The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-12

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SIC. g. EVER teacher q public free
school shau keep record - the rsmc AZ
students attending schdoi. their aot dis
trict n which they Eve, siaiir ailec7iancc
tbl aemes e Irtcnis b. -suardians inG shall
make monthly report on tile last Friday
IN each month % The nuntcE Of students
and daiiy attendance during that MONTH
and forward j q Inc county superiniensi-
emf d the end Of the forr months reqicf4d
81 Law e. 10 taught. 70 on Sic silai make
3 rppon q the county superintendent en-
bricing ~ the Information requirrtl - be
kept On iiis reeora. including the numbered
days each sfudent has been present in school
aud when the school taught embraces scho-
laslic population fr0nl TWO o. laoFe school
districts. the teacher shall make 8 separate
report Tor each school district. lie shall
teach every day saturday and Sunday cx
ccptesil rs many IS SIX hours excluding
hours Of recreation.
SEC. %. All the scholastic population
Of the State Shall he required 10 attend the
public free schools at least four months in
each year, unless prevented BY i'll
health, feeble physical condition, OF by rca-
s0n.of danger from hostile Indians, or hy
the prevalence OF any contagious or infcc-
tious disease. And no child under ten wears
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public free schools, when there is no school
established within onemile of the residence
Of said child, and no child shall be so re-
quircd unless there is a school within two
miles; provided that when any Of the
scholastic Inhabitants may be shown to have
received regular instruction fer four months
in each and every year, from any private
teacher having a proper certificate of com
potency from the county superintendent, or
from the president principal or faculty of
any Incorporated seminary, college or UNI
versity IN this State, authorized to confer
degrees, this shall exempt them from the
requirements of this section. But all ofthe
scholastic inhabitants falling to attend the
public free schools except for causes hereto
fore specified shalt forfeit their interest in
the pUbhcschool fund for the time they SO
fail to attend the public schools; provided
that the board of trustees of any school dis
trict may adopt any private school estab-
lished in their district when the teachers Of
such school shall have obtained. a certificate
of competency, and shall conform To the
general regulations Of this act
SEC 90. The scholastic year shall COM
mence on the first day Of September OF each
year, and end on the thirty-iiFst day of the
following August
SEC 30. Thepubiic free schools shall be
taught for four consecutive months in each
scholastic year, at such time as the trustees
of each school district may determine; pro-
yided that in school districts where the pub
lie free schools have already been taught
for four months during the present current
scholastic year, that shall be considered
compliance with the requirements Of this
act and when such schools have already
been so taught for a less time than four
months, it shall be considered 4 eompli-
ance pro tdnto with the requirements
Of this act
SEC. 30. The available school fund liable
to appropriation for the support OF pnblic
free schools IS hereby declared to be, all In
terest which has accrued y ,nay hereafter
accrue to the school fund from railroads or
otherwise, since the thirtieth day of Mach,
1870, one fourth of all the al caloreh and
occupation taxes assessed since that date,
and such other taxes as have been or may be
provided by law for the support of the pub
lie free schools, and all sums Of money that
may come to this State from the sale of any
pTotion Of the public domain of the State Of
Texas. Accounts against this available
school fund shall be paid, as hereinafter
specified, out of any part of it that may be
in the State or county treasury, on appro-
priation therefor by the Legislature
SEC. 81 The superintendent of Public
instruction shall apportion the public school
found among the several counties according
to their respective scholastic population; and
county superintendent shall apportion the
public school funds his county among
the several school districts thereof accord
ing to their respective scholastic popula=
ton
SEC. %. If The public school fund app
portionment to any particular district shall
not be sufficient to employ competent teach
ers for the public schools organized in said
district for four months in each year. the
County board Of directors shall levy and
collect an al s0i0rem tax upon allfhc taxable
property in said district, as shown by the
assessment rolls made out by the justices of
the peace or other assessing officer, sufficient
to supply the deficiency; and in order that
this may be done, the justices of the peace, in
making their regular assessment Of taxes;
shall assess the property Of the inhabitants
of each school.district separately
SEC SO The taxes collected in the sew
eral school districts under the provisions Of
this.acf, by the county board of directors,
andalso the money heretofore collected and
paid over to the county school boards, OF
the treasurer of such boards, and not paid
out before tic passage of this act shall be
paid into the county treasury and the treas
urer shall keep separate account thereof
for each school dristrict
SEC. 81. The county tres. drer sEall be
allowed one per CRIT. omission on ali
moneys paid II 20 county treasury belong
/ ing either to the public school fund or the
district school fund and he7shall, before
receiving any part Of the school fund, exc
cute to the county court an additional bond
TO be approved by and payable to the county
court OF the proper county, in double the
! amount Of the public school fund appor-
toned TO the county, conditioned that he
will faithfully receive and disbnrse all such
] funds as may come into his hands rs the
treasurer of the school fund
SEC. 30. The accounts OF teachers OF the
public schools shall be approved hy the
president OF the board of trustees Of the
district in which the school is taught, and
shall be paid by the county treasurer upon
the order or draft Of the county superin-
tendent. and such accounts. so approved
and ordered to be paid. shall, when paid
be proper vouchers for the county treasurer
upon settlement Of his accounts with the
school fund.
SEC. 30, THAT an act entitled .'An set
10 establish a system 81 public free schools
I for.the State Of Texas" approved August
II, 1870, and An act 70 organize and main
tain a system Of public free schools In the
State OF Texas, approved April -. 1871.
and all laws and parts Of laws IN conflict.
herewith, are hereby repealed provided.
/ that the repeal Of the said acts shall not AZ
] feet in any way the legal liability Of any
person to pay any taxes claimed q l,s due
for the year 1871. under either OF them.
SIC. 81. That wien in any school dis
trict the provisions Of this law are imprac-
ticable, BY reason Of sparsity Of population
OF danger from Indians, sickness. or other
good cause, the amount 10 which any such
district is entitled, out Of tie general school
fund. shall remain in the State treasury 70
the credit % such district until the increase
OF population, or snbsidence Of scch danger
shall render 4 practicable 70 maintain pub