OF FREE SCHOOLS. CHAPTER 486. OF FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT to authorize School District No. 37, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, to use their surplus money and to borrow four hundred dollars for the erection of a new school-house. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: missioners authorized house. sioners au borrow money to house and ment there SECTION I. That the School Commissioners of School School comDistrict No. 37, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, of district 37 and their successors in office are hereby authorized and em- New Castle powered to use, for the erection of a new school-house, all of to use supthe surplus money belonging to said district in the hands of build school the commissioners at the time of the annual school meeting in April, A. D. 1889; and the said commissioners, or their successors in office, are hereby further authorized, directed and Commisempowered to borrow, upon such terms and conditions as in thorized to their discretion they may think best, the sum of four hundred dollars to be used also for the erection of said new school- erect school house in connection with the said surplus; and the said school secure paycommissioners or their successors in office are hereby author- of. ized, directed and empowered to secure the payment of the said sum of four hundred dollars, together with the interest. thereon; that for the purpose of securing to the loaner or loaners the payment of the money so borrowed under the provisions of this act, the said school committee and their Authorized successors in office are hereby authorized and empowered to to execute a make, execute and deliver the bond of the said school dis- mortgage on trict with warrant of attorney for the confession of judgment district. thereon, and also a mortgage upon any or all real estate owned by the said school district at the time of the execution thereof, which bond and mortgage shall be signed by the Bond and school committee, and shall be sealed by the seal of the said how signed school district; said bond and mortgage shall be made to and sealed. become due and payable in annual installments of one hund- How paid. red dollars each, with the accrued interest on the whole sum unpaid, and shall bear interest not exceeding the legal rate. property of mortgage hands of SECTION 2. That the said commissioners and their suc- Surplus in cessors in office are hereby authorized and empowered to use committee the surplus money belonging to said district in the hands of to be used the commissioners at the time each of said installments stalments. to pay in OF FREE SCHOOLS. becomes due, for the purpose of paying such installment and the interest thereon; and if such surplus should be insufficient to pay the installment as aforesaid then the said commissioners or their successors in office are hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect (in addition to the tax for levy and carrying on the schools directed to be levied at the stated collect addi- meeting) such sum as shall be necessary to meet each and every such deficiency. Commissioners may tional tax. Money to be SECTION 3. expended pervision of That the money borrowed under the authority under su- of Section 1 of this act shall be expended by the authority school com- and under the supervision of the commissioners, who shall present their accounts, together with vouchers, to the school voters of said district at the annual meeting of said voters for settlement. mittee. to be pre sented at school meeting. be submitted to school voters. SECTION 4. That the said school commissioners, or their This act to successors in office, after due notice has been given, shall submit this act to the legal school voters in said district at any annual meeting thereof, and when a majority vote of the Majority to legal school voters present at said meeting has been given in its favor, then the said school commissioners shall be fully authorized and empowered to carry out the provisions of this act, and not before. determine. Passed at Dover, March 15, 1889. Commis sioners of 6 vested CHAPTER 487. OF FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT authorizing School District Number Six in New Castle County to borrow money and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That the school committee of School District district No. Number Six in New Castle county and their successors be with power and they are hereby vested with full power and authority to borrow the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars for the purpose to borrow inoney to OF FREE SCHOOLS. house. termine of erecting a new school building in said district and furnish-erect school ing the same and for the purpose of purchasing an half acre of To purchase ground in addition to that already owned by said district. land. Provided however that the legal school voters of said district School voat a meeting at the school-house therein which shall be held ters to deon the first Saturday of April next between the hours of two amount to o'clock and five o'clock in the afternoon, may by a majority be raised. thereof present determine whether a less amount than the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars shall be borrowed by the said school committee for the purposes aforesaid. If the said voters at said meeting shall by a majority of the votes cast decide