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EDUCATION miilLo
rurauont lb lho direclions oflhe 27th Seciion ofun 'act of the General .\sacnibly of'ihis Commonwenlth entitled "An act lo establish a Gcncrnl System of Ed¬ ucation by -coinmon schoo/a," passed tho 18th doy of April, 183-1, I hereby publish aaid law fur Ihc infor- Wiution of the cilizena ofihis county, und for their timely org.inijulion under said act—a copy whereof iblloivs.
DAVID MILLEU, Sheiiff, SherifT's Office, Lancaster,     ¦) Muy 8lli, 1834. 5
T O   E S T A n I. I S II    A
ViJeiicral System ol" Sdisc.ition,
COMMON ^CHOOIi^.
• WiiKitK.iB, it iJ oiijuinod by Iho constituiion, as a .olemii duty, which cannot bo nogloclod witlioul u disregard ol lho nioral und polilicul safety of tho peo¬ ple 1 And whereas, the fund for comnion acliool pur¬ posos, undor tho act oflho second ol April oho tliou- ' eand eight hundrod and thirly-one, will on lho fourlh of April ne.xl, amount to the sum of hvo hundred and forty-six Ihouaand fivo hundrod and sixly-lhreo dollara and sovonty-two' eenls, and will aoon roach Ihosurnof two millions of dollara, when it will pro¬ duco, at fivo por cent., an interest of ono hundred thousand dullars, which, by aaid act, is to bu puid for tho support of common schoola. And whereas, provision should bo nindo by luw I'or tho diatribu¬ lion oftho benafits ofthia fund to tlio peojile of llic . rospoclivo counlios ofllic <>oininoiiwoullli; l''- \  'Pherofore,
'-,- Skotio.n1. Be it enacted by the Senaic and Iiouse \of Rcpreaentativen of the Commonwealth vf I'enn- 'sylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby .enacted by thc auihoriiy of the same, Thut tho cily -vczi-niy ofPhiIudolpliii,aiid ovcry other eounty inthis (lonimonwoullh,shull ouch form u school division, and thut e\^l,¦;^y ward, township and borough, wiibin the several ,-blic3l divisions, siiall ouch furnta achciol dis- tlicl, Proaided, That uny liorough vvlik-iris or may ho coiincctod with a township in tho assosamcnt and ciilleclijn ol counly rulos and levies, shall, wilh the eaid township, so long aa it remains so connected, form a district; and each ofsuid districts shall con¬ tain a coinpotonl numbsr of common school.-', for lho education of evory child wilhin tho limita llieioo.'", who shall apply, eilhor in porson or by his hi^ or her parent.':, guardian or uo.tt friond, for udinisioii und instruction.
SncTioN a. II shall be lho duty of tho sherifl'of cach county, thirty daya previous lo tho third Friouy in Saptombor oflho curiont your, ono Ihouaand eight hundred and thirty four, to givo noiiee, by piuclunia- lion, lu the citizens of each school dialrict, to hold oloetiona in Ihoir rospoclivo townships, wards and boroughs, at tho pluces whoro thoy huld thoir eluc- liiins for suporvisora, lown councils and conslables, to chooso si.-^cili-zcnsof oach school dtstrict, tu servo OS school directors of said districts rospcctively ; which electiuns shull, on tho said day, bo cunductod end hold in tho samo mannor as cleollons itir supoi- visors and constablos uro by law hold.and conduotedj and on lho day ofthe nc.\t annual olociion of supor. viaora.in lho respoctivo townships, and of constables in lho respective citios of this Commonwoalth, a new aleotion lor direclora shall lako pluco in lho said townships, boroughs and citios, at whicii olociion, (ind annually thoroallor at that limo and in manner and form aforesaid, two direclors shall bo chosen, who ahull «orvo for throo yenrs; the shoritl's giving thiriy days notice provious tu audi olociion. ¦ Seotio.n 3. Il ahull bo tho duly of lho said school ¦directors, within ton days after tho poriod of their cloclion, annually to incol in thoir ruspectivo schoul districts, whon oach hoard shall choose, oul of thcir own body, u president and secrctaiy, and a djioguto to tho joinl dologato ineoting provided I'or in tbo fol- lowing,soction; they nhall also appoint a treasurer for tho'diatrict whoro no township or borougii trea. auror shall bo olliorv/iso appointod ; and it shall bc tho duty of eaoh board, on tho diy of their lirst as. sombling aa aforesaid, lo divido thoinaolvos into 3 classos, tho first uf whicii shall serve until the next oleclion, the second until tho socmid olociion, and tho third untilthe third cloclion following, so Ihat ono-lhird ol ouoh board muy bo cliuson uiinuully -, und ifun} vucancy shull occur, by dcalh or utlierwise, it shull bo tho duly oftho board in whicii such vacancy muy occur, to fill Iho siiine unlil the nnxl cloclion.
Sect. '1. On tho lst 'I'ucsday in Novomber of tho your ono thousand eight hundrod and thirty-four, und tho first Monday in Mny in euch your thoroullor, thoto sliulljbo hold, ut tho eonnty court Iiouao in each divi- bionil joint ineoting of tho cnunly coinmiasiunors and ono deleouto from oach board of school directura wilh in said oounly or school division, in whicii it shall ho decided v-|iothor or not a lux fnr tho oxponditnre of oach district bo loviod ( and ifa tax bo outhotizod by a majority of lllo joint mooting, it shall bo apportion¬ ed ainong tho sovoral dislricis aa counly rules and lovios aro now by law apporiioned. Each delogaio to tho joint mooting, shall bo entillod to reccivo ono dollar nor day, for euch day's attondanco spont by him inlravolling to und Irom and altending said mooting, lo ho paid out of lho county Ireasury.
