Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-17

1t shall he the duty OF each district
school commission aid board Of educa
ton in the State TO see that the flag Of |
the United States, not less than feet |
long and 6 feet wide,i lie displayed during |
the session OF the schools. There must
alsu be displayed in each schoolhOuse
one correct map of the United Staten
and one correct man OF the State Of
Delaware. The clerk OF each district
school com ission is allowed an annual
salary Of 800.
The schools are to be free to all chill
dren over 9 years of age, or in districts
where there are kindergartons, over 4
years old. The district commissioners
have tho right to allow children of one
district to attend school on such terms
as they seq fit.
Proper rules and regulations are pro.
vided for the examination of teachers,
and all teachers can take the examina-
tions, whether the schools are incor-
porated or not. Feathers are also re.
quired to make the proper reports to
the county school oommisson and also
TO report an estimate of tine number OF
children over years old who do not
attend school. Provision Is made for
teachers institutes, as at present
The school fund is to be composed of
the money annually appropriated by
the General Assembly for the free
public schools of the State, together
with the income Of the Investments OF
| the public school fund The State
| treasurer III to be the trustee of the
school fund, and to appnrtion it an
nually in this manner: Twentythree
parts to New Castle county, il parts to
Kent county and Is parts TO Sussex
county. the fund is to be apportioned
among the districts in each county as
| follows: To each new or consolidated
district sum equal to $3.50 for every
sub district in the new or consolidated
district and to each incorporated dis
trict an amount equal to $3.50 for each
single district contained therein, az
such single districts existed prior to the
passage of this act. The aggregate sum
thus Rpportioned among the several dis-
triuts in each county shall then be de-
Quoted from the county's share so first
apportioned to it, and the remainder
shall be divided among the new or con-
sulidated districts and the Incorporated
districts in proportion to the number
Of children enrolled in the schools
thereof; provided. that the apportion7
ment of Wilmington shall not be at any
time for more than 10000 children.
The trustee of the school fund is not to
pay the amount to any district until
such districts have raised by taxation
for the year an amount equal to 500
for each sub district.
The reading of the bill consumed
nsarly all OF both sessions Of the House.
One Thousand copies were ordered
printed.
Much time was taken up in the
Senate with the reading Of the Will
mington Charter bull. At the con
cluaion of the reading il was referred
to the committee on nitieH and towns,
consisting of Messrs. Pyle. W. I. Moore
and Stewart. The reading was Listened
to attentively and with interest ant
the members who were present have d
, good conception of its provisions. 1t ii
generally conceded that the bill will b'
amended 30 as To name the first head
, OF departments.
This building committee Of the TIVE
, houses, which so admirably luoket
after thu alterations to the State Hous
and accomplished such gratifying ant
, pleasing result, yesterday completed it
, work by paying off all of the bills ant
, clearing up the last dollar against tn,
) building. The whole cost of the altera
tious was S12, 467. 16, and ii is GENERALLY
r conceded that good value has been re
J ceived for the expenditure. There l
Q yet some work to be done, in order 1
3 prepare the building for the larger AH
Q sembly, which will sit there next winter
! 1t will be necessary to place new roo
on the older part OF the building, as
r has been discovered that the roof Is il
: bad shape and not calculated to with
o stand heavy storms. The sight desk
, now in the Senate, which are similH
j to those 10 the House, will be remove
Q to the House. Seventeen new desk
i must be procured for the Senat
s chamber and six for Representatiy
|. Hall. The old desks will be thorough
9 repaired and put in firsr-class shape
q The rooms provided for the judiciary
= librarian, treasurer and auditor will b
Q furnished ia a similar manner to til
n other Offices in the building. The rea
! of the Speakers desk in the House wi
= be ornamented in manner similar
10 the enumeration back OF the lieu
K tenant governor desk. There will b
d no drapery. New furniture will b
% placed in the lobbies. The old pnrtio
q of the building will also be rspainte
outside and inside. All of the matter
10 spoken of are necessary, but the preser
10 Legislature will be required to pass a
10 act authorizing it to be done. as tb
10 present committee has no authority
IF 20 further. Chairman Il. A. HAZEL {
j. the present committee, who has bee
10 figuring ON future necessities, eatimat'
: that the total cost will not excee
10 81, 500. The committee anticipates re,
D. ommending in its final report thu
l. the old furniture and other article
IL about the building which are usee
re be disposed of at public sale and IL
o, proceeds 60 toward defraying the Co
Id of additional work.
g. Representative Eliason Introduce
ID four bills calculated to wipe out Il
a Adams tax law. The laws to BIO repeale
Of are chapters 3Sl, 3s2, 1888 and 1884,
at Vol. XX., Laws of Delaware the frs
ID named being the original Adams bill
or passed at the last session, and the Othe
ly are supplements passed on May Goth ar
10 oath of last year, subsequent to ii
IN passage of the original bill, al wei
re referred to tine committee on revisit
g. statutes, OF which MIR. HAZEL is chat
at man.
a. additional proceedings on NTH page.l
IN -
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