Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-09-01
The Transferred Fund.
BRooKsvnLE, Miss, Aug. so, s,

BRooKSvILLE, Miss, Aug. so, SIS.
ED BEACON:-ln your issue of thu
18th inst, ! notice a communication
signed Citizen" relative TO tho
the transferred Fund.- in which in,
= formation is requested that eau, per
> haps, be best furnished by the County
Treasurer or by myself. Before re-
plying directly TO the inquiries made
in the article alluded to, permit me to
say that the surplus TO the credit OF
the School Fund is not $4,000 or 3d.
600, but about $1,000, and that it AZ
%cumulatcd during the present scholas-
tic year as follows:
AT the time of opening our fall-tcrm
(last Novcmbcr) and tor some time
afterwards, il was impossible TO ascer-
tain definitely what amount of money
was available for school purposes.
This difficulty was brought about by
the then unsettled balances due from
our late Treasurer, Mr.. Ross, and by
the fact that our Sheriff continues to
make monthly payments. as collected,
to the credit OF the School Fund, until
aud after January lst, aud further, BY
the fact that our January Distribution
varies SO that its amount cannot he cs.
timatcd until received, which is usual.
ly several weeks after Christmas.
In Justice to teachers and patrons
alike, it is necessary that the term .or
the schools be announced as carly rs
possiblc-not later than January lst.
Fearing that the County would be
involved in debt, | decided, after OBJ.
tanning all available information. to
carry on the schools but five months,
though il was evident that q longer
term might be possible. This | did
after mature dclibcration, and after
consultation with friends in whose
Judgment | had confidence, my object
being mainly tObc able 10 haye Teach
crs' Warrants paid promptly, and thus
TO protect them and the credit OF the
Had | known then that n
surplus OF even $1,000 would have re.
manned in the Treasury after paying
for five months, | should have added
least one month more to the term.
Scclious 6S, School-law OF 1856 re.
quircs that the schools shall be con.
tinued "as long as the School Funds
that scholastic year will pay for"
This then desired to do, and this !
certainly will do during the incoming
scholastic year.
Section - of the same Law makes
it the DUTY of Boards of Supervisors
10 levy at least three mills each year
for school purposes. Our Attorney ,
General decides that this requirement ,
IS mandatory in its Character, aud that
'hcSc bodies have no right under the
Law to levy \ LESS amount. Should
our own Board comply with tli- re-.
luircmcnt, | an satisfied we shall have
sufficient money TO run our school. d,
rom seven TO nine months. ,
In my own capacity as S%upcrintcn. :
lent, and for the information Of the !
| should be glad to have cy- a
Drcssi0ns from rs many section, OF our =
as possible, on or before Mon.
lay next, when this levy is TO be made,
expressing the will Of the people rcla. 7
i've to the length of our next schoIas.
ic term. II
IA The Co. %'"nnirv nj citizen. |, will t
"'o" III part from diroc, ,,vo. ,1'""'"' -
ma one'hali mills Latmg 0i6cci' levied Il,
year, bvt mainly from the poll. :,
AK, the STATE Dislributiyc Fund. and l.
rom fhc balance paid in by Mr.. Ross pr
II his final settlement. al
10 the second inquiry, answer that n,
nc amount appropriated By the State N
acli year docs vary, being contingent til
pom Tic aggregate amounts paid in. lii
the State Treasury for that year. an
| might write much more which nc
'onld be OF interest 10 your readers, u, ~.
NJ have extended this communic,. ="
beyond what was at first intend. @,
I. Atany time, when desired. | shall
glad TO contribute whatever infor. IT.
alton | possess in regard to our
management and interest. ou
OW County Schools will close their 81
MINER term the last of Scptcmbc. OF
1t will reopen tic first Monday in '''
DVembcr, to be continued "as lour
the money in our Treasury will INV
r. Yours very truly,
i. 4. PACE.