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An Act to establish a system of Common Schools in the State of Arkansas. 1842-1843 130 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0050 and id is 1 raw text is: 130 An Act to establish a system of Common Schools in the State of Arkansas. SECTION 1. Recites the compact between this State and the United States, and provides for a commissioner to sell the 16th section, 2. Provides for election of trustees. 3. Oath of commissioner. 4. Trustees to enter into bond, and to take oath. 5. Commissioner to sell on a credit of 10 years. 6. To offer the same for sale in parcels of 40 acres. 7. How successor of the commissioner is to be elected. 8. Provides for successors to the trus- tees under this act. 9. Commissioner and trustees empow. ered to receive subscriptions. 10. When trustees to have schoolhouses erected, 11. Common schools to be kept at least four months in the year. 12. Any portion, not exceeding 20 acres, to be reserved for schools. 13. Commissioner to give to each pur- chaser a certificate of purchase. 14. Such certificate to have the force and effect of a bond for conveyance. 15. How vacancy filled in the office of commissioner, 16. Duty of township commissioners. 17. All the books and papers to be deli. vered over at the death of commis. sioner, to his successor. 18. Township commissioner to act as treasurer of the State. 19. Interest of sum raised, but not prin. cipal, may be expended towards common schools. 20. Duty of township teacher. 21. How vacancies to be filled in office of township trustee. 22. Trustees and commissioner to visit schools. 23- Children between the ages of 5 and 21 to be enumerated. 24. County clerk to make out an abstract of ttie returns, and send a copy to the auditor. SECTION 25. Provides for the election of 3 school commissioners, 26. The county treasurer of each county to be the treasurer of the board of commissoners. 27. Said board to have entire control of the funds. 28. Said commissioner to examine all the schools in their counties. 29. How such commissioners are to die. tribute to the schools of their respec. tive counties all money coming to their hands. 30. Treasurer to loan out the moneys arising from sale of 16th section. 31. $1000 appropriated for the purchase of books. 32. Auditor to expend said sum for said purpose. 33. Board of commissioners of each coun. ty to distribute the books. 34. When the inhabitants wish to lease out 16th section, to hold an election for township comrhissioner and trus. tees. 35. Lands escheating to the State, shall be for the use of each county. 36. County commissioners made a body corporate. 37. Two.thirds of the appraised value of any beast to go into the treasury. 38. Bond to be entered into by person taking up estray. 39. Moneys arising from salt springs ap. propriated to the use of common schools. 40. Board of school commissioners, how constituted. 41. Surplus revenue of U. S. remaining unappropriated, to form a portion of the school fund. 42. All fines to be paid into the county treasury, for the use of schools. 43. Taxes arising from 16th section, to be paid to county commissioner. 44. Manual labor schools, how estab. lished. 45. When 16th section joins a town, may be divided in lots, and sold. 46. When to take effect. SEc. 1. Whereas, by the compact entered into between the United States and the State of Arkansas, it was agreed, That section num- ber sixteen in every township, and when such section has been sold or otherwise disposed of, other lands equivalent thereto, and as contiguous as may be, shall be granted to the State, for the use of the inhabitants of such township, for the use of schools: Therefore,

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