The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09
by the GovernOrlof the
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gST .v State Of Texas.
To all whom these presents shall come:
Whereas, The legislature of the state
of Texas passed an act which was ap-
proved by the governor on the twenty
seventh day of April, 1874, which act
is as follows:
Substitute senate bill for house bill
No. 6, An act to ascertain the amount
due the teachers of the public free
schools of this state, for services rem
dered as teachers prior to the first day
of July, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and to provide for the payment
of the same.
Sec. 1. Be 1t enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas, That 1t shall
be the duty of the governor, immedi-
ately after the passage of this act, to
direct the teachers of the public free
schools throughout the state by procla-
nation, to forward their claims in per-
son or by attorney, to the comptroller
for examination, which proclamation
shall contain an exact copy of section
three of this act, for the information OF
teachers. fg.e
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
comptroller, ten days after the procla-
nation of the governor shall have been
issued, TO proceed to audit all genuine
and just claims of teachers of the pub
lie free schools softhis state, which have
accrued before, the first day of July
eighteen hundred and seventy-three
and when audited, the comptroller
shall draw his warrant on the statt
treasurer for the amount due each
teacher, specifying therein time oi
sci vice, which shall be paid by the
treasurer, as hereinafter provided BY
law, and that the sum of four hundred
thousand dollars or so much thereof al
may be necessary, be and the same ],
hereby appropriated out of any moneys
| I'm the state treasury belonging to the
available school fund not otherwist
and heretofore appropriated, to pay
amounts due teachers of the publ,
| schools Of this state for service rem
dered prior to the first day of July
1873, claims to be verified and dis
bursements made as hereinafter pro
vided; provided that warrants issued b,
virtue of this appropriation shall b,
registered by the comptroller at th,
tine Of issuance, and shall draw inter
est at the rate of eight per cent pc
annum until paid, or may be converte,
into school bonds, at the option Of tn
holder. rsetts-Y Uffftgf 4
Sec. 8. That the teacher Of any publ
free school in this state to whom none,
may be due for services rendered prio
TO the lst day of July, 1873, shall pre-
sent his vouchers. duly authenticated
i'm accordance with the rules and regu
latioDs heretofore adopted by the super
intendent of public instruction for Oh
payment of teachers, to othecomptrolleI
who shall draw his warrant on fh
treasurer for the amount which shall b
due on the same; provided, that tn
assignee Of any such voucher shall b
entitled to his warrant on the treasure
in like manner as the original owne
of said voucher upon his appendfn
thereto his affidavit, duly authenticate
before an officer authorized to admin
lister oaths, that he is the bona fid
owner or holder Of the same, exceT
as stated ln case any paymen
has been msdee provided f1rthe
; that in case vouchers have not bee
givenfor services oftesehers as require
by law, ACCOUNTS may be audited an
warrants drawn by the comptroller "a
the amount that Il found TO be due o
said sccounfs, when accompanied B
the sf1Bdavit Of the teacher, Or his 9