JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1834.

equally among the several school districts, that shall have
reported to him before such distribution, and pay over to
the order of said trustees of the several and respective
school districts, the proportion or part of such free school
fund, as such district may have been entitled to, under the

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He shall distribute

apportionment by the said clerk, and the said cleric shall
Shore, annually, the amount of the County's share of the

State school fund, and in an annual report to the said Trea-
surer, embrace a full and detailed account of the manner in.
which he has disposed of the same, and for the faithful and

Report annually

punctual payment and disbursement herein and hereinafter
directed, his official bond shall be liable to be sued by the
Trustees, tor the time being, of any school district, or a
majority of them, or by the district in its corporate name,
although it shall form no express provision in the condition

Bond liable

of his bond; and the clerk of said county shall be entitled,
in addition to such charges as now allowed by law for similar
services, such compensation as is now allowed to the trea-
surer of said school fund for said county, and all which
shall be levied upon and paid as other county charges.

Sec 7, And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioners and inspectors of the second election district,
to cause to be published at the close of each and every year,
at the expense of the school districts, in their said election
districts, a synopsis, shewing the aggregnte of the State
fund and apportionment of the same, in some convenient
newspaper, for the information of the public.

Publication direc-
ted

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the collectors shall pay
to the trustees, or a majority of them, of any district, or to
their order, after the expiration of the period allowed by

Collectors pay over

law for the completion of their collections, the funds which
he may be liable to pay, and report to the trustees, or a ma-
jority of them, whenever required, the amount of lunch in
his hands, and the amount then due and uncollected, and

And report

a full and accurate statement of his accounts; and if, at the
end of any year, an unappropriated balance shall remain in
liis or their hands, or uncollected and available, the trustees
of said district shall consider it a part of the revenue for
the succeeding year, and a correspondent deduction in that
year's assessment, for the support of such district school,
shall be made.

Disposition of

surplus

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That all white male taxable in-
habitants, resident in the county, and owning real or personal
taxable property in more school districts than one, shall be
permitted to vote in every school district, in every such dis-

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