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An Act Revising the Common School System in the State of Arkansas. 1852-1853 143 (1852)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0098 and id is 1 raw text is: 143 An act Revising the Common School System in the State of Arkansas. SECTION 1. Section 16, and lands granted in lieu of sec. 16, and lands granted to townships in which is no sec. 16, to be held as common school lands. 2. Common school lands under care of the counties. 3. Penalty for tresspassing on school lands.$10, to be recovered before justice of the peace or circuit court. 4. Trespassers upon school lands, liable to indictment, and fine in -double amount of the damages done. 5. Sixteenth section sold, commissioner to select other lands; and file certi- cate of such selection in land office. 6. On 1st Monday of August next, and every 2 years thereafter, a common school commissioner shall be elect- ed in each county. He shall give bond in $10,000 for the faithful dis- charge of his duties. 7. Form of bond. 8. Commissioner shall have supervision of all common schools in his coun- ty; he shall advise and assist the township trustees;racommend books manner of conducting common schools, etc. 9. Secretary of state ex-officio state commissioner, and shall report to the governor on or before the first Monday in November, in each year, the condition of common schools throughout the state, which report the governor shall lay before the general assembly. 10. County commissioners to commu- nicate to state commissioner on or before 1st Monday in October in each year, all information in rela- tion to schools, as the state com- missioner embodies in his annual report, or may require. 11. Manner of contesting election of school commissioner, same as of clerk or sheriff; county court to fill vacancy. 12. Commissioner shall attend to col- lecting demands in favor of town- ship, settle accounts of trustees, &c. 13. County court may remove commis- sioner for violation of law or duty. and may require a new bond, if the first is deemed insufficient. 14. Commissioner shall provide four books, marked A, B, C, D; in A. be shall record petions for sale, and sub-divisions of school lands; in B. he shall keep an account of sales.1 SECTION 15. In C, he shall keep account with township treasurer; in D, a just and true account ofall moneys received, paid out, to whom, &c. 16. Bond of township treasurer to be filed in office of commissioner, who shall then deliver 'all moneys and other valuables in hishandsbelong- ing to said treasurer's township, into his hands, taking a receipt therefor as his voucher. 17. Funds arising from seminary and saline lands, and other moneys be- longing to school fund, to be paid to county commissioner, who shalt receipt for the same, and apportion said funds to the townships. 18. Commissioner ex-officio superintend- ent of common schools; shall visit all the schools once a year, examine applicants for teaching; if compe- tent, give them certificates which shall be valid one year; if incompe- tent, shall not be allowed to teach a common school; form of certifi- cate. 19. County treasurer to pay over to commissioner certain moneys for the use of schools in the several townships. 20. All moneys, books, papers, &c., to be delivered to commissioner's successor in office. 21. Inhabitants of townships desiring sale ofcommon school lands, to pe- tition commissioner. 22. Land to be divided into 40 acre tracts by township trustees, a plat of the same, and number of each tract shall be delivered to commis- sioner; trustees may employ county surveyor to assist in surveying said lands, who. shall be paid out of funds arising from sale of said lands. 23. In sub-dividing, no tract to contain more than 80 acres. 24 To be sold to higbest bidder, on a credit of not lessthan one, nor more than five years, with bond and se- curity, and interest in advance, semi-annually, at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum; failing to pay two installments forfeits purchase, and land to be again sold. 35. Sale shall be at court house door, 60 days notice by posting upadver- tisements, to be given, stating time, terms, place of sale; if a paper is

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