i--TrTr JUNE 19. ieC2.
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-fDEALKUS IN
? :Vrina"cS JIaicrial of all Kin-
. -nudiMi, Xew Tort, ana sr.w, .
Philadelphia.
f'rr anJ MvtrtutT.
n.a f lirnT m be ex
Wiicxt Sabbath, at the. Methodist
,tt haff-Fstn, a. m., by the
V W.'Tiptox.
L fjrerto" is delayed seteral
'is'ceek. for the want of paper. -
Ordered paper ? aIoflday ut. lhe
! 1 ft befcrecur letter was receired.
tt Gor-ntt- IIa8 located in our
' "jje comes well recommended. His
rieri'e both in France and. ihisccun
fVenjive. See his card in anoth-
Juan. .
-l it tdreriisement of 11 M. At
3a 0f land and lots for sale, in an
rr djma- i&t is a ,are chance for.
Mr. Atkinson will sell a
-loo cf the town lots lor ie$s man cost.
js determined to sell, for the purpose
-restinjCibenoney in otber luincSs.
o t C
uasat and CniT. Lafcdo, left on
0:naba, on 'Tuesday la-t. for the
Jqaamrs of the First' Regiment of
1! Indians, at Lcroy. Mr. Caow.
'1 BiBaETT, and a number of others,
ed on a trip ta the States. J. II. H.
trt also left -V orae Ia Re
i .
if- 0 . .;
far Snow'. On Wednesday evening
!:noraraa of the Route to Pike's Peak,
"nctyres of the principal battles and
;;C Generals of the present war,
? exhibited "in this place. The scenes
Le PJatte Valley were pronounctd
rect' by those tvho'have graveled to the
Win?. The likenesses were good,
j no doubf accurate. s ''''."
nt Omaha passed down on Tuesday
ring. Quite a number of 'our citizens
V pas aje on her for the South and
A. TijJS tatJ(Jard 4 ermT Vi Veeu
:.in on this rirer ever since Nebraska
1 seuied, at)d it has proved itself f be
5 most- afe and "reliable boat tin the
The Captain, Cleric and other
:tj are gentlemanly" and accomoda-
t. She is deservedly the most popu-
?
:oat that floats in lhe upper Missouri
1 ' 1 1
1 . -
frisosAl Ildn JcsSE NotL and
Ut Lir." E-q'.,' have both returned
, . ...
ii Colorado. iMr. Lake has been ab
i ai the niiues for jo'er ttvo years
the um mining uJ tre believe
'.ai been very successful." He make
-art Visit to New York on business,
) will then return to the mines.
j . ,
hi he left the mountains, his hands
1 taking out of his lead three cords cf
'tz per week, each cord yielding 'from
3 to S 1.000,- . . . . . ' . .
Dt atk or J v 6 c ipjt lle n.iIIc'n. Jo3.
E."MiLt.B,. formerly Judge cf this'ju
dicial District, died cf consumption about
three weeks..ngo, at his residence in Oh:,o.
Qceries. What is a jews-harp mould?
I. there anvin town ? if so. who has
them? Is it fair to wrap a rose in
paper and call it a jews.harp mould?
When jews-harp moulds are ivanud, jsit
fair to send bullet moulds, or any other
kind of molJi If a rose is called by any
other came, will it smell as sweet ?
'Late Papers." We. received w-
da'v. lv mfil. -arious papers, issued so
lateosDecember. lSGl. Several of them
had come all the way from New York.
We also received one cf a much' la!r
date; the White Cloud Chiff. It had
iravelled here in the remarkably short
period uf one month.. Strange to say these
papers were not more than ha.f worn out.
Sweet , Potato Tlasts. Mr. Car
still has oa hand tx few more Sweet Pota
to Sprouts,' which, owing; to the season
being now far -advanced he will sell at
twenty-fire cents per hundred. It is not
yet too late to plant. Those that were
planted very late last year, yielded good
crop! He will keep them until the mid
dle of next week, when all that are not
taken, he w'fil transplant. . ' .
Rare Flowers A friend of ours,
who is quite a florist. calls. our attention
to a local in the Omaha Atiraiian.-
. . -
The proprietors have 4,just receired a
large, assortment -of Bedding Plants.'
such as Dable,51 "Verlenah," -Heli-opope."
"Nerioms," &c, &c. These
are supposed to be new varieties cf flow
ers, as their names are not found in any
printed catalogue in either Europe or
America. " 1 :
: OF F I C I A 1L ; .
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Seconi Session nf-ila Ihirtj-
Seventh Cungres$.'
I'CBLtC So. CC ) .
AN ACT torvidj Cor the instruction of
youth in- r.nrnry schools through. mt the
. ctmiity of :Vshutiton. iii the Discrict f
Columbia, witlnmt the limit of the cities
cf Waishinon and Georgetown. ;
lie it enacel ly the Senate and House of
It present dive' Out United t'tates cf Ameii
0nyrr cinfof, -"That '. ill ti LeVy
Gurl f tne 'county., of VasTjijiion, in the
District. Columbia, at their tirt mettinj?
after the jwae Df thi acr, uhall npnoitit
ieveu inte.luent iMlubitxtiti of the a nd. coun
ty, who ahiilj reside with utt the Mini a of the
cities of W ihinton an l Georgetown, two of
whom idmll be reidji:ti ,f that Krtion of the
r'aiil conmv lvlntf and euv' west nf llock
Cieek ami the E;Vt rn Bra ich. ami tv e;'wt
aikl Houih of the Ki-tern BrHtick, t Ihj.Gmii
. miiiiijera f Primary Schxls for s;ii.l ctnu ty,
Vliich raid cominitvsioiieM hl h l 1 their
ice until the DeC-md ; Monday in 'Hay, in
the Vfar 4ne .iniiairl- eilit hn iirel and
sixty-ihree. nil until other are m j oi ut-l in
tlw-ir j-lrti-es ; and ia case aiiy of.tlie mhi1 cuni
uiiMiioiis thin aj jrtit.tM or to bj ajjciiited
MiorecaUl shall rcfuso t 8frv ','or or. 're
move from the county, it lxcime incjvible
of serving, tlie vacancy vt v.icain ies hall . be
filled by the Levy 'Com &$ toon ai practtca
ble. .
