The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-25
each school Aa average or fewer
than sixsy-6ve pupils.

each school Aa average or fever
than sixsy-6ve pupils.
SEC. 10. The county board Of ed
ueaiion. together With the county
supervisor. shall, on the frst Monday
in January each yss., apportion the
school fund OF the .eounty 10 the
varions school districts 10 said coun-
,y, per capita, which appointment
shall be divided and reapportioned
by the school committee TO the vari-
Gus schools for the whites and color
ed for their district in the manner
here matter provided: PROVIDED,
that the county board Of education.
before apportioning the school fund
to the various school districts, shall
reserve as contingent fund An
amount sufficient to pay the salary
Of the county supervisor and per
diem and expenses Of the county
board Of education.
SEC. IL 1t shall be the duty of
the school committee to distrib-
ute and apportion the school money
| OF their district so as to give each
school in their district, white and
colored. the some length of school
term, as nearly as may be each year,
and in making such apportionment
the said committee shall have proper
regard for the grade OF work to be
done and the qualifications of the
teachers required In each school,
white and colored, within their dis
| trict.
SEC T. The school committee
of each district herein provided for,
shall before entering upon the du-
ties Of their Off e, take the oath of
Office as now prescribed by law for
school mmitteemen, and shall, as
soon after their election and quail
fication as practicable, not to ex
ceed thirty days, meet and elect from
their number a chairman and sec
retary, and shall keep a record OF
their proceedings in book to be
kept by them for that purpose. The
name and address of the chairman
ard secretary of each district com
mittee shall be reported to the sec
retary of the county board of educa-
ton and recorded by him in bool
Kept Tor that purpose.
Sec. 13. The school committee oi
each district shall on the secont
Monday in January each year, NEE
at such place in their district q
the chairman may designate for tn
purpose of apportioning the schoo
fund of their district to tho variou
schools, white and colored, in thei
districts in the manner hereinbefor
provided for; and the other meet
:. ings of the committee for the pui
pose of selecting teachers for IN
l schools in their district and for tn
: transaction of such other bushes
! as pertains to their Office shall be a
such time and place as the chairma
: may designate.
) Sec. IA. The school commute
I of each district are required to fu
Q nlsh to the county supervisor Gel
q sus report of all the children, whit
l. and colored, of school agc, in the
Q district, and the blanks upon whic
said reports are to be made shall
b furnished to the various school cor
G mittees by the county supervisor {
Is the first Monday in May each yea
e which report shall he duly verif'
l. under oath by at least one memb
o of the committee, and returned
D the county supervisor on or befo
the first Monday in June, each yea
q and any committee failing to comp
'e with the provisions of this sectio
q, without just cause, SHALL be subje
III to removal
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