This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...of the Supreme Court, who sits in the Common Pleas, is not to sit in the Supreme Court on appeals from his own decisions. The Associate Judges of the Common Pleas, Sheriffs, Clerks, &c., are elected annually by the Legislature. Public Schools. By an act of the General Assembly, passed January, 1828, a permanent school ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...of the Supreme Court, who sits in the Common Pleas, is not to sit in the Supreme Court on appeals from his own decisions. The Associate Judges of the Common Pleas, Sheriffs, Clerks, &c., are elected annually by the Legislature. Public Schools. By an act of the General Assembly, passed January, 1828, a permanent school fund was commenced, which was invested in bank stock, and now amounts to upwards of $50,000. The sum of $25,000 per annum is paid from the State treasury to the school committees of the several towns for the support of public schools. The interest of this State's portion of the deposit of the United States' surplus revenue, and also moneys arising from several other sources, are also applied to the support of public schools. Abstract from the Annual Returns of Public Schools, made to the General Assembly in May, 1843: Number of School Districts, 268 Number of Schools, 302 Do. Male Teachers, 247 Do. Female Teachers, 181 Do. Male Scholars, 11,960 Do. Female Scholars, 8,132 Average number of scholars attending, ... 14,328 Paid from the State Treasury for Free or Public Schools, -$25,021.56 Paid by the towns for the same, .. '. 22,997.43 Expended for tuition, ... 42,944.29 Expended for fuel, rent, &c., ... 5,898.55 Since 1838, regular returns have been required. The following is a comparative statement of a portion of these returns: Scholars. Expended for There is a literary institution at Providence, called the " Providence Athenoum," the library of which contains 9,693 volumes. Another, at Newport, called the " Redwood Library," contains 4,500 volumes. Finances. From Mr. E. R. Potter's Report to the General Assembly, June 23,1843. The only debt due from the State is the old revolutionary debt, amounting to $64,255. The exp...
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