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An Act to establish and maintain a system of free common schools for the state of Arkansas. 1868 163 (1868)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0203 and id is 1 raw text is: ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ARKANSAS. 16.3 No. LH. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SYSTEM OF FREE COMMON SCHOOLS FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. ' 1. What to constitute the Common School Fund of the State. 2. What income tax and revenue to maintain Free Common Schools. 3. Governor, Secretary of State, and Su- perintendent of Public Instruction, to constitute a Board of Commission- ers of the School Fund; when and where Board to meet; Governor to call meeting of Board at any time. 4. Governor to be President of the Board and to sign its journals. 5. Superintendent of Public Instruction to be Secretary of Board; to keep record of its proceedings open to in- spection, a copy of which shall be evi- dence equal with the original. 6. Board to have management of the School Fund and shall invest the same in bonds of the United States. 7. How and when moneys required by law to be paid into the Treasury may be recovered by action; in what court, and who to prosecute the suit. 1. Monies of the School Fund to be paid directly into the State Treasury. V. State Auditor to be accountant of said Board; to report annually to Governor and Superintendent. 10. Auditor, under direction of Board, to draw upon Treasurer for moneys of School Fund to purchase bonds or securities for investment. 11. Duty of State Treasurer in such case. 12. Board to settle at semi-annual meet- ing with the State Treasurer. 13. The counties to be divided into School Districts. 14. Each School District to be a body cor- porate. 15. Districtto hold, by its corporate name, title of lands and property acquired for school purposes. 816. How new district formed or bounda- ries changed; as to limits of districts; proviso. 17. Petition for new district or boundary to be accompanied by map of change proposed; what the map must show. 1S. When electors to hold, annual school meeting. 19. Who are qualified electors of the Dis- trict. 20. Powers of electors when assembled in school meeting. 21. How taxes voted for school purposes levied; how and by whom collected, and custody thereof. 92. By whom and when Trustee elected; his term of office. 23. Duty of Trustee elect as to time and mode of qualification. 24. Penalty upon Trustee elect for not qualif-ying. 25. Penalty for failing in any duty of his office. 26.. Vacancy in oflice of Trutstee, how filled. 2t. Duties and powers of the oflice of Trustee. 28. Further duties as to hiring and mak- ing contracts with teachers; to em- Ploy no one who has not certificate and license to teach; meaning of the term month in this Act. 29. To furnish each teacher with a regis. ter; what the teacher to enter in and report at the close of the school term. 30. To visit the schools at least twice each term; to aid and encourage the teacher and pupils. 31. To submit to the district at its annual meeting an estimate of expense for the year, and also for thrto montlis' and for one month.

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