The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-10
Light Wanted.

Ia the issue of June 10Th the TIMES
contained under the above head Inc
following
..Will the representatives, OF Mgdisoh
county in the late Legislature inform
their constituents how Sec. 1919 OF the
Code on the school law read before the
legislature met, and how it reads now-
and WHY it was changed, and how they
voted en- the auestion-a"d why? NO
notice having been taken by the PEG
pies servants of these questions We
herewith append the law as it stood
originally, and as it stands now after
an amendment by the last Legislature;
Sec. 4o4e.-"If there shall remain a
balance in the treasury to the credit OF
the school fund on the 30 OF September,
the Board Of Supervisors may Apply
such balance during the month of Or-
tober, to building, repairing or furnish
ing school houses which belong to the
county, not appropriated to any dis
trict, al amount greater than that con
tribnted by the patrons OF the school
ana ueDOclUCu WIN lHC COuHty tASac
urer, but all unappropriated balances
shall on the first of Novem Der be car
ried forward to the school fund OF the
next scholastic year. 1t is unlawful
to loan or transfer, temporarily or 9th
erwise, any portion of the school fund
tot the common county or other fund.
AS AMENDED.
'If there shall remain balance in
the treasury to the credit of the school
fund of the several counties and separ-
ate school districts on the 80 of Septem-
Der in any year, the Board of Supervis-
ors and Trustees of separate school dis
tricts during the month of October
following may apply such balance to
the building, repairing or furnishing
with school furniture or apparatus
such school houses which belong to the
county or separate school districts not
aoproprirted to any other school locat-
ed in the county or separate school
district, an amount greater than TWEEN
ty-five dollars, unless an amount equal
to any excess of this sum to be appro-
priated DIV the county be contributed
and paid into the county treasury by
the patrons of the public schools MAX
ing snch application and receiving
such appropriation. All batantes not
SO appropriated shall be carried for
ward to the school fund for the next
scholastic year, and il shall be uriiaw-
full to loan or transfer temporarily or
otherwise, any portion of the school
fund to any other county or city fund
in which the separate school district
may lie"
By careful reading and comparison
it will be seen how skillfully the law is
drawn and how cunningly and with ap-
parent innocence the insertions are
made. 'of the several counties and
separate school districts" ''in any
year" and trustees of separate school
districts" with school furniture or
apparatus" ian amount greater than
s25. 90 unless an amount equal to excess
of this sum, etc. 1t will be seen that
the Board could not supply 'school
furniture or apparatus" nor appropri-
ate money unless the trustees first de-
posted money which they were to sup
pIement, now they can furnish any.
thing and twenty FIVE dollars in money
anv way independent of trustees. aDo
a greater amount unless the trustees
put up an equal amount of all the ex-
q cess a bove $500. 1t will be seen slso
that separate school districts have the
same power as the Board OF supervis-
orr. which was not il the old law-ac-
corsing to our construction the trus-
tees. not only Of ali separate school
districts bat Of the separate 10th Sec.
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