Sect. 5, Tho appropriations mado for tho com. mon achoola, by tiie joint meeting, shall bo considor¬ cd purl oftho uutliorizod oslimntua of connly expon. diluros, and shall bo loviod and colloclod in lho usual inaniior : Provided That no tax shall bo less in a- mount than doublo thn funda whicii may bo furniah¬ od lo said couiily or school division, aa lioroinaftor directed, out of tho Iroasury of this commonwealth, ill uid of common Bcllool^', organized according to to tho provisiona ol this act: And pronided, further, 'I'hat lo constituto u joint meoting, at least two of the county commissionora, anda mnjorily of the dolc¬ gatos oftho school disiricts in oach diviaion shall bo required, oxcopt in such caaoa as aro lioroindflor pro¬ vided ; and if no quorum I o prosont, it shall bc lawful for thom to hold further meetings until ono is ob- tained.
Sect. 6. Whon such dologato mooting is organiz¬ ed, tho voto on thc question of niaking appropriations for common achoola shall bo lukon by yoaa and nays, a record whoroof shull bo kopt by tho oounly coin, miasionora, and if itsliall ho dolorminod, by a ma¬ jority ofsaid mooting, that no such appropriation shall bo inado fur any diviaion or county, then all the distriota, whoao dclogatos volod in lho nogalivo, alinll . fcr that yoar bo onlilled to no part of tho money appropriatad by Ihis act, bultlie wholo amount wliioh such diviaion would havo boon onlilled lo, had it do¬ lorminod to inako such appropriation for coinmon .schools by tax, shall go and bo appropriatod to such diatrict or districts in said diviaion or caunty, whoao • dolegatcs voted in lho ufiirmalivo, in tho lulio oftho taxablo inhabitantn of aaid distriot. Andtho amouni oftax loviod on ouch dialrict voting in tho allirmutiyo undor the presoni law fur oducaling the poor gtuti.-i, ohttU bo fairly ojtimaled by tho coininissionera, and paid out oftho "county troaanry lo suoh dislricta, to bo added to thoir cominon aehool fund, to onlillo the districts thus voling in lho affirmative, lo lho monoy appropriated by thia act, thoy ahall bo roquiroi! to raiso no larger tax than would have boon rcqi-iretd had ovory counly iu lho comnionweallh volod to appropriate for coinmon Bchools as provided for in this act. In caao a majority oftho districts in any diviaion or county volo in the nogalivo, then the umount of lux tuba raisod by tlioso dislricis voting 111 the alfirmative, shall bo fixed by a majority of tho votes ofthe dologatoaof suid districts. Ifon noithor the fint nor second moeting, a majority of the com¬ missioners and delegates from all the diitricls of any diviaiun iihull attend, llione proaent ehall proceed in
lho sumo mannor as it a inujority had aUoiidod, und llicir proceodings ahull bu us vulid. If, in uny division, no diatricl ahull llius vote lo appropriate, then Ihoinon, oy lo wlii*h Buch tfe'lsion would huve boon entitled' ahull romun in lho ^lu Irouaury, for lho uao ofsuch division or counties, for tho lerm oflwo yonrs fiom lho paasago of this act; ulier ivhich timo, if auch di-.-ifion or countios, or uny pait thereoti do not volo so to appropi i,it(i, then the inonoy lo which snoh diviaion would havo huen entitled, thall go to, und tbo divided uuiuug such divi>ions or couniies, aa shull thus in whole or in purl voto lo uppropriato : And it sliall bo lho duty of th.o coutity coiiimis! loners ol each county in each your nller such delegnto mooting mny havo been hcUl, lo coininunicuto tho proceedings llicrcof to tho genoiul auporiiilondunl. I'roiideu, Thai in cuso il shall Imvo been doletmined by anysuch delegate moeting, that no appropriation for common schools sholliii be mado for the currenl year, the acia of assombly lo provido for the education of llio poor gralia now in Ibice, shall continuo in furco, In ouch division or county or oiHlrict, for lho current year,
Si:cT. 7. Wilhin Iwenly daye uller such joinl meeling ofthu dologutos as uforcaaid, or at such lime us such joinl ineoting shnll fix und determine, if said delogaio meeting shall havo dclorminod to mako an appropriation asaforesaid, lho people of the aeverul school diairiela shall asaeinble in their roapcclive w-nrt's or dislrictp, ut lho uauul pluco of holding wurd or tuwiialiipelccIions,or al such pluco us muy be fixod by such dolcg-ito meeting ; und t almll bc the duty ol aaid dclcgutc meeting, lo give due nolico oftho lime und place of holding aaid ineeiings of tho iiooplo in llic said schoul dislricti:. And the people ofsaid dia- Iricl, w-hcn so assembled, bhall bo organized   by  ap
.ncurrcd in muinlaining the acvoiul achools rpspoctivo dialiicis ; und 11I..10 shull caune lho  amno lo bo publiahed in lho aehool division, at the oxpcnso of lho respoctivo city or eouniy.
Section 17. Tho Secretary of tho Cominonwoalth shnll bo suporintondont of nil the public achoola os- lublished by virluo of this uet, und ho ahall porliirin the fJUgwing duties :
I Trii'iiuro and aubmit an annuni roport lo lho Legislature, conluining u sintement of the cundltioTi of the common achoola, oalimatos and accounts of cxpondilurs of lho school moneys, plana for the im- piovoinont oflho coinnion aehool system, und ull audi iiiuUcia, reluling to hia oliico ofsuporinter.dont and to tho concern of the common schoola, no ho ahull deem it oxpodient lo communicutc.
11. lio shall proparo auitablo blunk forms, w-ilh nc- rcsBi.ry instructiona for makinfi district report?, & Ibr CQiiducting tho necossary procodings under his juri.s.j
diction, and ho aliall cuuso tho aumo,  togethor with I lolely  purchased from a drover.    Two ofthein wero all such inlbrniaticn as ho may deem necossary for
viaiotis thereof. 111 counly tiouaury.
WM. PATTERSON,
Speaker nflhe Iiouse of Represcnialives.
THO'S. KINOL.\NU,
Speaker oflhc Senate. . Ar.raovv.D—The firat doy of April ono  tliouauiid eight hundred and thirty fuur.
GEO.  WOLF. May 8, 133-1- 5.3,,.
