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 400 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. C11. 77. 1862. amount expended, and in what manner, the number of children taught in said school, and the whole number of white children in said district between the ages of five and sixteen years. _Colleetm· to Sue. 23. And be it further enacted That the collector of each school gl" b°”‘r district shall give bond with security, to the satisfaction of the trustees, for the faitliful discharge of the duties of his office, and shall have the same power and authority, and have the same fee for collecting, and be subject to the same rules, regulations, and duties, with respect to the collection of the district tax as by law appertaiu to the office of collector of the county tax; and the said county collector may be eligible as the school district collector. Each organized SHG. 24. And be it further enacted, That each organized school dis- ¤¢l¤<><>l dL¤¤‘i<2¤ *0 trict shall be a corporation by the name of “Primary School District, b° ° °°rp°"m°°` N0. —," (the blank to be filled with an appropriate number,) with power power md to take and hold hy devise,_hequest, and donation, real and personal es- @1*)* °f °°!'P°’°·· tate for the use of the primary school in said district, and may alien and u°°’ sell the same, when, in the opinion, of the trustees and resident commis- ' sioncr of said district, it will be for the interest and advantage of the primary school in said district, and invest the money arising from the sale in some safe and profitable stock, and the dividends received from the same apply to the use of such primary school, and in their corporate name prosecute and maintain actions for injury done to the grounds, houses, property, school-houses, appurtenances, and furniture, and may sue for and receive all moneys due them, or for real and personal property to which they may be entitled. Collection of Sec. 25. Ami be it further enacted, That when any land in any school
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1,,,,,,, g P school tax, and the collector of the tax can find no personal property in said district liable for or chargeable with the payment of the same, the said collector shall be and is hereby directed and required to return to the trustees of the said district, at such time or times as the said trustees shall direct or require, a list of such lands and the amount of taxes thereon respectively due, and the names of the persons respectively chargeable with the payment of the same, and the said trustees shall thereupon have and exercise, in relation to said lands, all the powers which might or could be exercised by the levy court of said county in like cases, and the collector of said school district shall have the same powers and authority, and be subject to the same rules, regulations, and duties in the prdtmses as by law appcrtain to the otiiee of the collector of county taxes in i e cases. Trustees may Sue. 26. And be it further enacted, That in case the trustees of any gzlfggillguig school district should not be able to purchase or lease a suitable site 1.mc“diDgs in for the ercctton'0f their school-house, they shall have power to value and such cuss. assess a. convenient lot, with the improvements thereon, if any, not exceeding one acre of land for that purpose, and the decision of the said trustees as to the worth of the said land and improvements, if any, shall be final and conclusive, unless an appeal shall be prosecuted as hereinafter provided, and the amount of damage for the land and improvements, if any, so valued and assessed as aforesaid, being paid or offered to be paid to the person or persons entitled to receive the same, of which payment or otfer to pay a certificate, signed by a majority of the said trustees, and recorded among the land records of Washington county, or a copy of such record duly certified and sealed, shall be sufficient evidence; the said trustees, in their corporate character, shall be theneeforward considered the lawful owners of the said land and improvements, if any, and all right, title, estate, and interest therein, at law or in equity, shall be vested in 0**;*%* °*`_l¤¤<l them for the purpose aforesaid; Provided, however, That if the owner or my ‘“° ”J`"y' owners of the said land and improvements, it' any, his, her, or their guardmn or guardians, trustee or trustees, shall conceive him, her, or them-