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Page 1253
... passed at a meeting called for that purpose , to lay a tax to build a schoolhouse , and to locate the same , and to choose a collector . An act passed in 1795 authorized " all the inhabitants living within the limits of the located ...
... passed at a meeting called for that purpose , to lay a tax to build a schoolhouse , and to locate the same , and to choose a collector . An act passed in 1795 authorized " all the inhabitants living within the limits of the located ...
Page 1257
... passed in October , 1786 , authorizing the sale of a portion of the lands . This act gave 500 acres of good land in every town ( 5 miles square ) to the public for the support of the gospel ministry , the same quantity for the support ...
... passed in October , 1786 , authorizing the sale of a portion of the lands . This act gave 500 acres of good land in every town ( 5 miles square ) to the public for the support of the gospel ministry , the same quantity for the support ...
Page 1258
... passed a new act making new terms of sale , and the same day put an end to the heated controversy in relation to the destination of the proceeds by passing the following act , which created the State school fund : AN ACT appropriating ...
... passed a new act making new terms of sale , and the same day put an end to the heated controversy in relation to the destination of the proceeds by passing the following act , which created the State school fund : AN ACT appropriating ...
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act of Congress aforesaid agricultural annual appointed appropriated approved ARTICLE authority board of education bonds centum colony commissioners common schools Connecticut CONSTITUTION corporation court dollars donations duties educa educational purposes elected English language escheat established free public schools free schools further enacted governor Harvard College hereafter hereby hold his office hundred income inhabitants institution interest invested inviolate lands granted legislative legislature shall provide levied Louisiana manner North Dakota paid perpetual fund persons poll tax prescribed by law president proceeds provided by law public free schools public instruction public lands public school fund qualified receive regents regulations religious remain a perpetual respective revenue school district school fund schoolmaster scrip Secretary sectarian seminary of learning Senate session society sold superintendent of public system of public taxation Territory therein thereof tion town township Treasury United vote Yale College youth