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ceIye any OF the benefits OF this ACT until the
Iinyeruor thereof shall Tile with the secfeta.
~ of tho Interior 4 statement, cerllneu ny
him, showing the enmraeter o. ut tns or Tsrri.
iorv. the amount Of money expended there'
in during The last preceding school Jehr ~
the support Of Common sciiooIs, NOT Ihciuo'
Inc exIIcndltures Tor the rent, repair, or erec'
tinn OF school. houses; whether any diScrii>i'
nuiInn Is. made In the raising or distributing
OF tho common-seh2n revenues or he IN .ne
The white and culnrcd children therein, ana.
70 iur ns IL practicable, me sources rom
which such revenues were derived; INC nun
ner In which the same were apporlloheu 10
the use OF the common scllools; the number
of white and the number OF colorer common
schools: the average attendance In ench class,
and tie length OF the hciOol term. NO mon.
~ shull be puid out under this Act to any
State or Territory that shall not have pr."rid'
I'd by law q system III Tree common scnool.
for ulI of Its children OF school age, without
distinction Of race or color, either In the rAls'
ing or distributing Of school revenues or In
The school facilities afforded: PROVIDED, that
separate srloo,s for white and colored chill.
drcn sLall not he considered u. VIOLATION o,
the uuulcs of. the States and Territories
whicii.Iei inds tn DC entitled to share In the
benefits Of this Act. and ulso the amount due
See. i. That The amount so anportIoned TO
cncn Statc md Territory shall hc drawn from
the treasury by warrant OF tho secretary OF
the treasury, ufDtb1 tilC lfPiL'hy
and acquisitions uf tho secretary Of the Int
rinr. Is the same may TIC needed. and shall be
paid over to such officers as shall DC author,
fzri by the laws of the respective Sihtes ana
Territories to receive the same.
Sec. 5. That the instruction III Inc common
schools wherein these moneys shall be ~.
pended shall Include The art or rea!iing, VIII
ing aud speaking the English language. ariih.
Ineilc, geography, history OF the Unlteu
Stn,e!, and such other brarches OF useful
knowledge as mny be taught under local
Sec. 6. The money appropriated and nppor-
toned under the provisions OF this Act to the
,,se of any Tcrritnry shall bc applied to the
use Of uinmon md industIinl ScliooiS tAere-
In by the secretary Of the Interior.
Sec. 7. That The design of this Act not hcinS
to eItnbl Ish m independent system Oh sclo"is,
but rather to aid for The time beins IN The ne,
vpioument and maintenance OF The school
system, established by!Ornl government, ana
which must eventually be wholly maintain
ed by the States and Territories wherein they
exist II is hereby provided tnat no ereaItr
o lrt OF the money Appropriated under this
Act shall he paid out to any State or Ierrito,
nv in any one year than the gum expended
out Of it's " revenues or ont q MONEYS
/ raised under It's authority In the preceding
year for the maintenance or common SCHOOLS,
not including the sums expended III the erec'
ton OF school buildings.
Sec, s. That IL ptrt OF the money apporlion-
Oh To rac!, State or Territory, not eXdecuing
one-tcnlh thereof. may yearly be applied to
the education OF teachers for the common
schools therein, which sum may he expended
In maintaining institutes or lemp.rarH trnt mr
, normal or other instruction to competent
und suitable perSons. OF amy Color; "nn are
| without necessary means to qualify them-
selves tor .eachlng. nni who sfi1ll agree IN
writing to devote themselves exclusively. for
al least one year after leaving such traihln2-
schno. 8, 10 teach In the common schnpla. Tor
such compensation as may be palu other
&c o That no mart of the educational fund
allotted to any State or Territory snail nc
used for the erection OF school-houses or
school buildings Of any description, nor Tor
rent OF the same.
