The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

4 o. inc C,iildlnE III accordance WIN the pla
7 and specification. and then only upon the wal
l rant of the county Judge.
| Sec. O.. The trustees Of such school distric
or community shall contract for the erection o
such building, and superntend the construc
tion of the same, and the county judge shat
draw his warrant or warrants, for the schoo
find so appropriated only upon accounts frs
approved by them.
Sec. 65. No mechanic, cont actor or materia
man or other person can contract for, or in amy
otIher manner have or acquire. any lieu upor
! tne mouse so erected, or the land upon which
TIE s'une is stu ,tfd, and all contracts witt
such parties shall eNrr SLY Stpulate for q
waiver of such lien.
) c g. I'll available Sc DOL fund of any
Sehoai district or community for one year may
De used IN the purchase of suitable senool
property upon the execution of the deed, as
provided here II. and the contribution of the
remainder Of the purchase money by citizens
OF tile district or community, which must first
be made.
See. 81. The trustees of any school district
or community, upon the order OF the county
commissioners court approving the terms
thereof, when deemed advisable. may make
S;le OF any property belonging to said school
district or community, and apply the proceeds
To the purchase of necessary grounds, or to the
building or repairing of school houses.
See 6S. The trustees of any sch, oil district
or community not having a school house. NAV
rent or lease a suitable house instead OF build
ing CT purchasing one, if deemed advisable by
them, the rent shall be paid by the county
| treasurer out of the available school fund to
the credit of the district or community, upon
the warrant of the trustees, approved by the
| county superintendent.
See. GO. All school houses erected. grounds
purchased or leased for a school district or
community. and all other property belonging
| thereto, Shall be under the control of the truS-
| tees OF such community or district.
| Sec. 20. A school house constructed i'll part
by voluntary subscription by colored parents
| and guardians, and for 4 cOlOred school dis
trict or community, shall not be used without
| the consent of the cOlOred district or commu-
| lltE assisting in erection ha adj
| of white children, and like rule shall protect
| the uses of school houses erected in part by
| voluntary subscription Of white parents or
| guardians for the benefit af white children
Sec. II. The following named counties shall
| be exempted from the district system provided
| for in this act, t0-wit:
| cry, Rusk. Lamar, Red RIVER, Anderson,
| Shelby, San Augustine, Sabine, Hidalgo,
starr, Zapata, Webb, Duval, Kaufman,
| Limestone, Freestone, Washington, Nacogdo-
ches, Angelina, Bastr0p, Hunt, Jasper, New
ton, Tyler, Polk, San JacintO, Franklin, Titus,
Robertson. jefferson, Hardin, Liberty, Cham
| bers; Orange, Waller, Houston, Cass, Burl son
| and BraZoS.
Sec. ~. Schools in said counties shall be or
gained as follows, subject to the following
prOviS IONS of the act: 1t shall be lawful for the
parents, guardians or other persons having
| cont oil of any children Residing i'll any county
| named in the foregoing section, who may be
within the scholastic age, to unite and organ
| lie themselves IlIO Tree SCHOOL communities,
entitled to share in the benefits of the available
school fund belonging to such county, upon
complying with the conditions hereinafter pre-
scribed.
Sec. 70. The bona fide residents of this state
desiring to unite in the organization of free
school community, shall make au Application
| IN writing to the county Judge, on or before
| the first day OF August OF each year, stating
that they desire, In good faith, to organize
free school under tee provisions OF tnis law,
and shall ask that their just pro rata of the
Z available school fuu6 M the county he anart
II the benefit of their school community. Said
petition shall be signed in person by each petit
toner, and should any petitioner be unable to
sign his or her name, then said petitione' shall
author re the signing of his or her signature to
| the petition in the pre-enc of at least two
lawful witnesses.
Sec. Il, Such petition shall set FORTH
l. That the application is made in behalf of
a white or colOred community, as the case
may be.
! childrf II within I he scholastic age.
3. The age and sex of each child.
4. A similar list of all children w thin lie
sch laSlic age residing in convene tdiStanceS
| to the school house OF said community, who
have no parents, guardians, or other persons
children not Of scholastic age, who it is pro
posed shall be pupils of the community sch"oi:
8. The capacity of the school house, and
the character OF other school conVenlenceS, IL
any.
6. The names of three or more competent
persons to act as trustees for such school COM
have the control OF the public school house and
during the time in which no public school is
| being taught may rent out the house for such
| rent as can be obtained, slch rent to be used
TO keep in repair such school house.
