THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

set county, and shall give an order upon the treasurer
hereinafter to be appointed to pay the same, as in their

CHAP. 303.

judgment may be necessary and proper for tuition only,
to each school district in said county, said district be-
ing first provided with a suitable school house; it shall
also he the duty of said county commissioners to ap-
point one of the trustees of each school district to whom
or to whose order shall be paid, by the treasurer of

For tuition only.

the school fund of Somerset county, all or any portion
of the monies that may be appropriated by the said
commissioners to said schools respectively; and it shall
be the duty of the trustees of each school district to
procure and make, choice of some competent person as

One to receive
monies, &c.

teacher of said schools, having due regard to the moral
character and capacity to instruct, of said teacher; and

Teacher.

they shall pay the said teacher so much per quarter,
by the year or half year, as they may be enabled to do
from the amount of money which may be allowed to
their school or schools by the said county commission-
ers, together with such sum or sums of money as the

Payment to.

said trustees may be enabled to procure by individual
subscription for the maintenance and support of educa-
tion in said school districts respectively; that every

Besides indivi-
dual subs.

child in the district shall be admitted into the school
upon a perfect equality, and the education of no one
to be paid for or considered as poor scholars.

Equality.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said trustees
shall make return in writing to the commissioners of
Somerset county, in the month of December in each
year, setting forth the amount of money received by
them in their respective school districts from individu-

Trustees to re-
port annually.

al subscribers, the names of such subscribers, the
amount of their subscriptions respectively, the number
of scholars taught, and the length of time occupied in
the same, and the amount paid by them for tuition.

Particulars.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
of Somerset county be, and they are hereby required,
as soon as they may receive an authentic copy of this
act. to appoint some suitable person to take charge of
the funds they may receive from the State for educa-
tional purposes, who shall he styled, the Treasurer of

Treasurer of
school fund.

the School Fund of Somerset county; who, before he
shall enter upon the discharge of his duties, shall give

Bond required.