Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-21


by the law Of the State or Territory
wherein the expenditure shall be made,
thereby giving to each child, without dis
tinction OF race or color, an equal op-
portunity for education. The term
school district shall include all cities,
towns, parishes and other Territorial SUBJ
divisions for school purposes and all cor
porations clothed by law with the power
of maintaining common schools
Sec. 49, That no second or subsequent
allotment shall be made under this act to
any State or Territory, unless the Cover
nor of such State or Territory shall first
file with the Secretary of the Interior
statement, certified by him, giving de-
tailed account of the payments or dis
bursements made of the school fund dp-
portioned TO his State or Territory and
received by the State or Territorial treas
urer or officer under thisa ct, and of the
balance in the hands of such treasurer or
officer withheld, unclaimed, or for any
cause unpaid or unexpended, and also the
amount expended in such State or Terri
Tory as required by section of this act,
and also statement of the number of
school districts in such State or Territory,
and whether any portion Of such State or
Territory has not been divided into school
districts or other Territorial subdivisions
for school purposes. and if so, what por-
tion. and the reasons why the same has
not been so subdivided the number of
children of school age in each district,
and the relative number of white and
colored children in each district, and of
the number of public, common and in
dustrial schools in each district; the num-
ber of teachers employed the rate Of
wages paid; the total number of children
in the State or Territory, and the total
number taught during the year and in
what branches instructed; the average
daily attendance and relative number of
white and colored children; and the mum.
Der of months in each year schools have
been maintained in each school district.
And If any State or Territory shall mis-
apply or allow to be misapplied, or in
any manner appropriated or used other
than for the purposes and in the manner
herein required, the funds, or any part
thereof, received under the provisions OF
this act or shall fail to comply with the
conditions herein prescribed, or to report
as herein provided, through its proper Of
ficers the disposition thereof, and the
other matters herein prescribed to be re
ported, such State or Territory shall for
felt It's right to any subsequent uppor
tionment by virtue hereof until the full
amount misapplied, lost or misappro
priated shall have been replaced by such
State or Territory and applied as herein
required, and until such report shall have
been made. Provided, that if the public
schools in any State admit pupils moi
within the ages herein specified, it shal
not be deemed failure to comply witt
the conditions herein If it shall appear
to the Secretary of the Interior that tn,
funds received under this act for the pre-
ceding year by the State or Territor,
have been faithfully applied to the pur
poses contemplated by this act and tn,
conditions thereof have been observed
, then and not otherwise the Secretary o
the Interior shall distribute the mex
years appropriation as is hercinbefor
provided. And it shall be the duty o
the Secretary of the Interior TO prompt,
investigate all complaints lodged will
him of any misapproprlation by or in an,
State or Territory or of any moneys re
ceived by such State or Territory unde
, the provisions Of this act, or Of any dis
7 elimination in the use of such money
and the said complaints, and all commu
nications received concerning the same
and the evidence taken upon such inves
tigation, shall be preserved by the Secre
tary Of the Interior, and shall be open I
public inspection and annually reporte
to Congress.
Sec. 13. That ON or before the 1st da
: of September of each year the Secretar
of the Interior shall report to the Pres
r dent Of the UnitedR States whether an
| State or Territory has forfeited its rigf
to receive its apportionment under th
| act, and how forfeited, and whether h
has withheld such allotment on accoul
Of such forfeiture.
Sec. a. That no State or Territory th
does not distribute the moneys raised fc
; common school purposes equally for Il
education of all the children, withol
: distinction of race or color, shall be el
1 titled to any of the benefits of this act.
. Sec. 10. That the apportionment Of Il
3 money that shall be appropriated in pu
suancc of this act for the purposes of ed
cation in the Territories shall be upon Il
basis Of the illiteracy therein, as pravi
ed in section Of this act, but in dete
mining the number of illiterates thereil
J the Secretary of the Interior is authori
! ed to receive and consider, in addition
4 the census returns Of 1880, any eviden
: that may be submitted to him shown
r the number of illiterates in any such TIE
o ritories, and shall determine therefor
p before the first distribution is made Il
! amount to which such Territory is en-
tied.
Sec. 10. That there shall be approprii
Q ed and set apart, in addition to the su
y of $7,000,00O of the first appropriate
'e the sum of $4,000, ,OOO, which shall
u allotted to the several States and TerriI
" rioo IN tho uorno hoeis oa tha ,,,ooovs a