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An Act to amend the Common School System in the State of Arkansas. 1850-1851 114 (1850)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0083 and id is 1 raw text is: 114 An act to amend the Common School System in the State of Arkansas. SECTION S! 1. County courts to have a general su- pervision over common schools. 2. School commissioners, how to be elec- ted. 3. Elections of commissioners, how con- ducted. 4. Commissioners to make cath and give bond. 5. County court to order the sale of the sixteenth sections. 6. Sixteenth section, when it may be di- vided into town lots. 7. When sixteenth section may be leas- ed. S. Duty of county court and commis- sioners with regard to lease of six- teenth section. 9. Duty of commissioner with regard to' Sale of sixteenth section. 10. Commissioner to execute deed to purchaser. 11. Deed not to be made until after pay- ment. 12. Commissioner to execute the deed upon order of the county court. 13. Purchaser to make payment and take duplicate receipts. 14. Duty of county treasurer as to school fund. 15. Treasurer not to expend school fund except upon order of county court.! 16. Duty of clerk of county court as tol the school lund. 17. School fund to be loaned out. 18. Schools, when and how to be opened and organized. 19. Sixteenth section, when to be reser-I ved from sale. 20. County treasurer ox-officio treasurer of common schools. 21. School commissioner, when and how to make settlemetnts. 22. School ommissioner, when and how to make report. 23. County court to direct commission- 2r4. 24. Offices of school trustees and school commissioners heretofore existing abolished. 25. County court to provide a record of proceedings of school commisasion- 26. .. 26. Clerks, commissioners, sheriffs and treasurers how, to be compensated for services. 27. Existing school commissioners and Srustees to deliver all moneys pa- pers and documents, to the clerks of county courts. c. Sales of sixteenth sections heretofore made. Confirmed. 29. Suits by school com miisioners, how to be prosecuted. 30. School funds, how to be appropri- ated. 31. County courts to appoint examiners of schools. 3.2. Money or property bslottging to schools not liable to State or county tax. 33. Inconsistent and conflicting laws re- peale )d. This act to take effect from its pas- sage. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That from and after the passage of this act, the coun- ty courts of the several counties in this State, shall have a gen- eral jurisdiction, supervision and control of, and over all mat- ters pertaining to common schools in their respective counties. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be elected by the qualified voters in each Congressional township in this State, whenever a majority of the housholders residing in said town- ship may desire to have the sixteenth section in their township Aold or leased, for the purpose of organizing and establishing common schools therein, one common school commissioner, who shall hold his office for the term of two years, and until his suc- cessor is elected and qualified: Provided, that there be at least fifteen white children in each township over five and under twen- ty-one years of age.

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