Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-24
PUBLIC SCHOOLS or THE STATE.
The Text Of Representatiye Baypard's Bu
Relating Thereto.

| The Text of Representative Baynard,s Bill
| Relating Thereto.
| Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
| Dover Jan. 1s.-Represeutntive Baynard
will introduce an act In relation TO the
public schools Of the State. II is az follows
Section |. There. shall be appropriated
annually hereafter from the tublic treasury
of this State for the benefit OF the public
schools of this State, the sum Of $50. 600,
| which sum, or SO much thereof as shall be
| found necessary, shall be distributed and
paid in the manner hereinafter provided.
Sec. For the purposes Of this act, COM
menelng with January LIST, 1901, the school
year shall commence january LIST and eEd
December 8lst In each year. Il shall be
the duty OF the school commissioner Of
each school district in this State. and the
president of each Board OF Public Educa-
ton incorporated under the laws of this
State, TO make quarterly statements for the
quarters OF the schuol year ending on the
last days Of March. June, September and
December In each year, which shall con-
tain the number of pupils attending school
az each school for the quarter. the names of
the teachers employed aud the number of
days OF service performed by each teacher
Tor the quarter for which the statement is
made. The statement shall include each
school In the school district; or where
there are Boards of Education, each school
under the jurisdiction of such board, and
the name Of the treasurer of the school dis
trict, Board of Education or school for
ooiored children, as the case may be. In
the case of school districts, the statement
shall be signed, sworn OF affirmed TO by a
majority OF the school commissioners for
such district; and in the case of Boards Of
Education. the statements shall be signed
ana the affdavits made by the presidents of
such boards. Where there are schools for
colored children not under the supervision
| OF school Dc -
Education, the statement must be made,
| signed and sworn or affirmed to by the
county superintendent of public schools for
the county in which such school for colored
children shall be located. The affidavit
| shall be in effect that the matters contained
in the statement are truly set forth. The
statements herein required shall be for
| warded to the State auditor within 10 days
after the end OF each quarter II shall be
the duty of the State auditor on receiving
such statements to ascertain the amount due
each school district, Board of Education
and school for colored children in the
manner hereinafter prescribed, to audit the
same and to certify the correctness OF the
several statements, amounts found due and
the names of the treasurers TO the governor,
who shall thereupon drawn his warrants
/ upon the State treasurer TO the order of the
several treasurers for. the amounts due to
each school district or Board OF Education.
/ In the cases of schools for colored children
not under the jurisdiction OF school com
missioners or Boards of Education, such
warrants shall be drawn to the order of the
county superintendent OF public schools for
the county In which such schools may be
located, whose duty Il shall be TO disburse
the same according to the true intent and
meaning of this act.
Sec. 3. The amounts due each school dis
trict. Board of Education and school for
| colored children shall be computed and
ascertained upon the basis and at the rate
of 81 for each days service performed by
each teacher as shall appear by the state
ments to tie made as herein provided, frac.
tons OF days to be computed as whole
days. IL shall be the duty of the State
treasurer to pay the amounts set forth In
said warrants upon the proper endorsement
| and presentation Of the same. The state
ments for the first quarter of the year 1901
shall be made In the manner herein pre-
scribed as soon after the last day OF March
in said year as shall be found practicable,
Sec. 4. The fund Ut this State heretofore
known as the school fund is hereby discon-
tinned and abolished, and the revenues OF
this State heretofore set apart for said
school fund shall from and after the pas
sage OF this act be transferred and paid
into the general fund OF the public treasury
=. sec; 0. NO part OF the annual appropIia-
ton hereby made for the benefit of the
public schools of this State for any one
year shall be used for any other approprla.
| ton or purpose whatsoever. IL at the end
| OF any school year there shall be any surplus
OF the annual appropriation beyond the
amount due the schools as herein provided
| for such year, such surplus snail be trans
ferred or paid into the general fund of the
treasury of the State.