STRAl' STEEKS.
Strayed awuy from tho subscriber, residing noa Jumes Porler's mill, in Lampeter tow-n.ship, Lancaalo county, on the 3d insl.
portilin? a chuirman, and the secretnry of lho bourd   gud, jiapulea without cost to tho partiea ; ond a:
of directorsof the proper district shall   bo soerolary   „cy reaaonably o.\-poiided bv him ir. this, and
ol auid meoting, and ahall reooid the proco:dings of   „icMerB oppertuining lo the "execution ofhia du
Bucli meeting in the book of minules of thc said bourd; or in his absence, that duty ahull bo peiform ed by aome other diroctur olthc auid buard. 11 shull bo the duty oftho bourd of directora, lo eommuniculo to aueli moeiing, such mutters in roferenco to tho common schuols of tho district, us may be impurttnt w-hich may bo conaidered by such meeting : And it sllall bo in the power oftho suid meeting to decide hy a majority of votes, n-holher they will ruijo fur tho current your a sum in addition to that determin¬ od on by the dologato mooting afuroaaid, to bo ap. plied to tho common schuuls of llio said districts ; und ifsuch meeting ahull so dclorininu lo ruiso audi addilional uum, it shull bo the duly uf the aociotury to certify tho sumo lo lho suporvisora of lho township, or lho lown rouncil oflho borough, ua lhe ciise mnv be, whoso duly it almll bo to add the sanv) us an in¬ crease upon the usscasnicnt ur tux of the said diii¬ lricl, and tho same sliuU oo collecicd a? townahip or boroligh rates and levies are by law collected.
Skct. 8. ll ahail bo the duly uf iho aeverul boards of aehool ilireclorE-,ln determine tho numberof schoola lo bo openod in their roapectivo districla; to cuuso suitublo buildings lo bo erected, purehused ur hired, for schuob;; lo appuinl cupublo leuchora at liberul salurics, lu tdinil achulura, to huvo lho goneral super¬ intendence of the schools of their respective diairiela, lo puy lho necoasnry expensea incurred thereby, by ordeiB draw-ii on the treuauior of tho dialrict signed by the protidool, und cuuntcraigncd by the aocriilnry ol'tlie roapectivo bourds. Provided 'i'hut no acliuol director ahull receive any emolunient, whniever, for Ilia aervices, except when serving as a delogute, ac¬ cording lo the.proviaiona ofthis ucl, bul ho ahull he exempted duiing tho pcrfuruiunco of the dulios of aaid otBcc, Irom mililiu duly, or serving in anyolher lownshiji or boruugli ollice.
Skct. 9. Whenever it mey be necossary or con¬ vonicnl lo ostablish a. scluiol oul of two or more ad¬ joining diatricts, lho schuul diroclurii from oucli of audi adjuining district*, ot u majority of thoin, may oatubliah and regulalo such schuul; ond the expenaes thereof shull bo divided boltvoon auid dislricta, iic- liording lo the nuniber uf scholars euch'district may send lu anch school.
Sect. II). Wheieus, manual libor may bo advan¬ tageously cojinoctod wilh inU-lloctual ond  morul  in-
tlrM,.|i,.r.. i« -"-..nnr nU nfllin c^l.«..l.-    il ^yill bo tlin
duty ollhe acliool direclora to docide whelhor oneh conneclion in their respeclivo districla ahull tuko placo or not; and if docided ulUrmativeiy, they ahall liavo pow--r lo purchaae Iiiulcriuls and employ urli- zpne for the inslruclion of the pupila in lho usolul branches of lho meohanic aria, and whoro practicable in agricultural pursuits: Provided, nevertheless. That no such connection shall tukc placo in any com¬ mon school, unless four out ot lho six direclors of the districl shall agree thereto.
Section 11. Jt ahull bo tho duly of euch board of school directora, by lwo or more oftheir numbor, lo visit every school within their acliool diatricl, al loual onco ill ovcry monlh, and cauao lho result ofsaid visit to bo cnlored in the minuiea of tho bourd ; and it ahull bo their further duty, to inuko an annual and full roport lo lho diatrict inapectors, to bo appointed aa heroinnftcr dirocted, oftho aituulion of each school in their district, tho number of scholurF, the atudies pursued, & whether in connexion with maiiu.-il luliur, lhe numbor of montha in the yoar lho schoi.ls shall huvo boon opened, tho cxponaes atiending each aehool auhiry uf lho touuhcr, und hia or her qualificnliona and general conduel, logellmr wilh audi iuforma¬ lion ua may hn beneficial in fonning a just esliinato of lho value of auch scliouls; and this report lo tho said inapec.ors ahull bo made on or boforo tlie fiist of Octobor in each yoar.
Section 12. Tho sovoral courls of Quarter .Sessions in ibis Commonw-oullh thall annuully, at llicir first seaaion uflor lho election of schoul direcllura wilhin their rospoclivo counties or diviaiona, appuint two compolcnt "-.ilizens of each acliuul diatricl, to bo in¬ spectors oftho public achools thorein ostablialiod by this act, who shull ho oxompt, during the porforin¬ aneo oftho dutioa oflheir auid ufiico, from mililia du¬ ly, and from serving in any townaliip or Uorough of¬ fico.
Section 13. Il shall ho tho duty oftlio acbool in- apoctois to viait ovory school in llieir reapeclivo dis¬ tricts, at Icuat once in every Ihree nioiillis, und aa much oflonor aa they may think proper, to inquire in¬ to the moral chuiaclor, lourning und ability- of the sovcral teachera employed therein; Ihoy ahull havo power to exumine nny porson wiahing lu be employ- od as a teacher, and if found qualified and of good morul ehuracier, ahull givo him or her u corlificulo to thut olVecl, naming therein lhe branches which ho or alio ia fonnd quul.fiod lo touch, which cortificalo ahull bo valid for ono year from the date tliereof, and no lon/jor ; and nu peraun who ahull not huvo obtain, od auch cortificalo, shnll receive from tho county treasury, or lho Ireusury of the Commonweullh, uny componaaliun for his aervicos.