Sec. 2. And bo' it further enacted "That
each of the iaid cnimwsimera, bof.-o en
ter uNiit the czcuiioti of hut ou!;k, a?i I
withni fifteen day after notiiioatioti of hia up
joiiitinent by the tail Levy Court, shall take
atnl ubcibe :ui o.tth b jfure tforne JiHtioe of
the' Peace ot the unul count r, in' the foinrfol-
that ia t nav : "1 dn Hil-mn!v
and tfiheerely prmise and av-ar, (orafHrm,MS
the case may le.) that 1 will in aU .thinpt, to
the lest of my Kiiowlede id abili'j, well
aiul trulv exrcu'e the. tnist reiMl ,in mu m.h
comini.-i(Hvr of prim iry jichooU f r the coun
ty, ui hont favor ! iwrtiali'y an l ierv
said record, or a copy Ttlei-cbf, certiSed to bs
correct under the haa Jj ani-iealcf " major
ity of aai J board of C6ramiioner shall be
conaidered evidence of their- act and proceetl
ingj in hi I judicial proceed inv And the
board of comtnidaionera eforeaall 'sh ill Lave
r-jwer la appoint a clerk, piescribj his duties,
and pay hirn a salary, and h1o t allow the
treasurer of the school fumi, bereinaftflr to b
app'HrttM, ar! n;ncaJ cnmneiHitiori for his
10 f coTnmisslnnera of TTicianr schcola
aforesaid, shall be filed with the Clerk of the
Crcuit Court of the Ditricof Columbia who
or reward, and a copy of the slid bond, under
seal of a.iid court, hhall Ik auGdcnt evideccs
of the making thereof. ' ' - - .
"Sec. 11. And to it' further ccMted," That
it h!1 be Ahe duty of the trustees of ench
school district, whenever a district,, tweeting
stmcee out of the general school' funj,"hpr'e-1 bal! 'have votetl a. sufiS-.-ient tax far. that pur
er Crevs asd Cao.-vi's Bcer.
-ieur Ds la Marsue, has estah
f in the lower btory of the building
he nunh east corner of Main- and
t Mreers, no "Ice Cream Bi'zaar.'V
will also keep on hand, for the accom-
.! . O 'Hill"" I f DU I'llIlV
-anou of the.Temperance So iety,an 1 j.7tV nf the eace U-fore whom tuicb oath
bhall be taken, thai, without
others who ntay wish to partake there
s "Doctor. jCronk's. Celebrated Spruce
;r. Mods. M. h an enterprising citi
i determined to make au honest living,
.'rcestre hard.' He will keep at both
rooms, -Periodicals and Pictorials ;
also ajent for many of . the hew
i aod literary papers , of the Est.
Tpersoo wishing to suhscribe for any
(er. or procure' books that cannot be
tmed in our city, will find it conven
f to apply to himH"' Wre understand he
' e!r'p!ates es'ioblUhing and oyster de
I a sooa as the hot 'weather, is'over
:?ss t6him. Parle vbu Francai.'-
'tcVcsT.WmD.-This packet passed
nthy last, on her downward trip,
:3t landing at out -wharf. We lrnve
-'d triany 'conjectures as to the reason.
I ,s yet no sqatisfactory explanation has
made. There 'were ten or twelve
here wailing for her ; among
; r$t one of two army officers who had
rae?d their, passage; ' They were coin--J
to delay their journey, thus keep-
jfin away from their pots until after
J miration of their, furlough. There
anachment out against the boa,
M the debt was small, it is uol prob
4 lba4 'th-e avoided our landing 'on
; ccoont, especially as the attachment
; J "ot be served on Sunday. The fol
notice from the Ytvs of the 14th,
Pliably account for it: 'L
j'nier West WindrCapt. Hxp
? " . Copeland, Clerk, passed up on
j v "lorning last. . She discharged
i'r.housload of freight at our levee.
es' Wind has made the round trip
, j0!lJ Sn. Joph to Uniaha and back
itime tLau the thing. was ever be
, a,'Couij,ined : and the Captain says
I , ai can da still better, . ., run it in
rs. tromour knowledge of the
couotdouDi it: -f
cu,JPn have always patronized the
ar packetin preference to ihrough
'cai, it -as' thought they could
. 'uaed upon we knew when to ex
Dm .f
u But the action of the West
abucday occasioned a good deal
b-&tio;j atnonj our citizens. ! -
inafter to le provided : Provided, -That neith
er Hie vai-l clerk bor tie.ttrrer shall be paid
more than one. hundred dollars per annum'-;:
. bee & And be it .further enactetl, Thit
on the second Monday in Mrr in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and annu
ally thereafter, the. said Levy Court shall ap
j.oint one of. ; Said board r of; tommissionera
frum each primary ecbool district; and the
said commiwioiiere appiiinei a aforesaid ahull,
each acting in hi respective district examine
all jwrMJiia who shall oHer themlves ai can
didates .for teaching in such district ; and in
such examination it shall be the duty of the
Commissioners aforesa'd to inquire, and, so far
a he shall be enabled, ilt-reto, to ascertain and
inform , himself - as o mil the qoalificalionn
mentioned and coiitainecj in tha ' c;ru5catii
hereinafter 8ec fled ami given', in form ; and
if he shall be' satisfied s to the iufH.nencr of
8'jcq tjuaiiacatioiH ne hnall fertuy In writing,
under his hand, and deliver such certificate t,o
the teraou so eXaminel by aim as -aforesaid
in form and KiibiUnce fallowing: !. the uu
drrsignei!,' resident auiirsiiioijerof primary
choyls'of district iTo.- , do certify that I
have examined; and do believe lie (or
she, at the.case ntny be,) is of a good moral
character, and of tiufS;. learning and abifl
ty, and iu all other respectn well qualified to
teach a primary chool. Given uudr ray hand
the - day of , in theyearof our Lord
one j thousand eiht; hundred and , T
, ctunmis ioner oi primary School district
No. And dismiss any intemperate, cruel,
negligent, or immoral teacheraV "'and came, to
be put up in every tchootb.oue sqch"genera!
