The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
100000 APPROPRIATION CON-
TINUED.

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 543,
PUBLIC LAWS OF 1901, RELATING
TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Chapter 543, Laws of 1901 which appro-
priated $780, 900 for the public schools, is
amended by adding at the end of section
the following: 1.-The further provision
of this act as hereinafter set out, shall
apply only to the distribution of the
500, 600 appropriated under this section,
and, in the event that such sum shall be
insufficient for the purpose specified,
thenthe said sum shall be apportioned by
the State Board of Education PRO
RATA, or in such manner as they may
deem fair and equitable among the ooun-
ties applying feE aid her eun6sr,
All after section is struck out, and the
following sections are substituted
"Sec. 4. That, at the January meet
ing of each year, the County Board OF
Education of each county shall report to
the State Superintendent of Public In
struction the school districts in such
county which cannot have four months
term designating each by number an
township, with a statement of funLs
available for school purposes for each of
such districts, funds obtained by special
local taxes and balances brought over
from preceding fiscal year, not to be in
Guided in such statement the census and
monthly running expenses thereof the
number of pupils enrolled, the average
daily attendance, the salary paid to
teachers in such district and other and
further facts in regard thereto that may
be required by the State Superintendent.
The County Board of Education shall
likewise report the school census of the
entire county, the total apportionment
made at said January meeting and the
total amount left unapportioned.
"Sec. S. The State Superintendent
shall forthwith lay these facts before
the State Board of Education, which
shall thereupon after full investigation
fix and determine the amount which must
necessarily be apportioned to oacn DIS
trict to enable it to have 4 four months
term: Provided, that in fixing such
amount no consideration sdall be had CT
any funds available by reason of special
local taxes, and any rural district haY-
ing funds raised by suca local tax shall
| b. entitled 10 the same Appropriation IN
der this act as If there had oeen no such
funds.
Sec. G. That when such apportion-
,rert shall have been so made itemized
statement thereof shall be filed with the
Stato Auditor who shall thereafter, upon
tho warrant of the State Superintendent
of PubIic instruction, issue his warrant
tunor the state Treasurer, payable to the
county Treasurer of each of the respect
Two COMMITTEES in the sum shown by said
to hay hppn
nriated to such county The amount
designated as having been apportioned to
each district shall be disable by that dis
trict only, and only for the specific pur-
nose of providing u four months school
tom
sec. Z. That no school with 3 school
census of less than sixty-flve shall re-
ceiye any benefit under this act unless
the formation and continuance OF such
district shall have been for good aud Suf-
ffcjent reasons, to-wit, sparsely popu-
lated or peculiar geographical condi-
tions. such as intervening streams,
swamps. or mountains, said reasons 20 be
set forth in an affidavit by the chairman
of the County Board OF Education and
the County Superintendent of schools.
and to be appr1Jel by the State Super
intendent of Public Instruction.
Sec. s. No appropriation shall be
made to any county unless the county SUI
perintendent of schools, the chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners and
the Clerk of the Superior Court, shall
make affidavit to the effect that all fines.
penalties, forfeitures. and other money
properly belonging to the school fund
have been so applied and that the con
stitutional limit of taxation has been
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