Section I-l. The inspectors of uny sohool diviaion, may moot at auch tinica ond places as thoy may doom expedienl, and udopt such rulos for the oxuin- inution of teuchora und school?, and prcscribo auch forms of certificates, usthey muy dcoiii necossary to produco uniformity in such oxaininations and eorlif- ionles, Ihroughouttho school diviaion; und thoy may,if thoy doom it oxpodient, nppoint duys for the publio ex¬ aminalion of leachors, <t rcquiro all teachers lo bo ox¬ ainined in public; and said inspectors, or any ono of thom, may ^ iail all disiriet schools in thoir school di¬ vision, and examine the same.
Section 15. Whenever the ii/spocturs moot to. gctlier as thoy aro ompoworcd by tllo procoding soc. tion, thoy shall organi'ze Iheinaelvcs for the propor transaction of buainoas, and each inapector shall bo governed by the rulos then adopted in his examina¬ tions, and obsorvo such Ibrma in his certificalea, us shall bo proneribod by the mnjority oflho insjioctors ut the school division thus uasoiiiblod : and no cer¬ tificale of qualification ahull bo givon by the inapec¬ lora,or any ofthom, lo any leachor, unleas he or she be fiiund qualified to loach reading, v/riting and a- rithinutic.
SEc-rioN 16. Tho acliool inspoclora ahull minutely examine into the atato and condilion oftho schools, both UH roapects the progrcaa of the scholara in lourn¬ ing and tho gond order uftho schools, and make an unnuul roport lo lho superinlondcnt of the public achools, on or hoforo the firat Monday in Novoinbor, oflho situation oflho schools in thoir roapectivo dis¬ tricts, founded on thoir own ubaorvutiona and the ro¬ port oftho rospectivo school directora; lo include tho charactor oftho teachera; tho numbor of iichol- aru admi'.led during lho yoor In the several echools under thoir inspection ; tho branchos of sludy taught in ouch achoul ; tho number of months in the year during which each school shull have beon kept open; the cos t of echool Iiougob, either for buiiding, ronling or repairing, and all other coats that may havo boen
the further improveincnl of the schools. Lo bo ttans- niilted to the severul hoards ol directors.
III. Ilo shnll aign ull orders on lho Stuto Trensu¬ ry fur tho pnyment of moneya inlo lho county schuul funda, but no such order ahull bo druwn until the county comniisnioners ahnll huvo furnished him with a certificate, whicii they uro horoby required lo do, ol'tho amount of schoi-l lux required by this net, huv- ing been uasossed uccurdiiig lu the provisiuna thereof.
IV, If nny conlroicrsy shull uiisu in relation to lho diatribulion oftho putilic money, or botw-ocn the insjioclors und directors concerning lho ilutiea ofthcir ollice, un nppcal lo the au|icrintendcnt i-h-jll bo made, w-ho is hereby  aulhorized   lu solllo   ond adjust  oil
¦ II nio- olher duly as superinlendenl, ahall upon duo proof, bo allowed to him by thc auditor generul, and paid oul oflho slate tieasury.
Section 16. Tho counly commisaionera shall Iransmii un abatracl oftho uccomila, audited by the proper ofiicor to tho auperinlendenl, once evory year, on or botbio lho first duy of Nuvtmbor.
Section 19. Sovenly-fivo llionauiid dollurs are hereby appropriated oul uftho school lund, for the your one tliousand eight hundred and ihirty five, which nmount shnll bo uuiiuully Iheroufior uppropriut¬ cd and paid asheroi.iuller directed, unlil thoyeur when the school fund shull yiold an interest of ono hundred thouaund dullurs uuiiuully, when that sum shall bo distributed in ouch yoar uniongsl tho achoul divisions crcuted by lho ndoption of this net, in mannor fol¬ lowing:—'i'ho supoiintondciit of cummon uchoola ahull givo noiice, io ul least ono public newspaper in ovory school division w-ilhin this Coinmonwouilh, for the apuce ofihree weeks, of lho aum lo which such diviaion may be entillod, having rolcronco in such distribution tutlio nuinbor of taxablo inhaLilunls in said diviaion ; und Ihcso funds shall be again dia¬ tributed lo the diiforent diairiela, in proportion to the luxabloa of anid diairiela, according lo the provisiona of thia act; and aa soon as praclicablo tlicrcuftor, the said Auperinlcndcnt shall cuuso the distributive shuro ofoach school division enliiled ihercto, to bo puid tu tho county treusurer, which share shall bo apfor- ttoned amongat the rospoclivo diatricts of lho sovoral divi.siona, according lo tha aaid principio uf dialiibu- tiuii proscribed fur the Buperintendcnl; and the saino rulo ahall bo obaorved in lho dislribuiion of lho proceodsof lho lax imposed upon the county for the aynie purpoae, by lhe dclegato ineeling hcrciiibofure provided fur.
Section 20. All monoys thai mny como inlo the poaacaaiun of the counly troasurors, for the use of any school district or districts wilhin their respeclivo divialons, shall bo paid over by ttio said trcuBurcru lo lho troaaurora oftho suid disiricts rcBpociivcly, al such limes as lho commiasioners of lho roapectivo counties shnll order and direct. And the hond of a county treaaurer ahall be forfeited, by any failuro to comp^ tvilh the duties enjoined upon hini'by this act.
Section 21. Tho treasurers of lho respective townships and borough.a, whorosuch officors aro up
districts, and oil monioa belonging to a diatrict ior tho support of sohools, whether the Buine be derived from approprialions by lha Blate,conlributions from the counly treusury, privalo donations, or olhorw-iao, shull ho placed in lho custody of tho treaaurer thereof, and ahull be paid out on orders drawn hy the ptoeident oflhe board of directora, by order ofsaid board; and the accounts oftho said-hoard shall be auditod and ad¬ justed, ns olhor aeeounts oftho township and botoughs ate directed by luw to be audited antl adjusted ; and lhe said treasurer shall bo required logivo lo the board of directors, good and sufficiont securily for tho sufe keeping nnd faithful applicalion of tho funds entrusted to his care, in all caacs whoro lho aaid treasurer shall bo appointed by tho aaid board of direclora :—Provided, That tho several dutioa of diatrict treasurer in tho cilioB ofPliiludclphia, Lan- caalorand I'ittsburg, shall be porformed by lhe troasu. rorsoflho rospoclivo couniies, andthoir accounts shull bo audited and aettled by the county audhors us  in other cases.
