The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-28
THE SCHOOL LAW.
CHAPTER 81.

CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend an act styled "An act
to amend an act to incorporate the town
iof Pulaski, in the county of Giles, passed
February 2, 1850; and to provide for q
system of public schools Tor SAID town."
kASEcTIoN L. Be it enacted By the Gener-
al assembly Of the State Of Tennessee,
That the act to amend an act to incOr-
perate the town of Pulaski, in the
county OF Giles, passed February 2,
1850, be and the same is hereby amend
ed SO as to add TO the powers OF said
corporation, conferred by section 2 of
said act, the following powers, to wit !:
1. The board of mayor and aldermen
of said town shall have the power TO
provide for and establish a system OF
free schools for all classes of children
in said town, as hereinafter provided,
between the ages of six and twenty
one years, and to regulate the same so
as to avoid sectarian influence.
2. To levy and collect a tax for pub
lie school purposes upon all property
within the town taxable under the laws
of the state, and also upon sall taxable
polls and privileges, said tax not to ex-
coed seVenty-fve cents on the hum
dred dollars worth of property.
3. To elect or appoint board of ed
ucation, to consist of three male free
holders or taxpayers of the town, who
shall hold their offices for one, two and
three years respectively, and after the
expiration of their first term of Office,
their successors to be elected or APP
pointed by the board of mayor and al
dermen of said town every three years,
the first election or appointment to be
had as soon after the passage of this
act as may suit the convenience of the
board of mayor and aldermen and
thereafter on the hrst Tuesday in
January Of each year.
SEC. 2. Be It further enacted, That ii
shall be the duty of the board of edu-
cation to organize by the election OF
one of their members as chairman and
one as secretary and treasurer of said
board, all of whom shall serve without
salary, except the secretary and treas
urer of said board, whose salary shall
be fixed by the board of mayor and al
dermen; to employ a superintendent
and teachers for the public schools of
said town; to elect or appoint 8 cOllec-
tor OF taxes levied for school purposes,
who shall be required to give bond,
conditioned as the bonds given by the
collectors of state and county revenue,
and who shall hold his Office for a term
of two years unless removed for good
cause, and who shall receive for his
services the same rate OF compensa-
ton as allowed by law for the cOllec-
ton and disbursement of the state and
county taxes, and whose duty it shall
be to make monthly settlements with
said board of education; to purchase
and rent ground and buildings or erect
buildings suitable for public school
purposes, taking the title in the name
of the board of education of the town
of Pulaski and tits successors in office,
and to sell orr exchange such real es-
tate when deemed advisable.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be further the duty of said board
of education to keep a well bound book
in which shall be recorded all of the
official acts, and which shall be open
to the inspection OF the voters and tax
payers of said town at all reasonable
hours; to make such arrangements
with the school directors of the school
district of Giles county, in which said
town is situal9d, in regard to the dis
tribution of the state and county taxes
for school purposes within the district
as may be deemed equitable and right
between the inhabitants of the
town and the school district out
side of the town; to keep separate
schools for white and colOred children,
and to make such other arrangements
as may be necessary to carry out the
objects and wants of this act.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
board of education may permit chill
dren living outside OF the corporate
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schools provided for in this bill by re-
curing such children, their parents or
guar dians, to pay tuition to said board
OF education, the rates and terms of
tuition to be fixed by said board, and
the money so realized shall go into the
school fund of the town, and when
any such person living outside of said
corporation shall attend or send to
said school and shall own property in
the corporation limits of said town and
shall pay school tax on the same to
said corporation, the board of educa-
ton may allow credit on the tuition &C.
connt of such person to the extent of
the school tax paid by such person to
the corporation the same year that
such person shall attend or send his
child, children or ward to said school |;
but no credit shall be allowed to such
person on any tuition account for
school taxes paid the corporation any
other year than that in which such
person shall send his child, children or
wards to said school, and no credit or
benefit shall be allowed any such per-
son for taxes paid in excess of such per-
sons tuition account to said board of
education.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted That this
act take effect from and after its pas
sage, the public welfare requiring ir.
Passed March 5, 1885.
G. r. BERRY,
Speaker of the senate.
j. A. MANSON,
Speaker of the house.
Approved March 10, 1885.
WM RITE Gouarnnr