The Lincoln County herald., 1873-05-21
Amendments 10 TIE school Law.

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titled "Au set 10 authorize cities, iownc
and villages to organize for school
purposes, with special privileges" to
repeal certain acts therein mentioned,
and all acts and parts of acts incon.
sis,en, si,h this act, approved March
q. 1870, the same being section II
srsisle 2, chap 1873, Wssuer's statc,es
Be i, eracted, &c:
Sec. |. That section Il Of said act is
hereby amended as follows:
Sac L.. Adjoining territory may be
annexed TO any city, town or village. and
territory beougiug to any city, town or
village may be transferred to adjoining
district for shool purposes, by the mu
tual agreement of the respective boards
of education Of such city, town or vii
lage. and Of townships interested. III.
their board may propose such annexation
Of territory by resolution, and notify the
other hoard interested, who shall act
upon the same without delay; aud when
they shall return to the board making
such proposal their approval, the terri.
tory shall be deemed annexed. In any
fractional township where there is no
township board Of education. such ad.
joining territory may be annexed or
transferred BY the board Of education Of
any city. town or village, with the appro.
val of the county superintendent, of pub.
lie schools /: provided, that no territory
shall be deemed annexed or transferred
until the assent of majority Of voters
Of the territory to be annexed or trans.
ferred shall be given, at an election to be
held for that purpose, BY giving ten days
notice. by posting at least three written
or printed hand bills 10 three public
places in said territory to be annexed or
transferred, stating the time, place and
object of the meeting; and when ma.
jority Of the voters at such election .hall
vote in favor Of it, the same shall be Ger.
tilted to the townshp.clerk, and not other.
wise and thereupon the township clerk,
or in case there Is no such officer, then
the secretary Of the board of education
for such city, town or village, shall cause
maps to be made Of the townships af-
fec'ei by the change, as provided by law.
Section 1. The act of the general
,ssembly Of the state Of Ms . ri, prov
ID March 10, 1870, entitled An act to
provide for the reorganization and sup
port Of public schools, and to revise and
lmeni laws relating thereto, and repeal
'ertain acts and parts Of acts" is hereby
'mended BY adding the following section:
Sec. 10l. Whenever any property
heretofore or hereafter conveyed in trust,
'r mortgaged to secure the payment of a
oan Of school POUNDS, shall be ordered
o be sold under the provisions of this
ct, or by virtue Of any power 10 such
in trust or mortgage con.
aimed, the county having the care and
management of the school fund or
uuds out of which such loan was made,
nay, in it's discretion for the protection
f the interests Of the schools, become,
through its agent, thereto duly author
zed, bidder on behalf of it's county,
t the sale of such property. as aforesaid,
nd may purchase, take, hold and manage
or said county, to the use of the town
hip, out of the school funds Of which
uch loan was made, or in its own name
'here such loan has been made out of
General school funds, the property it may
cqulre at such sale as aforesaid. The
ounty court of any county holding
'ropety acquired as aforesaid, may ap.
oint an agent to take charge of, rent out
r lease, or otherwise manage the same,
lndcr tho direction of said court; but
s soon as practicable, and, in tho judg.
neht of said court, advantageous to the
ch ool or schools interested therein, such
roperty shall be resold in such manner,
nd on such terms, at public sale, as said
ourt may deem best for the interest of
aid school or schools; and the money
ealized on such sale, after payment Of
he necessary expenses thereof, shall
'ecome part Of tho school fund out Of
Vhich the original loan was made.
How A CoLoRED CONGRESSMAN WAS
'REATED IN ST. LOUIS The Republican
ays: Hon. Jno. r. Lynch. the colored
preventative from Mississippi, is among
be delegated to the Congressional con :
eution. and leaves this morning for
ome-thereby foregoing the anticipated
leasure ofthe Texas excursion. Mr.. l..
, quiet, young looking man, apparently