Section 22. Tho county CommissionerB of oach counly in the eommonweulth, shnll huve poiver lo luko und hold, in feo simple or otherwiae, any eatnte, reel or peraonal, which aiiull bo givon by any porson or perauns, or bodies corporate, for lho use of any school division wilhin tho aaid counly.
Section 23. Tho BUjiorvi-sois of cvory lownship, & tho town council ofovory borough torming a school district, shall havo powor to purchase, hold ond receive real and poraonal property ol ull deacriptiona that may bo noooasury fur the eatablialimonl and support of schoola, and the sumo to soil, alien nnd dis|iose of, w-hoiiover it shall bo no longor requirod for the uses aforo said And in all cases whoro real es- lale is held by trnslecs, fur lllo general uao of the iioighborhond, as a schood house or ita appondagoa, it shall bt lawful for tho said trustees, the survivor or survivors of lhcm, to convoy tho same to tho super- visors or tinvn council uf the proper diatricl; and from Ihencolortli, tho snid suporvisora or town coun¬ cil shall hold the auid property, for lho aumo term and for tho samo uaos fur which it waa granted lo the auid truatcea,
Section 21. That it ahull bo tho duty of the trouHurer of each county forlho tinio being, toreceivo all the moniea, from whatever aourcca lliey mny arise or bocomo duo, lllut uro to be distributed and applied to lho support of schools created under tho provision of thifi act, wilhin Buid county, to koop u just and truo aeconnt of all his receipts and pay¬ menta, whioii the audilors of lhe county shall audit, setllo and adjust, in liko manner as they shall audit, settle and adjust, his accounta aa cuunly treaaurer, whicii uccuunta so audited liauU bo tranamilted to tho superintendent of common achools, by the coun¬ ty commissionors, aa dirocled by this ncl: And the Buid treaaurcr's accounts Bhall contain a truo stute- nienlof all nioneya received during the tho year, for tho uso of any school or schools ofany division 01 dislrict of his county, designuling in -(aid accounts from what sources said moneys Imvo boen dorived, and suth account shall bo aworn affirmed to by him
Si-cT. 25. Upon sotlloment oftho account of ouch Ireasurer, if any bnlanco is found duo by him, the transcript of euch bulanco may bo filed in tho court ofcommon Pleaa oftho pruporjcounty, and the same shall bo a lien upon the roalostute ofsuch treaaurea, in liko nianner as balaiiccB duo by him to the county and coninionweallh nro made lionB by ucUi of assem¬ bly,
Sect. 2G. ^0 rauch ofony act of tho Gonoral Aa. sombly os is horoby nllered nr oupplied, is heroby ropoalod, o.xcopt the act and ita aupplomonlii now in operation in the cily nnd county of Philadolphio, on- tided "An act to provido for the educolion of chil dron at Ihopublio expense wilhin the city and coun ly of Philadolphia," whieh ia made concurrent with the proviaiona ofthia act, and is in no wiao to bo con¬ Bidered as oltored, dmondod or repealed, except sofar that the citizona ofsaid cily and county ehall be on lilled lo rocoivo their duo proporlion nnd ahnro of ony inonoy which nmy bo appropriated oul of the school fund, by the legislaturo, iu pursuance of the provision ofthis act.
Sect. 27. Immediately afler the paBsago ofihis act, the Seorelary of the Commonweallh ohaTl cause cii- cular letteri, with the aaid act attached thetoto, to bo addresaod to the sherifi' nfoach county, and it shall be the duty of the sherifi' aforeaaid, to publish the same in two or moro neivepapora in his county, ifao many be published therein,Tor thsee aiwcessivo week', in auch in»nr,6r aa ahull aeou.o tho timiily urganiiition, under Ihis act accordingto tke pro-
KESPECTPULLV informs his friends ond lhe public generally, that he haa lately returned from Philadelphia, and is now opening, at his aloro In the villugo of
LJIMPETER SqV.WE,
red brindlo, and the other block, with n white fuco, and 11-ancaster  county, a handaonio nnd   fushionublo  as- short drooping horns, very much like a mule. | •urlinent of goods, umong which aro ;
TAu'cc, \lft\iV oC SiUevs,
Whoever tnkcs up snid steers nnd returns them lo the OH-ner, shall have a liberal reward and all reason¬ able expenses paid.
ABRAH.UI KCCKWALTER.
May 8, 1831. 5_4t.
TjjlL'STBoccivcdulntofA'oilA Riter  Cheese  ofa ^/J vory suporior quuliiy.
CASEY &. STIGMAN, Euat lung-st. Luncuster May S, 1831.
Clothf _
Sattinctl.s,
Vcaling.i,
-Linens,
Oinghams,
Muslins,
Bobbinets,
Lac'cs,
Cassiineres,
Velvets,
Dumbuzines,
Silka,
French Chintzes,
Pointed  Muslins,
Kibbons,
Lawna, Ue.
JOUliNKYMA.N WAGO.\MAKEIlS
WANTED.
Tho Bu'jscribor wishes lo employ two journcymiu Wagonmakcrs. To eobor, induBlrinus and goo.. Workmon constant ompl )yiiioiit and Uborul wagoa will bo givon. Apply lo tho auhscriher ro^idinfr in Conestoga townbliip, Lancas'.er county, neur Willow- street.
DMANUELYEIDER.
Mu^ R, 1834. 5-4t.»
—ALSO—
iilass  auii-  Q,v\vi,euswavft,
together with a very general  asssorlment  ol Groceries ami Ziiqvors,
all of whicii he is determined to diposo of ujion the most reasonable terms, either for cush or country prot duce.
