The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-03-14
The School Bill.

The following are some of the leading
features of the School Bill as it passed
the Legislature on its final reading:
The first section provides for the estab
lishment Of a uniform system of public
schools, and in the second section it is
provided that said school system shall be,
administered by State Superintendent,
County Superintendent and District Di-
rectOrs.
In sections three and four, it is proyid-
ed that the State Superintendent shall be
nominated by the Governor and confirmed
by the Senate; that he shall hold Office
for two years, unless removed, and be
allowed an annual salary of So 900 The
duties Of said State Superintendent are
then detailed at length.
Section eight provides fer the electi on
Of County SuperintendenGs By the County
Courts, to bold Office for two years, and
receive such pay as the County Court
shall allow.
After defining the duties of these Off
cias s, it is provided in section ten that
| there shall be three directors for each
/ school district elected by the people to
/ hold Office for three years. Among other
duties Of the directors, separate schools
for white and colored children are re-
quired, and that no director shall be n
! teacher in the public schools Of his dis
trict. 4 clerk, who also acts as treasurer,
is appointed in each district who is re-
quire6 to take q census in July Of each
year Of ali persons residing in his district
entitled to school privileges to keep a
record Of the proceedings Of the Board Of
Directors, and to discharge all such other
duties as may be required of him, for
which service he is t. be paid not to ex .
coed one dollar per day
The school districts are to remain as
they now are or may hereafter be estab~
ljshed under the provisions of this act
All officers and teachers in the schools
are prohibited from having any pecuniary
o interest in supply ing books, apparatus or
school furniture to the public schools OF
the State
Teachers are required to keep daily
D register of facts pertaining to theil
t schools.
e The public schools shall be free to al
-, persons between the ages Of six an.
eighteen years, the branches TAUGHT be
e ing, spelling, reading, writinr, arithmetic
I grammar, geography, elementary geoios,
e ofTennessee, history of the Unitcsi States
aud vocal music may be taught.
- The permanent school fund shall bu
70 81 100000 TO this shall be added th
interest which has accrued on this sum
(recoEnized by the State Constitution "a
p the permanent school fund.- and NOT rai
i by the State, amounting, Jan I, 1873, .
1912 500, mekiug the cutirc sshoaj iuuo
- 2,5l2, 800 For this amount a cert feat
ID of Indebtedness shall De issued, sl.hed B.
?. the Governor and deposited wish .h
20 Comptroller, and drawing interest at IT,
rate OF six per cent payable semi aaaull
ly, commencing on the I.t of Jelv. Isl.
c. TO THE fund IA 20 be gdjed, from time {
he time, the proceeds Of eschea,ei propert,
., Of all property accrUipg to the State b
forfeiture, OF all lands sold and bought !
Re for personal effects Of ia-e>tltes havin
d no kindred entitled thereto the princip,
of which school fund Is to always renal
uniupaired. the income only TO be use
in the maintenance Of schools.
Every male inhabitanC of the Stat
20 subject thereto, Is required to pay 20
n tax Of one dollar for the support Of Oh
e. schools. also a tax OF Que mill on the DO
,d lar IS 70 be levied annually on all taxabi
- | property, which sum IS to be used IN Z
- county IN which it is collected. In add
TT lion TO this, the votes Of any school DIS
o. tyict may vote upon themselves any taI
b. ther tax necessary TO support the publ
ba schools in that district
The above important law is to have IN
mediate Eject and has doubtless recc:v,
The GvSerlUrs signature ere this