Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-03
The Bill for Paying school Teachers


The following bill, which has passed
both Houses of our Legislature, has been
sent MS for publication by our most worthy
Representative, John Henry BreFa:
An act to ascertain the smounis due the
teachers Of the public free schools Of this
State, prior to the first day Of March, A.
y. 1873, and to provide for the payment
of the same. 's9,..i: Va
SECTION l. Be it'snsctsd BY the leg is
lature Of the State ofTsxas, that the sum
of four hundred Thousand dollars, or 20
much thereof as may DO nsesssary II here
by appropriated out ofths svailahlp1shocl
funds to pay the amounts that may W due
the teachers Of the public ;fres schools
throughout the State before The 6sst OF
March, 1879, and approved ~ hsrcinsftsr
prescribed. :. VI. yessss4.i = q
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the Gov
ernor, Immediately after the passage of
this act, to direct the teachers of the public
free schools throughout the State, by proc
lam alton, to forward their claim in person
or by attorney to the Comptrollsr for ex-
animation, which proclamation shalt oon-
tain an exact copy efsestion four Of this
act, for the information Of teachers. e
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty o. the Comp
troller ten days after the reclamation OF
the Governor shall have been issued, to
proceed to audit oil genuine and just
claims of teachers of the public soaools of
this State, which have accrued before the
frat day OF March, 1878, and when audit
ed the Comptroller shall draw 10 warrant
on the State Treasurer for the al, ount due
each teacher, specifying the mouth Of SER
vice, which shall be paid by the treasurer
according to the seniority Of serves; pro-
vided, warrants may be paid y, any time,
IL suffic funds be reserved to pay war
rants fer prior service provided that the
Comptroller shall not draw his warrant in
favor Of the teachers Of any county for an
aggregate sum greater than the amount
apportionsd to said county under the SEQ
ond section Of this act
SEC. 4. That the teacher Of any public
free school in this State, to whom money
may be due, for such service rendered
prior to the LIST day Of March, A. d. 1873,
shall make out his account, showing the
number of days, and the average number
of children taught in each month, which
acco unit shall be verified by the affidavit
Of such teacher, and the affidavit Of at
least Two respectable patrons Of the school,
that the services were actually rendered,
and the teacher, IL such claim or account is
still owned or held by the teacher or his
assignee, shall further swear that he has
not been paid for the service lined, or any
part thereof, except ~ may be shown by
said account and the officer before whom
such sffidavits are made shall certify to the
credibility of such parties, and append his
official ssal thsrsts, provided that an ap.
proved voucher in accordance with the law
now in force shall be taken as the account
herein provided for; and any person swear
ing falsely concerning any matter or fact
required by this section, shall be deemed
guilty Of perjury, and upon conviction
shall be confined in the penitsntisry for a
period Of two years. Upon the pressRta-
ton Of the account verified as required in
the preceding part Of this section, to che
Comptroller. he shall audit the same, and
draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in
favor Of the teacher, for such amount rs
shall be dse for such service, under the
law and regulations governing the pay
nent of teachers.
SEC. s. That il shall be the duty Of the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, i'm
nediately after the passage Of this cot, to
furnish the Comptroller with tabular
statement, showing all payments 10 teach
srs made without warrants previously is
sued therefor BY the Comptroller, specify
ing the amounts, for what services, and
the persons 10 whom paid and II il also
hereby made the duty Of the treasurer Of
ell county school boards, who may have
had In their hands any school funds, to i'm
msdiately forward 10 The Superintendent
Of Public Instrsetion, and also 70 the
Comptroller Of Public Accounts, state
msnt Of the amount Of school funds rseeiv-
ed by them, showing al psyrsn's nadr
By them 10 teachers, with tbs amounts:
dste Of psynes,.fhe prrsons 10 chs n paid
and icr shsi retsicr, which statement sbs y
he verified nv the sfid.sis Of ,hr parry
q skinf 10, before the clerk Of the district
court Il is hereby further med The duty
ofshe euperinsssdeaf Of Pabiis insirnction
10 NC disiely on the ps~rsse Of this s,s. 90
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