Sec, 10. That the moneys distributed under
the provisions Of this Act shall he used only
for common schools, not sectatian IN charlc,
ter. In the school districts Of the several
States aud Territories. In such way us to pro-
vide, as near as may be, for the equalization
Of school. privileges TO all the children Of tho
school uge prescribed by the law or the State
made, thereby giving to each child,, without
distinction of race or color, an eaual opportn-
nifty for education. Tho term school Idls'
trirt" shall include al. cities, Towns: pailHneH;
and other territorial subdivisions for school
PURPOSES, and NIL corporations clothed ny law
with the power OF maintaining common
schools.
mcnt shall he made un'lcr this Act 10 any.
state or Territory unless the Governor or
such State or Territory shall first file Win the
secretary Of the interior n statement. rertlneu
NV him, giving n detailed account of the pay,
,nentS or disbursements male Of the sch'ni
fund nppOrtinnoh 10 his State or Ierrilofy'
and received By the state or Territorial tre;tS'
urer or officer under this Act. ana OF the pal
nncein the hau,is Of such treasurer or otlcer
withhold. unclaimed, or for any cause unpala
or untxpeii'Ied. ami also The amount t1l,cnu-
ed In suc, State or Territory AZ required ny
Section 8 Of this Act, and MISC OF the number
of public, min0 md industrial srh0's,
number Of teachers EMPLOYED, the total mum
her of children taught during the year and IN
what branches instructed, the average daily
and cninred children, and the number OF
months in ehch yenr schools nave oeen main
rnincd II. each schooltlistricf. Ana II any
Slate or Territory shall rnisapply or allow TO
ated or used other than fdf the purposes here
In required, the funds. or any part Thereon, re-.
ccived under the provisi0nS OF ms Act. or
shall TAIL to comply with the conditions here
hy prescribed. or tnrcpnrt ns herein provid.
I'd. through It's proper officers, the disposition
thereof, and the other matters herein pre-
scrlbe'l to be 81 RI ported, such Stale or Ierri'
tory shall forfeit It's right to any SUBSEQUENT
apportiOunent by virtue hereof until me lu,i
amount so m%lsapplied lost or lmiSapprnpri'
aled shall have been replaced by such state
or Territory and applied ns herein reqnirrd,
and until such report shall have been made:
Provided, That II tho public scliools IN any
State admit pupils not within The ageS herein
specified II shall not he deemed n iailure 10
comply Win thc Co'ph't,'''"
shall appear tn the secretary OF the Interior
that tho funds received under this Act for the
preceding ycnr by the Stale or Territory have
been faithfully applied TO the purposes con
trmplated by this Act, AMI that the cnndl-
tlous thereof have been observed. then Tue
secretary Of the interior shall distrihu,e the
next years appropriation as herrihh'iore
provided. The secretary OF the interior snail
have power to hear and examine any com
ulaints OF misrepresentation or unjust dis
%crinunntlon In the use OF the funds herein
provided; and shall rcport 10 Congress tho
results thereof. .
See. IL. That on or before the first day OF
September OF each year the srcrrtary OF the
interior shall report 10 the President OF the
United States whether any State or Territory
hns forfeited it's right 10 receive Its appnrtion.
mcnt under this Act, and how forfeited. ana
whether he has Withheld such allotment ON
Territory from which such superintendent
shall be withheld shall have the right To
appeal from such decision Of the secretary OF
the interior to Congress.
Sec. Is. That the serrrtnry cf Inc INFERIOR
shall be charged with the practical admins
trltiOn of this Act In the Territories through
The commissioner Of cduratiOn. who shall
operation. and brief tho condition or COM
mon md. industrial education MS affected
thereby thr nlighnut the country, which RI pnrt
shall b. Transmitted to Congress ny the
| secretary OF the Interior, accompanying the
report OF his department. And the power 10
alier. amend or rereal this Act IL hereby
reserved.
Sec. d. That no State or Territory Tint does
not distribute the moneys raised for common.
school purposes equally for The ehnration OF
MI the children, without distinction or race
~ cn1nr shall bn %apIi1iel 10 ANY OF tina