Aid To Common Schools

Author : New York
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ISBN 13 : 9781331993193
Total Pages : 44 pages
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Download or read book For the Support of Common Schools, Passed April 12, 1819 written by New York and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For the Support of Common Schools, Passed April 12, 1819: With Extracts From Acts Passed March 30, 1820, and March 23, 1821, Also, the Act to Amend the Act for the Support of Common Schools, Passed April 17, 1822; Published in Compliance With the Tenth Section of the Act of April 17, 1822 I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That there shall be constituted an officer, within this state known and distinguished as the superintendent of common schools; who shall be appointed by the council of appointment, and shall keep his office at the seat of government of this state, and be allowed an annual salary of seven hundred dollars, payable in the same manner as is provided for other officers in and by the act entitled "An act for the support of government." II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the superintendent aforesaid, to digest and prepare, and report to the legislature, plans for the improvement and management of the common school fund, and for the better organization of common schools; to prepare and report estimates and accounts of expenditures of the school monies; to apportion the monies to be distributed for the support of common schools; to give information to the legislature respecting all matters which may appertain to his office: And generally, to perform all such services relative to the welfare of common schools, as he shall be directed to perform; and shall, prior to his entering on the duties of his office, take an oath or affirmation for the diligent and faithful execution of his trust. III. And be it further enacted, That out of the annual revenue of the fund for the support of common schools, the sum of seventy thousand dollars shall be annually distributed among the several counties of this state, for the support and encouragement of common schools therein, until the annual revenue of the said fund shall hereafter amount to ten thousand dollars, over and above the said sum of seventy thousand dollars: And whenever, and as often as the annual revenue of the said fund shall hereafter amount to ten thousand dollars, over and above the sum then last before distributed, the sum of ten thousand dollars shall be added to the sum then last before distributed, and the whole amount thereof be thereafter distributed as aforesaid; which said sum or sums of money shall be apportioned by the superintendent of common schools, in the manner hereinafter directed, and be paid on the warrant of the comptroller, on the first day of February in each and every year hereafter, to the treasurers of the several counties aforesaid, according to the apportionment thereof, to be made as aforesaid, and certified to the comptroller by the superintendent aforesaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.