Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-31
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IL Appsrtisnnent aal Psynent Of
SeAool Funds.

II Advertisement anl Paynent Of
Seheel Run1s.
Hampton, Jan. 2s.-Editor The
Argus: believe that everyone
holding q public ONCE be held To-
strict account in the discharge Of
the duties Of the ONCE. For Is
consecutive years held the Office
OF school treasurer Of Hampton
township comprising nine districts.
Believing that the public and the
people in all school districts would
be interested, I have taken the
time to look up the law regarding
the school fund. how the same is
apportioned, when to be appor-
toned, and by whom:
Section 30, chapter 122. revised
statute, says the common school
fund shall consist until otherwise
provided by law, OF the proceeds
of a 2-mill tax levied upon each
dollar of the equalized assessed
value of all the property in the
state, the interest on the school
fund proper. which fund is 3 per
cent upon the proceeds Of the sale
of public lands in the state, one
sixth part excepted, and the inter-
est on the surplus revenue distrib-
uted by act of congress and made
part of the common school fund by
act of the legislature, March 4.
1887. The interest on the school
fund proper and the surplus rev.
enue shall be paid by the state an
nually at the rate of 6 per cent and
shall be distributed as provided by
law. The state law requires that
all school boards shall report to
the treasurer of their. townships
July l to Z annually the number of
persons in their district under q
years of age. The treasurer is re-
quired to consolidate the reports Of
all the districts in his township and
| forward the same to the superin-
tendent of schools of his county
by July Is annually. The county
superintendent of schools is re-
quired to consolidate all the re-
ports of all the districts in the
county and forward the same to
the superintendent Of public in
struction on or before Aug. Is an
nually.
From the above reports We find
the total number of persons under
81 years of age in each district and
in the whole county and state. On
the first Monday in January an
nually the auditor of public &C
counts is required to apportion to
each county the common school
fund. in proportion to the number
of persons in each county under
the age of q years, and shall issue
an order upon the county collector
of each county to be paid to the
county superintendent of schools.
This order is to be paid by the coun-
ty collector to the superintendent
of schools by the first day OF
March annually, or as soon there
after as it may. be presented, I'M
less the county collector has not
collected sufficient funds to pay
said order
Upon receipt of the amount due
the county from the state school
fund, the county superintendent OF
schools shall apportion the same
together with other funds held fol-
, distribution, to the townships and
parts of townships in the county
! according to the number of per
sons under q years of age. The
, township treasurer upon receipt OF
, the amount due his township, ap-
J portions the same to the schoo
, districts. The law requires thai
J the county superintendent Of
J schools shall annually notify the
J presidents of the boards of schoo
] trustees and the clerks Of al
J school districts in their county OF
J or before the 30th day of Septem
her Of each year, the amount O
} money distributed by him or her
D with the date of distribution.
D Remember the laws ,say. upo,
D the receipt of the amount due, tn,
D superintendent of schools shall
make the apportionment and no
0 wait six months or year to do SO
0 1t is reported that funds placed il
0 different banks by Miss Lou Har
0 ris, county superintendent O
0 schools, have been attached. Wer
0 these funds found placed in a say
0 ings account and drawing interes
0 irstead of having been paid over t
0 the ones entitled to receive tn
0 same?
0 In this township it has bee
0 known for some time that Count
0 Superintendent Harris has neg
0 lected to conform to the direction
0 Of the law. She paid no attention
= and ignored our school treasurer
. letters requesting that the appor
tionment due the township be pai
0 over until the treasurer was com
0 PEELED to write the state superin
Q tendent Of public instruction re
o garding the matter. The schoo
o treasurer in every township an
. portions the funds set apart 70
% that purpose twice a year. viz: til
. first Monday in April and Octobe,
u After paying the treasurer's sal
u airy and other incidental expense
= the balance is opportioned to tn
u school districts.
" The law is certainly lame in fix
u ing the bond of the superintenden
. of schools at only $4,000. ]
" should be double the amount q
- monies that may come into tn
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