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morality, and to appoint another in his stead until the next triennial convention of directors.13

County commissioners to report the number of taxables.

730. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of each county to ascertain triennially, with the assistance of the respective assessors, the exact number of taxable citizens residing in each school district in their several counties, and to certify the same, under their hands and seals of office, to to the superintendent of common schools, who is hereby directed to adopt the number of taxables thus certified to him, as the basis of distribution of the state appropriation, which said certificates shall be prepared and transmitted, on or before the first Monday of June, in every third year, commencing with the first Monday of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.14

Effect of commissioners' neglect of duty.

731. If the commissioners of any county shall neglect to forward such certificates on or before said day, the superintendent may in such case adopt the number of taxables set forth in the next preceding certificate or return.15

Errors.

732. If any error in the certificate of taxables shall occur, whereby a district shall receive more or less of the state appropriation than is justly due said district, the county commissioners shall have authority, and they are hereby required, immediately to forward to the superintendent a correct list of taxables, and the superintendent shall thereupon make it the basis of the appropriation due said district. 16

Superintendent to employ lecturers and instructors at summer assemblies.

733. The superintendent of public instruction be, and is hereby authorized to employ or aid in the employment of competent lecturers or instructors, to attend and lecture, or teach, at summer assemblies held by associations, of this

13. Act May 8, 1854, Sec. 46, P. L. 628. 14. Act April 17, 1865, Sec. 1, P. L. 61. 15. Act May 8, 1854, Sec. 47, P. L. 617. 16. Act May 8, 1854, Sec. 48, P. L. 617.

Commonwealth, incorporated for the purpose of promoting education and popular culture, and by the Pennsylvania Educational Association; and, for this purpose, is hereby authorized to pay, for such employment or in aid of such employment by said corporation and association, such sums as may be specifically appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, from time to time, in the general appropriation bill, for such attendance of said lecturers or instructors at the assembly or assemblies of such association, which payment shall be made by the state treasurer, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, either directly to the lecturers or instructors, so employed by the said superintendent, or to the associations employing the same with the approval of the said superintendent, upon warrant of said superintendent, countersigned by the auditor general.17

Superintendent authorized to employ stenographer. Salary.

734. On and after the passage of this act the superintendent of public instruction be and is hereby authorized to employ one person, who shall be a skilled stenographer and typewriter, in the department of public instruction at a salary of ten hundred dollars per annum.18

Certain public documents to be placed in each public school.

735. On the passage of this act, and thereafter following each decennial census, the superintendent of public instruction shall cause to be placed in each public school of this Commonwealth above the primary grade, one copy of of Smull's Legislative Hand-book, and bi-ennially one copy the School Laws and Decisions, for the use of said public

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Copies for distribution.

736. Be it further enacted, that on the passage of this act, and for the purposes named herein, the superintendent of public instruction shall be allowed a sufficient number of Smull's Legislative Hand-books and School Laws and Decisions for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions

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737. One-third of the money annually appropriated for common schools in this Commonwealth shall be distributed on the basis of the number of paid teachers regularly employed for the full annual term of the district, not including substitute teachers or teachers employed to fill vacancies which may occur during the school year for which the appropriation was made; the certificates of the number of teachers regularly employed to be made as hereinafter provided.'

One-third on number of children of school age.

738. One-third of the appropriation shall be distributed on the basis of the number of children of school age between the years of six and sixteen residing in the respective districts, the enumeration and certificates to be made as hereinafter provided.2

I. Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 1, P. L. 271. 2. Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 2, P. L. 271.

One-third on the number of taxables.

739. The remaining one-third of the appropriation shall be distributed on the basis of the number of taxables as returned by the last biennial assessment.3

Certify to superintendents.

740. On the first Monday of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and biennially thereafter, the president and secretary of each school board shall, under oath, certify to the county, city or borough superintendents of their respective counties, cities or boroughs, the number of teachers in their employ as contemplated in this act; and on the first Monday of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and biennially thereafter, the said county, city or borough superintendent shall, under oath, make return to the superintendent of public instruction on such blank as he shall prepare, a tabulated return by districts of the teachers of his county, city or borough, and any president or secretary of a school board or superintendent of a county, city or borough, who neglects or refuses to perform his duty within ten days of the time designated, shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.4

Duty of assessors.

741. It shall be the duty of the assessors of the several townships, wards and boroughs in the counties and cities of this Commonwealth, and of the assessors of voters in any of said wards in cities of the first class, where the assessors of real estate are not assessors of voters, to make an enrollment, at the time of the making of their respective assessments, but not more than once in any year, of the total number of children of school age, between the ages of six and sixteen years, in addition to the duties required of them under existing laws, and for the same compensation per diem now allowed by law.5

3. Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 3, P. L. 271.

4. Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 4, P. L. 271.

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Act April 19, 1899, P. L. 64, amending Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 5, P. L. 271.

Note. The enrollment is distinct from that required to be made by the compulsory education acts; supra COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE, Sec. 541; and the two need not be made at the same time. Construction of Act July 15, 1897, 8 D. R. 630, 1899.

Blanks to be prepared by the superintendent of public instruction. 742. The blanks required for this enumeration and enrollment shall be prepared according to the form prepared by and under the direction of the superintendent of public instruction, who shall cause the same to be forwarded to the county commissioners of the several counties for distribution to the assessors at the expense of the state."

Enumeration and enrollment.

743. The enumeration and enrollment herein provided for shall be made by the assessors at the same time they are required by law to make their regular assessments for county taxes, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and at the same time, and biennially thereafter, the official returns to be made to the county commissioners shall be filed by them in the office of the county commissioners, duly verified by oath or affirmation, on or before the fourth Saturday of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and biennially thereafter. The county commissioners to return a summary of the same to the superintendent of public instruction on or before the last Saturday of January, next following7

Assessors.

744. Any assessor who shall refuse or neglect to make the enumeration, enrollment and official returns required by this act, shall pay a fine of not less than twenty-five or more than one hundred dollars, and shall be liable to removal from office upon complaint to the court of common pleas of the proper county, which complaint it shall be the duty of the county commissioners to make in the case of neglect or refusal of any assessor to comply with the provisions of this act.8

Blanks.

745. The blanks for the use of the county commissioners in the preparation of their biennial report to the depart

6. Act April 19, 1899, P. L. 64, amending Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 5, P.

L. 271.

7. Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 6, P. L. 271.

8. Act July 15, 1897, Sec. 7, P. L. 271.

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