TUITION OF POOR CHILDREN.
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TUITION OF POOR CHlLDkEN.


Resolved, That the clerk of this house,
cause to be published three several times
in all the newspapers in this state, an actE
entitled can act for the encouragement,
and support of schools in this state" pass
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 children" passed on the 8th
day of February one thousand eight hum
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'


/ certify that the above is true copyl
|of resolution adopted by the house of Re-
representatives. of the State of Delaware, onl
the 28th day of January last.
w. P. BROBSON,
Clerk Of the House of Representatives.
AN ACT for the encouragement and support of
Schools in this State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate|
and House of Representatives of the State
lof 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. .and 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 Levy-court of the
county, stating the number of scholars in
such school. and certified by two respecta-
i |ble freeholders of the ne,ghbourhood, the
: said commissioners are hereby authorized
land directed to draw an order on the
fcounty-treasurer, annually, for sum ol
money not exceeding the rate of twenty
ecents per annum for each white scholar
Il 80 returned, which order shall be paid BY
the county-treasurer to the said teacher
or manager of the said school. and shall be
raised as other county rates and leves are
10y the laws Of this State: PROVIDED, that
',,|the sum annually drawn for upon the trea
surer of each county, under and by virtue
Of the provisions of this act, shall not ex
ceed two hundred dollars: find provided
further, that no school shall be entitled t.


receive any aid under this act, unles!


such school shall have continued thre'


months in each year, which fact must b.


stated and certified in the manner abov'


mentioned.


SEC. 8. .and be it enacted. That for eacl


and every poor white child taught at am


incorporated or other regular english schoo


within this state, and for whose tuition


the teacher thereof cannot in any othe


way receive compensation, by reason o
1.-THE indigence of such child, and his or he


relations and friends, one dollar per quar-
tier. or four dollars annually, shall be pal,
, out of any unappropriated money in tn


fund for establishing schools within thi


State.


SEC. 4. find be 1t enacted, That enc|
he and every teacher having accounts for tn


tuition Of any poor child, or children un
lie der the authority of this act, shall stat


such account with the items thereof, an'


make oath thereto, before some justice o


1.-THE peace in this state; and shall moreo


yer obtain the certificate of at least three


credible freeholders of the neighbourhood
'r that the child or children, for who's
W schooling the charges in said account ar
d a|made, are such as ought to be entitled
f. the benefit Of this act, that such accoun
'd|is to their knowledge just and true as


may stand stated; which accounts so Gel
: titled and proven shall be transmitted
in the General Assembly at the next sessio
fsIthereof, for their examination, inspection


and approval, which If found correct sha


thereupon be paid out of the fund afors
or said.


Passed at Dover, Sd February, 1891


SEC. 9. find be 1t further enacted, Ths


in addition TO the other requisites pr
J. scribed in the act entitled, "An act ft
= the encouragement and support Of school
=, in this State" passed on the third Febr'
o. ary, 1921, every account hereafter pr