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 402 THIB.TY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 77. 1862. twenty per centum per annum, from the first refusal until the day of pay- ment by way of damages. Penalty on col- Sec. 30. And be it f·iArther enacted, That if any collector, appointed or l°°*°’ fm 3“°°F' acting under the provisions of this act, shall in any case collect more than gLi_m°r° m u is due, the person aggrieved shall have his remedy against such collector by suit or warrant, and if he recover be shall have Judgment for double the amount improperly jfnd mostly ezétorzitgd frolm him, an-jd) costs? W h Superyisiouvf Sec. 31. And be it am enacze at the evy urt o as - ir;'gtondcounty_she.l1 exercise a gencmltkugegvglionao\wéerp9t;;r;>r;cl¢3ec;iln,g;i o said commissioners may examme 81 s, a prosecute for any deliriqucncies or violations of their duty; and the said commissioners shall exercise the same power over the proceedings, books, and papers of the trustees in the several school di?ricts, and shall prosecute for all violations of this act by them committe . 'iF*'¤¤*319:mP¤¤Y Sec. 32. And be it further enacted, That the trustees of the several gk?school districts shall have the power of exercising discipline in their respective schools by the expulsion of the refractory pupil, or such other Schoounmu punishment as may lbe necessary to correct the evil, and carry out the may be used fc,. great ends of education, moral and mtellectual; and they may permit any public wmnip. of the said school-houses to be used for public worship. Parents may Sec. 33. And bait further enacted, That any white resident of said "Im s°h°°1"· county shall be privileged to place his or ber child or ward at any one of the schools in said county she or he may think proper to select. Whoniny; not Sm:. 34. Amd be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for a 2: gl’;‘t‘;:’”‘°“°’ member of the levy court of said county to be a commissioner of primary ` schools, or trustee of any of the school districts, nor for any person to be at the same time commissioner and trustee as aforesaid. Lwygom Sec. 35. And be it further enacted, That the said Levy Court may, in 11385* NYY fj? fiw its discretion, and if it shall be deemed by said court best for the interest grgfztggléxzuwand welfare of the colored people residing in said county, levy an annual tax of one eighth of one per cent. on all the taxable property in said county outside the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown Tu hw m1_ owned by persons of color, for the purpose of initiating a system of edu: lmao., cation of colored children in said county, which tax shall be collected in the same manner as the tax named in section thirteen of this act. And`it Trustees to shall be the duty of the trustees elected under section nine to provide K;*;";° ::°{’l‘ suitable and convenient rooms for holding schools for colored children, to ’p°ylththfdt wu afumt tmhm,&,_ cmp oy eac ers ere or, an o appropria e the procee s o said x 0 the payment of teachers Iwages, rent of sch00l·r0oms, fuel, and other necessary expenses pertaining to sa1d schools, to exercise 2. general supervision over them, to establish .prope1·'discipline, and to endeavor  promote afull, equal, and useful instruction of the colored children m said may impose county. It shall be lawful for such trustees to impose a tax of not more 2; °“ P’·'°“°“· than Big cents per month on the parent or guardian of each child attending su schools, to be applied to the payment of the expenses of the school of which such child shall be an attendant; and in the exercise of this poiver the trustees may, from time to'time, discontinue the payment a toget er, or may graduate the tax according to the ability of the child mq Mme and the wants of the school. And said trustees are authorized to receive d°¤¤¤°¤¤»&¤· any donations or contributions that may be made for the benent of said schools by persons disposed to aid in the elevation of the colored population in thelldistrict of Columbia, and to apply the same in such manner as 1n·the1r opxnxonsshall be best calculated to effect the object of the donors, said trustees being required to account for all funds received by them, and to report to the commissioners in accordance with the provisions of sec- _ tion twenty-two of this act. , ,};2‘:s:s*;I*;‘;l; Sec. 36. And be it further enacted, That this act be, and the same is bercbyr, declared public and remedial, and shall be construed by all courts of Justice according to the equity thereof; and no proceedings of the