Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-11

and shall approve all vouchers against
the school fund of his county. He
shall approve all contracts between
teachers and trustees. He shall dis
charge such other duties as may be
prescribed by the state superintendent.
He shall distribute all school blanks
and books to the officers and teachers
of the public schools. He shall make
such annual reports to the state super
intendcnt ~ may be required by that
officer provided, that In considering
whether he will approve contract
between teacher and trustees he shall
be authorized to consider the amount
of salary promised the teacher.
Sec. Al. The county Judge
shall give bond in the sum of
one thousand dollars to be approved
by the county commissioners. court,
and filed with the county clerk, said
bond to be made payable to the county
commissioners court and their success
sors i'm office, and conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties. He
shall also take the oath of Office pre-
scribed by the constitution.
Sec. 45. County judges shall be en-
titled To the following compensation:
For disbursement of 5000 or less of the
school fund, S25 shall be allowed; for
disbursement of $500 and not exceed
ing 81 900, fifty dollars shall be allow
ed; for disbursement of each addition
al thousand dollars or fractional part
thereof, $40 shall be allowed, and the
per cent on the salary thus allowed
shall be added thereto for postage,
stationery and printing expenses con-
nected with the administration OF
the school law. Said conf
pensation herein authorized shall be
paid to the county Judge by tue coun-
ty treasurer out of the public school
fund upon the approval of his vouch-
er by the commissioners court.
Sec. i6. The county judge upon the
receipt of the certificate issued by the
board of education, for the state fund
belonging TO his county shall add
thereto the county fund, If any, and
deduct the amount estimated as his
compensation and the commissions of
the treasurer and any other lawful ex-
peuses against said funds, and shall
apportion the remainder to the sever
nj school districts or communities as
per scholastic census.
See. AZ. The treasurers of the several
counties shall be treasurers of the avail
able public free school fund for their
respective counties.
The treasurers of the several counties
shall be allowed for receiving aud dis
bursting the school funds, the fees
provided in article 2i03, revised stat
utes OF Texas.
Should the collector Of taxes of the
county make default in paying over to
the treasurer, on the certificate of the
board of education, in n reasonable
time, such treasurer shall be allowed
i'm settlement of his accounts such eX-
change for collecting the pro rata dis
tributive portion of school fund due
his county as may he allowed aud GER
titled to by the state superintendent
Within twenty days after the receipt
of his certificate of election ii shall be
the duty Of the county treasurer TO eX-
ecute bond, with two or more
good aud sufficient surities, for the
faithful performance of his duties I'M
der this chapter.
Such bonds shall be in double the
probable amount of the available
school fund which may come into his
hands, TO he estimated by the county
Judge and shall be made payable and
conditioned as prescribed III article 9SJ,
revised statutes of Texas
Upon receipt of the certificate from
the state board of education, duly
countersignei by the comptroller,
showing the pro rata of the available !
school fund TO which his county is en-
titled under the apportionment, the
county treasurer shall present the
same to the collector of taxes for his
county, who shall pay the same from
time 10 time out of the school taxes III
his hand.
The county treasurer shall indorse
the amounts so paid 10y the collector
on the certificate, and shall also execute
and deliver to the collector duplicate
receipt for such payments, and wnen
the whole amount of such certificate
shall have been paid, the county treas
urer shall deliver the same to the col
lectOr, in whose hands 10 shall be II
voucher for SO much money i'll his set
Element with the comptroller OF public
accounts.
The county treasurer shall keep n
record all school funds received 10y
him, showing the year for which the
same are TO be disbursed and shall
credit school communities or districts
after numbering aud otherwise desig-
mating such communities or districts
with such amounts ~ may be appor-
toned To them 10y the county Judge.
All balances OF the general fund not
appropriated for the current year shall
he carried over by the treasurer as a
part of the general fund tor the coun-
ty for the succeeding year, and bal-
ances uneXpendei or unappropriated
for school community or district shall
be carried over for the benefit of such