CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL FUNDS IN THE SEVERAL TOWNSHIPS--AGGREGATE OF CONGRESSIONAL AND OTHER FUNDS IN THE COUNTY AND THE DISPOSITION OF THEM--HOW APPROPRIATED--SOURCES OF SCHOOL REVENUE IN EARLY YEARS--SCHOOL FUNDS, DIVIDENDS AND DISBURSEMENT IN 1880.
The following report, filed at the June term, 1866, of the Board of Commissioners of Delaware County, exhibits the condition of the common-school fund of the county for the year ending May 31, 1866:
----------------------------------- Congressional Common School Total principal of fund, June 1, 1865 $22,892.26 $15,443.10 Added for fines collected during the year ----------- 529.79 Total principal of fund, June 1, 1866 22,892.26 16,032.85 Loans refunded during the year 3,401.76 2,899.30 Amount loaned during the year 4,253.29 2,964.05 Amount invested 22,892.26 15,979.10 Amount uninvested ------------ 53.75 Interest collected during the year 1,642.13 1,172.97 Amount of delinquent interest 143.56 199.06
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Exhibit of the Condition of the Congressional School Fund of Delaware County, May 31, 1866
Township. Range. Original Sale. Invested to Mortgages. Overloaned Unloaned. 19 9 E $5,000.00 $4,968.00 $---- $32.00 20 9 E 832.00 832.00 ---- ---- 21 9 E 1,296.50 1,296.50 ---- ---- 22 9 E 3,552.40 3,552.40 ---- ---- 22 10 E 1,186.50 1,186.50 ---- ---- 20 10 E 1,947.87 1,947.87 99.00 ---- 21 10 E 1,873.82 1,873.82 ---- ---- 22 10 E 2,023.62½ 2,023.63 50.00 ---- 19 11 E 1,105.00 1,105.00 ---- ---- 20 11 E 800.00 800.00 ---- ---- 21 11 E 1,789.04½ 1,789.04 ---- ---- 22 11 E 1,585.50 1,585.50 ---- 50.00 TOTAL ------- $22,892.26 $22,892.26 $149.00 $82.00
The following is an exhibit of the common-school fund of Delaware County, showing the source whence said fund was derived and the amount thereof, on the 1st day of June, 1866:
Surplus revenue received by the county $5,725.00 Bank-tax fund received by the county 594.80 Saline fund received by the county 5.20.93 Sinking fund received by the county 4,892.72 Total penalties, forfeitures, etc. held by the count--report 1853 109.60 Added in 1854, from unclaimed fees 20.00 Added in 1855, from fines and forfeitures 82.90 Added in 1856, from fines and forfeitures 22.00 Added in 1856 from all sources--seminary etc 167.65 Added in 1857, from fines and forfeitures 157.95 Added in 1857, from sale of county seminary 158.00 Added in 1858, from fines and forfeitures 147.03 Added in 1858, from installment--sale of seminary 158.00 Added in 1859, from fines and forfeitures 82.50 Added in 1859, from installment--sale of seminary 158.00 Added in 1860, from fines and forfeitures 132.00 Added in 1860, from installment--sale of seminary 158.00 Added in 1861, from fines and forfeitures 238.25 Added in 1861, from installment--sale of seminary 158.00 Added in 1862, from fine and forfeitures 213.70 Added in 1862, from installment--sale of seminary 158.00 Added in 1863, from fines and forfeitures 231.75 Added in 1863, from installment--sale of seminary 158.00 Added in 1864, from fines and forfeitures 241.00 Added in 1865, from fines and forfeitures 289.00 Added in 1866, from fines and forfeitures 589.75 Added in 1866, from installment--sale of seminary 474.00 Total fund at date $16,051.45
SCHOOL FUNDS IN 1880 The following report of the Commissioners of Delaware County to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, exhibits the present condition of the several school funds in this county. The report is for the year ending May 31, 1880:
Total amount of Congressional school funds held in trust $22,892.26 Total amount of school fund held in trust, as in last re port 35,744.81 Amount since added from fines and forfeitures--clerk 570.23 Amount since added from fines and forfeiture--Justices of the Peace 405.85 Total school funds held in trust to date $36,729.92
CONDITION OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
--------------------------------------- Congressional. Common. Amount of funds safely invested $22, 892.26 $36,061.20 Not invested and in the treasury ------ 559.70 TOTAL FUNDS $22,892.26 $36,720.92 Amount in Treasury at last report ----------- 1.50 Amount of loans paid withing the year $4,640.20 8,008.13 Amount of funds loaned within the year 4,608.68 7,349.93 Amount of interest on the funds collected 2,007.35 2,876.41 Amount of funds represented by forfeited loans 341.61 644.89
The total tuition revenue apportioned to Delaware County for the year ending the second Monday in June, 1878, as shown by the report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for that year, was $18,663.72. The same report shows that there were then 7,659 children in the county liable to attend school, equal to a per capita dividend of nealy 2.44 at that period. During the year ending June 1, 1880, $17,544.00 of school funds were expended.