The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-02
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OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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WHEREAS, There is doubt Of the liza
=, ty of the county TO pay the same; and,
WHEREAS, The people Of the county
sire to provide for the payment of sue
the said certificates as were issued
st. teachers who in good faith rendered Sc
of ces therefor, and to prevent the over-i
'ew ance of certificates hereafter in excess
Isy the amount of money collected in any '
of for the current school expenses; theref
NO SECTION /. Be it enacted by the 1
,gS islature of the State of Mississippi, T
- il shall be the duty Of the clerk of
board of supervisors of said county, imr
diately after the passage of this act, 10 D
~ liSh IN one or more of the newspapers
- said county, a notice requiring the hold
"a of all the school certificates, referred to
u the preamble to this act, 10 present
~ same to the said clerk, and deposit tn,
z. with him, within four months next af
OF the first publication of such notice, or n
IS their said claims will be barred from
he benefits or advantage under this act Al
be upon the presentation and deposit of a
le such certificate, or certificates, it shall
er the duty OF the said clerk to give the
Dr. posltor receipt therefor in red ink, Al
le register them in a well bound book, to
/. provided for that purpose by the board
"a supery isors, having columns separate
: ruled to indicate the number, date an
= amount thereof, to whom issued, BY who
: presented, and the action of the commi
! sioner hereinafter provided for in allowir
= or disallowing the same.
SEC. .. Be it further enacted, That Ii
Governor of the State shall appoint con
; missioner, who, before proceeding on tn
e duties hereinafter prescribed, shall tax
! and subscribe the following oath, befor
I some officer competent to administer tn
I same, to-wit:
: /, -, do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that | am not personally interested in an,
of the school certificates provided for ii
the law creating the Office to which l an
| appointed; that as commissioner appointed
under said law, / will fairly and honestly
aud to the best of my ability, we'll anC
truly perform all the duties Of such ofics
without prejudice or favor, so help me God
Il shall be the duty of the said commits
sioner to examine, audit and allow or dis.
allow all certificates deposited with said
clerk; and if it shall afirmatively appear e
him, upon the evidence submitted, that
such certificates were issued in good faith
to teachers for services actually rendered
in accordance with the laws of the State
| by such teachers, he shall allow the same
for the face value thereof; and if the con.
| trary appears, he shall disallow the same
and mark, or stamp them accordingly; pro-
vided, that the certificates themselves shall
not be evidence, prima facie, of their cor
rectness. Said commissioner shall sit for
the hearing of claimants under this act, at
the Office Of the clerk of the board of super
visors at Raymond after giving notice in
some public newspaper of said county of
the day on which he will begin his session,
and he shall continue to sit from day
to day until all the claims presented az
hereinbefore provided shall be disposed of.
The said clerk shall attend said sitIings and
keep the minutes of the proceedings Of the
commissioner, and shall enter in the book
provided for that purpose the judgment
Of said commissioner as to ell claims pre-
sented and registered. The decision OF
the commissioner shall be final, unless ap-
pealed from within FIVE days after its rem
dition to the Chancery Court Of the second
District of Kinds county, to be heard by
the chancellor at the next succeeding term
of the Chaneery Court after the close of
the business of said commissioner. II the
county be the appellant no bond shall be
required, but in all other cases bond and
security or deposit for costs shall be re-
quired, and in such case bond and securi-
ty, or cash deposit, for costs accrued or
likely to accrue, shall not be made within
the time prescribed the appeal shall be dis
missed. Such appeals may be taken by
simply filing a statement in writing with
the commissioner within five days, stating
that the claimant desires an appeal and
a.i-.i-as. -he.-l.4z -.-l'is-e-- e@sl.
deposit as above; provided, that if the APP
peal is taken on the part of the county, it
shall be done by filing the statement as
above; such hearing before the chancellor
shall be de moro, and his decision shall be
final and conclusive The commissioner
shall have power to send for persons and
papers and to compel by proper legal pro-
cess the attendance of witnesses, which pro-
cess shall be executed by the sheriff or any
constable of the county and the same fees
shall be allowed such sheriff or constable
as for serving such writs of other courts,
and the commissioner shall be entitled to
one hundred dollars a month for every
month he is actually and necessarily en-
ployed in examining said claims, and the
clerk TO the usual per diem for attending
the sessions of the board of supervisors OF
said county, which sums shall be allowed
by the said board, and paid cut of the
fund provided by section 5 Of this act; pro- |
yided, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to authorize the funding or
payment of any certificate illegally issued |
or which is not a valid and subsisting |
claim against the school fund of said conn |
ty.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That in |
order to carry out the provisions of this act
and to secure justice to the county, the |
board of supervisors is hereby authorized |
and empowered to employ counsel to rep
resent the county in all cases of claims pre-
sented under this act and to pay him for
such servict s, such fees or salary as may be
and just, to be fixed by the chan |
cellor, out of the fund provided by section
5 of this act.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That in
order to pl plovide for the payment of such of
said certificates as may be allowed by said
it shall be the duty of the |
board Of supervisors to discontinue, for the |
year 1884, all of the public schools of said |
county outside of the city of jackson on
the first day of April of said year, and |
thereafter to allow and maintain in said |
not exceeding one hundred public |
schools, and not more than one hundred |
and twenty teachers, for the price pre-
so presented, registered, and al |
lowed are paid of; and that in schools
where one teacher only is employed, he
shall receive not more than thirty dollars
per month; aud where two teachers are
employed in any school, the principal shall
receive not more than thirty-five dollars,
and the assistant teacher not more than
twenty-five dollars per month. And il |
shall be the duty of the said board OF SUI
pervisors to continue the assessment for |
school purposes as fixed in the year 1853, |
so long as any part of the said school debt
allowed as aforesaid shall remain unpaid. |
So much of the revenues derived from !
such levies OF taxes as may be necessary |
to pay of and discharge the salaries of the |
teachers employed in said schools, shall |
be 20 applied, and the residue thereof shall |
be by an order Of the board of supervisors. !
passed at a meeting held for that purpose, |
paid to the holders of the certificates regis |
tered and allowed under this act, in chro- |
biological order of their issuance. on the !
first Monday of April Of each year. begin !
ming with the year 1885, and continuing /
until the face value of such certificates Is |
paid, the receipt whereof by the holders Of |
such certificates shall be taken as full |
discharge of their claims. And il shall |
be the duty Of the clerk Of said board Of |
presently after the making Of |
said order Of payment by the board as
to enter in appropriate columns
Of the book provided for that purpose. the |
name Of the party in whose favor such al 1
lowance is made, the amount allowed, the /
date Of allowance, and the amount and |
date of payment, and to cause such party |
to receipt therefor on the face Of the book. l
SEc. 5. Be it further enacted, That, in
order TO further provide for the payment
Of such certificates allowed as aforesaid.
The board Of supervisors Of said county are 4
hereby authorized and empowered, at the
time other taxes are levied a. required by
Law, to levy annually special tar on al /
the taxable property Of the county, outside
Of the city of jackson, not 10 exceed one
and one half mills on the dollar; and the
lax 50 levied and collected shall be applied
to the payment Of the said certificates il
the manner and under the same urovieione