Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-06
pRIltARY SCHOOLS

The bill before the II. of d. reported by
Mr.. Scott, from the G.. of S. and G. and
made the order ofthc day for this day,
proposes TO appoint III every county and
corporation, by The male housckeepers of
the same, aldermen, for such county,
&c. the election to be at the same time
and place, and held by the same persons
as for the annual election of Delegates TO
the General Assembly, penalty of
dollars is imposed upon the officer who
does not keep the poll, or fails to perform
any of the duties required ofhim by this
act.
The aldernen, so elected, are TO meet
on or before the LIST November, al some
convenient place. and lay off the county,
&c. into townships, each OF which is TO con-
tain not less than freewhItc citizens,
bounding the same by wafer courses,
mountains, &c. TO be run, ifthey think
necessary, by the county surveyor, or o.
ther person, at the eXpence OF the coun-
ty-each township 10 be numbered, and
to remain unaliered, unless the increase
or decrease offree white inhabitants shall
render the same necessary, III the opinion
of any succeeding aldermen, and the
court OF the county. On the 4th Monday
i'm November, after the first election of
aldermen, the free white male housekeep-
ers i'm each township are TO meet TO fix
on suitable scite, as nearly central as
can he, FOR :, schooi-hOnse-Tile aldermen
are then forthwith TO have schoolhousc
buiit-As soon as any one school-house is
built in their county, they are to appoint
teacher for the same, (whO shall be a
native DO rn American citiZen,) to receive
such salary as tie aldermen may agree
with such teacher.
The building, repairing, &c. of these
school houses 10 be county charge, 10
beprovided for in the same manner as O.
ther county expenccs provided, the al
dermen shall have previously furnished
| the court with an estimate of the eXpen-
ses 10 be provided for.
AT these schools shall bo taught read
ing, writing and arithmetic, and such
| books shall be used TO teach the scholars
TO read, as will make them in some de-
| gree acquainted with the history of our
country. All the free white male and fe-
male children, under ID, resident iii a
| township. shall be entitled TO receive tut
| ion gratis for years, and as much
longer at their own expence, as their pa
rents, &c. may think proper provided,
| tuition being paid by any pupil at any
mine to be paid AS soon as the school
house is built, and teacher appointed,
the aldermen are TO certify the same, on
oath, 10 the President and Directors of
the Literary Fund, with statement OF
the costs of the building, the salary allow
ed the teacher, and the number of chill
| dren under 10 years of age, within the
township where such school NAV have
been established; on which, the Literary
Fund is topay over annually TO the alder
men who may have made the certificate,
the sum of dollars, TO be expended by
the aldermenin paying the salary of the
teacher, and procuring such books as
the pupils in their respective townships
may requlre-prorided, that TO no one
county sum more than dollars be
paid by the Literary Fund, which sum, i
there be more than one school in sucl
county, the aldermen shall apportion a
mong said schools in such manner d.
they may think just and right.
The aldermen, after the lst Of Marcel
1918, are to make an annual statement o
the number ofpupils attending the school,
i'll their respective counties, ofthe sum!
drawn from the Literary Fund remainIn!
unexpendcd, and of all funds drawn from
other sources.-'The aldermen Of eacl
1
ers, in whom is hereby vested all the mo
ney in the hands of the overseers of tin
poor, uuappropriated by the people o
the counties where such funds NAV be
and which have arisen from the sale O
gIebe lands which the aldermen Of eacl
county are 10 recover, andinvest in stoc
orloan TO IndividuS.s on real security; tn
revenue whereof or such part thereof a
1 they NAV think necessary auntIaiIVfo hc q,
pended in the support Of such schools a
shall be established i'm the townships G
their county &c.--if the funds derive
from the Literary Fund and the interest {
the money thus invested shall exceed til
expenditure for the support ofsuch schools
the surplus shall be remitted 10 the Lit,
rary Fund to form part ofthe same.
! The aldermen are compelled TO SER
three years only.
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