N. B.—Butter, Eggs, Sonp, Bacon, Flax Seed, CloveiBoed, and all kinds of country produco will bo luken in exchange for goods, at the highest marko prices.,
Lanipeter Squarc, Mny 8, Wii, S—tf.
All poraons in any wiao indobted to lho catuto nf ClIIUSTIAX STAUl-'D-EI!,''lato of Loacock lown¬ Kliip, Luncuslcr county, doconsod, nre hereby notified tu Cilll nnd i.i^chnrgo tho umount ofthoir rospoclivo duoa without liirlher delny; und nil llioso liavinn- cluiina agninal said cslule nr« lequeated lo picisen't tho Kuiiic, ]iriiporly nutlioiitirulod, lo o.ther oflbo uu- ucraigiied'^-E.\cciiturs for acttloniont.
JOIIN .ST.;\lll-Tf:R,
c 11 uisriAN stauh'Fi-:fj.
I     i^Iay 1. 4—.1i«
€1
Uospecirnlly inform tho citizona ofLnncasicr and iti vicinity, that tlicy.liuvo coinfiionced liio ahovo bu-i- ncBs in lho houic hilcly occupied hy Mr. Cochran, on tho oast Bido of Nnrlh liuocn alruol, and nonrly op- poHitfi Mr. HciiuKiclda'b tavern, wlicro ihey intona keeping conatanily on iiand an oxtonuixo uaaortment of
B.S.i'lflSiSs
oftho bestquality, which thcy will aoll at tho kiwoat jiricea.   They hupe by atrict  attontion to  buainoas, lilld a dosiro to please, to inorit und receive a share of public palrniingc. April 21, 183-1.
Rio, Java, Laguira &; St. Domingo
TffL'ST Ileceived and fnr nalo by ^ CASEY & STIGMAN.
East King.at. Lancaster. May 8, 1831.
Sheriff ^s ^ale.
hummer        do        do. Common        do        do. CASiilY & STIGMAX, East King £-treot, Lancastor.
PATENT PTJMPS.
The citizens of Iianc astor and ils vicinity, ure in forined thnt tho subhcriher ims located hiinsolf a tho Hotel of Mr. John Michael, North Queen Street Lancaster forllio purposo of
By virtue of a «-rit of Levari Facias to nio   direct. I JTi't'ST Received a supply of U'inlor Strained Oil, cd, will bo sold by public vendue, on Wedncadny   the j ^ 'lib day of Juno ne.tt, at lho houso ofJacob  Goa.ilor , I Innkeeper, in the borough of Culumbia, lho fullowing Uoal Proporiy, viz;
All that corlnin moioiy, or lho south easterly  ono       Mny 8 It-'S-l- hulf pnrlof thul ceriuin
AND THE
FIl.lMSi JflEtS&Ui^lGE
Ihoreon oroelod, siiuoted on tho norlh ouBlerly nido ol Fourth atreet, bolHeen Union and Cherry stroots, in the borough of Columbie, known in tho genorol plun ofsaid town by tho nuinher 154, containing in frnnt on said Fourth alrcel, Uvontythreo feel nino inches, and e.i'cnding in depth two hundro-lund thirty-lhreo foel lonn alloy; bounded in front by snid Btreet, northerly by lire remaining hulf part ofsuid lot No. 154, norlh easterly by faid alloy und south easterly hy lot No.   155, wilh tho apportenancos.
Sale to connnenco at ono o'elock in the afioriioon. Sei-zed and Inktn in E.\eciiliun us tbe proporty of Roberi .'Migiil, and lo ho sold by
DAVID MILLER, ShorifT. SheriiT's Ofhce Lancaster, I May 8, 1834. ^ . ,
SieWvtvg
ajA Yv\tt\i\g
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B.'Em.OVlklt.
MEBICAL NOT-ICJE.
Tho subacriher, a licentiate of the Roynl College of Physicians of London, respccifully informa the pub- fe-fil'"'.5._P'!?i'S2!" il'""-."? ¦"'in aro Buiruring with application is made. ' -j;.:.--...
Consumption, Diseases of the Breast, Lungs aud Liver, Dyspepsia, Uheumatism, Asth¬ ma, Gravel and Stone, Deafness, Scrofula or King's Evil, Cancers, White Swellings. Dr. Purcell cures the most dislressing Head Ache, uo matter of how long contin¬ uance. Also, Diseases of the Eyes, Tet¬ ters, Ringworms, and any Eruptions of lhe Skin,
THE SUBSCRIBER HAS  REMOVED his  ol¬ fiee, from the second Squarc, to the centre of the third square on the Weat side coming up from   the   Court Iiouse, in North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. J.'VS. PURCELL, M. D. & P. C. May 8, 1831. 5 tf.
iTo draw waler from wella, cisterns, or apringa, intu houses. These Pumps aro ainnll, muy bo placed on ft hink, wurk eaay, will discharge from IC to 25 gal lons a minute, according to tho height and distanco are simple in llioir conatruetion, nnl liablo to get oul of ordor ; and will, woll naed, lust 50 years, or inoro They w-ill bo put up ao aa to be aecuro against froat in or out of doora. 7'ido hundred and sixiy havebeen put up sinco April 1833, and in every instance huve given decided aatisfuclion. Thoso having nocd ot thia valuable labor sanitig nrliclo, rnay eeo lhcm ill oporalioQ by caUing at Mr. MieliaoPs llotel.
V, L. l-'ARNAM, Putonlec. WILLI.'VM RHOADS, Agent. May 1,183-1.
M.-VY, Sth, 1834. The Directors havc.lhis day declared a dividend for the losi six monihs, of eighty-two cente por ahare, (equal to ai.t per cent jwr annum) on the capital Slock of lho Bank, payable to tho &tacUhalQora or thoir representatives, after the IGth inst.
JAMES EVANS, Cashier. May 3, 1834. 5—Bts.
l-'AniUKUS' BANK OF tANC.VSTEB.
