TUITION OF POOR CHILDREN.
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ed on the third day of February, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-one; and
also the second section OF an act, entitled
" An act for the payment Of claims for the
tuition of poor chidren," passed on the 9th
day of February one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty-five; and that all teach
ers of poor children, within the state, be
requested, in making out their accounts
for such tuition. to govern themselves ac-
cording to the provisions Of the said acts.


I certify that the above is true copy
of resolution adopted by the house of Re-
representatives. of the State OF Delaware, on
the 2sth day of January last.


w. P. BROBSON,


Clerk of the House OF Representatives.
AN ACT for the encouragement and support OF


Schools i'll this State.


SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the Sta'e
of Delaware in General Assembly met,
That every school or schools instituted in
this State, for the education of children on
the Sabbath day shall, upon sufficient
proof being made of the due organization
of such school, be entitled to receive cer-
tain sum annually, to be paid by the trea-
surer of the county in which such school
may be established, in such manner as
shall be hereinafter directed.


Sec. Q. .4nd be it enacted, That upon a
return being made by the teacher or teach
ers of any such Sabbath schools to the
commissioners of the I.evy-court of the
county, stating the number Of scholars III
such school, aud certified by two respecta-
Bile treeboders of the neighbourhood, the
said commissioners are hereby authorized
and directed to draw an order on the
county-treasurer, annually, for sum ol
money not exceeding the rate of twenty
cents per annum for each white scholar
:. 50 returned, which order shall be paid b.
1.-THE county-treasurer to the said teacher
or manager of the said school, and shall b'
raised as other county rates and levles arr
e|by the laws of this State Provided, tina
1.-THE sum annually drawn for upon the trea
lsurer of each county, under and by VIRTUE
5 of the provisions of this act, shall not ex
ceed two hundred dollars: And proOide'
j, further, that no school shall be entitled +
: receive any aid under this act, unles
j, such school shall have continued thre
e months in each year, which fact must b


stated and certified in the manner abov
: mentioned.


{. SEC. 8. find be it enacted, That for eac
e and every poor white child taught at an.
: incorporated or other regular english schoc
r. within this state, and for whose tuito
: the teacher thereof cannas. in any othe
nIway receive compensation, by reason {
n the indulgence of such child, and his or he
r relations and friends, one dollar per qua
< ter, or four dollars annually, shall be pal
j. out of any unappropriated money in tn


fund for establishing schools within tn
:, State.


i Sec. 4. find be it enacted, That eac
e and every teacher having accounts for tn
i tuition of any poor child, or children vi
. der the authority of this act, shall sta'
such account with the items thereof, an
make oath thereto, before some justice I
the peace in this state; and shall more'
u yer obtain the certificate of at least thre
l. credible freeholders Of the neighbourhoo
e that the child or children, for who's
: schooling the charges in said account al
"a made, are such as ought to be entitled
s. the benefit of this act, that such accoul
y lis to their knowledge just and true as
X may stand stated which accounts so ce
v. titled and proven shall be transmitted
T. the General Assembly at the next sessiC
Ia thereof, for their examination, inspectio
sh and approval, which if found correct sha


thereupon be paid out of the fund a(or


said.


h. Passed at Dover, Sd February, 1921.
le


p SEC. Q. And be it further enacted, Th
in addition to the other requisites pr
IN scribed in the act entitled, "An act f
ssthe encouragement and support of schoo
! , in this State" passed on the third Febr
IL ary, 1921, every account hereafter pr


sented under the provisions of the sa
r. act shall specifically state and set for
e' g the day, month and year that each chi
u, commenced going to school. and also Il
ID day, month and year that each child cea
u ed to 60. or the day, month and year dow
u'|to which the account for the tuition
H. H. each child is brought.


g. :. Passed at Dover, 9th February, 1922.
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