system of rule,-- and regulations ai mar be
adopted by the board of commissioner, which
boards hall, direct, what topics shall be Uwd,
an t what branches shall be taught; and the
resident commissioners 1 a fw retail shall viiit
the chpoIs in.each of jtliirre.-pecuv'e districts
at least twice a year, exercisni a general super
vision, and endeavor to promote a full, equal,
and; useful instruction of the: youth of said
county.-- ' : '. . . 1 - ' '" -
bee. 9. And "be it ' further enacted. That
whenever any school district shall bj formed
by the commissioners of primary 'schools as
aioresiiid it ehall be the duty of . tie said com
missioners, within' twenty days thereafter, to
make a notice In writing .describing the metes
and bounds of such1 district, aud appoint a
time ami place for the first district '.meeting,
and notify the taxable white inhabitants re
siding in such district a afbfejaii, bv public
advertisements to bi put "up at the rnot pub
ic places of tfte sa.d districf, at least six days
before the time of.such aiifeting ;: uud in case
such notice shall not be given as aforeiaid,or
the lihabitaiits'of such district when "so iioti
tied shall neglect or reftue to assemble or form
a district meeting in pursuance of such notice
or hi case any 'district, hav ing been formed or
organi2d in purstiauc of u-'li Mcice, shall,
iif the opinion of ; the commissioners aloresaid,
be dissolved by adjoummint without diy,lor
from . any other cause wuateyer, ,ithall and
nry. ie;,!awful or the wmcdisfiotu;rs.afore
said, or any one of them, a; anv tinie there
after, to renew such notice, nud the white In
habit an ts of , s'n ch . d ia't ric 1 1 i a b lo -t o iay ta x e
as foresaid halL!aisse in Lie together, - in iur-
suauce of such notice, aud whea so :issembted
in district meeting it shall and mtv bj lawtnl
for tbe iu,'-or h inajoiitv-fof such: orthem'as
mail- be reent at' such district' ' meeting,-' t
adjourn to an' 1 other time or; place ; aid at
sucn first or any future legal district m eting
it tthali auv may be lawful for them, or a m I-
jority of 'hem as slull. le present as aforesaid
to udj turn from lime to tiuu ,a incision m y
reu:r, t fix on a lime and pi ace for holding
their I ut ure Muuu tl meetings which annual
meetings they are her.-by authorized and re
quired to hold; to. choose by ballot three
trustees to manage the concerns of suchschou'
district, and one district 'collector; also to des
ignate a suitable itnd central side. to. a school
hyuae, to vote a tax on the projierty in such
school listriot qwne l byxrhite jersoo.n sufH
cient,- iu addition' t; the proportion of the
ftchoul fund, (lier itiafler to be provided for)
allotted to sucn school district ; to puroh ise,
lease, or rent a si e for a -hooj house; to b tiki
lea.se, or rent and keep iu 'rep or said house ;
to supply fuel, books, -stationery, and furni
ture; to pay - the s tlaiy of a teicier, an I all
other necees try expjn&: Pnvide I, h iwever,
That 1.-0 location vo a school-house shall be
fixed Ujoii uiile.-s"llie same be a4provoti by a
majority uf the commissioners, and no change
n1j.i1 I !) mide after Mich school house shnll
have been built but by consent of a m.tjoriry
of said commissioners j all.' the expenses in
curred by making stich change shall le de
lriyetl;ly douatioi. or by levies authorized to
be nii'lo by si ruoorityof the, white citizen
of such'- school district un the -issi-ss able
proper. y therein o nd by white er)iis.-r
"ScC'lO-'And bo It' further uacted, fhai
the clerk of the Levy" Conit shairai.nually,
without fee r reward,' make out for the trus
tee of prim iry -school di-tiids, or such of
them its shall apply for the same copies from
the assessment-;books ot-aid county of all
the assessable "jrperirin said -district or dis
trict. 1 ! - " j V ,
f SVlf." And .00 it further enacted," That
all mooting of the."' school dislricta, ?hel ) 'for
Uiopurjo'aforesaul, tihall bo orgnii.rtd , by
apjioiuti'-g prerfideut and clerk. pro,teraiuv,
who sha!l - tatte minutes of tlu proceedings,
specify.iug urtiuxvl.irly the amount -of t tax
'voted by said meetings and deliver the sanifi,
Certified under (heir, hands aud seals, '- within
ten day after uch meeting, to the commis
sioners of iffiniaryachool. vr any ou'e pf.truHni
to be detiVere-I bf them or him to the ' clerk
of the commissioners . a id by him to bo re
corded in a book kept fof that 'purpose.' '" '
. . tea 12. And b it further euacted. That
41II tax' to bi voted by tlj' cit(Z?us of any A id
every schoul district iu said cuinty, under and
by virtue of this- act, sh ill be tovied on all
wbsescible projierty iu. said district', owned by
whi e tfsoin, areitlle to the assessments of
the J;ist j rec-.-etllitg county tax- , - . .
