Year: 1872

the said county or district shall have
failed during the preceding year to
maintain a school for the length ofume
aforesaid, or to levy the said tax for the
purpose, its share Of the distributable
school fund shall revert to the State
and become part OF the distributable
school fund for the ensuing year. The
said county or district may, however,
by special tax levied by three.tiIhs OF
the voters thereof voting on the ques.
ton provide for continuance Of the
said school for a longer period than
three months; but the said levy so
made shall never in any one year exceed
twenty cents per one hundred dollars
yaluat on.


!. In order 10 provide the necessary
grounds aud school houses, keep them
in repair and pay all incidental expenses
connected with the operation OF the
schools other than the salaries OF teach
ers and county superintendants, the
county or district authorities shall create
fund to be called The Building Fund"
to be appropriated exclusively to these
purposes. To supply the necessary
revenue for this fund they nay borrow
money upon its credit and levy an
annual tax upon the taxable property
Of the county or district Provided, the
money so borrowed, together with the
necessary annual expenses shall never
in the aggregate amount TO more than
can be paid BY levy at the rate Of
twenty cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation, per year, for five successive
years.


The counties, or the districts into
which they may be divided for com.
mon school purposes, shall he liable for
all debts incurred for any property TO
which they may succeed, and which
may remain unpaid by the authorities
creating the said debts.


8. All levies laid by any county or
district for the purpose OF free common
schools shall be reported by the author
tiles thereof to the Sheriffs OF the
respective counties, who shall collect
and disburse the same in such manner
as shall be prescribed toy general laws
The compensation for collecting said
Ievies shall never exceed three per cent,
and no allowance shall be made for the
disbursement OF the same. All money
borrowed on account of the Building
Fund, or in any way accrIng thereto,
-hall be paid into the hands OF the
Sheriff ani be by him disbursed upon
proper order, without compensation.


The Sheriff shall give such security
for the safe keeping and disbursement
Of the school funds as the Legislature
shall direct, and make with the proper
authorities annual settlement, which
shall be audited 10y the County Courts
and made matter Of record by the
clerk thereof in hook to he kept for
that purpose


9. The Legislature shall make pro-
vision tor the free common school
education OF the colored chi!Ien in the
several Countic, or districts in the pro-
portion which their number bears to
the number OF white children therein
hut white and colorci persons shall
net be taught in the same school.


10. No person connected with the free
common school system OF the State or
with any educational institution Of any
name or grade under State control, shall
ne interested in the sale, proceeds or
profits of any book or other thing used,
or to bc u-ei therein, under such
penalties as may be prescribed by law


H. No appropriation, grant or dona
ton OF auy public money or property
whatever shall ever be made 10y the
State in aid OF any church or sectsran
purpose, nor 10 support or sustain. in
whole or in part, any school or other
institution of any grade or name con
trolIed by any church or denomination.


T. No independent free common
school district or organization shall
hereafter be created and the Legislature
may repeal in whole or in part all or
any acts authorizing those already in
existence, on such terms As NAV be
deemed just and equitable.