Signed by both Speakers, and al
- proved by the Governor.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, Feb. 0, 1877