Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-29
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE,
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Richmond: :m lprI. 1885.
TEyIIE General Assembly, at their last session. adopt
E ed 4 resolution copy of which Is herewith sent,
recurring the President and Directors of the Literary
Fund to procure certain information respecting the con-
don and wants Of the University of Virginia, and OF
the Colleges and Academies OF the State, and autlo
rising them call upon the Directory and Trustees Of
those Institutions, and upon the Boards OF School, Com
mssoners of the several counties and corporate towns
for such detailed statements will enable them to per-
form this duty.
The information thus called for appears to be intend
ed serve basis upon which to form general and
equitable system for the appropriation OF the surplus IN
of the Literary Fund, to the endowment OF such
Colleges Academies, and intermediate Schools, rs may
be hereafter designated or established by the General
Assembly, 1t is Indispensable therefore, not only that
the number, revenue. usefulness and locality OF all me
existing institutions of that description should be fully
presented for the consideration OF the Legislature, but
that the fact of the Of such institutions in
any county section Of the State should be distinctly
stated.
The President and Directors of the Literary Fund be-
evng that the resolution itself is expressed with sui-
cicnt minuenrss and precision respectfully refer there
TO- and request that carly steps may be taken to put them
in possession of the Reports of the respective function
aries above mentioned, or before the first Monday IN
December next in order that they may be laid before the
General Assembly.
By order Of Ike President and Directors of the Lite
rary Fund, }. BROWN, JR., Sccond .1"da0r.
Resolution of tie General assembly, calling for ntorma-
ton respecting the University Of pirginiu, and the CoL-
iegcS mid 7c0demicS of the Sae-PaSScd Feb. &c 1885
Whereas the General Assembly, on the twentyiourh
dav of February eighteen hundred and twcntyonc, en-
acted that whenever the annual income Of the Literary
Fund should exceed sixty thousand dollars the surplus
above that sum, until such surplus should amount to
twenty thousand dollars should be appropriated TO the
endowment of such colleges, academies: and ntcrmedI-
ate schools, within this Commonwealth as the General
Assembly might thereafter designate fit institutions
for such endowment: And whereas; 1t appears from the
report of the Second Auditor that there will dur
np the current fiscal year, surplus ct more than TWEEN
" thousand dollars above the charges the Literary
Fund and that the said surplus will probably continue TO
increase every year. render it cxpedlent to de-
wise some general system for its appropriation and dis
tributon in tulfnen of the original designs OF this AS
semby which amount cannot now be done: Tor the want
Of certain requisite information in relation to all these
institutions. , mi
Re il therefore Rcso1rcd by the General Assembly, That
the President and Directors of the Literary Fund be re-
ouested to report the next General Assembly the con-
dun and wants of the University, Colleges and Acade
mics in this State, which have been endowed by the pre-
sent or former government or by private munifccnce,
and the state of their funds and amount of their annual
with account Of the sources Of their der
vation and the modes of their investment also, detail
cd statement of the condition OF each of these SeIna
ries in respect to its accommodations for teachers and
nupils: the number of its professors Teachers with
The amount of their respective salares the number
of students: the branches of science and learning
tauof in it, the fees of tuition and the rules OF its
government: and, farther, which of these semi
H1aries have been incorporated by law. And in or
der to enable the aforesaid President and Directors
to make the statement and report herein required they
are hereby authorized and empowered to call upon the
directory of the several colleges the trustees of the seve
raj academies far they I've ascertaincd, and the
boards of school commissioners of the several counties
and corporate of the State to furnish such detailed
statements they may deem necessary to enable them
to accomplish the objects of this resolution.
Agreed to by both Houses of the General Assembly,
February 2Gth, 1885
GEORGE w. MUNFORD, C. ID.
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