Milford chronicle., 1901-02-15

The school law introduced by
Representative Vineyard, has made |
several lively committee meetings, |
and it makes several changes. It's /
first paragraph cOmpels the State |
Auditor to examine the accounts |
of every school district i'll the State
between July Ist and August 10th.
and make his report to the State on
or before August goth, giving the
amounts remaining in the hands
of such districts unexpended of the
moneys received from the State
and required to be raised by taxa
ton i'll order to entitle such dis
tricts to their shares of the said
moneys from the State, the number
of teachers employed in each school
and the number of days taught by
each teacher during the school year.
1t also requires
That the trustees Of the school fund shall
annually, in the month Of August divide the
said income and appropriations among the
/ school districts of the State, including con-
solidated. united and Incorporated districts,
~ schools according to the number of teachf
FRS employed for at least 40 days during the
previous school year. In order to entitle any
school district to receive Il share of the said
money so apportiOned, such district shall
! rave raised by taxation, or subject for school
ourposes,durng the previous school year, if
white school district, at least 500 for each
/ teacher employed, and, IL a colored school
/ distrct,at least $50 for each teacher employed
provided that the trustee of the school fund
/ shall at the time of making the said appor-
/ tionment appropriate to every school dis
| srict that shall have on or before August goth
lied with him certificate of the County
school Commission ofthe county in which
such district is situated that an additional
.sacher or teachers are employed in such dis
lrict is provided with a suitable room or
OOms for such teacher or teachers, and has
eyied and assessed an additional tax in the
aid district Of If white scho) l s 100. and, if
1 colored school, s50for every such additional
eacher so desired and intended to be en-
ployed for the next school year,an additional
share or shares of the moneys appOftioned
according to the number of al iitioual teach
ars so to be employed, and provided further
that no single, consolidated, united or incor-
,orated school district or school shall un
Ter the said apportiOnment receive more
Of the moneys so appOrtiOned than 40 teach
srs employed as aforesaid entitle it to.
The said trustee of the school fund shall de
iuct and retain from the amOuntappOrtione
% any school district or school the amount
sXpelde by him for text books FIR snch dis
trict or school during the previous schoo
year,and shall also deduct and retain al
mount equal to that which from the audi
tors settlement with such district or schoo
made as aforesaid in that year appears te b,
N the hands of the said district or school o
he money received from the State and raise,
~ taxation as aforesaid to entltle such dis
.rict or school to its share of the said money
IneXpended at the end OF the school year mex
preceding. In case any district or schoo
having filed the certificate 81 the Count
school Commission and received an add
E .iOnal share or shares of the State money
as hereinbefore provided for shall fail to en-
plOy such teacher or teachers for which sue
money was apportioned for at least 40 day
/ Turing the succeeding school year, or in an
Ease where district or school shall not EN-
olOy IA teacher or teachers for the said perio
. If 40 days for the school year for which sue
district or schOal received share OF stat
moneys for such teacher or teachers not $
employed, then and in either event the trugte
)fthe school fund shall deduct and retain on
Of the apportionment of suchl district q
! 'choOl for the succeeding year Aum equal
. hat which such district or school obtaine
f Tor or on account OF such teacher or teache
{ that such district or school so failed to en-
ploy, provided that should any district rails
j, oy taxation than that district is by this a,
e required to raise in order to entitle It to r.
ceive its appOrtionment of the school fun
= such amount that is in excess of the amour
required by law to be raised by tax as afor,
; sal shall not be charged against or deducte
e from the share of such district or school, bl
O the amount so in excess shall be retained b
g the district or school raising tina same.
Each district or school shall. within 30 daN
after this act becomes law, report to II
st trustee of the school fund the number of te
s cheers employed in such district or schoo
e which reports shall be a record in the Off,
Of the said trustee of the school fund of Il
L number of teachers for which such distrlc
h or schools are entitled to State moneys, su
u Iect to the additions hereinbefore provid,
for.