Year: 1865

March, impose and levy school tax not exceeding
onefourth OF one per centum on all the assesseu Po
perty of said county without the limits OF w dShnS'
ton and Georgetown which tax shall be due at the
same time, and be collected by the county cohec'oi
in the same manner, and under the Sanie reg
and restrictions are prescribed py ID" III redoh
IN the collection Of the county taxes and which are
borehv made applicable to the collection of the
s,hooI tax imposed by this act, and when collected
shall be paid the treasurer OF the school fund.- aud
the of the levy court Is hereby constituted
treasurer of the school fund.- and the said treasurer
and collector shall be qualified by making oath
affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties requir-
cd of them and they shall give bonds respectively to
the said board of commissioners, in q SUN to be |
fixed by the levy court, with two sufficient suretes
conditioned for tho faithful discharge ofthe duties
required of them by this act, which bonds, being APP


proved by the said board Of commissioners, shall be


filed with the clerk Of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, who is hereby required to file the
same and copy of either of said bonds, under seal
of said court, shall be sufficient cvduce of the
king thereof; and the said treasurer shall be paid
such compensation for his services the said boar
of commissioners may allow, and the said collector
the same fees are allowed by the said levy Court
for collecting the county tax.


Sec. IL. And be it further enacted That the whole
amount standing to the credit of the school fund,
when the aforesaid levy is to be made, shall be taken
into the account in determining the amount of tax
necessary TO meet the current expenses of the school
year, which amount shall be levied aforesaid, and
more; and the said board of commissioners shall
appOrtOn the school fund, after deducting such part
thereof the provisions of this act assign to the ed


ucAton Of colored children among the several school


distric's giving to each one-seventh OF the whole
amount of school taxes collected and then in hand


after deducting the necessary expenses OF the board


and one-sevcnth of all other funds paid III, after dc


ducting as hercnbefore provided for the education OF


colored children, until an amount shall have accu.


mulated sufficient TO purchase site and erect and


furnish school house in each district, the cost of


which shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars, (un-


less by priv lte subscription except where the


Der of scholars is sufficiently large TO require two


schools, in which the may reach three
thousand dollars; after that it shall be apporioncd


according TO the number of children in each district


between the ages OF six and seventeen years. PrOUi.


ded That not than the actual expenses Of each


district shall be paid And prOrided, further, That


more than school house may be established in


any district if the funds procured.


Sc IL. ARd be ii further enacted, That in


the said commissioners should not be able to pur


chase suitable sites for the erection Of schoohousCs


they shall have power to condemn and value suita


Bile site sites for that purpose not exceeding


acre Of land in each site by giving ten days notice


in writing 10 the prOprictOrs thereof, except in
of minors, femme coverts, and persons compOs


mens, and filing with the clerk of the levy court OF


the county OF Washington, District of Columbia, for


inspection, certificate describing such lands, with


the value assessed thereon signed by the president


and clerk Of said board of commissioners, which


shall be sufficient notice to the proPrieors OI such


land that the said board OF commissioners ready


to pay the amount of damages so assessed; and il
within thirty days from the filing OF said Certificate


the proprieors of such land shall not appeal from
the decision of said commissioners, by written no.


tice left with the said clerk of the levy court the


amount assessed shall be paid to the proprctors,
and the title TO such land and premises shall be vest
ed i'll the Board of Commissioners Of Primary
r Schools of Washington County, District of Colun


bia and shall be final but if the prOprietors of such
land and premises SHALL within the said thirty days


notify the said commissioners, in writing, left witt
4 the clerk of the levy court, Of their dissen
, from the valuation of such land made by th'


said commissioners or if the land any part there
of be owned by minor, femme covert, or person


non compOs mentls, if notice cannot be served
it shall be lawful for the said commissioners, and
is made their duty, by their president and clerk, t


issue their warrant TO the MARSHAL OF the District q
i Columbia, commanding him to summon Jury q


five freeholders not interested in the matter, to ap
. pear ON day to be appointed by the said commIs


siOners, the premises and after having each take
L an oath (Which the marshal any one OF SAID com
~ missoners is authorized TO adminlster) That he VII
a without favor or prejudice. the damages sus
tanned bv the proprietor Of said land by Oft
to condemnation of said land by the said commission
ne rs.the jury qualified shall proceed to value an
assess the damages accordingly and if the amoun
st assessed by the said jury shall not be greater tina


the amount assessed by the said commissioners, Tia
id whole costs OF the said appeal shall be chargeabe
Iv the appellant to be paid by the said commissioner
and deducted from the cost of the land in setteer
;, therefor; otherwise the said board OF commissioner
nj shall pay the expenses incurred by of sue
Il. appeal the marshars and Jurors fees to be compu
M ed according to the act of Congress approved Mare
la three eighteen hundred and sixty three defining Il
ay powers and duties of the levy court.


to Sec. l3. And be It further enacted, That the sal
Of jury, Immediately after they shall have complete


Their inquest and assessed the damages, shall mat
aid out written verdict setting forth full and dstin


it description OF the land and premises and the valu


uon or damages assessed therefor, which shall
ich assigned by them or u majority Of them, and havir
the oeen auested by the marshal, shall be immediate
aid returned TO the clerk of the levy court of the count


oi " ashlngton, District of Columbia, and shall
bs Lha' ana the SAID damages having been paid, or
eir efed 70 1e paid to the said propetors the title
sucn iahu snai pals to and be vested in "The Boal
ion OF commissioners OF Primary Schools of Washngtc
,er County, District of Columbia" and the verdict
her the jury shall be recorded in the land records
la Washington County, District of Columbia PrOpi


ed, That 1t shall be optional with the said commi
M sioners to abide by said verdict and OCCUPY the sa
of land or ABANDON IL WITHOUT oelng subject TO damag
to therefor.


dis Sec. a. And be it further enacted That IL an,


not be lawful to locate any site for u school.house
the any orchard or garden, nor within three hundr,
and Yards Of any dwelling house. without the consent
ps the proprietor Of such dwelling house. and in ord
The to obtain such consent REFUSAL thirty days mott
and shall be given to said proprietor by the said
snt sioners notifying such proprietor Of their inteno


and if, within thirty days, no answer is returned
of said commissioners by said proprietor 1t shall be
on ken for consent, and the said commissioners m
the proceed to erect their schOO-house without let
the hindrarce. m, ..
,or. Sec. Is. And be IL further enacted, That II
the treasurer or collector, having any schol iuhds 10
set hands, or negectng refusing to obtain sucn fu
age as by law authorized and directed, shall refuse
as pay for two weeks any order of said commission


drou a runifu Wi I
pro- act, such treasurer or collector shall be liable,
dis proof before any court of justice or justice oil
in peace having cognizance, and without stay OF exc
ppy tion, to pay the full amount of said order ana INT
and est thereon, at the rate of twenty per centum
s of annum from the first refusal until the day OF
hall ment, by way Of damages any collector aPPo


ed or acting under the provisions of this act shall
the any case collect more than is due, the person
ding grieved shall have his remedy sgainst such coec
the by suit warrant, and if he recover ne shall n
y in judgment for double the amount improperly and