day of December, one thousand eight hundred and three, to proceed, within eighteen months after the passage of this act, to designate their said lots, by proving before the Recorder of Land Titles for said State and Territory, the fact of such inhabitation, cultivation or possession, and the boundaries and extent of each claim so as to enable the Surveyor General to distinguish the private from the vacant lots appertaining to the said towns and villages.

SEC. 2. That immediately after the expiration of the said term allowed for proving such facts, it shall be the duty of the Surveyor General, within whose district such lots lie, to proceed, under the instructions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to survey, designate and set apart to the said towns and villages respectively, so many of the said vacant town or village lots, out-lots and common-field lots, for the support of schools in the said towns and villages respectively, as the President of the United States shall not, before that time, have reserved for military purposes, and not exceeding one-twentieth part of the whole lands included in the general survey of such towns or villages, according to the provisions of the second section of the above mentioned act of Congress; and also to survey and designate, so soon after the passage of this act as may be, the commons belonging to said towns and villages, according to their respective claims and confirmations under the said act of Congress, where the same has not been already done: Provided, That lots relinquished to the United States on account of damages done them by earthquakes, and in lieu of which lands have been located elsewhere, shall neither be so designated or set apart, nor taken into the estimate of the quantity to which any town or village is entitled.

SEC. 3. That the Recorder shall issue a certificate of confirmation for each claim confirmed, and shall receive for the services required of him by this act the sum of one dollar for each lot so proved to have been inhabited, cultivated and possessed, to be paid by the respective claimants; and so soon as the said term shall have expired, he shall furnish the Surveyor General with a list of the lots so proved to have been inhabited, cultivated or possessed, to serve as his guide in distinguishing them from the

vacant lots to be set apart as above described, and shall transmit a copy of such list to the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

Further supplemental to the act entitled "An Act making further provisions for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri," passed the thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That the United States do hereby relinquish to the inhabitants of the several towns or villages of Portage des Sioux, St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Ferdinand, Ville-a-Robert, Carondelet, Ste. Genevieve, New Madrid, New Bourbon and Little Prairie, in the State of Missouri, all the right, title and interest of the United States in and to the town or village lots, out-lots, common-field lots and commons in, adjoining and belonging to the said towns or villages, confirmed to them respectively by the first section of the act of Congress, entitled "An Act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri," passed the thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, to be held by the inhabitants of said towns and villages in full property, according to their several rights therein, to be regulated or disposed of for the use of the inhabitants, according to the laws of the State of Missouri.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the United States do hereby relinquish all their right, title and interest in and to the town and village lots, out-lots and common-field lots in the State of Missouri, reserved for the support of schools in the respective towns and villages aforesaid by the second section of the above recited act of Congress; and that the same shall be sold or disposed of, or regulated for the same purposes, in such manner as may be directed by the Legislature of said State. Approved January 27, 1831.

RULES

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BOARD OF PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE ST.

LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SESSIONS OF THE BOARD AND RULES OF ORDER.

RULE 1. The stated sessions of the Board shall be held at the office of the Corporation, on the second Tuesday in each and every month, commencing at eight o'clock P.M., from the first of April till the first of October, and at seven and a half o'clock P.M. the remainder of the year.

RULE 2. The President, or any three members of the Board, may call special sessions by giving three days' notice in writing to the other members of the Board, and stating the object of said call; but no business other than the special business for which it has been called shall be transacted at such session.

RULE 3. At all sessions of the Board a majority of the whole number elected shall constitute a quorum to do business, but any smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members. (See Charter, Sec. 6.)

RULE 4. The President, upon taking the chair, shall call the members to order, on the appearance of a quorum. The order of business of every session, except when otherwise specially directed, shall be as follows:

1. Reading of record of last session.

2. Reading of letters and communications.

3. Reports from Secretary, Treasurer; Attorney, Superintendent and Bailiff.

4. Reports from standing committees.

Reports from special committees.

5.

RULE 5. All special committees shall be called upon for report by the President whenever their report is due, and any special committee failing to report at such time, or in the next two sessions following thereafter, shall be considered discharged, unless extension of time is granted.

RULE 6. No person, other than a member or officer of the Board shall, unless by permission, be allowed to make any communication to the Board, except in writing, and such permission must be unanimous.

RULE 7. No motion shall be subject to debate until it has been seconded and stated by the Chair. It shall be reduced to writing at the request of any member of the Board.

RULE 8. When a question is before the Board, no motion shall be received, except to adjourn, to lay on the table, to close the debate, to refer, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a certain time, or to amend; and the motions shall take precedence in the order above named; the first, second and third shall be decided without debate, and the second and third by a two-thirds vote. Any member may call for a division of the question, when the same admits of it.

RULE 9. When the Board has decided to close the debate, the vote shall be taken first on the amendments that may be pending, and next also on the main question.

RULE 10. The President shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Board by any member. In case of appeal, the question shall be: Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained? and, until it is decided, all debate upon the pending question shall be suspended.

RULE 11. The reconsideration of a vote may be moved at the same session at which the vote was taken by any member who voted with the majority, but such motion shall be decided at that or the next regular session, and a matter once finally decided shall not be revived within a period of three months, unless by the consent of a majority of the Board.

RULE 12. Every member present shall vote an all questions, unless excused by the Board.

RULE 13. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on.

the record whenever demanded by two members of the Board, and every member shall have the privilege of having his vote and reasons there for recorded on any and every question, if he so desire.

RULE 14. No member shall be allowed to give his vote on any question after the result has been announced by the Chair; unless by unanimous consent; but any member may, after the announcement of the result of a vote by the Chair, and before the statement of a new question, call for a division.

RULE 15. When a member is about to speak on any question, he shall arise and address himself to the President, confine himself strictly to the point in debate, and avoid personalities.

RULE 16. No member shall speak more than five minutes at any one time on any motion under discussion, nor more than once until all other members choosing to speak shall have spoken, nor more than twice to the same question without consent of the Board.

RULE 17. No member shall be interrupted whilst speaking, unless by a call to order. If a member be called to order, he shall immediately take his seat until the point is decided by the Chair.

RULE 18. No member shall leave the Board before the close of the session without permission of the President.

RULE 19. None of the foregoing rules shall be repealed or altered unless a majority of all the directors vote for the repeal or alteration, nor unless upon motion made in writing for that purpose at the previous session of the Board.

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