!Seo. .13.. And be it further enacted That
it shall be tbe duty of the Levy Court of the
County aiorcsaid, at their first ineetrng after
the ptssage of this act, and in o ica tuucevi
iugyear. ttiereaf.er, when the aunud county
levy Is made, to inijcibc and levy schod lax
of one-eighth of one percent. 01: all Ujt as.-ea
Kib.'w projierty of said County, without the
lanits of the cities of Washinguwi and Qeor
getowu,owiietl by white persons; (or the up
jK.rt of primary schools hereby authorized in
said county. . Which tax shall be due at tha
same time, uj.I shall be collected by the coun
ty collector to the utnu time, and lial! bs col
lected hy the county collector in the saine
m inner and ' und.-r the ' same feg'ulaiioiis and
restrictions a 4 are prescribed by la in rela:ion
to tli collaitiou ot other county taxes 'ami
which are hereby made applicable to the col
lection tit the s hool tax iniise I by Uiis act,
aud when collecol na I bs paid tu the treas
urer of.the Levy Cuit, who is hereby conti
imedand spisuntwl treasurer ot' the pnra'ry
w;iiool t'uni lor said cu it, an l Mrno stuall
.pi iliiy by making oath oratS ination that h
will web aud laithlully di-ctiar-e tliq duties
itupiued of him by law as trea-urjr iof thi
Kctioo! fund lor s.iiit couniy, and not Use tne
itm'to his own use or advantage, and he th 1 I
alog vo b 'fd to the united Sutev with tw
f-e or ren a-l.
certily the same 111 writing, and,' and uitfiin
eign't days theieatter,; 4ranmit or deliver sild
certificate to the Clerk of the Levy Court for
record. . . -
Sec 3. And L3. it further enactpd . That
it shall Ihj. the dtsty of lh c;mmissioneta of
primary , schools, or a miority or them, to
divide the county into seven suitable and Con
venient school distiicts, two of which bhall
be located wet of Uock Creek, three between
llck Creek And the Cistern Hranck, and -two
east and south of the Eisteni lUau'cl:. and to
alter and . regulate ihe same hereinafier pro
vided ; And it p hall be the further 'duty. ;f
tbe commissioners of primiry .chots afore
aiil, imnieHatey after lhe formation or n'ter
ation .of .any suei: tichool distric s in said coun
ty, to desciibe and number the aama, and tie
liver the description ami iiumbir thereof, in
writiig. to the Clerk of the Levy Court.'. who
is hereby required to receive and record the
tame' in the tecords of that court without fee
vt reward : Aid provided. That in laying i'ff
said school districts, t'r ink aftering the same,
no tract, or parts of tracts, of laud lying con
liguous aiid forming one farm, shall bj divid
ed -so that portions of the same property shall
be included in two separate distneu.
Sec .4. Aud be it further enacted, , That
the said .commissioners my alter and change
tlie school distiicts with a view to their bitter
nrrangeroent ami the more gjnetal coiivjiii
eiice of the jieople ; Proviiled; however, Th it
unless the trustees of tlie districts so to be
altered- or changed shall assent theretv
sucti alteration or change hH. bo made.' " .
iSec, $. And bo it further etwcterl. That
it shall lie thedutv of the -county collector t
notify the defferent officers to be ."appointed,
in virtue ot the provisions of this act, of -their
upjNiintmeuts wi;hin ten days after ids having
leceived notice f such appointments fiom the
tppouiting power, whose duty it shall Us to
give such notice to the county collector afore
said. Sec. C. And be it further' enacted, Th;it
the said commissioners shall hold two stated
meetings iu each year, which niee ings shall
be held at such place and at such tunes
shall be determined on by .said commissioners,
and of wliich they Jiall give public noti -e in
ea'-h of said sci'iiid 'tMt.ict, and such other
meetings sis circuni-stanc. -s'liiay from time to
time require ; b it if Hess th ui thru in ;m'wrs
atteiul any ineetiii no business sh ill tjjtran
actid thereat, exiv-pt that of adjotifiriug Msome
lime and place. ?.o b agreed on by the com
missioner present, and at a I myelin.: of sa d
commissioner! the treaur.-r of th sch -ol fund
of the . county here! lalur to bs appointed
shall ' attaint tind lay be 'ore iln-m hi Urnks
and accounta for thuir iiiSpecdoq and exami
nation. ,.;.'':'.'' 3 ' - i . 'i
W.- "? A ii.-l 1a it fnrllipr n-tiil -Ttiflt
the said commissioners shall cause to b kept : goal and uicient sureties, conditiof.e I tor the
1:; - ..r a:i.iUr.nv . ,i iait:if:il dichar'e.of the duties re 1 mred ot
I iu?.ia a boo to U kej fcr tL,t j urpese, aud k him by this act, which boud, tein? apoved you aw hereby further cumgauded to levy
P"e, to purchase a su:uble site fortbeir ; school
nouse, and to build, keep Hi rep it r, and furnish
such school house wih ueccjiary fuel, books,
stationery, and appendage; 'and it shall be the
further diity of the trustees aforesaid to agree
wiih and emplo . all teachers to be employed
in Fuch district; Provided, That no teachers
shall be employed by them who shall not have
received the certiacate or approbation irom tne
commissioners of primary schools afyresaid, as
hereinafter proviilud ; an'l it shall bathe fur
ther duty of .the trustees to jiay ths salaries of
teachers out of the apnoriionmsnt of lhe
school fund for their respective district which
shall come into their hinds through the com
missioners aforesiid, so far as the fame shaM
be suSicient for that purjKwe.
Sec. 15. And be it further enacted. That
before the. trustee of any school district shall
enter upon the duties of thairoSce, they shall
e;ch take an o. th or make affirmation before a
justka f tb jwace of said vounty, or one of
the commfc-sionersof j r:mary schools, who u
hereby authorized to administer the same, that
hu will well and tr ily discharge , thi duties
pertaining to his said officj of . trustee, without
prejudice or p ir lality,. anil acc rd"ing to law ;
and ft sliall be the'dtityv of the sahtJ trustees
of caeh uf said ciiool districts, or a mijority
of them, to f.rnrh, at the expiration of their
term of service, ' to the commissioners afore
said, a correct statrraent of ail money transac
tions done by them in virtue of their fBce as
trustees of sdd primary 'Vchool 'district.
