The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13
Hind. County school Fuud.
MEssRs. EDITORS: The folio ing Circa-
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MESSRS. EDITORS: he IoIlo@ ing Clrca-
lar has been sent over the county
OFFICE BOARD OF SCHOOL DEREcToRs,l
FoR Kinds County. MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON. January 9Th. 1879.
/ At a regular meeting OF the Board Of
/ School Directors for Kinds county. Missis-
I sippi. held January %. 1873 che following
i preamble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board Of School Directors
of Kinds county lave been com PEELED TO
close the Public Schools for want of funds
collected and unjustly held from them ;
therefore.
Be Il Resolced That the Sheriff of this
county, having failed to pay over 10 this
Board. or TO the Treasurer the Delinquent
Poll Taxes collected in the year o42 tor the
past three years. call upon the people OF
this county to furnish, Dy letter or other
wise. 10 the President OF this Board. as Tar
rs possible, any evidence showing the
amounts collected on this Delinquent Poll
Tax, from white and cotored- by the Sheriff
or his Deputies; that we urge upon the peo-
pie. every y here In the county, 10 assist IL
ia arriving 1t a conclusion rs 70 the sums
collected and 50 unjustly withheld from tue
children OF the county; that the President
OF this Board issue and Distribute TO Post
IN listers and Teachers, hand-biiIs, calling
the attention Of the people to the necessity
OF assisting the School Board in this inVes-
tigation.
Resolced further. That the Attorneys OF
i
this Board. with copy OF these resolutions,
aud that they be instructed TO bring suit or
file bill, Immediately. against the Sheriff
aud his seCu gties. Tor the recovery OF the
amounts due iiie school Fund.
J&O. G.. TUCKER.
Presidert Board Of school Directors.
y. Homer, Secretary.
II VIII he seen that Oh circular purport~
20 base tae failure ii tie school Sy stem IN
itilS 81 urff. eu t.,e a>s4tiia tloa thai tie
-ifcflH .a iaf.ett to tufI Verto fae Treas
trsr OF th- ceuuty. tire delinquent poll
taxes co.l-t--'i fitr last year.
i j. a faet plinfuly evident t:lat the
Put!c -c'itgl 81 ~frtu Il. ndUstsa ,F pres
c.It ia ft'is county j. faIiure, a1t Sscrlh
COATS q iie- b1j Z IN ans Hat responsible
tor ~ait falluTr. AID InaEaS Tbs toito+ViHg
state turfIS - ~j4ty>tattt'e b + ti,-5ttitt. ia
tie iiTSJ lrl&eg. sac desires # ENowa r.saj te
j. a Itnt believer and friend 10 amy free
5chooi system itdiciouslg aouducted, aHd
40 ayt 81 hi >haiI ever REQ the youth oi the
country o the benefits 81 "a free esucaf .on.
lie states That there aTe tAeu1E- five httn-
lled de inquent poll taxes noe cal ',ttd e d
these we're lia8ut d down 10 him by f5s pre-
d-CcS>nr as uucuilectabic. and whether IL T.
the iaiiuTe To collect this tax which hH~
closed the Public schools at a most iaSorl-
bic iin@ Wht II children can attend, on an
iniuuicious and -Xtravagant system of
management may he iud ged by the public.
Since the establishments OF the Public
schools in this county i'll January. 1871, the
schools have been ia operation less than
sixteen months at cost Ia the PEE pie OF /
4I09,999 S319. or upwards OF $1,000 per
month, exclusive of the costs Of running
the city Schools at Jackson. to-Wit:
JAN .. 1873, Amountof school
Teachers Warrants issued
and allowed TO date. So l03 ~
School House and Contingent 2GS94 1913
Total. -....-.. Si0999S So
Amount turned over