The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-21
NO FEE GRAB IN THIS
FULL TEXT OF THE NEW SURPLUS
SCHOOL FUND LAW.
Trustees Charged with Surplus and
Amount Deducted from New App
porticnment and Levy.

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prevent the accumulation of large sums in
the hands of school trustees, and Secretary
Of State Owen has had numerous inquiries
for its provisions. 1t was known as Senate
Act No. 1913. and reads, in the certified copy.
as follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
assembly ass of the State OF indiana, that sec
entitled act, (Burns's Revision, Section 59eS,
lssD, as amended March 3. 1893. the same
Of 1851 be. and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows: Section ia. The State su-
the days fixed by section one hundred and
nine, Of this act t447), for his apportionment
total Of said revenue in readiness in each
county for apportionment, any amount in
the State treasury ready for apportionment,
and after said addition the Superintendent
shall apportion the whole of said sum to the
several counties of the State according to
the last enumeration of children therein,
with due reference to the diminution pro-
yided for by sections forty-one and one
hundred and thirteen, of this act (443l and
Section 2. That section four of the act of
March II, 1873. amending Section 11S of the
act OF March 6, 1865, as amended March IL,
1851, the same being Section 44S6 Of the Re-
yised Statutes Of 1881, be amended to read
said act, as amended by said amendatory
act of 1867, be amended TO read as follows,
to wit: Section 118. The auditor of each
county shall semi-annually, on the second
Monday of June and on the last Monday in
January, make appOrti0nment of the school
revenue to which his county is entitled, to
the several townships and Incorporated
towns and cities of the county, which ap-
treasurer of each township and incorpo-
rated town and city by the county treasurer.
tribution thereof the auditor shall ascertain
the amount of the congressional township
or township, and shall so apportion the
other school revenue as to equalize the
amount of available school revenue for tut
JfOn 10 each CITY, TOWN or township & near
as may be, according to the enumeration
OF children therein and report the amount
Instruction. verified by affidavit: Provided,
however. that in no case shall the income
belonging to any congressional township, or
part of such township, be diminished by
uted to any other township: Be it so provided.
that in making the said apportionment and
apportioned to the county by the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, in case any
scnoei corporation Shall not have expended
Tor tuition purposes in any school year an
amount as great as the amount of State
tuition revenue apportioned and distributed
school year. then it shall feat the duty SA Of
the auditor at the first apportionment after
penditures of said school corporation shall
have been filed with the County Commits
sioners. to deduct from the whole amount of
state tuition revenue apportioned to said
school corporation an amount equal to the
difference between the amount of State tut
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said school corporation for use in such
school year, and the whole amount shown
expended for tuition purposes. and there
shall be paid to the treasurer of said school
s9apUra'l sban 1n hay sum be fem deanegfes afts spa s4 fSa
county auditor shall include all such deduc-
t tons, in u his s, r report to the state superin-
enue collected in his county and ready for
distribution at the next apportionment:
tuition tax shall not be considered in MAX
ing the deductions provided for in this sec
s state ns sup anilaasa m t of P saia Ie fnstpd to tas
ANY neglect or failure of any auditor to
o of THIS w Set shalt aan Rbe Be anS con nf tnts s s. mia1
d asa;san r. and and upon i conviction yhaIone Of f. any gS., Sue en-
fined in any sum not less than the amount
OF such unexpended balance nor more than
double the amount thereof.
March 9, 1867, entitled an act to authorize
township trustees and trustees of incor-
cities to levy a tax for school purposes, the
same being section forty-four hundred and
sSi s sndnneed or the s hes, s eo,S Sta.utes Of 1881
ships, towns and cities shall have power
to levy annually a tax not exceeding IS cents
on each one hundred dollars of taxable prop
erty and 25-cents on each taxable poll, which
tax shall be assessed and collected as the
taxes of State and county revenues are as
sessed and collected, and the revenues aris-
Supplementary tuition fund. to extend the
terms of school in said townships, towns
and cities after the tuition funds appportioned
been exhausted: Provided. however,
tuition fund of any township, town or city
levying such tax at the close of any school
Elementary tuition fund assessed and col
lected for use in such school year, or
previous years, equal to or exceeding, in
amount one cent upon each one hundred
dollars of taxable property in said town
ship, town or city. then it shall be the duty
of the county auditor to take notice of the
same, at the time when the trustee or trus-
tees of such school corporation shall make
the annual levy for such tax such trustee
or trustees shall make, under oath, an esti-
mate of the amount of supplementary tut
ton fund that will be required. to meet
the actual expenses of the schools for the
next school year. and from such estimate
said auditor shall deduct the unexpended
trustees hands on the first Monday of July,
and the said trustee or trustees shall make
a levy not larger than shall be sufficient to
produce a supplementary. revenue equal to
the amount remaining of such sworn esti-
mate after such unexpended balance shall
have been deducted therefrom.
Section A.. That section two of the self
same act of March H. 1867. being Section
A7O Of the Revised Statutes Of 1881, be
funds arising from such tax shall be under
the charge and control of the same officers
secured by the same guarantees, subject to
the same rules and regulations. and applied
and expended in the same manner as funds
arls,ns if bV the laws Of this State: Pro-
vided, that the funds assessed and collected
in any school township, school town or
the same school township, town or city in
which such funds shall have been assessed
Section s. All laws or parts of laws in
conflict with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
exist for the immediate taking effect of this
act, therefore, the same siail be IN force