that a sum less than twenty-five hundred dollars Commis shall be borrowed for the purposes aforesaid, then the said to borrow school committee and their successors shall have power to bor- determine is row only the amount so determined. The said school committee necessary. shall give written notice of such meeting at least five days Written nobefore the day of such meeting posted in at least five of the most public places in said district. Such notice shall state meeting the objects of the meeting. sioners only what voters tice to be given of stating the object. thorized to Bond and SECTION 2. That for the purpose of securing to the loaner or loaners the payment of the money so borrowed under the provisions of this act, with interest thereon, the said school Commiscommittee and their successors are hereby authorized and sioners auempowered to make, execute and deliver the bond of the give bond & said school district with warrant of attorney for the confession mortgage. of judgment thereon, and also a mortgage upon any or all real estate owners* by the said school district at the time of the execu- mortgage to tion thereof, which bond and mortgage shall be signed by the signed by said school committee and shall be sealed by the seal of the sioners and said school district. Such bond and mortgage shall be made seal of to become due and payable in annual installments of three Payable in hundred dollars each with the accrued interest on the whole annual insum unpaid and shall bear interest not exceeding the legal rate. commis sealed with district. stailments. land pur SECTION 3. That the school committee aforesaid be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase an Deed for half acre of ground in addition to the ground already owned chased to be by school district number six aforesaid. The deed for this ground shall be taken in the name of the school district. SECTION 4. That the said school committee and their successors be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to lay out and expend in the purchase of the aforesaid half acre of land or furniture, or for the erection of a school building *So enrolled. taken in the name of the district. To assess additional taxes. OF FREE SCHOOLS. aforesaid or other expenses pertaining to carrying this act into effect any balance due the said school district after the annual meeting and settlement of accounts of the school committee aforesaid next after the passage of this act. SECTION 5. That for the purpose of raising the funds necessary to pay the money authorized to be borrowed by this act with its interest, the said school committee and their successors are hereby further authorized, empowered and directed to annually assess, levy and collect a sufficient amount to pay each installment of said bond and mortgage with interest until the whole sum of money so secured with the interest thereon is paid. SECTION 6. That the faith of the said district and the annual dividend from the school fund belonging to said district are hereby pledged for the payment of the money which may be borrowed under this act. SECTION 7. That the said school committee and their successors are hereby required to procure a common seal for the use of said school district with such device thereon as said. committee may determine. Passed at Dover, March 12, 1889. School Dis CHAPTER 488. OF FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT for the relief of School District Number Six, Brandywine Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That the School Commissioners of School trict No. 6. District Number Six, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle New Castle. County, and their successors, be and they are hereby authorCommis ized and empowered to acquire, purchase and hold in the thorized to name of the school district, an half acre of land in addition to land. the half acre allowed by law. sioners au purchase OF FREE SCHOOLS. ized to hold SECTION 2. This act shall not, in any event, authorize or Not authorempower the commissioners of the aforesaid school district to more than acquire, purchase or hold, at one time, more than one acre ofo land. Passed at Dover, April 18, 1889. one acre. CHAPTER 489. OF FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT for the relief of School District Number 98, New Castle County. WHEREAS, It appears by the last settlement of the School Commissioners of School District Number 98, New Castle Preamble. County, that there is a balance in the hands of the said commissioners due the said district; and WHEREAS, There is now a debt upon the ground and buildings of the said school district, therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: sioners of 98. New SECTION I. That the commissioners of said School Dis- Commistrict Number 98, New Castle County, and their successors, district No. be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to appro- Castle counpriate and use out of the balance aforesaid, the sum of two ty authohundred and ten dollars and forty-two cents, for the payment propriate and liquidation of the aforesaid debt now upon the ground pay debt of and building of the said school district. rized to ap money to district. paid at next SECTION 2. That the commissioners aforesaid shall pay Debt to be and liquidate the said debt at the time of holding their next school annual meeting after the passage of this act. Passed at Dover, February 19, 1889. meeting. |