NOTiaiS.
The Prosident and Directois oflho Farmers'Bank of Lancnslcr, havo Ihisday declared a DIVIDEND ofono Dollur and Fifly Conts on each aharo of atock, payable to thn Slockholdera or their legal repreaenla lives, alter the 14lh inst.
JOHN ECERJIAN, Cashier.
MnyS, 1834. 5-.-3la.
All persona in any wiso indebted to tho estate of JACOB PKEY.ML'VER, lato of Saliabury town ahip, Lancnslcr county, deceaaed, are hereby notified to call and diachnrge the amount of their rcBpective dues on or before thc IOlh dny of June next; and oil thoae having cinima ngainat soid csiato are likewiso requested to present lhem, properly autheniicatod for settlement, on or befnro said dny.
C.VTllARlNE FREYMEYER. Executrix- May 8, 1334. S-4l*
^VIIililAM !?. BOONE, .rrroRNEY AT lapt,
Orvici-—Soulh Quccn Sireot, a few doors below Mra. Hubley's Hotel.
Lancaster, May 8, 1834. 5-3m«.
FOR ^ A L E.
'I'HE subscribor OfTors for sale a Farm contoining about 100 aerea ol land—about 35 acres cloared, with a large lug burn and two houses, and a smull oichnrd, aituato inCunneauttee townahip, Erio coun¬ ty, Pu. about 18 milos from Erio.   Alao, a
Saio tJfliU and Cfrist Jflill,
lho Grist Mill now with two run of atones—one pair of Fiench Burs—doing a first rate busineas, aituato ut the niouth orCunnoauttce la'Ko, known as Culbert¬ son'a Mills. "I'lioro ia atao oxtonsivo water power for other machinery, sulBcionl for Colton or Woolion factories. It wilt bo oold togather or aeparato to snit purchusers. The Btroam is durable, the Griat Mill grinds the yoar ronnd.
Those desirouaof purchasing will do woll to call suon,  us the  subscribor  is desirous of soiling this spring.    Tho wator privileges aro boliovod (o bo au- poriour lo any olher in the Northwostern coanlioa. A.-Cv CULBKUTSON. May 8.
J,.B. MVXIKS, TAZIiOH;
munity for the oncour'agohiorit Whicli uas Deeir-<r»- tondod to him, and informs them that ho has romov. ed from his late residonee in West King slreol, to Norlh Princo sirool, noxt door to Godfried Zahm's, whore ho will be Iiappy to receivo ordeis in his lino of business, and hopes by ¦ using evory endeavor to please, and undcviating uitention to punctuality and despatch, and modorule pridoa, to reeoivo a liberul share ofpublic patronage.
J. B. M. has mudo arrangements by which ho will bo su|iplied with lho latest and most approved faali- ons, regularly, ovory spring and full, nnd in conao¬ quonco will bo ablo lo serve his cuBlomers in the
oat fashionable manner.
Muy 1. -1—31.
]    Valuable City Property at
In pursuonce ofan order oftho Orphans' Court ol Lancaster county, will bo o.tpnsod to public sale, on SATURDAY, the 31slday of Muy next, at 4 o'clock in the aflernoon, at the public house ofJohn Uohror, in tho city ofLancaater, a certain
Tavern Mouse,
and other impiovements, situuted on the south sido ol East King streei, in the oil/ .ofLancaslor aforeaaid, bnundcd on the east and aoulh by properly of Bernard McGonigle, on lho woat by olher prpperiy ofJohn Wien.doc'd.^ and on the north by Eust King street afuresaid; late lhe es¬ tate ofJohn Wion, doeoasod.
Tcrins—Cash on lltc confirmution ofthe sale. Duo allendanco will bo given by „,,„-„„^,,„
CEORGE H. BOMBERGER, MICIIAEL .METZGER,
Adniiniatralors.
By tho Court,
Ucniumin Kreiter, Clerk, 0. C. Muv 1. ,      ,
IW'Journal and Volhsfrcund, insert the above un¬ til sale
TRUSS
Iias just been received, a completo supply of Trum, among which aro Hull's (l-.ite palent), tho Spiral Spring, the Ivory Pad ond common, of various a'u.ci! and pricca, Peraona laboring under Hernie., shall be accommodated by having such truaa selected aa will suil thcir particular case, eapecially in that of Uicif filling the person, .^ny truaa not giving aatisfaction^ if returned in a abort timo wilhout being aoiled or in-i jured, will be exchanged, at    - 1 ¦
Dr.GEO.B. KERFOOT'S Drug and ChemicalStore, May 8, 1834. No. 3, Centre Squaro.
STRONG RIO COFFEE-
boat Sugar IIouso Moluasos, Buahel and Biurkot BaS kelp. Crockery, Gluaa and Qnecnsware, very cheap/ just opened at tho aloro of
C. F. HOFFMEIER, No. 3-1, Norlh Quoon Sireel, April 24. 3-3tB.
CPIEMlCALiS-  EXTRACTS, &C.
ACIDS.-—Citric, Gallic, Muriatic, Niliic pure. Ox¬ alic, Bengoic, Prussic, Pyroligneous, Tartaric oml Sucienic ucids. Acotic, Nitric and Sulphuric Aclhers, Muriates of .\ntimony, Barytee, Ammonia, Iron,Lime, Mercury and Magnesia, Nitrates of Ammonia, Cop¬ per, Mercury, Potaah and Silver. Enictin, Hydrioilatc of Potash.
Kermcn Mtttcral, Precipitated Sulphur,
Iodine, Chloride of Potaah,
Pipeline, Prussialo ot Iron,
Lupuline, Calomel,
Sulphurets of Iron, Potash, Limc. Oxides of Antimony, Uismulh, Iron, Zinc, and Mer-- cury; Phosphate of Soda, Anlimonial powder, Acclaloa of Ammonia, Copper, Poiaeh, and Lead; Sulphates of Ammonia, Copper, Potash, 2inc, Quinine, Mercury & Rhubarb; Salacine, Strychnine, Tartarited Antimony, Turbelh Minerul, Carbonates of Ammonia, Irou/ Lime, Potash, Soda, Zinc and Lead, &c. &.C.