2. That no similar petition has been signed
by the petitioners for any other community for
the scholastic year for which said community
is then being organized, And should the sew
enth statement prove untrue as to any OF the
signers of said petition, the children under the
control of such sgner shall forfeit their inter
est in the school fuDU for the scholastic wear
for which such community is being formed.
Sec. 70. On receipt of such petition the coun-
| ty Judge shall revise and correct it by compar-
| ing the list of names with the official cen
iI-ssi Iis returns, and shall keep the same open
for further correction IS may be
| Sec. rs. Three trustees shall be appointed by
| the county judge for each community school,
| and the three citizens named in the petition
shall in all cases be appointed trustees, unless
| the county Judge be satisfied from personal
| knowledge that the parties so named are
| either unworthy or incompetent. Said trus-
| tees shall discharge such duties as are herein
prescribed, or which may be prescribed by the
| state superintendent, and shall see that the
| schools for which they are trustees are con-
| Quoted in accordance with the provisions and
| limitations of this law. Said trustees shall be
removed from office by the county Judge upon
| the written application OF a majority OF the
patrons of the school.
Sec. 49, 1t shall be the duty of the trustees of
a school community already provided with
| school house to contract with teacher holding
| a certificate of competency from the county
Judge TO teach school for the community for as
| long period as the school fund entered to the
credit of the community will warrant. The
| school shall open at such times as the trustees
| may decide, and be taught continuously until
| the close of the term, unless suspended by the
trustees. The trustees shall, in some public
way, give two weeks notice Of the time 0f
| opening the school.
| Sec. 70. Trustees shall make contracts with
| teachers, and in making them shall base their
| contract with the teachers on the basis of the
| number of pupils within scholastic age, regis
| tered in the community; provided, however,
| that should the attendance fall below thirty,
| three and one third per cent of The registered
pupils in such community, the trustees thereof
may discontinue the school. Trustees In max
ing contracts with teachers shall deter mine the
salary to be allowed or wages to be paid, upon
the following rates of tuition: To teachers
holding q frSt-claSS certificate, not more than
two dollars and fifty cents; to those holding
lars, ana to such as hold a third-class certiil-
cate, not more than one dollar and fifty cents
per month per capita shall be allowed per pu-
pill within the scholastic age. And 1t shall not
be lawful for trustees or teachers to demand as
| a condition of admittance into school the pay
ment of extra tuition of pupils of scholastic
holding a first-class certificate receive from
the public free school fund more than seventy
five dollars per month, and those holding a
secoEd-claSs certificate more than fifty dollars
per month. and those holding a third-class GER
tific ate more than thirty dollars per month
Trustees may employ one or more assistant
teachers whenever the average daily attend
ance exceeds thlrty-fve pupils. The teacher
shall be entitled to pay Tor pupils over and
under age at such rates as the trustees may pre-
scribe. If the necessity for employment OF an
| assistant teacher is caused by the attendance
, of private pupils, then the trustees shall re
: | quire the teacher to employ, at his or her ex
pense, an assistant, holding certificate o.
| competency as teacher.
The amount contracted by trustees to be
paid teacher shall be paid on IA check draw
r by majority of the trs. steeS on the count!
| treasurer. and approved by the county judge
The check SHALL IN all instances, be accOmpa
MED by tue affidavit of the teacher that he i
{ entitled to the amount specified III the ell CT
rs compensation under his contract as ;
2 teacher.
/; Sec. 49, 1t shall be the duty of the assessor o
, taxes for each and every county i'll this stat
2 not carrying on the district 81 stem. r.orte thu
first day of June of each and every year, Il
! take an accurate census OF all the chll "a,
T within their respective counties who VIII be o
t the age of eight and under the age OF sixteel
years on the first day of September mex
| Succeeding the taking OF SUCH census.
l Sec 81. Such census shall state the name o
: the child, his or her age, sex and color.
1 Sec. 80. For the purpose OF aScertalning TIL
facts required by the preceding article to b
1 | stated in such census, the assessor shall avail
D himself of all accessible information, and may
S | when he may deem it necessary, require tn
| parent or guardian of any child, or any othe
! person. to answer under oath touching sue
: | matters.
Sec SO. No allowance shall be made by til
d comptroller of public accounts to any aSSeSSo
/ of taxes for any assessment OF take, in nj
e county, until such assessor shall have eXhil
, tied and filed with him "a certificate from tn
l. county clerk, under his hand and seal of Office
/ showing that such census and abstracts, al
; proved by the county judge as hereinafter r.
d quired, have been delivered to him by til