'Sac. 16. And bo it - further enacted. That
't shall be tbe duty of the commissioners of
primary' schools aforesaid ,to apportion . all
moneys which shall come into the hands of
the treasurer of the sch ol fund aforesaid,
uuderand by virtue of tha provisions of this
act, after paying the salaries of. the c'erk of the
CommLssioners and the treasurer of the school
fund, for the use of primary schools aforesaid,
as soon aa mav bj after slid moneys shall " I: e
received by the said troiSurjr, equally njnong
the several school districts m said co i ity
which shall have complied with the provision's
of this net ; ai d all moneys so to bef.'appor-
tionf by the commt-siorjers. as aforesaid.
shall be caused to be paid by them, according
to such apportionment, to the trustees cf the
district to which 'such moneys shall bean
portioned as aforesaid, whose receipts therefor
shall b good and . mfficient evidence of such
tiavment, wuich mouevs, so to be receiveti bv
the trustees,' as afoiesaid, shall be applied and
expet.ded by them, after tne auportinumeut
for the first year, in paring the salaries of the
teachers to be employed by thernyand for no
other . purpose : Provided, That , aio . moneys
apporuoneu as aioresaiu, except tne apportion
ment ma U fir the fiM year, shall be paid by
tue commissioners afcresaid.. until the white
taxable ' inhabiraiits,- and the trustee of the
distr.ct to which such moneys, shall ha appor
tioiiJ, as afores iid, shall have -substantially
complied with the provisions of this act: And
provide I further, That it shall nt be lawlu!
lor the CvfnmtSAioners aforesaid to draw anv
moneys from the hands of the treasurer of the
school fund aforesaid, aftei paying the salaries
of. the clerk of the commissioners and, the
treasurer of the school fund aforesaid, except
by draft, in favor ol the trustees of the school
di.-trict to which siic.h; money shall 1 ajjor
tioiiel as'aforesaid r and a 1 'monevs!which
shall. Im apportioned bv' thj commissioners as
aforesaid, htid which rail remain unjwi l for
the space of ttvo yeiri ther af:er, either from
the ouiisaiun or n gleet of the trustees of the
pnmarv hchool district entitled to leceive the
same, :o apply therefor and to make the ne
cessary ceriiricates to entitle them to the same,
or Irjut any defect in tuch ceriifia es, aud
moneys snail, af er the expiration f said trm
be added to the moneys next .thereafter to be
apportioned by the aid Vommisiouersvaiid
snail be aj lHirtoned and aid together with
tucli moneys as aforesaid.
Sue. 17. And be it further enacted, That
the trus-ees of i ach school district shall ho'd
their o.tice till their successors shall be elected
aud squalitieil, an I in cave a of i vacancy such
vacancy shall be filled by the reinunitig trus
tees withiuoiiO month; an I iu cisj the said
trustees shal. tail to fill such vacancy within
that time, 3 hen" it shall, be 'the dntyof the
commissioners of , primary schools as soon as
may bj hereafter.
Sku. 15. Aud be it further enacted, That
if any trustee of any primary school . district
hail make a false " certificate; or leport,. by
means whereof any moneys shall fraudu
lently obtained Irom the commissioners afore
said, sucn trustee signing such certificate or
repiirt 'shall forfeit and pay double the amount
so 1 mu 2 ulautly obtained to the commissioner
of prfinary schoolst tote reco vere I,, with costs
ot suit, ty action of debt beiore any. court of
justice, or any jus: ice of the jeace having
cognizance thereof,' iu, the nam 1 of said -com
iniosioner.-; and suc'.i sum; exclusive of the
CusC of suit, shall bj applied, when racoverod,
to lhe use of the primary" school in such dis
trict. '- -. ' - 1
One 10. And be it further "enacted. That
the . said trustees shad keep an account : of
their proceedings in a book kept for that pur
ose, and shall also "keep an account against
tne district Collector for the sum authorized to
be collected, and shall give him credit lor the
sums legally paid' by bin., also for his legal
commissions, and for such taxes as cannot be
collected by legal steps and proper 'diligence;
and that said collector shall have the keeping
of all moneys collected by him, . and - other
sums paid into his hands, subjjct to th 1 writ
ten outer of a majority of the trustees, drawn
in favor of such ersoiis having claims against
said school district, aud he shall .report; to the
trustees . whenever required the amount of
fuuds iu his hands atnl a full statement of his
accounts. ' .
Sec. 20. And be it further etiacted. That
the trustees of any prim iry school district iu
said county shall-bo and they are hereby
authorized; in their discretion, b require Irom
'any child atteidmg school the piynient of any
sum of money i.ot txceeding one dolLr a
mon h, U be applied to the yment- of the
exjxuaea of atd. fi.stiot School; and in the
exercise of this powef tlie trustees aforesaid
may froni tnuj to. tune discontinue the pay
ineiii t.ie'reof altoge.uer, or in iv graduate tne
payments according tu he ability of the chil
dren and the exigencies of the school.
Sec. 21. Aud bo. U further enacted, That
it shall be the , duty of the . trustees 01 eiich
school district, whenever a district meeting
shali have veted a district tax, as soon amay
be." to make a rate bill, or tax list, : which shall
raise the sum voted for, in due proportion ou
all -the taxabfe projierty iu" mien district,
agreeable to the assessment" of the, last pre
ceding county tax, aud 10 annex to, nich tax
list or rate bill a warrant, and to deliver the
sme.to the collector ot su-h .district which
warrant shalL ba ubsuntialty a folio- j
CousTy oy YV asuiotos, D. C, ss.
To 1 . . collector t'ie dis
trict in the. loiinty aforesai I, gneting . You
are hereby required sjkI eoimn.uide-i to colleet
Inm eneo vi Hie uihabiunts of unid district
thd several sums of in jney; written " opposite
to the iirtiuu of each of 'the iuhabllaiits in the
annexed tax list, and within sixry days after
receiving this warrant to pay . lue amount of
the tiionevh by vou rollccie . to the Older, of
the goods a-d chritta's of each delinquent, and
m ike sale thereof according to law. Given
unler our hands aud seals this day of
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And if tha sum or .suras, payable - by any
person named in' such lax list or rate biilshaM
not be paid by him or collected by virtue ot
said warrant within the lime therein limited.
it snail be lawful for tha trustees aforesaid to
renew iuch warrant in respect to such delia
quent iwrsoa or persons.
