Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-24

1 appoint five commissioners, whore duty /
| shall be TO divide their county or corporation
iuiO two or more sections PfOrided, that nC
section shall containless than twelve hundred
free white citl2enS, ont each county or cOrpo
ration shall compose one section, at least -
4 he commissioners shall number each Secuon
and shall designate sUlne central. or pfOpc
place for the meetings 10 be held iherela
They shall derive the boundaries Of their sec
tiOnS from iheir county or cOI roratiou liuVs
and the mountains OF streams. roads or Strcet'
inteGScciug the same, aud having described
their sections IA writing, shall icpuIt then Ia
their county OF corporation cotn Is 10 be hcii
ia the months OF August OF September nest
In psri0ming tins duty, the commissioners, %,
a MAJORITY OF them tw.s4Ch number shall al
ways he necessary 10 transact business, shall
assemble at thet' court house, hUt may adjourn
from time To tune, and from place 10 piact
uniii they shall have completed The dulN i'm.
posed OH thcm By this act: Their report
signed bN them, shall be cnteI ed on tie record
oi the county o. corporation couit 10 whom
the same may be returned alter Snch cOut
shall have n,aturely examined toe report. and
made Such alterations or corrections therein as
.lIcS may deem necessary. When any perAOn
or persons. bOdN polite or corporate, i'll any
section, shall provide Il lot of ground OF one
acre IN CAteut, or OF Tie " Tue of one hunire Il
dollars. aud snail have butt thereon a SChuoi-
hcuse Of he value OF two hundred dollars. and
have the title to the same vested in Trustees,
app ointed by the free white male citizens az al
twenty one Years aud upwards, resident Within
the section, the said house shall he taken, held
and regarded as a iIT.nldrN school house, and
be entitled to The endowment herein after pro
Vlded for each primary school. The value of
the said LOT and house 10 be aScertained by the
valuation made OH oath of three freeholders
aud Gel tilted by them TO the president and
directors Of the literary fund. The commits
SiOners having divided their county or corpo.
ration into sections, and The same having been
recorded a. prescribed by this act, they shall
give pubic notice OF ten days NJ least, OF the
time aHd place at which toe free white male
citizens aged twenty one Years aud upwards
OF each Ction shall cmbIe ard one atleast of
the said commissioners sHall attend such meet
uis: majority Of The sectionerS bcin- thus as
sembed shall determine whether they will pro-
cure the lot of ground and build ,he house
thereon, as required by tins act, and it the,
Nbdl thus determine, may proceed 10 appoint
by election IRA yvce, five OF tho house keeper
u tue Sect,OntO he trustees for the pTimlai y
school in the section whose appointment,
ihe CCmmiSs,uusr or commissioners attending
stall certify TO the president aad directors OF
the literary 1md ; Ihe trustees so elected ,
shall be, aud they ATE hereby created body
poIiuc and corporate, Wl;h tuil powers aud
authority 10 sue aud be sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded, AID TO hOid, rec eve, purchase and
acquire BY deed, viii. or othcrv Use, lands
goods OF chatiels 10 the amount OF ten thou
sand dollars ANA no more, the same 10 be APP
Piled by the trustees TO such uses, purposes
aud objects relating 10 the endowment, sup
port and maintenance of the primary school ia
their section as the free white male citizens
thereof aged twenty one years and upwards,
may nom lime 10 time direct, or Il majority OF
the said trustees OF their successors determine
the trustees OF each section shall proceed az
speedily as possible to adopt snCh means,
will enable them to acquire tl lot of land and
to have the buildings erected thereon as is
required by this act. The trustees OF each
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Monday in November in each year; the place
OF holding such election shall be at the school
house i'll the section, and all free white male
house keepers shall have the right 10 vote at
such election, and when the polls shall be
closed, the commissioner or commissioners
when they act, or the trustee or trustees when
they act shall declare who are elected the
trustees for the ensuing year, and it shall be
the duty of the last acting trustees or one of
them, 10 hold such election. The result of the
elections thus annually made, shall be certified
by the person or persons holding the same,
within thirty days after the election, TO the
president and directors of the literary fund
and the persons last elected shall forthwith
proceed to perform the duties of trustees of
the primary school of the section by whom
they Shai! have been elected. The polls for
the election of trustees shall be opened al
eleven O'Clock and closed at sunset. Should
from any cause, the election not be held on the
day prescribed by this act, The trustees for the
preceding wear shall act as trustees for the
ensuing year. The trustees shall have power
to appoint teacher for the primary school
III their section, 10 IL his salary and fees, aud
to remove or disp!ace him ana TO prescribe
such rules, reeaiationS or by-iaws for The gov
eminent of the school as they think proper; To
direct what shall lie taught i'll the school, and
TO fill any vacancy which may arise III their
own body by death, resignatOH, removal. or
refusal, or failure for six months to act: Pro-
riGed, that no rule, regulation, or bylaw, made
by the trustees, shall he inconsistent with the
constitution or laws of this state, or OF the uni
ted States.
2. And be Il further enacted, That every free
white child, resident within any section where
a primary school may be established, shall be
entitled TO tuition thereof free from any
charge PrOrided, that the trustees who have
the government of any school, may demand
from any master, guardian or parent of any
child, such fees Tor the instruction of their
child, ward or apprentice, as they may deem
reasonable. I he fees thus demanded and re-
cciyed, shall constitute Il fluid Tor the payment
of the salary OF the teacher and TO purchase
such books as may be necessary for the school.
II shall he the duty of one ca more of the trus-
tees once in three months at least to visit their
school, 10 examine the pupils and satisfy them
selves as 10 their Improvement. 80 soon as the
hoard of trustees shall have appointed teach
or and Installed him in his Office, they shall ceT-
iity the same TO Tie president and directors of
the literary fund, whose duty il shall be, aud
they are hereby required on the day of
III each year, 10 pay over to the trus-
tees making such certificate, or to the order of
tier president, dollars out of the reve-
nue. OF the literary fund, TO be applied by the
Trustees to whom the payment is made, to the
payment of the salary Of the teacher and to tie
purchase of books foI such OF the pupils in
their school who may be admitted free from
charge PTOUidcd, tliat no such payment shall
be made by the president and directors afore-
said, until the day Of next.
3. Aud for the purpose of establishing aca-
denies in various sections of the state, at
which the youth Of the citizens thereof may
with convenience attend and receive higher
grade Of education: lie IL further enacted,
That the territory Of this commonwealth shall
be divided into nine acSdCpicai districts, al
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