Year: 1869

aforesaid.


Sections 85 and SO of the old law are
repealed.


Sections 81 to A, inclusive Of the old
law, are not changed, but become sec
tions 43 to 81, inclusive of the new
law.


Section As of the old law is amended
by striking out the words "firs5" and
"September" and insert instead the
words '1ast" and "AIarch," +" and then
becomes section 50 Of the new law.


Then follows the balance of the old
law from section 40 unchanged as a
further part of the new, excepting sec
tions IS, 81, 62 and SO of the old, which
are repealed.


Beside we give the following new
sections;


SEC. II. For the purpose Of afford
ing the advantages OF free education to
all the youth of this State, the State
common school fund, in addition to
the funds derived from tho sale of
school lands and interest thereon, and
fines and fOrfeitures, as provided by
statutes, shall be further increased by
the annual levy and assessment of
two mills upon the dollar valuation on
the grand list of the taxable property
of the State, and there is hereby levied
and assessed annually, in addition to
the revenues required for general pur-
poses, the said two mills upon the dol
lar as aforesaid, and the amount SO
levied and assessed shall be collected
in the same manner Is other State
taxes, and when collected shall
be semi-annually distributed to the
several counties of this State in prOpOr-
ton to the enumeration of scholars,
and be applied exclusively to the
support of common schools.


SEC. y. The County Treasurer shall
collect or cause to be collected the fines
and all moneys for school purposes in
his county, and take all proper meas
uTes to secure to each district its full
amount of school funds, and all coun-
ty treasurers shall report to the State
Treasurer and State Auditor semi
annually, on or before the third Mon
day of April and the first Monday of
November, and at such other times as
the Auditor may require, a statement
showing the whole amount of moneys
collected on account of State, county
and district school tax, and from all
other sources respectively, noting the
interest separately, and the amount
received on account of licenses and
fines and from all other sources from
which school funds, together with a
statement showing the amount paid
out, to whom and on what account,
and at the same time the County
Treasurer shall pay over to the State
Treasurer all funds and moneys from
whatever sOurcesderived, belonging to
the general school fund i'm his hands
rnd make a settlement thereof with
the State Treasurer.


SEC. 73. The State Treasurer shall
semi-annuaIiy, on or before the third
Monday in Nav and first Monday in
December, make out o complete ex-
hibit of all moneys belonging to the
school funds OF the State, as returned
to him from the several counties, to-
gether with the amount derived from
other sources, and deliver the same
duly certified to the State Superinten-
dent, and within twenty days thcreaf-
ter the State Superintendent shall
make the appointment of said funds to
such counties according to the pro rata
of the enumeration of scholars in each
county last returned from tie County
Superintendent, and certify the APP
pOintment of each to the county
Superintendent OF the proper county
to the State Auditor, who shall draw
warrant OH the State Treasurer III
favor of the various counties for the
amount so specified by the State SU-
peTintendent and the several county
Upcintendents shall Immediately,
and within twenty days after receiy-
ing said appOrtiOnment, GppOrtiOn the
amount of funds so certified as belong
ing to the general school funds for MS
county as follows, tO-Wit: One fourth
of the whole to be distributed equally
to the several districts in the county
and the remaining three fOurths of the
whole to be distributed to the several
districts in his county pro rata, accOr-
ding to the enumeration of scholars
last returned by the director Of the va
riOus districts, and no district. city or
village, which shall have failed to
make and return such enumeration





of the funds to be distributed accord
ing to the pro rata Of euCmeratiOnl


SEC. a. The County superintendent
shall Immediately after making such
appOrtiOnment, enter the same into a
book kept for that purpOse, and shall
furnish the County Treasurer with a
certified copy of such appOrtiOnment,
and eaChsof the dirCctdFs in the respec-
tive districts In his county a certificate
showing the amount due such district,
which amount shah be subject TO the
order. of the direetOrs-o the County
Treasurer when properly countersign-
ed by the moderator.


SEC. 10. Be Il further enacted, That
there shall be a County Superintendent
instruction in each organized
county of this State, whose term OF
service shall be two years.


SEC. 20. The County Commissioners
of each organized county in this State
shall at their April session 1850 ap-
point a suitable peTsOnt to act as COun-
ty Superintendent until the next gen
eral election of county officers.


SEC. IL. The first election or County
Superintendent shall be held on tie
2d Tuesday i'm the mouth Of October.
1859. The election provided for by
this act shall be Conducted, rs near as
may be, in tue same manner and by
the same officers, and the judges and
and clerks Of election shall make the
same canvass, statements and returns,
as provided ty law FOR the election of
other county officers, ard said super-
intendent shall be voted fJr on the
same ballot, and The board OF county
canvasseTs shall determine pnd declare
the person thus elected to the Office Of
County Superintendent.


SEC. IS. a certificate Of election
shall be Immediately issued by che
Clerk 30 TIE person - elected 10 the.
office Of County superintendent. who
shall within twenty days thereafter
take and subscribe the same oath -
required Of the ether county officers.
and depOsftethe same with the County
Clerk TO be fled and preserved in his
Office where It shall be the duty


SEC. 20. TIE County Commissioners
or a majority OF them present. a. the