Sec. 2d. And,l) i: further enacted. That
it shall ' be tbe duty" of the trustees of each
district to make a report to the commissioners
of primary schools on or before the thirty-first
aay 01, iecemuer m eacr. year, in wuicq re
port shall be. stated the sums received from
different source.-', the amount expendql. an
in what manner, the camber of children taugh
in aid tchool.and ioe whole number of whit
children in tai l district between tha ages, o
five and sixteen years." ! ' ! ? I '' j !
Sec. 23. And: bo it farther enacted, That
the collector of each nchool district shall give
bond with security; 'to the satisfaction of tha
trustees, for the faithful discharge o! ihe duties
of hi ooe, and shall have the same : power
and authority, and have the same fee" for col
lecting, and be subject to the same rules, re
gulations, and duties, with respect to the col
lection of the district tax as by law appertain
to the ofajs of collector of the. county tax
and the said county collector. .MI 'V 1 1
- Sec. 24 And be it further resolved, That
each : organized school district shall be a cur
iMrat 01.br the name of. ,'!'riruH.rv Schob'
Distiicr,.No. (the, blank to be filled with
an nptmpriata number,) with twwer to tak
and bold by devise, bequest, and '-donation.
real and personal estate for the- use of the
primary school in said district, and may a.ien
fchd sell the wtat, when. In theojiitdon of the
trustees and resident commissioner of ai
district, it will be for the interest and ad van
taga of tho primary school in said district.
and invest the money arising from the sala ln
some safe aud .pronrable, stock, and the divi
dehds received from the same' apply to th
use of such primary school, aud iu their cor
pora' e name nruscciUe and maintain- acuons
fyr injury done .to 1 the grounds; lmuses, .pro
perty, school houses, appurtenances, and fur
iiiture. aud maysuelor and receive 'all money
due them, or for real and j)ereonal property to
which ther mav be entitled ?
Sec. 25. And ba it: further enacted, That
when any land in any' school district in sau
county may become charged; for the payment
of. any school tax, and the collector of the
rax can nua no personal property in saiu uu
trict liable for or chargaable with the payment
of, the samel the said . collector shall be and
is hereby directed aud required to return to
thtf .lrfcstccs of the eaid district,at. such" time
or times as the' said trustees shall direct, at
require,-a list of uch lands and the amount
of taxes tcereon respectively due,, and tha
names of the persons, respectively chargeable
with the payment of tbe same, and the said
trustees shall thereupon have and exercise, in
relation to said lands, ail the powers which
might or could be exercised by the levy court
tr.sakl cisuoty in like cases', and tha Collector
of said school district shall have the same
lower and authority, and be subject to the
same, rules, regulations, and duties -in the
premises as by lav sj-.psrtajh to the office of
the collector of county taxes in lake cases
Sec. .2G. And ba it further enacted. That
in case the trustees of anv school district should
not bo able to purchase; or lease a suitable site
for the erection or their schoolhouse, they
shall have power to value and assess a con
venient lot, with the improvements thereon,
if. any, . not . exceeding . 6ne acre of land for
that imrpose, : and ue decision of the said
trustees as t-J the worth of the said land and
improvements, if any, shall be final and con
clusive, unless an appeal shall be prosecut-id
as hereinafter provided, and the . amount of
damage for ihe land and improvements, if nry.
o valued and assessed as aforesaid, beingpud
or offeretl to be jmid to" tho person or persons
untitled to receive the same, of, which pay-,
ment or offer to pay, a certificate, signed by a
majority of the said trustees, and recorded,
umong the Ind records of Washington coauty
or a copy-of such record duly cerrifijd and
Saaled shall be suthoieat evidence ; the said
Irustees, in their corjorate chafacte", shall bj
thenceforward considered the lawful owmrs of
the said land aud .improvem.-uts,' df any,1 and
all right, li 1 state- and 'mt-erest therein, at
law or 111 equity, shall be vested .in them for
the. jurpo?e..aloresaid : .1 rovided, however.
1 hat it the owner or owners of the said land
and improvements, if anv, his, her, or their
guardians, trustee or trustee, shall conceive
him, her, or themselves aggrieved by such valuation-assessment,
and hall, within thirty
days after the pavment of. the valuation so
oft'erid as aforesaid, "oti fy to the said trustees
the same in ruing, it dialr and m.ty be law.
ful, and it shall bi the uiity of the" s1-!! trus
tees, or a majority of them, to issue their
warrand to the marshal of the District of Co
lumbia, commanding him to summon a. jury
of six freeholders of the school district, not
interested in the" matter, to uppear, on a 'day'
by the said trustees to be appointed, on the
premises, and anv one of the said trustees, or
any justice of the peace of the said county,
is authorized to administer on oath or affir-
marion, as the case may be, to each and every
person so summoned as aforesaid, that he will
wnhout favor, a.Tection, imriialitv, nr prejudice,
assess the damages sustained by ihe irsoiior
pet sons at whose request, the sud inqiiitiou
shall be taken, by tea son of his, her, ir. their
land aiul iinp.ovoineiits, if any. about to be
made- las. nfuie-aid," slid! the 1 ersons. Ko'sum-
iuouet.1 ami qualified as aforesaid -shall there
iiNn proceed to value and asi-cs the damages
accordingly : I rovided, lhat if such apteal
from the assessment and valuation of tlieaid
trustees be confirmed by lhe jury herein; di
rected to be biimmoned and qualified as afora
said, or should the same be reduced ton lower
rate uf valuation and assessment, by ike said
Juiy, the party appealingin that case shail pay
the whole expense incurred thereby, other
wise ihe trustees," m their cort-orar character
as such,- shall pay the expetices incurred by
reason ot sucn appeal.
bee. 27 And be it further enacted. That
the said trustees or tha said jury, as the case
may lie, ..immediately after .they, shall have
completed their valuation and assessment or
inquisition, us aforesaid, and - drnd a!) things
required of .theiti or either; of them, as the
c.ie may be, u.uler the 1 roviaioi s of this acr,
hall m.ike out a fair statement , of their; jro
ceedinos, setting forth in the same full and
distinct description of the land or real estate
and improvements, if any thereon, as value-1
by them or either of them, oathe casem iv be,
and all matters and things connected with the
said valuation and assessment and the per
formance of the duties required of them by
this act, and to the said copy, fairly to be writ
ten out as : aforesaid, they shall subscrih3 their
names and thereunto affiix their seals, and
they shall lepuit the same in the office of the
clerk of the circuit court of the District of
Columbia, and it shall bo die duty of the said
clerk to preserve a record of the said proceed
ings without fee or reward; ami sx copy of such
record, -certified by the said clerk uialer lhe
seal of the said court, 'thall be evidence of all
matters therein stated, iu the sara mannei-as
certified copies of other records are evidence.