Uork, Jolup,
Belledonna, Logwood,
-' Cicula mac. Quinine,
(yhumomile, Poppy,
.   Colocynlh, Gerancum mac,
Elalcriuml Slrammonium,'
Gentian, Taraiici,
Galls, Valerian,
Hops, Luctuca,
Heiloborii, Rbatania,
Saraaparilla, Senna.' .   - ,
Also, a generol and eitonsivo assortment of genuine Irosh DRUGS and MEDICINES. Points, Glass, Var¬ niahes, Oil, DyestuUii, Surgical, Dental andChemicuI Instrumenta, Spices, Perfumery/ Glusa-waro, <S:c. &•
Fot ealo upon reasonable terms at
J. F. HEINITSH'S, Medicinal Drug nnd Chemicol Store, Eaat King Street, Lancasler
May 8,1834.
0^'t8\ 0-i<is\ O-^eaWV Peter Kling:,
VENDUE CliYEK,
Jioapocl/ullj' infotmu the public, that ho haw remo¬ ved frora Now Holland to tho houso owned hy Jlr. Jucob JohnB, irtLoacocktownship, aboul throo fourtha ofa miio north of (Jarbor's tavorn, on lho road lead¬ ing from tlionco to Litiz; wliero |to will always bo ready to eorvo thoso whn may want hia services tn tho tino ofhis biisinofis. IliB old friends in the noigh¬ borhood ofNew Hoiland, who aro diaposfd lo favour hiin in futuro with their custom, will pibaao to mako application at tbo utore of Mr. Aaion Custor,'in Now IJolland, whoio their applications will bo ontored in a book kopt tor thai purpose, and ho will Ihorcnpon punctually ationd totheir calls. Hia chargfoe will ba voi^y moderate," and he therefore hopca to conlinuo to receive a chare of public patronage.
April 24. 3-3ms.
ISAAC ZELLi,
Lately from Coloruine township, iOR|)eclfully in¬ forms tho imblic generally that ho has recenlly opin¬ ed a.
in the houso formerly occupied by Archibald MoLen- onan, in East King sireot, in the city ot Luncaster, vv'horo hehas provided hiuiEolf with every thing ne- cosaary for tho accommodation of travellers and oth- ere. His slabiing is extensive and allonded by a careful osllcr. Ho hopes by strict attention to busi¬ ness to merit and receive a share of |>"';''n"e«. <">l"'; cially from tlio.advocalcs and (rionds ofl ho cauao ol
'''"iS-T?oT'gontoel BOARDERS would bo taken upon reasonablo lenn.".
Lancaaier, April 2-1, 183-1. 3-4t.
I     The subscriber has just openod, a large and general aaaortment of Rooks, among which are as lollows m: Claaaical Library, Noa. 11 & 12 i  Virgil i Faimly
continues to attend to tho duties ofhis profession— Hit office ill in his dwolUnir, No. 6, Centra Square. May 1,1831.-
sod Novols, ftom the llalian i Companion for the Sea^ son or Maternal Solicitude; Tho Weslern Coasl of Africa; Comstock's Geology; Channing's Discours- OS ¦ Brackentidgo's RecoUoclions of Peraono and Places m the West; My Adventures; Romantic Hialorianj Select works of James Sheridan Knowles; Young Man's Guido; Capt. B. Hall's Fragments of VovsROSond Travels, aeeor.d and third Soriea; Mir¬ iam, & Jewish Tale; Howard's Beauties of Lilera tme in 12 small vela. London Edition ; Memoir of Miss Graham; Religioua Courlahip! The nnn?'o- rium and ABlronomical Calculators; Ladies Medica. Pocket Book: Genlloman's Medical. Pocket Book Celebrated Spoochos of Chatham, Burko.'Erskinp and Mackintosh ; M.S0, 0. genoral isshrtmont of SIA- TIONARY AND BLANK WORK.
Jusl recoiyod and for »»le at the book store ol
A. F. OSTERLOH.
May P, 1834, *-"'
CHEAP J JfIUSljI.^''S :   JUlUS!l£jIJ\S I !
3000 yafds heavy unbtoachod. Also heavy f^owell Matlins for wagon covers and sttn clotha, just opened' us the store of
C. F, Hf)FFMEIER, No. Sl, Nortii Qaoon Si. April D-i. 	
By viriue ofa writ of Venditioni E.Tpona^, to nio dirocted, will bo sold by public, vonduo, on Tuesday the Q7ih day ofMay inst., at Kauffman's Tuvoro, in the town of Washinglon,
A 'tract ot luaua,
in Mnnor lownship, Lancaaior counly. sdjoining, UndB of Androw Drilt, Dr. Abroham Bitner, and John Haldonian. containing filly.fivo acres, more or loaa.   Tho Impiovcinentb arc a two-stury
I^tvellinf; House,
part atone and part log, A small Barn part Btone and part ffaino. n log Still house, Said farm is wellaupplieil with running spring woter. bus a small (ORCHARD on it, ond obouteight acrea of moadow land,lho rest clear¬ ed and ploughed land. ALSO, a two atory frame ho'aso and lol of ground supposed to contain about thrco quarters of an aorc, situated in the lown of Waahington—-tho house, d cornor houao on Main; Siroet and tlio lol Ironting oft lho river. AI^O, all the right, litleand interest ofChristian Eshelman, in right ofhia wife lato Eliiabeih Slonor, ont of tha roal eslalo ef her faihor Christian Stonor, after the doceaao ofhor mother. ALSO, an unimptovod lot ol ground lying in eaid town-of Wiuhington.
Salo lo commoneo at 12 o'clock noqn. SoizeilBptf loken in Exocution aa tho property Of Chti'stiaH Eshlcinan,'and lo bo sold by .    .-
DAVI D MILLER, Shoriff. ShorilTs Oflice. Lancasler, ( May 1,1834 S
Neatly Executed at thia OJicci