Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-03-31

AN ACT :
mo ESTABLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL sYSfkA'
AND 10 PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE
AND SUPERVISION OF PUBuC SCHOOLS r
Be i enacted blythe Legislative Assem-
Nv of the Territory Of Idaho, as tet-
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TITLE ONE.
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TERRITORIAL GENERAL FUND.
Srcz,os /. That ell moneys sccru
ing from the sale of all lands, hereto
fore given, or which may hereafter be
given, by the Congress Of the United
States for school purposes, unless BY
special provision, shall be approprla'
ted for the establishment of Univer'
sity,. or other high school, together
with any moneys by legacy or other
wise donated for educationalpurposes,
and appropriated to the general school
fund, and all moneys accruing to the
Territory. from unbalanced moneys o.
the estates of deceased persons. shall
be set apart, and shall constitute an
irreducible and indivisible Territorial
General School Fund, the interest on
ly, accruing from which. shall be APP
propriated to the respective counties
of the Territory in the manner herein
after specified and directed.
TITLE THREE.
COUNTY SCHOOL FUND.
SEC. l. For the purpose of estab-
fishing and maintaining Public Schools
In the several counties of the Terrific
~, it shall be the duty Of the County
Commissioners Of each county at the
time Of levying the taxes for county
and territorial purposes to levy tax
of not less than two mills nor more
than FIVE mills on each and every dol
lar Of taxable property in their res
pective counties for school purposes.
SEC. 2. That said taxes shall be as
sessed and collected in each county,
as other taxes on county and territori-
Il purposes.
Sec. 8. That the tax collectors and
ereasurers of the respective counties,
shall not receive any fees or percen-
tage for such collecting, holding and
disbursing the moneys so received,
from said taxes, and set apart for pub
lie school purposes, but that they
shall perform such duties without fee
or reward.
SEC. l. That said moneys so COL
lected, are hereby set apart and ap-
propriated for the support Of the pub
lie schools of the respective counties,
and shall he paid over by said colIec- |
tors, or other officers rcceivipg such
moneys, to the county treasurers of
the respective counties, and by said
heasurers shall be placed in a sepa-
rate account, to be called the county
school fund, and shall only be draws
from each county treasury, as in the
manner hereinafter prescribed and
provided.
Sec. 5. That for the further sup
port Of public schools there shall be
set apart by the county treasurer of
each county, the same to be placed by
the respective county treasurcrs in
the county school fund as a part Of
the same, all moneys arising from
fines for breach Of any Of the penal
laws Of this territory.
TITLE THREE.
TERRITORIAL SUPERINTENDENT. I
SEc l. The Territorial Controller, is
hereby made and constituted, ex-offi.
clio Territorial superintendent Of pub
Tic instruction.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
superintendent Of public in
struction: First, to exercise gen.
sral supervision over the public schools
'f the Territory; Second. to prepare I
Md have blanks printed Tor the re-.
ports Of county superintendent, trus-
'ees. census inarshals and teachers
md also blanks for teachers registers. q
md blank orders from trustees to q
county superintendent for warrants il
'ud . sufficient number Of the COPIES +
+ this act for the supply Of the pub q