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Dec. Ses. 1825.
Other certificates.
Money not
applied for
in one year.
In two years |
JOSEPH KENT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
certify that a school hath been kept in said district for at least
three months during the year last past, from the date hereof, by
an instructor duly appointed and approved in all respects according
to law, and that all monies received during the said year,
from the commissioners of primary schools have been faithfully
applied in paying the salaries of such instructor dated &c.
_____, _____, _____, trustees," And all monies which
shall be apportioned as aforesaid, shall be paid by the commissioners
aforesaid, to the trustees on their making and delivering
to them a certificate, substantially in form following:
" We __________ the trustee of __________ do hereby
certify that all monies heretofore received from the commissioners
of primary schools, have been faithfully applied according
to the true intent and meaning of the act entitled, An act to
provide for the public instruction of youth in primary schools
throughout this state; _____, Trustees." And all monies
which shall be apportioned by the commissioners as aforesaid,
and which shall remain in their hands unpaid for the space of
one year thereafter, either from the omission or neglect of the
trustees to apply for, and make the necessary certificates to entitle
them to the same, or from any defect in such certificates, shall
after the expiration of such year, be added to the monies next
thereafter to be apportioned by them, and shall be apportioned
and paid together with such monies as aforesaid; and in case any
monies, which shall come into the hands of the commissioners
aforesaid, for the use of the primary schools for their counties,
shall not be apportioned by them as aforesaid, for the space of two
years thereafter, by reason of the non-compliance of all the
school districts in such county, with the provisions of this act,
all such monies so remaining, not apportioned for the space of
two years as aforesaid, shall be returned and paid by the commissioners
to the treasurer and be apportioned and distributed
by him, together with the other monies next thereafter to be apportioned
and distributed by him in pursuance of this act. |
Penalty for
false report. |
16. And be it enacted, That if any
trustee appointed under
this act, shall make a false certificate or report, by means
whereof any monies shall be fraudulently obtained from the commissioners
aforesaid, or unjustly apportioned by them, such
trustee, signing such certificate or report, shall forfeit and pay
double the amount so fraudulently obtained, to the commissioners
of the county in which such trustee shall be appointed or
chosen, to be recovered, with costs of suit, by action of debt,
before any court of justice or any justice of the peace having
cognizance thereof, in the name of the said commissioners; and
such sum, exclusive of the costs of suit, shall be applied, when
recovered, to the use of the primary schools of such county. |
Qualifications
and certificate
of teachers. |
17. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the inspectors
of primary schools, to be appointed under this act, to examine
all persons, who shall offer themselves as candidates for
teaching primary schools in the county for which such inspectors
shall be chosen or appointed, and in such examination it |
