Pennsylvania Act 1867-726 — CONTROLLERS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT

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CONTROLLERS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT
                  Act of Apr. 5, 1867, P.L. 779, No. 726              Cl. 24
                                  AN ACT

     To provide for the appointment of controllers of the public
        schools of the First school district of Pennsylvania.

        Section 1.  Appointment of controllers
        The controllers of the public schools of the first school
     district of pennsylvania shall hereafter be appointed as
     follows, viz.:  it shall be the duty of the Judges of the Court
     of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia, and the
     Judges of the District Court for the City and County of
     Philadelphia, to appoint, under their hands and under the seal
     of the said courts, respectively, twenty-seven persons, citizens
     of said district, to serve as controllers of public schools
     therein, on or before the first day of December, 1867, in manner
     following: The judges of the said court of common pleas shall
     appoint fifteen of said twenty-seven controllers, and shall
     designate the names of five of them to serve for one year, from
     January first, 1868; five of them to serve for two years, from
     January first 1863; five of them to serve for three years, from
     January first, 1868; and the judges of said district court shall
     appoint twelve of said twenty-seven controllers, and shall
     designate the names of four of them to serve for one year, from
     January first, 1868., four of them to serve for two years from
     January first, 1868; four of them to serve for three years, from
     January 1st, 1868; and it shall also be the duty of the judges
     of the said court of common pleas, on or before the first day of
     December in each year, after the year 1867, to appoint five
     citizens of said district to serve as controllers of the public
     schools of said first district for the term of three years,
     commencing on the first day of January next succeeding their
     said appointment; and it shall also be the duty of the judges of
     the said district court, on or before the first day of december
     in each year after the year 1867, to appoint four citizens of
     said district, to serve as controllers of the public schools of
     said district, for the term of three years, commencing on the
     first day of January next succeeding their appointment; it shall
     also be the duty of the said judges, in making the aforesaid
     appointments, to select one controller from each ward of said
     city; and they shall fill all vacancies occasioned by removal,
     resignation, death or other cause, by appointments from the
     wards in which such vacancies may be: Provided, that it shall
     not be lawful for the judges of the said courts to appoint as
     controller any person related, or connected with any one of said
     judges, by ties of consanguinity, or marriage.  1867, April 5,
     P.L. 779, Sec. 1.
        Section 3.  Powers of board
        The said board of controllers shall have and possess all the
     powers, rights and privileges which the present existing board
     of controllers of public schools of said district now lawfully
     has.  1867, April 5, P.L. 779, Sec. 3.
        Section 4.  Controller to be a member of board of school
     directors
        The Controller so as aforesaid appointed from each ward,
     shall, during his term of office, by virtue of said appointment,
     be a member of the board of school directors from the ward from
     which he is Controller, and be entitled to all the privileges of
     membership.  1867, April 5, P.L. 779, Sec. 4.