The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-14

AN ACT to amend the Laws Ia relation TO Public Education
SECTION /. BE II enactc7 Bythc Le1isl1t,ye
of the State ~ Mississippi, That the election
of school trustees provided for i'm section of
an Act entitled an Act to amend the laws of
the State in relation to public education. ap.
proved April II, lS73, shall hereafter be held
on the first Saturday in December of each
year; pTOrided. if the patrons Of any public
school fail to elect on the day appointed, thc
county superintendent shall appoint such trus-
tees.
SEC. ?. BE ii tttlther caacteL That comfy,
superintendent of education are hereby Ana
thOrized and empowered to administer TO
teachers the oaths provided for i'm section S of
Act entitled an Act to amend the laws I'm
relation to public education, approved April
18th, 1876, in verlhcauon Of the reports ina
said section provided for, and false swearing
thereto shall be perjury and punished las
perjury in other cases and for the aforesaid
services the said county superintendents are
empowered to charge and collect such fees
as are allowed to Justices of the peace for SINH
lar services
SEC. 3. BE N FURTHER caactsH That The Re-
port required Of the county superntendents of
education by section 2O0S Of the Revised Code
of 1871, shall hereafter be made ON or before
the first day of December Of each year, and the
board of supervisors Of the several counties
of the State are hereby forbidden to allow the
claims Of the county superintendent Of their
respective counties for salaries for the last
quarter of each year until they shall have pre-
scented a certificate from the State Superinten
dent of Education to tho effect that the above
named report has been received in proper form
at his office.
SEC. T. Be II further eaactea, that the u.s.
SCISSORS Of the several counties i'm this State.
SHALL in the yearilST and bicnniallv thereafter
enumeTate the elucable children i'm their res
pective counties and make out two alphabet.
cal lists thereof giving name, age, sex and color
Of o1tt /, Ia ,.hf nh. all r. a..
fed by the attached oath of the assessors max
ing the same, and file one with the State and
the other with the county superintendent by
the first day Of November Of the year in which
they are made, and for the services required of
him in this section, the said assessor shall re-
ceive 1 3 cents per capita for the children ~
enumerated and tested TO be allowed bv tho
board Of supervisors and paid out of the school
funds of their respective counties.
SEC. D. BE ~ ft5rther eHacteH, That tho
Auditor Of Public Accounts and the clerks Of
the boards Of supervisors Of the several coun-
ties Of the State hereby prohibited from
drawing their warrants for more than 80 per
cent Of the amount of commissions due any
assessor for assessing the persons and property
in his county for the year in which such emu.
meration Of the edueable children is required
to be made until after such assessor has pro-
duced the certificates ii said State and county
superintendent, or furnished other satisfactory
evidence OF the filing with them Of the list
provided for in the preceding section Of this
Act
SEC g. Be II .fuythey 1nocteA, That the
county superintendent shall, upon the appli-
cation of local board Of trustees, allow n recess
during the school term as may be required by
said board.
SEC. 7. Be ii .further euacteA That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February lst, ST..