Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-23
Common School Funds,

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ken from the "Act 20 establish and
MAINTAIN a uniform system Of Pub
lie Free Schools in the State"
SEC, 81. BE it further enacted,
That all lands now or hereafter
held by the State by purchase for
taxes due thereon; shall be sold
and conveyed pursuant. to the Rev
enue laws, and the proceeds there.
of paid un.O the State treasury and
placed to the credit OF the cons
mon school fund.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted.
That all moneys accarejng IRON
the retention OF lands !or,cltcd IA
the State tor taxes, OF for swamp
lands other than those sP"cthed H.
the Constitution OF this State, and
all moneys accruing from fines
lurfciturcs, breaches OF the p"ua.
laws, aud all moneys received Ton
lenses granted under the genera.
laws Of this State for the sale OF IN
t~oxicating liquors or keeping o.
dam shops, shall hc-coIlcclcd AND
nalJ into the State treasury IN &c
gal currency Of the United States
and all otter moneys which no"
10y Iaw 90 into the common school
fund of the State shall in like man.
ner be collected and paid INTO the
treasury.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted
That all poll taxes shalt be rerelv
able only in lawful currency of tho
United States and paid into The
county treasury in the same currei'
cy to tho credit of the common
school fund Of the county.
See. 81. BE it further enacted.
That whenever the amount oI
school funds in the State treasury
in any fiscal year, does not, IN the
aggregate, amount to two hundred
thousand dollars exclusive Of ChIck
asaw and sixteen section funds, OF
other special funds, then the State
Treasurer shall transfer from the
general fund to the common school
fund a sufficient amount TO make
the sun of said school fund, two
hundred thousand dollars and SAID
sum shall be distributed apon war.
rants oitho Auditor among the. sew
eraI counties pro rata according to
the lumber OF cducabIe children in
said counties.
Observation-Disclosures DUTIES.
Sec. So. Be it further enacted,
That the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts shall annually on the see
Ond Monday in July and January,
or failing therein, as soon .thcreaf,
ter as practicable, distribute among
the several counties OF the State all
the common scnUOi fund available
for the purpose, SAID distri button
to be pro rata according to the
number Of children n each county
respectfully, as asscrtajncd by cstI-
mating two educabIo children for
each assessed poll in the respective
counties. Said distribution shall
be made by the issuance Of Audi
tors warn cntS on the treasury pay
able to the treasurers of said coun-
ties, and shall be paid on ~presenta-
ton at the State treasury, and il
paid by the shcrsti, said warrant
shall be received by the State
Treasurerin his settlements with
the sheriff.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Sec. 27. Be it further enacted,
That tho duties Of tho county su.
pcrintehdent shall be AS follows,
to-wit; In conjunction with the
Of supervisors, to locate and
determine:
First the number of schools to be
established in his county.
2nd. 70 arrange the public free
schools in his county, that sutibIe
school facilities, as prescribed by
shall be afforded to every
youth OF lawful school age residing
said county.
Bird. 10 examine canidadcs for
the position Of teacher, and give
them certificates OF first, second, or
third degree according to their
quail fcatIona; such certificates shall
be valid in any part OF the county
which the Superintendent there
Of shall issue the Same, during one
year from the first Of January. and
specify on their faces the scholastic
year for which they are given, and
no person shall be employed as
teacher many public free school,
unless he or she shall hold u cert.
ficate Of proper date from the coun
ty superendent Of education OF
good moral character, bearing the
date of the scholastic year then in
being; the Certificate OF Il tirSt-grade
teacher shall show thar the holder
is thoroughly qualified to teach the
bigger branches of English liter
natural philosophy, elements
OF bookkeeping, aud all studies
usually taught in common schools,
the certificates Of II sacond grade
TEACHER shall show that the hold
er is qualified to teach the inferno.
date branches Of arithmetic, ggog-
GRAMMAR, .spclIns reading
and wiring; the Certificate Of Il
teacher shall show that
the holder is qualified to teach the
eIementry branches Of arithmetic,
spelling, reading and writing.
To annul the certificate and
contract Of any .caracr who may
prove unworthy or Inefficient,
wherever the facts become known
10 him by actual observation, or
ire reported TO him by a majority
If the board OF school tru tees IA
whose school he t Il hes. Fifth, To
all Il meeting Of the thachcrs of the