Sec. 23. And be it further enacted. That
in the event of an appeal a!id the inquisition
of a jury, as provided by this acr, the '-amount
of damage lor the land or real estro and 1111-
ths sr.ld land rnd in:pr3Vfr,:-..i a rfrc-.M,
anr all right, title, interest, and estate therein,
at law or in equity, shall be rested in the said
trustees for thu pur; aforesaid: Providel,
That it sliall rot. be lawful to locata the said
side in the orchard or garden, tor within three
hundred yards of a.iy dwelling of any person
or persona wharever without the aujent of th9
proprietor cf such orclurd: rtrdsn cr dwelt-
ing, as the case may lie. .
Sec. 23. And be It further err eel, That
if cny treasurer or collector, having any school
funds in hi hands, or neglecting or refusing t
obtain such funds as by law atiihirixed and
, dirtcted, shall refusa to pay for two weeks
any order of the said commissions cr truateea
or a majority of either, drawn iu conformity
to the inquisitions of this act. such treasurer cr
collector shall be H ibU, cn proof thgrcof ba
fo8. any court cf j wtice or justice of tho
jiesce having cogniz ince, ai;d without star or
execution, to pay tha -full amount of said
orlerand interest thereon, at thorite of twan
7 per cent r annum, fran the first refaal
until the dy of piymeut, ey way .of damages.
- Sec. 3U. And b it further e'nuctl, Ti:t
If any collector appointed or acting under ths
provisions of this acf, shall in any case collect
more than ia d up, tho person aggrieved shall
have his remedy against rnch collector by suit
or wairanr, and if he recover he shall hava
judgment fordonb'e the amount improperly
anl unjustly extorted from him, and costs.
: Sec 31. And be it furtiier enacted, That
the L$vy Court of Washirgton county shall
exorcise a general supervision oter tha pro
ceedings of said oimniistioiiers, t;i y examine
their books and papers, and shall prosecute
for any delinquencies or violatioa of their
duty; and the said commissioners shall exer
cise the -mho e -power over the j proceedings,
books, knd p.apers of the trustees in fiessve
ral school districts, and shall pDsec.ite fjr all
violations of this act by them c mmlrte J.
Svjc. 32. And ba it farther enacted, That
the trustees of the several sho-ildistrictsshdl
have the jxr,vcr of exercising discipline in their
several schools by tho expulsion ot the refrac
tory pupil, or such other punishment as mav
necessary to correct the evil, aud carry out the
great ends of education, rn ral snd intellec
tual ; .and they mav permit anv of the sai
school-houses to lie used for public worship.
Sec. C3: And'ba it furthtr enacted, That
any white resident of said county shall ba
privilege-! to place his or hcr chil I or ward at
any one of the schwls in said county she or
he msr ti nk proper to aslect.
' Sec. 31. And be i: further erected. Tha
it shall not be lawful lor a member of the lew
court of said county.- to be a commissioner 0
primary schools or trustee of any of tha
scho-rd district-, nor for any person to be atthe
same time commissioner and trustea as afora
saUl. . -
' See. 33. And be it farther er.nctcd, Th.t
the said Levy Court, may in its discretion, and
if it shall bedeerned by said court best for tha
interest and welfare of -,tha colored people rj
siding in 'said county, lew an annual tax o
one-eighth cf one per'cent, on all tbs taxable
property in said county outsule the limits o
the cities of ..Washington ,and, Georgetown,
owned by person of color, for tha jmrpoae of
initiating rvstem of education of colored
children insiid county,".. hich tax shall ba
collected in the same manner as the tax named
uf section thirteen "of this act. And it shall
be the duty of the trustees elected under sec
tion. nine xo p'ovide suitable and convenient
rooms for ho'ding schools for colored children
rte-tmploy teachers theiefor, and to nnpropri
ate the proceeds of said tax to the payment
of teachersages, rent of school ooras, fuel.
ami other necessary expenses pertaining to
said schools, to exercise a genetal stijicrvision
over-them, 10 establish proper .discipline, and
to endeavor to promote a full, equal,. and use
ful instruction of tlio colored children in said
county. It shall be lawful for such trustees to
impose a tax of not roor than fifty cents per
month on the"' parent or guardian ot each chill
attending such sch nils, to be applied to the
payment -of the exiensea of. the school of
which said cmld shall be au attend mt, and m
the exercise ut this power, the trustees mv
from1 time to tiiiie discontinue the payment
altogether, or m ly graduate the tax according
to the ability of the chltd and the wants of the
school.. And said trustees are authorized to
receive any docationsorcuntribut or.s that may
be made for the benefit of said school I y per
sons disposed to wi 1 in tin elevation of the
C dored p')puIatiou in the District of Colum
bia, and-tu pplv thesuue in such rn inner as
in their opihioii shall be best calculated toetT.-ct
the object "f the donors, ail trustees being
required to account for all funds received by
them, atid ,to rejrt . to the commissioners, in
acconfancu: with. the provisions of section
twenty-two of-this act.
Se- 36. And be it further enacted. That
this .net be and tha same is hereby declared
aiblic and remelial, an- shall be construed bv
all courts of jusiicj acconling to the equity
thereof; and, no proceeding of the inhabi
tants or of the trustees of ;ajiyscao d district,
or of the commissioners' of primiry schools,
or of any other olUjer create ! under the pro-
visions 01 .is acr, snau uj set asi ie or al nisl-
il to Iw void for defeC; of 'form or fur any
irregularity therein so as tho requisition of the
aid act are subautiaUv Comphed with.' .
