The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27
A Bull to be entitled an act to provide for
and regulate he public schools of the city
of Columbus, in Lowndes county.

Bull to be entitled an act to provide for
and regulate he public schools of the city
of Columbus, in Lowndes county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That all the
mowers and duties conferred upon the board
of trustees of Columbus school district in the
county of Lowndes, by an act entitled IAN act
to conform the charter of the Franklin Acad-
envy in the town of Columbus, Lowndes coun-
tv to the present constitution and laws OF the
State and to confer the same privilege upon
the coIored department of said school ''ap-
proved February l, 1871 hereby trans
terred from said board OF trustees and con-
ferred upon the mayor and board of aldermen
of the city of Columbus, IN said Lowndes
county, except as hereinafter specifically re-
corded, to said board of trustees as a board of
directors hereinafter constituted, or limited
by The provisions of this act as amendatory of
the act aforesaid.
SEC = Be it further enacted That within
thirty days after this act shall go into effect
it shall be the duty of the present board of
trustees of the Franklin Academy, to present
to said Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Columbus, clear and Ineligible
statement in writing of the amount and kind
of school funds, from all sources which have
come into their hands since they entered upon
the duties of trustees of Franklin Academy,
as aforesaid, together with a statement OF all
disbursements made by them and for what
purpose And it shall be the duty of said
Board of Mayor and Aldermen at once there
after to make a settlement with said board o.
trustees. and whatever school funds shall be
found due by said trustees to said board of
MAYOR and aldermen, as their successors in
office AFORESAID, it shall be the duty OF sad
school trustees at once TO pay over to the
treasurer of the corporation of the city of Co.
lumbus; and upon the failure of said trustees
so TO pay over the same, after demand by
| said board of mayor and aldermen made, said
trustees may be sued upon their bonds for the
| same by said board of mayor and aldermen
accord ng to the tenor and effect of said
| bonds.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, That said
| boar of trustees of the said Franklin Acad-
envy, shall hereafter, with the superintendent
| OF public education of said Lowndes county.
| constitute the board of and be called School
| Directory of the City of Columbus, and said SUI
perintendent of education shall be the presl-
| dent of said board of directors and preside at
! their MEETINGS, which shall be at least once
in each and every mouth, shall preside oyer
| the same, and majority of their number
| shall be quorum, aud said board OF directors
| shall have no control whatever over the school
| funds of said city, and no bonds as provided
| in the act OF 1877 aforesaid shall be hereafter
| required of them. They shall have full power
| of controlling the methods of conducting all
| the public schools of said city, and of employ
| ing such teacher or teachers, finale or femal")
as they may deem Necessary for the literary
order of said public schools; Provided, that
| no teacher shall be employed who does not
possess certificate of qualification from the
| said county superintendent of public educa-
/ ton for capacity aud good moral character
schools shall be maintained and kept sepa-
| rate and distinct from each other.
| SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That said
board of school directors, or before the
| rst day of July of each and every year, shall
! make an estimate in writing of the amount
required 10 support the public schools afore-
1 said for at least six months, and to present
the same to the said board Of mayor and al
dermen, and it shall be the duty of said board
of mayor and aldermen, if the funds arising
from the Franklin Academy leases and from
the State common school fund.- shall not be
| sufficient to maintain said schools for the pc
riod for hich they ordain said school to be
| kept the next ensuing year, to certify the de-
! L0wndes county, and the board of supervi-
sors shall thePeupcn levy q tax upon the tax
able properly of the township in which said
city Of Columbus is situated sufficient to meet
said deficiency, and said tax shall be collect.
i ed in meney by the tax collector of said coun-
ty at the same time and in the same mode and
manner as State and county taxes are collect
ed, aud shall pay the same to the treasurer Of
the City of Columbus, or so much thereof az
may be collected, on or before the lst day Of
January Of eaeh and every year, and foT
failure 70 do 50 his bond shall be put in suit
for the use of said city Of Colup bus By order
of said board of supervisors.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That upon the
expiration of the term Of Office Of the present
board of trustees of the Franklin Academy
who by this act. with the county supeyiptepd-
eRt Of edueaaaa are FaadeA beard Of school
shall be chosen afterten days notice by pub
in the same mode and manner Pointed out n