Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


From The following, taken from the
Nashville Banner of the7th inst: 1T viii
be seen that the House adopted the SEN
ate bill offered by Senator w. z. Jones, 10
establish and maintain a uniform system
of public schools" IL only needs the
Governors signature to become a law, and
we give TO our readers all of its important
features.
1t provides for a State Superintendent,
County superintendent, and District
School Directors. The State Superin-
tendent is TO be nominated by the
Governor and confirmed by the
| Senate, and is TO hold for two wears,
! devoting al his time to the State schools,
with an office at the Capitol; make tours OF
inspection. collect and disseminate all in
formation relative TO public schools, and
to require of County Superintendent, de-
/ tailed reports, annually, and as much Of
! tener as he may deem proper; and he may
| require special reports at any time of any
I office connected with the school system
| He is further required to report annually
the scholastic population OF each county,
also an account of receipts and disburse-
ments and minute particulars tabulariy
set forth, showing average attendance,
age, etc. Persons between the ages ofeigb-
teen and twenty-one are 10 be allowed
| publicsc1oo loriVe 1ge for the term O three
years after the organization under this act
The County superintendent is TO be cleo
4 ted by the County Court at its April or July
! term, 1873, and after 1874 he shall be elected
biennally in January, and no member of
/ office. He must be literary, well instructed,
! must visit the schools, must keep posted in
the merits of text books, and observe such
directions and regulations as the State
I Superintendent OF schools may from time
1 TO time prescribe, to make special reports
\ to that officer whenever required. His
! duties are well and exhaustiyely defined.
There shall be three Directors for each
! school district; one TO be elected for one
year and one for two years, and one for three
/ years; and after the expiration of the first
Term OF once, their successors shall be eles-
! ted for three years. They are to visit
I schools of their district from time TO time
direct the management ofthes chooss. keen
! separate and apart schools for white and
/ coiored children, use the school funds APP
| portioned to their district and take care of
and control the school property of their
/ district. They are 10 have a clerk and
treasurer elected by themselves. The
school districts are to remain as they are
now. All penalties for failure to do duties
are TO go 10 the school fund; prosecutions
TO be conducted by the District Attorney
written contracts, Mt fixed rate per
month, are TO be made with all teachers
Teachers may suspend pupils for sufficient
causes, such causes to be finally settled by
the Directors. The schools are to De free 10
all between six and eighteen years, re-
siding within the district.
photography reading, wiring, arithme-
tic, grammar, geography, elementary geol-
ogyof tennessee and history OF the United
States, are to be taught. Additional stu
dies may be taught by special regulations
upon the payment of such rates of tuition
as may be prescribed, the funds deriV ed
from this source to go into the school fund
for the support of the respective schools in
the district in which II may be collected /"
The permanent school fund shall be the
Sl,5DOOOO declared by section $40 of The
Code, TO which is to be added the accrued
Interest. making the entire permanent
school fund 81, 5l2, 500 The principal of
said fund shall always remain unimpaired
and entire, and the annual income of in
terest, paid sem-annually at per cent, is
70 be devoted TO public schools exclusively
There is TO be q poll-tax of one dollarto be
so devoted, a tax of one mill on the dol
lar of all taxable property for the same pur-
pose
All moneys in the Treasury of the state
for the annual support of her schools, on
the first Monday in October and April of
every year. shall be appoytioned by the
Comptroller among the several counties
according TO their scholastic population.
lie shall give immediate notice of such APP
portionment To the County Trustee of each
county, and shall give notice, in some
newspaper at the seat of government, of
the amount apportioned TO each county
None OF the provisions of this act are TO
Interfere in anywise with schools or school
systems already established in cities and
incorporated towns. Ed
The act is totake effect from and after
its passage. -