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them ; an llf any one or more of sud inh b- sail. the haid imsrees. 111 tlieir c'rJrate c!j ir-
J Unto shall neglect r refuw to pay the same, uvter W alire l, !ull theiiueforw,rd forever
tliereai'ur tg cja$ldergd tL lawful owusr ol
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JOHJN C. DUESER,
MAIN STRECT, BROWJiVILLC, tt. T.,
Takip'fMti' la snnot7-iB tlstli9bB.atii3d.
a large sod teJett stock ot Wl Ucie la bis liae, .
cook: stoves,
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Ot U tti IroproTM pitfi-Bt, 'st ?lrm'"ttb Ttock,
CUartCr O.k, Valley Puree E.tTJted Oreo,
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HEATING STOVE3, .
Box ni Parlor Str.ve of 4n radleu arletT. Pomt tt
traich nreentireir rt if-in. vlx; Cocnblae-l
.. Ceo and Parlor Sevrt. s-jaietbicj
esy Dies for saoall fsmlhe.
HEAVY . SHEET IRON,
1 1 for Sugar Boiler $, tni
LAHCC CAST HCTTLE-,
from 8 to 23 niton, Coal and Lard Oil Umpi
Bra, Oipper. arvi het lrr wart I
LaoterD" Saorei rxl ipaiwe
Ware, 3 , fee.
iCii . iUi; . i..I-v-.a ui L-.w-
Tiat in frer ertattM ta ?i r'Mt--! Ci
try. esnbrasinf ci tb istit t;ial34 nwM a
uuce. ilil sioclt taJjrBCfj
DrT Cood
Crocarios -
V.-.- '. Uirilcarfl, . .
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- Cu.Ieryi"
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Shakers,
-; Coots and Shots,
pscrs un J5i3 .
' , Glass aadTsirr,
TiaeFaraitsxe-A.C-,
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Asiocs lis try Coda wiU It fatal
.Print-, Cinghami, Lixrai. Cart-;
Drown Rati Elcachcd ?Z
Dcneei, Striped Sheeting, CO
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touade, nosiery Cloves
The Latct Styles lTocp
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Skirts Notions,
of QTJSZIT3T7AIIE In ti 3 Upper
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Country. - -. . - -
THEO- HILL,
Aetjat for tit HariTirbal& Et- Jctr-'h. r.all
Haoi Packet Lice of Steissbojts.
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XIcCOH2.1ICiX'3
Eeaper and Iloner
. UlSUf aCtUSSS XT
Ohjloocoi Zll
SELF-SEALIKG FRUIT GAII3 !
1 hare rroeorsd the r'.gbt to mancf ictore a late itm
p'e and impro-1 elf-ra:ing Fruit Caa lo which IcaP
tha mttpnth.n or the put;ic. 1 p'tde'cj.elf to -ail
tip9 can at as ralr ratpg ar.J on a ac osinoitiiij?
trrr; as any other esta'allsBmetit m tbi regla cf tfis
Cortntry. .
1 am pr-varpd" topnt rp ra'tertr and -intinr, and
til r.thorwo- tt my Una at ir tih irtest notic, and In
a TiniktHanJiSd tuiUiier, wLk'al warrant lo giva ail-lactii-n.
- I pie5sa raytclf ua to be UDtleiwiil la tia crpcr
Cjwntry.
iUjSSV IC2' iliS-tf.'"
Thfa re1tratd" marblrn a't t prer
GRAIN AND GRASS CUTTE& I.V TUZ WORLD.
N tltltaudtng ths niirpr-f nuuun or thnt inttr
etl ia otar machines. C. I!. UcCornjkt h Bra. bud
nfatnj at ths rt or 8,000 pr year, .Many cbacrta
bar bn affected dnrlng lbs pa-t ena. aa t f r ls3J
tbe vWeCorroick 1 praented wl:li jr eater at tiictia
tbaa biort. iU a reaper,
run Ecoxonr of rcrsrnn
Sire
Simplicity,
eItb it jwefereces r all 6tira Ke-r myrvmmi
addtd. have matsrlaily l;ioa tti diroc draught,
and aoobTUted tns r:i draist that many aara
that It nt aor exit. The dmsht f lbs Rasper
ia ao light that la namcrooa lntaoce tb lirjt laar
horse macUse U wotle J with bat twv torta.
?6n nowiTJc.
Tt S?jei!sef 13 !J trtacl t--it r. i c.--r t
applied, oar Guar nd Patfat C'.s;3t ;.':; oi'.Jy
prt'tnti chcl!oa bo as-.tsr wiit t'e ocnCilaa rr ti
raa, while or rr cllllir petit re?ar:?t balii
lodzed and tflj:eJ cloTer or gru - x-Jr xzz
c&mea fail.
There la site i grt SJr-;tir !a nnr trn'&
edge over the aiooti. is tt duea not Teqire bartm:e:
o often, tboa aarlnr time. Osr-tckie will frMaatly
ma throtjij aa entlr brTtt witbviat nca stinJint,
while the aiaooih ecUa mat b crann.l once aac eay.
if not eftrT Wit n s amoa o 1'aorht iccrie
sstheltnire fteenmes doll. Cat dracpht la ssifutm.
and lo the re?3t 4 trtala dartn the eion of lo 1.
proved far light tr thaaain-ie Hotrt, ent'lcgal tke
ame time trtm twelve to euhen !rtcla wiJer.
Oaf Mover caa be aJ with or Wiifceot cite rtl this
l ivip'.rtant, a wiihoat tie reel It wish-i ldi ab.uk
70 poand.
la ddi!ioB t the very liberal wvrantee plven V
all pnrciaer. we woaidaay - hereto-'or. that far-aare,
wh may dealre it. are at liberty to worfc ,t;r raa.:t:i
hroo;ri tie tarvet wUiasy o'aer.aai Jtac? mgtf
fur the one prf arreJ.
. Famph:i wita tt! d?scrip'.l.a tt z?"rtz.e-i.
teUa8i-l, 4tc:, caa te hid by appcitu w
. THEO. HILL, Agent,
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